Windows 10 on ARM limits (briefly) confirmed: No virtualization, no OpenGL As spotted by Paul Thurrott, Microsoft briefly published a document that enumerated the major differences between Windows 10 for ARM processors and Windows 10 for x86 chips. Though the document has now been removed, a cached copy is still […]
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Apple Leak Reveals Significant iPhone Design Changes It may have several significant problems right now, but a new leak regarding Apple AAPL -0.33%’s 2018 iPhones suggests the company still has the power to surprise us… In a research note obtained by MacRumors, Barclays investment bank analysts Andrew Gardiner, Hiral Patel, […]
Google App Beta Gets Tools To Edit And Share Screenshots Instant screenshot editing is now a built-in feature of the Google app, allowing users to immediately apply tweaks and then share images directly captured on Android mobile devices. The mini editor is set to be released with version 7.21 of […]
Facebook apologizes for text spam for 2FA users; here’s how to secure your account wisely An engineer signed up for Facebook two-factor authentication and the social network responded by sending him endless text notifications, ones he didn’t want. After Gabriel Lewis posted about his woes on Twitter, Facebook responded by […]
Google to acquire Xively IoT platform from LogMeIn for $50M Google announced today that it intends to buy Xively from LogMeIn for $50 million, giving Google Cloud an established IoT platform to add to their product portfolio. In a blog post announcing the acquisition, Google indicated it wants to use […]
Uh oh! Apple’s HomePod can stain some wood furniture At least the sound isn’t wooden. The HomePod in fact sounds great. At the same time, however, Apple’s $349 smart speaker has been tarnished for having a virtual voice-driven assistant Siri, that isn’t as smart or useful as Alexa on Amazon […]
U.S. senators concerned about Chinese access to intellectual property China is trying to gain access to sensitive U.S. technologies and intellectual properties through telecommunications companies, academia and joint business ventures, U.S. senators and spy chiefs warned on Tuesday at a Senate hearing. Republican Senator Richard Burr, chairman of the Senate […]
British watchdog tells algorithmic traders to tighten controls Some firms using computers to trade at ultra-fast speeds are not applying safeguards required to avert market meltdowns, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said on Monday. Algorithmic or high-frequency trading uses computers to automatically place an order in financial markets, without human […]
Facebook Losing Friends to Snapchat in the U.K. Facebook Inc. is losing its swagger with young users, who are increasingly migrating to rival platforms including Snap Inc.’s Snapchat, according to a new study. Seventy-one percent of U.K. social network users between 12 years and 17 years old will be using […]
Facebook launches $10 million community leader awards Facebook (FB.O) launched a community leadership program on Friday that will award $10 million in total to more than 100 people who have successfully built groups on the social network as part of its push to create “meaningful” interactions. The initiative, announced at […]
