From The Verge: Android phones are infamously slow to get updates — as of Google’s last update in February, only 1.1 percent of Android users have access to the latest version of the software — but apparently, the problems with Android’s software updates go deeper than that. Research firm Security...

From PC Mag: Unlike Apple's iOS devices, apps used on a Mac are not exclusively downloaded from an app store controlled by Apple. That's how it should be, but it also means Apple needs to educate users about some of the apps they use no longer working if they are 32-bit.

As TechCrunch reports, from...

From CNET: Fancy a phone with a notch but don't want to break your wallet? Asus could have just the thing for you with its 2018 ZenFone 5.

Announced back at Mobile World Congress earlier in March, the midrange notch-design Android phone is now available in Taiwan and Singapore, the latter being an...

From PC Mag: We've all purchased products that have a little sticker on the back that says something along the lines of "warranty void if removed." Or you actually read the manual or visit a product website where it states any warranty is void if you don't carry out repairs using official parts and...

From PC World: Intel recently finished its barrage of CPU microcode updates designed to combat the nasty Spectre variant 2 exploit, and on Tuesday, AMD revealed its own plans to protect PCs against the flaw. (AMD processors aren’t vulnerable to Meltdown.)

AMD’s announcement, penned by chief...

From CNET: The war for your $1,000-or-less game-friendly computer budget is heating up. Dell recently expanded and rebranded its Inspiron gaming systems with the Dell G series, Acer launched its Aspire Nitro line several years ago and now HP's joining the fray, reworking and rebranding its former...

From The Verge: Vizio announced new revisions of its entire consumer 4K TV lineup today, with the latest waves of the P-Series, M-Series, D-Series, and E-Series set to arrive in stores over the next several weeks. And if you visit the company’s website today, you’ll notice that Vizio is again...

From PC Mag: Microsoft first setup its research subsidiary way back in 1991. The intent was to solve difficult problems and advance the state-of-the-art in computing. That's great, but every so often the more than 1,000-strong team at Microsoft Research creates something that makes you, at least...

From CNET: SimpliSafe and August Home made their way to the top of our best lists after testing them out at the CNET Smart Home. Tuesday, the two companies announced a partnership to integrate their devices, allowing August Smart Locks to work with SimpliSafe security systems.

If you own an August...

From The Verge: Two weeks ago, Acer announced the first tablet running Chrome OS. And today, HP is announcing the second — and it’s a lot higher end.

It’s called the Chromebook x2, and it’s very much designed to go after the iPad Pro. It has a 12.3-inch screen (the larger iPad Pro has a 12.9-inch...