With the XXII Winter Olympics nearly underway in PyeongChang, South Korea, live streaming your favorite events is the easiest way to keep up with the medal count and your favorite athletes. This year, instead of sitting and staring at a flat TV wondering what it’s like to be at the Olympics — or even just …
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A giant Silicon Valley company decides you might like to wear a computer on your head — so you can see helpful digital information floating right in front of your eyes. But this time, the company is Intel, not Google — and these smart glasses look like a regular pair of glasses, …
Read More »If you want Microsoft Office 2019, you’re going to need Windows 10
Microsoft is planning to release the next version of its standalone Office suite sometime in the second half of 2018, with preview versions coming in the second quarter. But if you want to install it, you’re going to need a computer running the latest Microsoft operating system, Windows 10. That’s according to a support article published by Microsoft, outlining new service …
Read More »Microsoft Surface Laptop drops price to $799
The entry-level model of the Microsoft Surface Laptop is now $799 direct from Microsoft. It has an Intel Core m3 processor, which isn’t as fast as the Core i5 or Core i7, but will satisfy anyone with simple needs. It also runs Windows S and has 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. While it’s not the high-end model, …
Read More »Sony’s PlayStation 4 has nearly outsold the PlayStation 3
Sony’s PlayStation 3 sales stand at around 80 million — which means its successor, the current gen PlayStation 4, will soon surpass it. The Japanese electronics giant sold 9 million PlayStation 4 consoles from October through December, it said on Friday in its latest quarterly earnings report. Sales for the console were at 67.5 million as of Sept. 30 2017, …
Read More »Windows will rid your computer of deceitful cleaners
You’ve likely seen deceitful cleaning or optimizing software in action. After reportedly scanning your computer, this software finds lots of problems, then asks you to pay big to get those problems removed. It tells you your computer is at risk if you don’t cooperate. Thankfully, Windows is going to target and delete those very programs in a March update. In …
Read More »Grammys 2018: Start time, how to watch, nominees and more
The Grammys are coming early this year. And moving from one coast to the other. Usually held in mid-February in Los Angeles, the Grammy Awards will take place this Sunday in New York City. The Grammys scoot up a few weeks every four years to avoid competing with the Winter Olympics. And for the first time since 2003, the Grammys …
Read More »2018 could be the year VR cuts the cord
If you fear trying virtual reality and getting tangled in cords, you’re in luck: 2018 could be your year. The last vestiges of tethered cables may finally be going away. But being wireless isn’t the same thing as being hassle-free. What’s the big deal about wireless VR, you ask? Maybe you have a phone-connected Gear VR, Daydream View or even …
Read More »Firefox 58 gets graphics speed boost, web app abilities
Mozilla released on Tuesday a new version of its Firefox Quantum browser, boosting its graphics speed and improving a couple of new technologies designed to make the web more powerful. The browser, version 58, is the first major update since Mozilla’s recovery plan hit full stride in November with the debut of Firefox Quantum. A decade ago, Firefox was running …
Read More »Apple patches Meltdown on Sierra and El Capitan
You want to stay safe from hackers while still using an older version of Apple’s MacOS, the underlying software that runs its laptops and desktops. Now, there’s a patch for that. On Tuesday, the company released updates to the Sierra and El Capitan operating systems that will protect users from Meltdown, the design flaw that could let hackers access sensitive …
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