Microsoft’s Windows arguably stepped ahead of Apple’s MacOS with the ability to “snap” windows to the sides of your PC’s screen. Now Windows’ File Explorer is taking a page from Apple’s playbook with the addition of a tabbed interface for the file manager tool. File Explorer lets you copy, paste, rename, and move files. When …
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Good news: There are no more 16GB iPhones ($285 at Amazon) in Apple’s lineup. Even the lowest-end iPhone SE and iPhone 6s ($190 at eBay) SKUs come with 32GB, which, let’s face it, is the bare minimum you need these days. Of course, maybe you’ve already got an older model with just 16GB of space. Or you decided to hop …
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Mozilla launched the faster Quantum version of its Firefox browser last fall in a bid to restore the nonprofit’s reach and influence. Now, the leader of that effort has been promoted to oversee all Mozilla products. Mark Mayo, formerly senior vice president of Firefox, is now Mozilla’s chief product officer, CNET has learned. That means he’s taking over more projects, including the …
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We got a Windows 10 Creators Update last spring. Then we got a Windows 10 Fall Creators Update last fall. We’ll give you one guess what the next version of Windows 10, coming this spring, is called. Now playing: Watch this: 5 best features from the Windows 10 Spring Update 2:35 Here’s the answer: The Windows 10 Spring Creators Update. …
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If you’ve set up two-step verification to protect your Microsoft account, it won’t be long before you attempt to sign in to a Microsoft app or your old Xbox 360 with your account name and password only to be greeted with a message telling you that your regular password is no good and you will need an app password instead. …
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PicMonkey, an online photo editor, has taken the web technology plunge — and not a moment too soon. PicMonkey for years used Adobe Systems’ Flash Player plugin for web browsers. But browser makers have been banishing plugins because of problems with security, performance and battery life and because the web itself has embraced many of Flash’s features, like advanced graphics, …
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Microsoft is ending Windows 10 S as its own distinct operating system. Windows 10 S, a stripped-down operation system targeting schools and students, launched last year as an alternative operating system to full-blown Windows 10. The simplified OS took a page from Google’s Chrome OS, which school administrators have flocked to for its simplicity. Window 10 S users, for example, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Android P developer preview now available 1:34 Google wants your photo files to be smaller with its upcoming Android P software, and it’ll get you there taking the same approach Apple did in 2017. The next version of Google’s software for powering smartphones and tablets will support a photo compression technology called the High Efficiency Image …
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Samsung is building a folding phone. ZTE already did. And now, there are pictures of some cleverly articulated screens in a new Microsoft patent application — pictures that show off a pretty intriguing new hinge. The ZTE Axon M shows off dual screens — and a big gap. CNET Wait, isn’t Microsoft done building phones? Not necessarily: We’ve heard rumors …
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Popular phone apps that receive regular updates often emphasize compatibility with the very latest big-name phones, like the iPhone X or Samsung Galaxy S9. But, that march toward the newest hardware can sometimes leave older phones out in the cold, struggling to run apps that demand ever-more-powerful processors, more RAM and more storage space. Microsoft Voice and video chat app …
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