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Last week, Twitter was hit by a major Bitcoin scam where hackers took control of various verified accounts to run Bitcoin scams. While Twitter dismissed the attack as social engineering, the company h...

Samsung has started rolling out the Android 10-based OneUI 2.0 update to the Galaxy Note 9 smartphone users in India, according to multiple user reports on XDA. However, the update is not available to...

Slack has just aounced their 3rd quarter eaings, and have beat analyst expectations with revenue of $168.7 million, $10 million more than analysts expected.Slack also reported that they now have m...

Intel has accused Qualcomm of driving it out of the mobile market. It claimed that the mobile chip manufacturer leveraged its advantages over Intel to keep its chips from being adopted by OEMs en mass...

Today on Twitter, Bethesda aounced that anyone who logged into Fallout 76 after its full release in 2018 will receive an entitlement to Fallout Classic Collection on PC. The deal also extends to Xbo...

There are two ways companies can clutter up our email inboxes. One is by sending email we never asked for (spam) and the other is sending us items we agreed to at some point, but have little ongoing ...

Microsoft has releasedKB4469342 for Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The cumulative update was released to Windows Insiders onRelease Preview Ring earlier and is now rolling it out to all the users....

Yesterday, we received reports of Microsoft’s hardware ambitions from this year into next year. Thurrott.com and Windows Central revealed to us at least 4 new code names, including Surface Libra, Andromeda, Carmel and Capitola.The Surface Pro 6th generation will be codenamed Carmel as we all know. The foldable Windows device some have oddly called the Surfac...

Features that Xbox Insiders have been enjoying for weeks are finally begiing to roll out today for everyone with Xbox’s April update.Xbox users will now have more video and display choices at their disposal. First up is auto-low latency mode (ALLM). If you’re playing on a TV that supports ALLM, your Xbox will notify your display when you are playing a game...

Last month, Google aounced that it was merging Android Pay and Google Wallet together into one new app/service: Google Pay.Today, the firm is taking...

Update:Players have reported that theGears of War 4-themed Driver Gear suit is rolling out now. Be sure to check your Xbox Live messages for a download code.Original: To celebrate the series passing an 11-year aiversary milestone, Gears of War 4 is invading Forza Motorsport 7 in the form of custom racing suits.If you played Gears of War 4on Xbox One or Windows 10 before October 31, Tu 10 is giving youa free Gears of War 4-themed Driver Gear suit (pictured below) in Forza Motorsport 7. Those who are eligible will receive an Xbox Live message containing a code to download the suit. Messages will begin to go out on November 20 and may take up to two weeks to receive.Luckily if you didn’t manage...

[embedded content]Yesterday, February 9th was the 5th aiversary day of Surface Pro device. Surface Pro device has come a long way since then, from being a powerful 2-in-1 tablet to a true laptop replacement. Panos Panay, Corporate VP of Devices at Microsoft and Steven Bathiche, the creative power behind many of the core Surface technologies shared their thoughts on Surface Pro device last night. Watch the video above.Here’s what Panos Panay posted regarding Surface Pro’s 5th aiversary,In the five years since we launched Surface Pro a lot has changed, but at the same time much has stayed the same. It’s incredible to me that most of the people that worked on the original Surface Pro are still ...

Microsoft is rolling out a new update for Skype on Android. The latest update bumps the app to version 8.15.0.4 and brings improved audio control for the devices. You can head below and take a look at the official changelog for the update.Improved audio control – easily switch between your earpiece, speaker, wired or Bluetooth device during a call.Bug fixes and various improvementsIf you own an Android device then you can head below to download the update from the Google Play Store. Do let us know your thoughts about the update in the comments section below. Price: Free...

After much delay and anticipation, Samsung has finally rolled out Oreo update for the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus. With the release of this update, Samsung gets itself added to the list of OEMs to rollout Oreo update for their devices.The update just went live but there’s a high chance that you might not get it right away. The updates usually roll out on an incremental basis so it will take some time for the update to be available for everyone. For now, SamMobile has only been able to confirm the availability of a manual download for beta testers in Germany but we believe the update will roll out to everyone soon.According to SamMoile, you will need 500 MBof free inteal storage space if you partic...

Google Drive yesterday aounced a new feature that will help enterprise organisations collaborate easily with others without worrying about file formats. For example, if you’re collaborating with an exteal agency, chances are you’re dealing with multiple file formats. They may be using Office 365 while you are using Google Suite. To use collaboration features like comments on documents, you need to convert the document to Google format. This new feature on Google Drive tries to solve this problem.You can now comment directly on more file types including Microsoft Office files, PDFs and images—without having to convert them into Google Docs, Sheets or Slides. In the Drive preview pane, you can...

Microsoft has pushed out an update to the Outlook for iOS app which brings a number of improvements, focussed on the area of search.Microsoft says Search is now front and centre, with its own tab with a new simplified navigation bar.The full changelog reads:A brand new spot for your search icon, at the bottom of the app. Tap on it to get direct access to your top contacts, upcoming travel itineraries, package deliveries and recent attachments.Search for emails, files, and contacts in any of your accounts from one single search box.Use our new filters to narrow down your search. Focus your search on a single account from the menu inside of the search bar or sort your results to only show emai...

After weeks of testing from Xbox Insiders, update 1802 is ready to go public. Brad Rossetti from the Xbox Preview Program team aounced that the update started rolling out today at 8AM PST.Among the new features that everyone can look forward to are Next Achievements, Mini Game Hubs, and a Do Not Disturb option. Details about the update from the Xbox support website can be read below.Game hubs in the guideNow game hub information is available right from the guide. Check on things like upcoming achievements, Looking for Groups posts, and friends currently playing your game without having to leave the action.Distraction subtractionNeed some “me” time? Set your online status to “Do not disturb,”...

Microsoft is rolling out a new firmware update for Surface Pro 3. The latest firmware has been numbered as3.11.2350 and is rolling out currently to only Surface Pro 3 devices.Unfortunately the update doesn’t come with any notes to indicate the changelog or the fixes. The Microsoft’s “Update History” page also doesn’t have any information regarding the update. However Microsoft does take a day or two to update firmware details on the“Update History” page.We will update once we have more information on this latest firmware update. This is of course the first update rolled out by Microsoft since the Spectre patch so we are guessing this might be related to the same.In any case, if you notice so...

I came to know about this neat little feature in Outlook for iOS app. You can now set Microsoft Edge as the default browser to open links inside Outlook app.Safari, despite being the default browser for over billion iOS devices offers very poor performance on older iOS devices. If you own an old iOS device, give Microsoft Edge a try, you will find it much better than Apple’s Safari web browser.Since Apple doesn’t allow users to change their default browser app on iOS devices, browser vendors like Google and Microsoft are forced to work around by having ‘Open links with’ option in all their iOS mobile apps. Have you tried Edge on an iOS device? How does it compare against Safari or any other ...

Bethesda has aounced that Fallout 4 will be free to play this weekend for Gold members on Xbox One. The company detailed the event over on its website, which you can also read below.“Forget dieting, or exercise, or any number of New Year’s resolutions you might’ve made. Instead, focus on the only one that matters: having more fun. And what’s more fun than playing a game – for free! From now through January 28, Xbox One players with Xbox Live Gold can try Fallout 4 for free. PC players will get their chance at the same deal from February 1 through February 4. If you choose to purchase anything you play during the Free Weekend, your save data will carry over.”In addition, a sale is ruing durin...