Consumer Reports, the venerable product testing publication, has withdrawn its “recommended” designation from Microsoft‘s Surface line of PCs, citing the potential for long-term reliability issues. In an article published August 10, Consumer Reports says: New studies conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center estimate that 25 percent of Microsoft laptops and tablets will present …
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Now playing: Watch this: Tips for better browsing with Microsoft Edge 1:46 In an attempt to lure you away from Chrome, Microsoft has improved its Edge browser. If you set Edge up the right way and learn how to use some of its better features, then you might just ditch Google to begin browsing with Microsoft. Choose your search engine …
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Mozilla plans to release a version of its Firefox browser Tuesday that embraces a version of virtual reality for the web. Back in 2014, Mozilla developers including Vladimir Vukicevic put together a concept called WebVR. The idea was to let web browsers navigate virtual realms, and make it easier for people to create a VR world once that would work …
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Now playing: Watch this: What it’s like to play Super Mario AR 2:51 I’m on the corner of Madison Square Park, slipping a Microsoft HoloLens headset over my face. It’s my first time trying one outdoors. I’m already conspicuous with a massive visor-helmet on. Now I’m jumping over invisible things, and suddenly I’m a sidewalk obstacle. One man watches from …
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The battle to build a new generation of virtual and augmented reality experiences is already well underway, and if a new report from International Data Company is correct, the stakes might be higher than you might expect. Spending on virtual and augmented reality could double each year for the next four years, says a new report. Sarah Tew/CNET Worldwide spending …
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How effective is tight government censorship if companies aren’t any good at censoring? China on Thursday held a training drill to help internet service providers, including data centres, get better at emergency requests to pull “harmful” content from the net, reports Reuters. The country’s Ministry of Public Security ordered the drill in an attempt to “tackle the problem of smaller …
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Three years ago CNET addressed whoever might step into Mozilla‘s then-empty CEO slot and asked 10 questions about the future of the nonprofit organization behind the Firefox browser. It was a chaotic time, with Mozilla co-founder Brendan Eich quitting after a controversy over his stance on gay marriage, and Google‘s Chrome increasing its threat as the browser of choice for …
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In a bid to improve the accessibility of Windows 10, Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled details on how it would let you control its operating system with your eyes. The company introduced a beta version of eye control into Windows 10, which includes a launchpad that lets you choose between mouse, keyboard and text-to-speech options. Windows 10 will support the Tobii …
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Documents on a Microsoft download page reveal that the company might be working on a Touch Cover for the iPad. The page was first spotted by the German site WinFuture. In documents Microsoft posted in April, an “iPad Touch Cover (Model 1719)” is listed as a device containing lithium batteries, along with the HoloLens, Surface tablets and other products. That could …
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In an effort to be all things to all people, Windows 10 throws a lot at you. It needs to work, for example, for both touchscreens and regular screens. Thankfully, there are two secret buttons on the desktop that can help you navigate Microsoft’s behemoth of an OS. Secret Start button Even when I’m using a touchscreen, I avoid Windows …
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