That build, No. 17618, brings back the Sets feature that Microsoft cut from Redstone 4 earlier this year. Sets is a window-management tool that allows users to group together web pages, documents, files and apps and work with them in tabs. In Redstone 4, only a subset of testers got to try out Sets; with […]
With the first developer preview of Android P out today, we’re getting our first look at the visual refresh that Google was rumored to be working on a few months ago. This is an extremely early build of the software, so it’s very likely that more changes are on the way — and some of what’s here might […]
Some Alexa users may feel like they’ve been dropped into a science fiction story about an artificial intelligence gone awry. The virtual assistant in Amazon’s Echo devices has been frightening people with spontaneous laughter, according to multiple social media reports. “I was trying to turn off some lights and they kept turning back on. After […]
Apple has confirmed to The Verge that it will stop taking new iTunes LP submissions as of this month. The format, which was launched in 2009, was a way for users to buy albums with bundled elements, like videos, liner notes, or bonus tracks. Earlier today, UK-based website Metro claimed to have a leaked internal […]
The Surface Pro with LTE is set to become more widely available. Initially positioned and sold as a business-oriented device, Microsoft today opened the device up to consumers, with preorders starting today. While business users have been able to buy the systems since last December, anyone preordering today still has a wait in store: the […]
Here’s how to start using Google Lens on any Android phone. Google Lens support in Google Photos on iOS will launch “soon.” Google on Monday said Google Lens, an app that uses artificial intelligence to identify objects using a phone’s camera, is now rolling out to all Google Photos users on Android. Previously, Google Lens […]
BlackBerry, the once-great smartphone maker that exited the hardware business in 2016, is suing Facebook for patent infringement. BlackBerry owns a portfolio of broad software patents that cover some of the most basic features of modern smartphone messaging services—and the company says it wants Facebook to pay up. Facebook “created mobile messaging applications that coopt BlackBerry’s innovations, using a […]
Hewlett-Packard Inc. is getting more specific with its business PCs. The venerable company on March 5 introduced a professional-class notebook, an all-in-one laptop and a display monitor—all tailor-made for the health care industry—at the HIMSS18 health-care technology conference in Las Vegas. HP, you may recall, has specialized some of its notebooks in the past, although […]
Google has announced that its app for iOS is introducing several new changes today. The new tweaks are aimed at letting users discover and share information more fluidly across iMessage and the Google app itself. For starters, the Google app for iOS now supports an iMessage extension that lets users search for and share things like […]
Competition between Android smartphone makers is about to get even more heated in the United States as The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese vendor Xiaomi might begin selling phones in the US in 2018. Xiaomi has already moved into India, Southeast Asia, and even Spain in recent years, but the US would be a […]
In today’s episode of ‘wtf was the tech industry thinking’, Facebook has been caught asking users if they think it’s okay for an adult man to ask a 14-year-old girl for “sexual pictures” in a private chat. The Guardian reported that Facebook ran the survey on Sunday asking a portion of its users how they […]
Mercedes-Benz recently announced a mid-cycle update for its C-Class sedan, and — surprise, surprise — those changes aren’t just limited to the standard C300. At the Geneva Motor Show this week, Mercedes-Benz will also show an updated version of the AMG C43 four-door, with more power, small design tweaks and better onboard tech. Let’s start […]
