Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Windows 2018 Spring Update is Delayed

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Tech News and Opinions

Microsoft reveals why the Spring Creators Update has been delayed

The update was causing 'blue screen of death' errors, which cause Windows to become unresponsive and display a blue error screen, on enough PCs to warrant the delay.

Broadband advisor picked by FCC Chairman Ajit Pai arrested on fraud charges

Elizabeth Pierce allegedly tricked investors into pouring $250 million into a fiber optic scheme by forging revenue agreements

After bashing Amazon deals, Trump orders investigation of U.S. Postal Service

President says that USPS is “losing many billions of dollars a year, while charging Amazon and others so little to deliver their packages, making Amazon richer and the Post Office dumber and poorer?”

Facebook confirms it can track you even if you delete your account

Facebook has shed more light on how it tracks people around the web, and confirmed once and for all that it does indeed keep tabs on people who don’t even use the social network.

Google's astounding new search tool will answer any question by reading thousands of books

Type a question into "Talk to Books," and AI-powered tool will scan every sentence in 100,000 volumes in Google Books and generate a list of likely responses with the pertinent passage bolded.


Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

The Best Apps to Keep Windows 10 Organized

Welcome to Spring Cleaning Week, wherein we clear the cobwebs of winter and set the stage for sunny days ahead. Let’s clean things up, shall we?

How to Remove Facebook from Your Life (And Why That’s Nearly Impossible)

If you want to rid yourself of Facebook, I’m going to tell you how, but you probably won’t do it.

This is the new Gmail design

A new sidebar includes Google Calendar alongside messages

Why You Should Always Install 64-bit Windows

The 64-bit version of Windows is also known as the “x64” version of Windows, while the 32-bit version is also known as the “x86” version.

How To Upgrade Or Replace Your PC’s RAM

Adding memory is one of the easier ways to boost your PC’s performance. There are a few things to check before spending your money, though, so let’s talk about them.


Mobile Computing

The Best Ways to Automatically Back Up the Photos on Your Smartphone

You probably capture lots of important moments with your phone, so you also need to make sure you’re keeping those moments backed up.

Another reason to quit Facebook: It's still a battery hog

The Facebook app continues to consume more power than most. There are two possible workarounds.

11 Tips for Working on the iPad

From keyboard recommendations and shortcuts to gestures and Siri, here are all the little tricks I use to get work done on my iPad Pro on a daily basis.

The New Cheap iPad Is All the iPad You Need

Review: It’s good. It’s not great! But it’s probably all the iPad you need.

Android’s trust problem isn’t getting better

Your phone’s manufacturer may be lying to you about the security of your Android device. In fact, it appears that almost all of them do.

Is your Android phone a 'toxic hellstew' of vulnerabilities? There's an app to help you find out

Just because Android tells you it's patched and everything is safe doesn't mean it is. But there's an app to help you determine if you're being told the truth.

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