From PC World: Adobe Systems has released security updates for several products, including one for Flash Player that fixes a critical vulnerability that’s already known and exploited by attackers.

The Flash Player update fixes 17 vulnerabilities, 16 of which are critical and can be exploited to...

From CNET: iPhone users: it just got a little easier to handle problems with your phone.

Apple has launched a standalone app so people who use iPhones and other iOS devices can keep track of and maintain their gadgets.

The app, which Apple previously launched in the Netherlands and Italy, is now...

From InfoWorld: If you’ve been concerned about—or bitten by—the dropped internet connection bug that flared up a week ago, take solace: The latest Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Update) cumulative update appears to fix the problem. If you install KB 3206632, the Dec. 13 cumulative update for...

From CNET: Rush orders just got a whole lot speedier. Today, Amazon announced the first successful Prime Air delivery. On December 7th, 2016, an Amazon drone dropped off a package in the backyard of a customer, 13 minutes after the customer ordered it.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's CEO, touted the...

From PC World: Intel’s plan to spin out its security business under the McAfee name could run into rough weather with security expert John McAfee asking a court in New York to order an injunction on the deal until a dispute over the use of his personal name for another company is resolved.

In a...

From CNET: Amazon is spreading its tendrils far and wide with the launch of Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories

The company announced on Wednesday that its most popular shows including "The Grand Tour", "Transparent" and "The Man in the High Castle" can now be watched around the...

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...