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The funny thing about Google's latest smartwatch r...

Google's got a brand new plan for its Android-based smartwatch software — so why does it feel like we've been down this road before?
Remember Wear OS — Google's platform for smartwatches and other wearable devices? (It use...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Microsoft to end device limits for consumer Office...

The device limitations for Office 365 Home and Personal subscribers will disappear in October.
Microsoft will soon drop the device limit on its consumer-grade Office 365 subscriptions and increase the number of users allow...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Microsoft brings AI transcription to OneDrive and...

The Office 365 content collaboration tools will get the update later this year. An AI-driven file recommendation feature is coming to OneDrive as well.
Microsoft is adding video and audio transcription capabilities to OneD...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Windows and .Net finally get their 'D Week' patche...

Overnight, Microsoft released 34 patches for all versions of Windows and .Net: Every version of Win10 gets a cumulative update; Win7 and 8.1 get Monthly Rollup Previews; all versions of .Net also get Previews. But beware the Ides...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Apple insists developers ramp up their privacy com...

Developers must now say how they collect data, what they do with it, and take responsibility for how it is treated if it is sold on.
Apple recently told the U.S. Congress that is sees customer privacy as a “human right,” t...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Firefox to auto-block ad trackers

Mozilla’s browser will first target trackers that slow down page loading, then tackle cross-site trackers that follow users around the web.
Mozilla this week said that its Firefox browser will soon start to automatically b...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Microsoft tags Windows 10 1809 with the catchy nam...

Microsoft announced the official name for the next major Windows 10 release at the IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin.
Microsoft today put a label on its next Windows 10 feature upgrade, giving it the colorless-...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Data shows time is right for ‘iCloud: Enterprise e...

With 79 percent of all enterprise mobile activity already taking place on iOS, according to Egnyte research, Apple has an opportunity to create an enterprise edition of iCloud.
Apple has a huge opportunity to diversify its...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Microsoft's grand SwiftKey plan is finally coming...

Two years after its purchase, we're starting to see how Microsoft will use a top Android app to its advantage.
Two and a half years ago, a strange ripple struck the misty waters of the Android ecosystem: Microsoft, a compa...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Top web browsers 2018: Chrome edges toward superma...

By the end of the year, Google's Chrome could be the go-to browser for two-thirds of all web surfers.
Google's Chrome last month continued to creep up on a two-thirds supermajority of browser share, while Microsoft's once-...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Atlassian launches Jira Ops, acquires OpsGenie for...

Boston-based OpsGenie’s ‘next-generation’ alert tools will integrate with the latest addition to Atlassian’s Jira product family to help IT operations teams deal with outages.
BARCELONA – Atlassian, which has acquired inci...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Windows by the numbers: Windows 10 marches on, but...

Migration watch: Windows 10 in August continued to gain ground in user share and should supplant Windows 7 as the most popular version of Windows in October.
Windows 10 last month recorded its strongest growth since Januar...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Get caught up on your July and August Windows/Offi...

Many of you skipped the July patches, and for good reason — they were a mess. Now, finally, it looks as if the combined July and August patches are relatively stable, as long as you avoid the Intel microcode fiasco. Here’s how to...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

New blockchain ledger will let you sell personal h...

IBM and a start-up have launched a blockchain-based app that lets patients eventually sell anonymized data to pharmaceutical companies, researchers and others while retaining greater control over privacy.
Most people don't...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

The end of an era for Google hardware

This summer, we say farewell to a pair of legendary Google device lines that played pivotal roles in shaping Android, Chrome OS, and the company's current trajectory.
Dearly beloved, we gather here today to mourn the loss...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Atlassian exec apologizes to HipChat and Stride us...

Atlassian co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes said the decision to discontinue support for its team chat apps ‘was not one we took lightly.’
BARCELONA – Atlassian’s co-CEO this week apologized to HipChat and Stride users facing dis...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

What's in the latest Chrome update?

Chrome 69 for Windows, macOS and Linux offers the first major UI changes in two years, with an emphasis on top-of-window elements, such as the browser's tabs, and a minimalist overall look.
A decade after Google launched t...

Computer World
08 Sep 18

Gmail Confidential Mode lets you send top-secret e...

Confidential Mode gives you tight control over the emails you send. You can set emails to expire after a set amount of time, similar to a Snapchat message, or take away someone's access to a confidential email at any time. The...

Administrator
18 Aug 18

Blogs/Resources

AirPower, Apple’s wireless charging pad, is still...

Whatever happened to Apple AirPower? The California tech giant first unveiled the wireless charging pad last September alongside the Apple Watch 3, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. While those phones will work with third-part...

Administrator
18 Aug 18

Events

Siri vs. Alexa vs. Google Assistant

On the HomePod, unlike the iPhone, Siri can't differentiate between voices. That means anyone who says "Hey, Siri" will elicit a response from the Apple smart speaker. In contrast, both Amazon and Google smart speakers have voice...

Administrator
18 Aug 18