From InfoWorld: This past week has seen a bizarre turn of events for those who are using the most recent version of Windows 10, the Anniversary Update, version 1607.
On Friday, Dec. 9, Microsoft released a cumulative update for version 1607. As I described last Friday, cumulative update KB 3201845...
From CNET: If you always hated having to open a new browser tab just to do your currency conversions, Opera is going to make you a lot happier this holiday season.
The latest update to the company's desktop browser will feature a built-in converter that's easily accessible by simply highlighting an...
From PC World: A Silicon Valley biometrics company says it has developed a fingerprint sensor that can sit under glass so smartphone screens don't need a cutout or extra button to accommodate the sensor.
The Synaptics FS9100 sensor can sit under a millimeter of glass and still provide accurate...
From CNET: Android Pay, Google's mobile payments service for phones running the OS, is up and running in Japan, two months after Apple's rival service went live on the island nation.
The launch will allow Android handset owners to use their devices to complete transactions at more than 470,000...
From InfoWorld: If your Windows 10 Anniversary Update PCs (version 1607) are suddenly dropping their Wi-Fi connections and the Network Diagnostics troubleshooter is spouting "Wi-Fi doesn't have a valid IP configuration" nonsense, you're not alone.
I've heard from many people who blame the Wi-Fi...
From CNET: There's a small catch with Nintendo's much-anticipated Super Mario Run mobile game: you can't play it offline.
That's what series creator and Super Mario Run producer Shigeru Miyamoto told Mashable in an interview.
"We wanted to be able to leverage that network connection with all three...
From PC World: With the Radeon Instinct line, AMD joins Nvidia and Intel in the race to put its chips into AI applications—specifically, machine learning for everything from self-driving cars to art. The company plans to launch three products under the new brand in 2017, which include chips from all...
From CNET: AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint are working with Samsung to kill off your Galaxy Note 7. But they're going to let you enjoy Christmas first.
The wireless carriers on Friday said they will issue software updates from Samsung that will prevent Note 7 devices from charging and will "eliminate...
More recently, I have been watching a Korean drama recommended by Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan, called Descendants of the Sun. When he first told me to watch it, I laughed him off, especially as I do not normally watch these shows. In addition, I did not have a legitimate source to watch from, unlike what Jonathan mentioned in his Seagate IronWolf ST10000VN0004 10TB review. Since then, it was uploaded onto Netflix, granting me full access to the...
Is an activity only socially odd if only one person engages in it? A few weeks ago, I got a call from my colleague Aaron Lai. "Hold on, let me turn off my music," I said to him as I reached for the mute button on my keyboard. "Uhh yes, I was listening to some K-pop. Please do not judge." Aaron just laughed and replied, "I have to tell you this, I stream the same album when I am at work as well." Even though I have known Aaron for many years, I...
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