From PC World: Running Windows on top of the Qualcomm Snapdragon chips enables amazing battery life but includes all sorts of complications, including clunky emulation and some app restrictions. As expected, Qualcomm and Microsoft are eliminating a key roadblock with an SDK that enables 64-bit apps...
From PC Mag: Nintendo has been slowly releasing details about the paid version of the Switch Online Service since June last year. We already know the service launches in September and will cost $19.99 a year, $7.99 for three months, or $3.99 a month. But overnight, fresh details have been released...
From CNET: Google's voice assistant is now available on LG's 2018 OLED and Super UHD LCD TVs.
The capability, first announced at CES 2018, allows models like the new C8 OLED TV to accept commands over the remote control's built-in microphone, as well as talk back to you in Google's voice.
Using...
From PC World: Amazon and Microsoft announced a surprising partnership last fall, allowing the digital assistants for the two companies—Alexa and Cortana, respectively—to work together. Microsoft’s partnership with Alexa failed to appear by the end of 2017 as promised, however. During its Build...
From PC Mag: Back in March, Nvidia launched the GeForce Partner Program (GPP) in a bid to "help gamers know what they're buying." Two months on, and Nvidia is canceling the program due to "rumors, conjecture and mistruths" the company doesn't care to battle against.
As DigitalTrends reports, an...
From CNET: Fitbit finally rolls out two features users have been asking for: text response and female health tracking. But not everyone's getting them.
If you have Fitbit's Versa or Ionic smartwatch, you'll now be able to respond to texts from your phone or other messaging services like WhatsApp...
From The Verge: Hundreds of YouTube channels have had their videos removed from the site following a BBC investigation that found the widespread promotion of an essay-writing service as a way for students to cheat at school.
Last week, the BBC published an investigation which found that more than...
At my current work place, we have several places that we hit up for lunch that are within walking distance. Majority of them are a bit expensive, at least in my opinion, but I enjoy going for the walk to get some fresh air. As a software developer, you do not really get out of your chair a whole lot, so getting this opportunity is nice. One day on our way back, one of the interns glanced over at a building and pointed out some graffiti on the...
From PC Mag: Privacy and personal data are in the spotlight right now due to the Cambridge Analytica debacle and Facebook's complete failure to protect user data. Jefferson Graham, a technology columnist for USA Today, decided to investigate further and see how Apple compares to Facebook and main...
From The Verge: YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki says that 1.8 billion registered users are watching videos on the platform each month, not counting anyone who’s watching without an account. Wojcicki announced the milestone at YouTube’s Brandcast presentation to advertisers, alongside some of the year’s...
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