If you are of a certain age, the last time you switched to a Microsoft browser was probably in the late 1990s when you ditched Netscape for Internet Explorer. Microsoft has since shuttered IE in favor of its Edge browser while you likely moved over to Chrome or Firefox and haven’t looked back. Don’t look …
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Editors’ note: This post has been updated to reflect changes to Windows 10 and the process for activating “Hey, Cortana.” One of the standout new features found in Windows 10 is the addition of Cortana. For those unfamiliar, Cortana is a voice-activated personal assistant. Think of it as Siri, but for Windows. You can use it to get weather forecasts, …
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Good news for Galaxy phone owners who use Windows 10: Samsung plans to make its Flow app compatible with any device that runs Windows 10. This means that in addition to being able to unlock your Windows 10 computer with your Galaxy phone’s fingerprint sensor, you’ll also be able to seamlessly hand off tasks, notifications and content to your Windows …
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Microsoft‘s Surface tablet PCs have come a long way since their 2012 launch, but the concept behind the design remains unchanged: A tablet that can convincingly double as a laptop. Both the hardware and the Windows OS had to mature, and it finally hit its stride with 2015’s Surface Pro 4. It instantly became the ideal that other PC makers …
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“I’ll get you an answer tomorrow.” “I’ll have those figures to you by EOD.” “I’ll get you that report on Friday.” With the constant barrage of emails, your promises to do one thing or another can get lost in the shuffle. Enter Cortana. You may already use Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon)‘s digital assistant to set reminders for yourself, but …
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Multitaskers who need to watch video while crunching numbers in a spreadsheet will be delighted to know Windows 10 soon will be able to accommodate miniature video players better. A test version of Windows 10 released Wednesday comes with a feature called “compact overlay window” that will always float atop your other windows. That could be handy for holding Skype …
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Sometimes I can’t figure Microsoft out. There I am, working peacefully in Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon), when all of a sudden there’s a pop-up notification ripping my browser of choice (Google Chrome). See, apparently Chrome is worse for battery life than Microsoft’s Edge browser. And Firefox doesn’t block malware as well. Oh, and if I switch to Edge, I …
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Intel’s newest low-cost NUC is a cheap, fully functional Windows 10 PC with a quad-core Apollo Lake Celeron processor. You can find it online for around $230. Intel What’s an NUC? That stands for “next unit of computing,” which is Intel’s name for a line of mini desktop computers. Often, these are bare-bones systems that ship without an operating system …
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President Obama’s farewell speech dominated Twitter and Facebook feeds Tuesday night, and when the dust settled, one question was still on people’s minds: #WheresSasha? The younger first daughter was missing from the address in Chicago, leaving many to wonder where she was instead. White House officials gave an answer that would make parents proud and students groan. Social Cues is …
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The latest Insider Build of Windows 10, the option that allows Windows 10 licence holders to sign up for early builds, is addressing a long-standing problem with the operating system. Namely, it will allow you to put off software updates, effectively putting an end to the controversial decision to force automatic updates on Windows 10 users. Under the new build, …
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