The suddenly-cozy relationship between Linux and Windows is taking another step forward, as Microsoft announced in a blog post that it’s going to ship a full Linux kernel in Windows 10. It will arrive first with Insider preview builds by the end of Jun, underpinning the new Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. The first release […]
Most browsers currently differentiate themselves from Chrome with a greater focus on user privacy, ranging from simple cookie blockers to blocking any resources that could remotely be used to identify you. If a report from The Wall Street Journal is to be believed, Chrome might implement its own tracking blocker — albeit one that wouldn’t […]
Amazon released a new version of its Alexa app for Windows 10 that runs in the background and enables hands-free use. “Today, Amazon released a new version of the Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs that allows customers to access the experience hands-free on Windows 10 devices,” an Amazon representative said. “This means you can […]
As has been the case for many of the recent hardware release cycles, the upcoming OnePlus smartphone is among the most anticipated new devices of the year. OnePlus is set to unveil the OnePlus 7, OnePlus 7 Pro, and OnePlus 7 Pro 5G next week, but you won’t have to wait that long to see […]
If you’re in search of a great compact Chrome OS laptop that really does check every box, we’ve got just the thing. The ASUS Chromebook C202SA-YS02 features an 11.6-inch anti-glare display with HD resolution, and a 2.48GHz Intel Celeron N3060 processor. It also offers up to 10 hours of battery life per charge, which is […]
It’s a long weekend here in the UK, so the atmosphere is relaxed… …except, we suspect, for any British members of the Mozilla Firefox programming squad. Mozilla is currently stuck in the middle of a cybersecurity blunder involving digital signatures. The bug reports we’ve seen so far don’t give much more detail than “expired intermediate […]
A new report from Reuters reveals that contract workers are looking at private posts on Facebook and Instagram in order to label them for AI systems. Like many tech companies, Facebook uses machine learning and AI to sort content on its platforms. But in order to do this, the software needs to be trained to […]
Despite holding on to a seemingly comfortable dominant position in the global smart speaker market, Amazon must be feeling Google’s pressure, once again discounting a bunch of its popular Echo devices after organizing a spring sale not that long ago. While this fresh batch of deals is advertised as primarily targeted at mothers, it goes […]
Adobe today quietly debuted new pricing for its Photography bundle, which has long been available for $9.99 per month. Starting today, Adobe’s website is listing a price tag of $19.99 per month, which is double the previous price. The bundle includes access to Photoshop CC, Lightroom CC, and Lightroom Classic, and is aimed at photographers. […]
Microsoft is launching a developer edition of the company’s HoloLens 2 headset today. Priced at $3,500, it’s the exact same pricing as the version that will be sold to businesses later this year. While the original commercial pricing of the HoloLens was $5,000, the original development kit was always $3,500, so there are no price […]
Google will soon let users automatically delete location history and other private data in rolling intervals of either three months or 18 months. “Choose a time limit for how long you want your activity data to be saved—3- or 18-months—and any data older than that will be automatically deleted from your account on an ongoing […]
Razer, the company behind the impressive Razer Blade laptops, is making a toaster. Though this may not be the first time you’ve heard this news, this time it appears to be happening for real. It may have started as a joke, but Razer has been backed into a corner by fans pleading for a Razer-branded […]
