Microsoft Announces New Education Tools and Resources

Ahead of ISTE 2019 next week, Microsoft has announced several new education tools and features today. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Morse Code Helps Prove Google Is Stealing Content from Genius.com

Google has been found to be using content from Genius.com without attribution, this is one more piece of evidence of the company potentially abusing its position in the marketplace | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Apple iCloud Comes to the Microsoft Store for Windows 10

Microsoft announced today that Apple’s iCloud app is now available in the Microsoft Store for Windows 10. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Bringing Back Flight Simulator in 2020

Microsoft announces a new Flight Simulator, coming in 4K next year. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Uber Is Integrating Uber Eats into Its Main App

As part of a big strategy to get all its customers to use both Eats and its ride-hailing service, Uber is integrating Eats into its main app. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Launches Xbox-Branded Shower Gel, Deodorant, Body Spray

Yeah, we really have no idea how to explain this one. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Spotify Will Soon Let You Listen Along with Your Friends

Spotify is testing a new social feature that will allow users to listen along with their friends. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Netflix Raising Prices in the UK

Netflix is introducing price rises for its Standard and Premium plans in the UK while the base plan remains unchanged. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Google Now Forces Edge Preview Users to Use Chrome for the Modern YouTube

Users of Microsoft's new Chromium-based Edge browser are now forced to use Chrome for the modern YouTube experience. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 4 years ago

Microsoft Patches Windows XP Over Five Years After End of Support

In an unusual move, Microsoft today issued a security patch for Windows XP, which hasn’t been officially supported since 2014. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Thurrott: Microsoft Confirms UWP Is Not the Future of Windows Apps

As I predicted, Microsoft is effectively killing UWP by ensuring that all its capabilities are available to once-legacy app development platforms. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Facebook Is Launching a Major Redesign

Facebook today announced that it will soon launch a major refresh of its core social networking service dubbed FB5. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Gives Paint the 11th Hour Reprieve It Deserves

Microsoft is reversing course and will keep Paint as a part of the basic install of Windows 10. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Is Microsoft Still Working on Sets?

It was the tweet heard ‘round the (Microsoft) world: Sets are “no more.” Except for one thing. They’re still “on the to-do list.” | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Makes Major Changes to Windows 10 Updating

In a stunning and unexpected change, Microsoft will no longer force feed updates on Windows 10 users. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Hands on with Chromium-Based Edge

Microsoft's new Edge browser that is based on Chromium is right around the corner, here is an early look at the new browser and it's features. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Facebook Stored Millions of Passwords Without Any Encryption

Facebook stored user passwords in plain text, allowing employees to read user passwords. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Spotify Turned a Profit in Q4 2018

In a surprise development, music streaming giant Spotify posted its first-ever profit in the quarter ending December 31, 2018. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Google Brings New Accessibility Apps to Android

Google today announced two useful new accessibility apps for Android aimed at the deaf and hard-of-hearing. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Windows 10 Mobile Is Dead Dead

Microsoft recommends users to switch to Android or iOS as Windows 10 Mobile nears End of Support. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Nokia’s Next Android Flagship Will Sport Five Cameras

Nokia's next flagship Android phone features five cameras, a 5.99-inch PureDisplay, more. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Facebook Is Building Its Own Digital Currency for WhatsApp

Facebook is reportedly exploring the idea of building a stablecoin for money transfers on WhatsApp. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Google Makes Android Developer Courses Available Publicly

Google has released its previously-private and in-person Android developer courses to the public online. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft’s Building a Disc-Less Xbox One for Release in 2019

Microsoft is working on a disc-less version of the Xbox One S for release next year and the company will also offer a disc-to-digital trade-in program. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Is Putting Ads on the Mail App in Windows 10

Microsoft is reportedly planning to ads to the Mail app in Windows 10. Yikes. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Apple Admits to Hardware Quality Problems with iPhone X, MacBook Pro

It's yet another sign of declining product quality at Apple. The good news? Apple will fix the issues for free. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Has a Software Quality Problem

Windows 10 October 2018 Update rollout highlights a fundamental problem with Microsoft's testing process. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Google Launches a Pixel-Branded Premium Chromebook Tablet

Google now makes premium Pixel-branded Chromebook tablets. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Oops, Apple Has Another Quality Problem

In yet another hit to its reputation for quality, Apple this week admitted to a manufacturing defect in the iPhone 8. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft’s Andromeda Project: A Bifold Pocketable Tablet

Andromeda is moving into a new phase of life but it's far from being written into the history books. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Report: Microsoft Pushes Andromeda to 2019, May Cancel Project

Microsoft's foldable device is not coming out this year anymore, despite all the unnecessary hype. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft No Longer Plans to Bring VR to the Xbox One

Despite all the speculation surrounding Xbox VR over the years, Microsoft says it's not planning to bring VR to the Xbox. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Microsoft Brings Visual Search to Bing, Edge, Launcher

Microsoft advances image search on Bing with new Visual Search feature powered by computer vision, available on Bing, Launcher, and Edge. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago

Google Photos Goes PWA

The Google Photos website has been converted to a Progressive Web App so that it can be installed on desktop PCs. | Continue reading


@thurrott.com | 5 years ago