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 …
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On Wednesday, researchers revealed serious flaws in modern processors that could affect practically every Intel computer released in the last two decades — and the AMD and Arm chips in your laptops, tablets and phones, too. And on May 21, researchers found a fourth variant. Read more here. The good news: Intel, AMD and Arm believe they can fix — …
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This week at the Bett show in London, Microsoft made its first education announcements for 2018. The highlights include a Lenovo 100e laptop starting at $190, an awesome looking Chemistry update for Minecraft: Education Edition and a 10 percent academic discount on HoloLens (still only in developer kits) through May 31, 2018. While the new durable, Celeron-based Lenovo 100e only costs …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! Today’s deal is a rerun, something I first shared nearly a year ago. Back then, it was $2 …
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The big promise of Windows Mixed Reality headsets was to bring augmented and virtual reality and anything in between to people at more reasonable prices and with an easier setup than competitors. By the time they rolled out late last year, though, it was mostly just the latter that came true: Once the headsets were bundled with controllers the WMR …
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It’s been almost a year since we saw the first Nokia phones running on Android. Now we’re being promised another “awesome” announcement next month. Sorry for radio silence. Been super busy planning #MWC2018 . Please expect it to be awesome 😎 — Juho Sarvikas (@sarvikas) January 18, 2018 A tweet on Thursday from the chief product officer at HMD Global …
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When wandering around with a VR headset on, I’m afraid of going too far without someone to spot me. The reason is simple: I can’t really see where I’m going. Odds of tripping over a chair or a table are extremely high. One company seems to have tried to solve that problem, and I tried out the result deep in …
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If you live in the UK or Australia, you’ll soon be able to get your hands on the Surface Book 2. Microsoft’s latest hybrid laptop is now available for preorder in 17 new markets. The Surface Book 2 features a powerful graphics card for gaming and offers both a 13-inch and 15-inch display. As a laptop, it’s meant to compete …
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Who wants to read an entire long-form article on a tiny phone screen? Windows 10 Fall Creators Update adds a new Phone section to the Settings app that lets you connect your phone to your PC. Once you make the connection, you can then send articles — long or short — from your phone to your PC to finish reading …
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Wonder Woman is coming to the US — not to fight for justice, but to sell phones. Samsung competitor Huawei has just named “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot its official brand ambassador in the US, in the hopes that Gadot’s popularity and backing will put the world’s third-largest phonemaker on the national stage for the first time in years. For …
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