Category: PC & Tech
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Microsoft Windows 10 First Feature Update May Take Longer Than Expected
Microsoft launched Windows 10 back in July, as a living OS that will receive new features every few months. However, so far regular customers (those who are not part of the insider program) have only see patch updates for the OS. According to a rumor, that will change later this year as Microsoft plans to…
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New Horizons Starts Sending Data Collected From Pluto Flyby
New Horizons has collected tens of gigabits of data from its Pluto flyby and stored them on its digital recorders. Today, NASA started the process of downlink the data from the spacecraft. Due to the distance and the volume of data, it will take about one year to complete the downlink.
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WhatsApp Has Reached 900 Million Monthly Active Users
Today, WhatsApp has announced that they now have reached over 900 million monthly active users. The company’s founder Jan Koum announced the news on Facebook.
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Judge Approves $415 Million Settlement In The No-Poaching Lawsuit Against Tech Companies
A U.S district judge Lucy Koh has granted final approval to a $415 million settlement that ends a high profile lawsuit in which workers accused Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to hold down salaries.
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Google Fun Facts To Ruin Your Productivity
Google not only helpful and improve our productivity, but also knows how to makes us waste time. If you have too much time, then go to the google homepage and type in “fun facts,” the search engine will present you with a new type of answer box filled with a curious tidbit or two.
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Microsoft, Google, Netflix, Amazon, Mozilla And Others Team Up To Create Next-Gen Free Video Format
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix all teamed up to announce the “Alliance For Open Media” to develop next generation of royalty-free video format.
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NASA Posts 16 Second Video Of New Horizons Pluto Flyby
NASA has posted a 16-second video composed of real images of the historic event taken by New Horizons when it fly over Pluto with some shots of Charon.
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Google Logo Updated Again – Seen Across Android And Web
Google has recently changed their logo. Now the Google logo looks flatter, slightly more modern, and is closer to its parent company, Alphabet’s logo.
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PayPal Launches New Payment Service That Makes Easier To Transfer Money
PayPal has launched a new payment service called PayPal.me, a new take on peer-to-peer payments that allows users to quickly, and conveniently transfer funds.
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Creator Of Pillars Of Eternity Says Supporting Linux Is Not Worthwhile
While we Linux users are happy to see game developers supporting our beloved OS, the makers of Pillars of Eternity feels that supporting Linux is not worthwhile.
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Facebook Will Introduce Tools To Fight Video Piracy
Facebook has now announced that it intends to crack down on video piracy and the company will introduce new tools to tackle piracy.
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NASA’s Pluto Probe Heading To Kuiper Belt
NASA has selected next potential destination in the Kuiper Belt for their New Horizons spacecraft to visit and investigate.
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Twitter Has Blocked 31 Government Transparency Accounts
Recently, Twitter has blocked 31 government transparency-seeking accounts from accessing its developer API.
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Infographic: State Of Piracy In Digital Media
Here is an info-graphic that highlights the current state of piracy in digital media and how it affects the creators and developers.
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Microsoft Windows 10 Reached 14 Million Installs Within 24 Hours Of Its Launch
According to Microsoft, Windows 10 has reached 14 million installs in the first 24 hours of release. This number includes copies of Windows 10 installed on new computers sold in stores.
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Toshiba Laptops Will Get A Dedicated Cortana Button
Toshiba wants to give Microsoft’s voice activated digital assistant Cortana a special treatment by giving a dedicated Cortana button in all of their upcoming Windows 10 laptops.
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Skype Retires Windows 8 Modern App In Favor Of Desktop Version
Today, Skype has announced that, starting from July 7 they are retiring Windows 8 modern app and replacing it with a desktop version in an update.
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List Of Features Microsoft Will Depreciate In Windows 10
Here is the list of features that are present in the previous Windows release and depreciated in Windows 10.
