Google today announced in a blog post that the company is closing it Goo.gl URL shortnerxa0next year in favor of Firebase Dynamic Links. The company has given April 13 as the deadline for anyone who wants to use the service or has used the service as anonymousxa0in the past.However, users who have s...

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...

At Connect() developer event last year, Microsoft announced the preview of Azure Databricks service for highest-performance streaming analytics projects. Azure Databricks is an Apache Spark-based analytics platform that delivers one-click setup, streamlined workflows and an interactive workspace. Az...

A new security vulnerability in Skype for Windows desktop app was revealed last month. The issue was in the Skype Updater tool that keeps the Skype app on Windows always up-to-date. In order to prevent new users from downloading the vulnerable app, Microsoft pulled the app from the web. Microsoft ha...

Microsoft today released OS Build 14393.2155 and OS Build 15063.994 to Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Windows 10 Version 1607) and Windows 10 Creators Update (Windows 10 Version 1703) users respectively.xa0These cumulative updates does not include any new features, but they include several bug fixes...

Some time back we reported that Samsung was not able to pull off an in display fingerprint scanner. Now a new report suggests that Samsung might have succeeded after all.The latest report comes fromxa0Ming-Chi Kuo who holds a decent track for correct predictions focusing mainly on iPhone and Apple.S...

For most people used to 2D image editing Microsoft’s replacement,xa0Paint3 3D, remains a confusing and intimidating application to use.In a recent update, Microsoft, however, added a feature which should make the application a lot easier to use.Currently its already easy to view your creation in 3D,...

The new build Windows 10 Preview Insider Build v17112xa0 has been released by Microsoft to the Fast Ring.Rather than new features, the update appears to be bringingxa0a number of fixes, but also known issues, which are enumerated as below:We fixed an issue where selecting a notification after taking...

Steam’s Hardware Survey numbers are out for February, and while they are useless for PCs at present, they do give us a look into the market share of the various VR headsets, due to Steam’s cross-platform support and attractive library of VR games and other applications.This month’s numbers, for Febr...

Facebook deserves credit for continuing to support their WhatsApp app for Windows Phone, with the Beta just beingxa0updated to version 2.18.30 with a number of new features.The headline new feature is the ability to continuously share your location for a set period, allowing friends to coordinate mo...

It has been more than a year since the last major software update to the Microsoft HoloLens, but now, according to those who watched the HoloDevelopers Summit, Microsoft is working on a new update to the Augmented Reality headset which will soon be pushed out to Insiders.The update, which is already...

Nearly a month ago, Mixer announced that the company was investing in more ways to help streamers monetize their channels. One way Mixer aims to do th

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

Smart speakers are one of the new frontiers in consumer technology, and Spotify might be working its own.Musically spotted an ad placed by Spotify for

Snapchat has now aped an Instagram feature for once, rather than the latter.The firm has introduced Giphy integration (via The Verge), into the app, a

The Microsoft HoloLens is getting somewhat long in the tooth, getting ready to celebrate its second birthday in March 2018.Microsoft has already tease

Facebook is planning to enter the smart speaker business this year by launching two speakers in July 2018. Codenamedxa0Aloha and Fiona, both the speaker

[embedded content]LinkedIn today announced a new feature that will make the toughest part of interview process easier for recruiters. Scheduling an in

Microsoft has rolled out a new Windows 10 Mobile cumulative build for all supported Windows Phones taking the OS to buildxa0 15254.248.This build contai

After a brief beta testing period, Larry Hryb has announced that party chat is now available through the Xbox app on Android and iOS mobile devices.As