Category: personalcomputing

Android notifications arrive on Windows 10 ‘Your Phone’ app

[ad_1] Notifications have arrived! With the Your Phone app, you can now receive and manage your Android phone’s notifications on your PC. Get Your Phone app from the Microsoft Store here: https://t.co/E56Z8eVdIR pic.twitter.com/ovlKi1QOJy — Windows Insider (@windowsinsider) July 2, 2019 The feature was a much-hyped update to the Your Phone app, which also allows you […]

Epic will cover refunds for unhappy ‘Shenmue 3’ backers

[ad_1] If you do pick the PC version, you’ll have the option of getting a Steam key on top of the EGS release. You should see a similar approach for other titles going forward. Tim Sweeney has promised that Epic will either ensure refunds for crowdfunded games that go EGS-exclusive or “coordinate” with people at […]

NVIDIA’s new RTX Super cards are a pre-emptive strike on AMD

[ad_1] RTX 2060 Super The first meaning of “Super” is “similar to card already on sale, but better.” That’s a lot like the Ti moniker NVIDIA often uses, and it accurately describes the most changed of the new cards, the RTX 2060 Super. The new card comes in at $399 — $50 more than the […]

Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0, and everyone is confused

[ad_1] Microsoft is up to something. Yesterday the Windows team dropped a sizzler video on Twitter, announcing the “all-new” Windows 1.0. It posted the same video over on its Instagram account, but only after it had wiped every single other post from its page. The video winds backwards through the catalog of Windows logos, before […]

Microsoft’s next big Windows 10 update is actually pretty small

[ad_1] We hope you liked the features added in the Windows 10 May 2019 update, because it may be a while before other noticeable upgrades happen. Microsoft committed to a biannual major release schedule for Windows 10 back in 2017, and now it confirmed that the “19H2” update set to roll out later this year […]

Apple offers free repairs for faulty 2018 MacBook Air logic boards

[ad_1] Apple is reportedly notifying affected customers by email. We’ve asked Apple for comment. The low-key nature suggests this isn’t a widespread problem, but the timing is less than ideal. It comes days after Apple recalled some older MacBook Pros over battery issues, and weeks after the company made MacBook keyboard repairs a higher priority. […]

Amazon’s Fire TV Recast DVR box is $100 off today

[ad_1] The compact box offers both DVR and streaming features, giving cord cutters an option to watch network TV content and sports broadcasts as well as streaming services like Netflix or Hulu. You can watch over-the-air-TV from channels like ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS or the CW or record shows to watch later. There’s also […]

AMD denies improperly sharing CPU tech with China

[ad_1] The company claimed that it “diligently and proactively” told the Commerce and Defense Departments (plus other agencies) about the Sugon deal, and that there were “no objections whatsoever” to either the joint ventures or the technology handover. AMD further argued that the report left out vital details, such as the “significant protections” put in […]

Microsoft starts public tests for ‘Halo: Reach’ on PC

[ad_1] As it is, there’s good news for players when the finished Master Chief Collection update arrives. While it Forge won’t be available on launch for PC, the team is planning a “one-time” transfer of legacy Forge maps and game types from players’ file shares to incorporate them in MCC. If you had a favorite […]

SIM-swap cell phone hacking horror stories

[ad_1] Ready for a horror story?How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives Violet Blue explains how SIM-swap attacks have been used to steal online accounts and even as much as $100,000 from a victim’s bank account. In these attacks, someone uses pieces of personal information to convince your cell service provider to transfer […]