This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Back in 1992, Bill Clinton was elected US president, Microsoft released Windows 3.1 and digital photo experts created the JPEG image format. The first two are mostly matters for historians now, but a quarter century later, JPEG remains …
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On the heels of releasing the Microsoft Surface laptop and Surface Pro tablet, Microsoft has made Office available in the Windows Store for the first time. It’s currently only available for machines running the new Windows 10S operating system, a version of Windows that can only run and install apps from Microsoft’s official software storefront. The Surface Laptop is the …
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The top European court has ruled the Pirate Bay could be held liable for copyright infringement by users illegally sharing films, TV shows and other content. Although it is already widely blocked in countries including the UK and Australia, the Pirate Bay continues to provide a platform for users to share files via torrents. Founded in 2003, the site is …
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With the Surface Laptop, Microsoft is trying to create the ultimate touchscreen-enabled notebook computer. We run through CNET’s review of the new device, focusing on its unique (and potentially problematic) fabric covering, and we touch on some alternative Windows laptops you may want to consider. Also on the show: the experience of VR arcades, and Zelle, a new peer-to-peer payments …
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Microsoft regularly issues security updates, but it added a little something extra on Tuesday: it’s letting all customers, even those using older versions of Windows, update their software. This move is an attempt to avoid another ransomware outbreak like WannaCry, also called WannaCrypt, which rocked the web last month. “The WannaCrypt ransomware served as an all too real example of …
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A new version of Mozilla‘s Firefox browser catches up partway to Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Microsoft Edge when it comes to speed and stability. It’s through a technology called Electrolysis, which Mozilla started working on years ago but mostly put on hold in 2011 because of technical difficulties. Electrolysis splits different computing tasks into different processes using separate memory …
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Ahead of next week’s E3 video game expo, Plantronics has announced a new partnership with Dolby that brings the Dolby Atmos for Headphones surround-sound experience to three new Plantronics gaming headphones, one of which is wireless. The Plantronics RIG 400LX ($100), RIG 600LX ($130) and the wireless RIG 800LX ($150) headphones will come bundled with codes to activate Dolby Atmos for Headphones for …
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If you’ve been champing at the bit waiting to buy a new iMac but waiting for Apple to update the components of the once cutting-edge but now tired old model, then most of the iMac 2017 updates really were worth waiting for: the 27-inch model, at least, is deffinitely a 2017 system inside and out. Here’s a breakout and analysis of the …
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Ever since the original PlayStation back in the ’90s, game consoles have been at the cutting edge of playing optical discs. The DVD and Blu-ray formats both got a huge boost from Sony‘s machines. With the latest optical format, 4K Blu-ray, it’s Microsoft’s turn to lead the pack. Sony decided to omit 4K disc support from its PlayStation 4 Pro, leaving the Xbox …
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You can have your 3D Paint and VR capability. My favorite feature of Windows 10 Creators Update is the ability to stop Windows from forcing updates on me at the most inconvenient of times. Creators Update gives you much more control over how and when system updates occur. Let’s take a look at how to set up Windows 10 so …
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