Don’t call it a comeback! It looks like Microsoft might be adding Clippy to Microsoft 365 emojis coming soon. You may remember Clippy from Microsoft Office 97. The virtual office assistant often made an appearance with a yellow notepad on Word documents, but Clippy was discontinued in 2002 in favor of other features. Microsoft on …
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I use Google’s services every day, including Google Drive. I use them for work. I wrote this story in Google Docs, in fact. I use them at home, whether using Sheets to map out the summer schedule for my kids, or adding to my ever-expanding folder of recipes — it makes it easy to share favorites with friends or access …
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If you’ve been eagerly awaiting Deathloop’s release on PS5, Sony has the livestream for you. The upcoming Bethesda shooter will be the focus of Thursday’s State of Play presentation, which will include roughly 30 minutes of “indie and third-party updates” for upcoming PlayStation games. The broadcast will kick off at 2 p.m. PT (5 p.m. ET/10 p.m. GMT/7 a.m. Friday …
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The Department of Defense has canceled its $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract that was at the center of a legal fight involving Microsoft and Amazon. The Pentagon said the disputed contract no longer met its needs due to “evolving requirements, increased cloud conversancy, and industry advances.” The move, which was earlier reported by CNBC, puts an end to litigation …
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The dawn of the Windows 11 era brings many questions. For now, the most pressing one may be: Will installing the Windows 11 beta screw up my system? Having installed the current Insider Preview on several laptops, the answer so far has been no. But what about performance? Will my laptop be faster with Windows 11, because it’s better optimized? …
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It’s no secret I think E Ink is one of the most underused gadget features. It’s one that feels especially useful right now, because after spending the past year glued to screens more than ever, our frazzled eyeballs need a break. One way to get that break (besides reading an actual dead-tree book) is to read on an E Ink …
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When you’re looking at your mobile network or home broadband, you know it’s important to check data speeds for app downloads and video uploads. What you might not know is that a more obscure speed measurement, called latency, is also crucial. Latency is a measure of responsiveness, with low latency a foundational part of 5G networks‘ new possibilities, such as online …
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Windows 11 is the next version of Microsoft’s operating system, and it comes with a brand new design and some updated features. The company unveiled the new PC-powering software at a virtual event last week (here’s everything Microsoft announced). The Windows 11 beta download will be here in July, but for right now, the new operating system is only available …
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Old flagship gaming laptops never die, they just fade into the neutral zone. That’s what’s become of Alienware’s m15 laptop line with the introduction of its thinner, more cutting-edge and far more expensive x15 line. The company seems to differentiate between the two by the display choices; it tags the Intel-based R6 models as the ones with “boundary-breaking visuals,” which translates …
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Zoom on Tuesday said it has signed a deal to acquire Kites, an AI startup focused on developing real-time translation tools. With the acquisition, Zoom hopes to “improve meeting productivity and efficiency” by adding “multi-language translation capabilities” to the video chat service, the company said. “With our aligned missions to make collaboration frictionless – regardless of language, geographic location, or …
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