Sometimes the tech news of the week is downright boring…but not this week. Just look at the headlines:
Google announces their own cell phone service…Comcast abandons its bid to acquire Time Warner…the Defense Department will start their own cyber attacks against those who attack the US digitally…and Microsoft releases a new Windows 10 Build AND word leaks out that the final version of Windows 10 will be available at the end of July. You can get the details below.
I personally am surprised, but not shocked the Google will now have its own cell phone service. As with all tech beginnings, it may not tempt you to switch for quite a while and they definitely won’t be supporting iPhones. But it will interesting to watch their development.
As for Windows 10, I downloaded their latest build 48 hours ago, so have not had a great deal of time to play with it. But I can tell you that the voice commands application (Cortana) works much better.
But the highlight of the new release is their built-in mail and calendar applications. I’ve tried them out and so far they work very well. In fact, they work so well I can no longer see any use for Outlook. One can see calendars from Google, Apple, and Outlook.com, which you cannot see in Outlook for either Windows or Apple. Bottom line is that Outlook is a mess, but that is a conversation for another day.
I wish the Mail app would use a unified inbox like Apple Mail where e-mail from every service shows up in one inbox. Once you have that, anything less is unacceptable.
As for the final Windows 10 release date, the CEO from AMD in an earnings call, let it slip that Windows 10 will start shipping in late July and early August. Whoops! I don’t think she was supposed to say that. Oh well.
There will be more Microsoft announcements next week from San Francisco as their annual “Build” conference gets underway. And Apple has promised to unveil some amazing new technology in June. Exciting times ahead.
I will get out of the way now and let you read the news and tech tips for computers and mobile devices. Enjoy your weekend. -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
Google Launches Fi, a Low-Cost Cell Phone Service
Google has announced Project Fi, a new low-cost cell phone service that it is launching in the United States. Fi will ride on the backs of Sprint and T-Mobile and will seamlessly switch to Wi-Fi when available. But as you may expect, it comes with some serious limitations.
Comcast reportedly abandons acquisition of Time Warner Cable
The decision comes after recent reports that both the US Department of Justice and Federal Communications Commission were preparing to turn against the deal after months spent looking into what it would mean for competition.
House passes bill allowing corporations to share your data
The bill is designed to prevent future cyber attacks by allowing corporations to share information with each other and the government. As you might guess, civil liberties groups don't agree.
US will use cyberattacks to defend against threats
In a change of strategy, the military has decided to start respond to foreign threats with cyberattacks, Reuters reported after seeing a copy of the strategy.
Microsoft releases Next Windows 10 Technical Preview Build
Microsoft released Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 10061 on Wednesday afternoon with more substantive changes than the prior release, including new Mail and Calendar apps and a raft of improvements to the UI.
Computer Tips and Tricks
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Mobile Computing
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How to Reverse Tether an iPhone or iPad to Your PC or Mac
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List Of 38 Apple iOS 8 Features Every Apple Fan Should Know About
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