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According to a new report by Digitimes, Huawei’s Mate X2, a successor to the last year’s Mate X, will be released sometime in the second half of 2020. The small-volume trial production for components,...

To commemorate the holiday season,Microsoft has released a new pack of free wallpapers with a Christmas Holiday theme. Titled Winter Holiday Glow, the description of the high-quality wallpaper selec...

Nero kicks some ass in the latest gameplay footage from Devil May Cry 5. Along with a trailer, IGN also has 15 minutes of demon-slaying gameplay ruing on an Xbox One X.[embedded content][embedded co...

Just because it’s E3 week doesn’t mean you need to make a big aouncement during a press conference. Square Enix evidenced this perfectly as the company aounced Kingdom Hearts III’s release date… in the dead of night in the United States. Because why not.Kingdom Hearts III will release on January 29, 2019 for Xbox One and PlayStation 4. It’s nice to final...

Microsoft today released KB4089848 cumulative update (OS Build 16299.334) for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1709) users. This update does not include any new features, but it includes several quality improvements. Find the full change log below.Addresses issue with a GDI handle leak in the Windows Ribbon control.Addresses issue where us...

Microsoft today released OS Build 14393.2155 and OS Build 15063.994 to Windows 10 Aiversary Update (Windows 10 Version 1607) and Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1703) users respectively.These cumulative updates does not include any new features, but they include several bug fixes. Find the full change log below.March 22, 2018—KB4088891 (OS ...

Microsoft today released Cumulative Update Build 16299.248, Build 15063.909, Build 14393.2068 and Build 10586.1417 to Windows 10 users ruing Fall Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1709), Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1706), Windows 10 Aiversary Update (Windows 10 Version 1607) and Windows 10 Version 1511 users respectively.These updates does not include any new features, but they include several bug fixes. Find the full change log below.February 13, 2018—KB4074588 (OS Build 16299.248):Addresses issue where child accounts are able to access InPrivate mode on ARM devices even though their browsing and search history is sent to their parents. This occurs only on Microsoft acc...

Since its release back in 2012, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has been one of the most played games around the world. The popularity was enough for it to be considered as a competition with real prizes. The latest ELeagueMajor was won byCloud9 who walked away with a total prize of over $500,000, following which someone spent $61,000 for a CS:GO weapon skin (Yes! you read that number right).With all this popularity, Valve has been workingcontinuously to improve the gameplay and the overall experience. The latest update for CS:GO was released today with an improved Nuke map and many changes to other maps as well. You can read below to check the official changelog for the update.[ GAMEPLAY ]...

Plex today aounced support for live TV on Xbox One and Plex Media Player desktop client (PMP). With Plex Live TV and DVR you can watch and record high-definition, over-the-air television broadcasts using a digital tuner and antea. The company’s intuitive and customizable program guide supports chaels in more than 70 countries, including shows from all major American networks like ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and CW, as well as local programming, news and sports. They also support many other major networks around the world, like CBC, BBC, ITV, Telemundo and Univision.Plex today also added additional features to live TV for Roku, Plex Web App and PMP – including full time shifting capabilities. If you d...

We posted a week ago about a new vulnerability in the Adobe Flash Player which was apparently being used by North Korean operatives against South Korean researchers in “limited, targeted attacks against Windows users.”The malware can be delivered by web pages, but also by email or in Office documents.Most browsers and versions of Windows (and even Linux and MacOS) were affected, but Microsoft has today made a patch available for the issue.Microsoft notes the Adobe Flash Player KB4074595 for Windows 10 includes important security fixes, and notes:“This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash Player that is installed on any supported edition of Windows operating system.”The upd...

After a delay last fall, Dontnod Entertainment has revealed the release date of its upcoming supeatural action-RPG. Vampyr is set to launch on June 5, 2018 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC (via Eurogamer).Vampyr will be Dontnod’s first title since the release of Life is Strange in 2015, and it couldn’t be more different. Set in 1918, Vampyr follows a doctor-tued-vampire in London during the Spanish Flu epidemic. While your vampiric nature compels you to thirst on blood, you don’t actually need to kill anyone in order to complete the game. Therein lies the moral dilemma at the center of Vampyr; do you give into your base desires, destroying the city in the process, or do you ignore them an...

Microsoft today released the preview of the February feature update for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows 10 Mobile devices. With this v17.9029 update, you can easily find out who has edited your presentation and what changes they’ve made by checking out the slides that have a green highlight.What determines whether changes are highlighted:This feature works on shared documents stored in OneDrive and SharePoint.Changes are highlighted only when the person who makes the change is using PowerPoint 2016 version 8403 or later.Changes aren’t highlighted if revision data has been tued off for the document in the Trust Center Privacy Options:If you are an Office Insider, you can download thes...

Last month, Intel pulled back its Spectre patches for some platforms as it caused rebooting and other unexpected issues in PCs.Intel today aounced updated Spectre patches for Skylake-based PCs. They have released them to OEM customers and industry partners, they will test Intel’s patch and then release it to general customers.It is highly recommended to update your PCs with these patches.According to the Department of Homeland Security’s cyber-emergency unit, US-CERT, as many as 85 percent of all targeted attackscan be prevented with regular system updates.“I can’t emphasize enough how critical it is for everyone to always keep their systems up-to-date. Research tells us there is frequently ...

Microsoft last night released a new Windows 10 Build to Insiders in the Fast Ring. This Build 17093 comes with newstreamlined pairing experience for Bluetooth peripherals which will allow users to start pairing and coecting supported devices in a single click.Here’s how it works:Put the Bluetooth peripheral in pairing modeIf the peripheral is close by, Windows will show a notification to the userSelecting “Coect” starts pairingWhen the peripheral is no longer in pairing mode or is no longer nearby, Windows will remove the notification from the Action CenterA user can also tu this feature off in the “Bluetooth & other devices” page. However this new experience will work only with select acces...

Microsoft has been pretty open when it comes to cross-platform support for both apps and services. Starting today, you will be able to use Microsoft’s virtual assistant Cortana on Apple iPads as well. This is not a big deal considering the fact that Microsoft already has Cortana for iPhones and this will just serve as an extension to the same.Cortana is not that different on iPads than it is on iPhones but the layout and the UI have been improved to adapt to the bigger screen. The latest addition sure will improve Microsoft’s reach in terms of cross-platform support. In addition to iPad support, Cortana now launches 20% faster.If you own an iPad then you can get Cortana from iTunes Store bel...

Microsoft is plaing to release Windows Work Folders on-demand file access feature in the next Windows 10 release (RS4). This feature will allow enterprise users to access all of their files on Windows 10 when using an enterprise managed file server with Work Folders. They can also control which files are stored on their PC and available offline. Similar to OneDrive Files on Demand feature, all the files are always visible and don’t take up any space on your PC.If you’re interested in checking out the on-demand file access feature for Work Folders, install Windows 10 build 17063 or later.You can enable it by using the following methods,Work Folders setup wizard:When configuring Work Folders o...

In May 2017 we reported a major win for the Windows Store (now the Microsoft Store) when Apple said they would be bringing their iTunes music and phone management app to the Store “soon”, or at least before the end of the year.The Cupertino company, of course, failed to deliver, but promised: “We have been working with Microsoft to deliver the full iTunes experience to our customers and we need a little more time to get it right.”Now the first concrete sign of the work has shown up in the latest Windows Desktop version of the app.ITHome.com have noticed the build now includes a component called iTunesUWP.dll which will presumably mediate the store requirement and features for the Centeial ap...

We all know that Google is inteally working on a flexible OS like the rumoured Andromeda from Microsoft. This flexible operating system was first spotted in 2016. We recently heard that this operating system has been made compatible with the new Google’s Pixelbook convertible that runs ChromeOS. Well today, ArsTechnica managed to port the unreleased beta version of Fuchsia OS to their Pixelbook. As we said earlier, this is a beta release and is pretty buggy but as we know that the USB Ports, Touch and other important ports and components like Etheet are working alright. Other main features include a Home screen, Google Search Bar, Lockscreen, Card based layouts and more. Most of these UI an...

Microsoft was first with releasing Intel’s fix for the recently discovered processor flaws for their Surface line of laptops and tablets, and now it seems HP may be next. Users are reporting that HP has started publishing updated BIOS for some of their laptops on their website confirmed via a Powershell verification script to include a fix for the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities in Intel’s x86 processors. Unfortunately, it appears HP has not started pushing out the fixes, so, for now, users will need to check HP’s support website for updates to their BIOS. TheMeltdown and Spectre Side-Chael Vulnerability exploit design flaws in processor speculative execution, normally used to speed u...

We wrote in the moing about a potential vulnerability in Intel’s chips which would leave PCs of all operating systems vulnerable to being hacked despite all earlier protections and sandboxes in place.Now Intel has released a statement in response and vociferously denied that the issue is exclusive to Intel chips, is as serious as portrayed, or that PCs will be consistently 30% slower following mitigation patches. Intel and other technology companies have been made aware of new security research describing software analysis methods that, when used for malicious purposes, have the potential to improperly gather sensitive data from computing devices that are operating as designed. Intel believe...