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Samsung is expanding its Bixby smart assistant way beyond phones. The Korean electronics giant is reportedly adding its AI voice assistant to the robot vacuum cleaners and ovens Samsung makes as well this year, according to ZDNet.  The feature, known as Bixby Voice, will allow you to issue voice commands to control your appliances. So, now you …

Microsoft is reportedly planning to release a line of cheaper Surface tablets that will allow it to compete more effectively with Apple’s iPads. The company’s smaller, lower-cost Surface tablets could arrive as soon as the second half of 2018, said Bloomberg, citing people familiar with the matter.  With 10-inch screens, the devices would be more diminutive than the 12-inch Surface …

In addition to introducing a number of fresh features, hidden gems and new and useful privacy settings, Windows 10 April 2018 Update now offers to fix blurry apps for you, an annoying problem you can run into when you pair a classic Windows app with a high-resolution display. I’ll cover this new display setting along with some old standbys so …

I could try to describe Microsoft’s upcoming Surface Hub 2 — a scalable, 4K, 50.5-inch touchscreen display, videowall collaboration conferencing system that you can roll around, but I bet you already yawned halfway through that sentence. Just watch the video. I’ll wait. Doesn’t it make you want to sneak into the office at night and see what games and movies …

Owners of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4 detachable have been complaining for almost as long as the hybrid has been around of screen flickering that renders the display unusable — frequently just after the warranty has expired. It’s so rampant it has a name — Flickergate — and a discussion board.  Microsoft finally gave in and admitted that its attempts …

ZTE uses two screens in its folding Axon M phone, but how about a folding device that uses three? Microsoft has one idea for the concept. A recently published Microsoft patent application shows off a tablet-like device that can fold inwardly or outwardly. The device has two main displays which can be seen when the device is opened up, but …

Foldable smartphones could be the next big thing, and Motorola has at least one design patented and ready to go. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) approved a Motorola patent (via LetsGoDigital) for a folding phone design. The design includes a long rectangular screen that can be folded for a phone-like experience, or unfolded to work like a tablet. The …

Microsoft could soon be making good old copy-and-paste a lot more versatile. On the heels of its Build developers conference earlier this week, Microsoft VP of Operating Systems Joe Belfiore tweeted out: Well, what a coincidence! I got some questions about Cloud Clipboard yesterday– and this showed up sooner than I expected! 🙂 Take a look at what’s coming for …

Walmart’s making another big bet on e-commerce, agreeing on Wednesday to shell out $16 billion for a majority of India’s Flipkart. Flipkart — which sells electronics, large appliances, mobile phones, apparel and more —  has the largest e-commerce players locally since its launch in 2007, with local rivals like Snapdeal helping draw more customers into online shopping. The deal for …

Microsoft Build 2018 started Tuesday and is still ongoing, but now Google is competing for your future attention with its own annual Google I/O developers conference. Unlike the hardware-centric announcements of last October, I/O focuses mostly on software and how to to get the most out of those devices. Before the conference started, Google announced it had rebranded its Google …