I am at Microsoft’s headquarters to get a demo of the HoloLens 2. I’m led down a basement hallway. Large sliding metal doors separate rooms. As I reach my destination, I find a re-creation of an automotive workshop. It smells like rubber tires. In front of me, there’s an ATV on a pedestal. Tools and …
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If you’re trying to decode the feature list of the latest tech product, you can probably appreciate the snarky tech saying, “There are only two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things.” You probably won’t lose any sleep over cache invalidation, but names can indeed be a problem if you’re buying a PC, phone, external hard drive …
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Microsoft’s new Office app is available now for all Windows 10 users, Microsoft announced in a blog post Wednesday. The app, which was announced in December, replaces the current My Office app. The new app is designed to be more useful to Office users by letting them launch documents, access Office desktop apps and more. While the soon-to-be-replaced My Office …
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With the latest update to the mobile version of its Edge browser, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to combat fake news. The Edge app now includes a rating system called NewsGuard that alerts you to the trustworthiness of a website. Previously, NewsGuard was available only as an extension to the desktop version of Edge. But can I trust NewsGuard? NewsGuard …
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In the biggest update to mobile gaming graphics since 2016, versions of Nvidia’s new RTX 20-series GPUs are launching in laptops today. Originally announced at CES 2019, this represents a generational leap over the previous GTX models. Sarah Tew/CNET The first RTX laptop tested at the CNET Labs is the Asus Zephyrus GX701, the latest in that thin-and-light Asus series. …
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It appears Microsoft is officially throwing in the towel. The company wrote in a support page FAQ that users of Windows 10 Mobile should switch to an Android or iOS device as it prepares to end support for Win 10 Mobile on Dec. 10. “With the Windows 10 Mobile OS end of support, we recommend that customers move to a …
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There is a more elegant method for blocking your webcam than sticking a piece of tape over it. And it won’t leave a sticky residue behind should you later decide you’d like to use the cam. With the Device Manager in Windows, you can easily disable and enable your webcam. Now playing: Watch this: Top 5 favorite Microsoft duds 4:10 …
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If you still use Windows 7, it may be time to consider an upgrade. Here’s how to download and upgrade to Windows 10 for free. Starting Jan. 14, 2020, exactly one year from today, Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7. That means no more updates or security fixes for the operating system. “Changes and upgrades in technology are inevitable,” …
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Google was as visible as any company at CES in 2019, with loads of promotion, integrations with other companies and product announcements of its own. Its Chrome operating system got some love, too, featured in a handful of new laptops and convertibles from Acer, Asus and HP. Marking one of the most significant milestones for the operating system in years, AMD announced …
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Lenovo is kicking off CES 2019 with a round of mostly incremental updates to its tried-and-true lineup of ThinkPad business laptops and accessories. On Monday, the company announced new versions of the crown jewels of its ultraportable laptop portfolio — the ThinkPad X1 Carbon and its convertible counterpart, the ThinkPad X1 Yoga. The 2018 edition of the ThinkPad X1 Yoga …
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