It's no secret that Microsoft is one of the 800-pound gorillas of the tech world. Even so, there are areas where the company undeniably struggles. Their Internet Explorer browser was a disaster from day one. It was ultimately retired in preference for Microsoft Edge, which has some supporters, but still lags far behind Chrome and Safari, and even Mozilla's Firefox....
Just in time for tax season, Google has released a new app called Stack for Android devices. Stack is functionally similar to a Microsoft app called Lens, which was originally released for use with Windows phones, but has since found a home on the Play Store. The purpose of the app is to help get (and keep) users organized. You...
Apple users have long enjoyed a 64-bit version of Microsoft's OneDrive, but Windows users have been left out in the cold, until now. Recently, the Redmond Giant announced the release of a Windows-10, 64-bit version of the code. It's not currently available to the general public, but you can get a preview of its functionality via Microsoft's One Drive 64-bit...
At long last, Microsoft has a web browser that the market seems to like. Their new Chromium-based Edge browser has enjoyed rampant growth over the past twelve months, seeing its market share increase by 1300 percent for the year. It should be noted that one year ago, Chromium-based Edge had a market share of just 0.57 percent, and their rampant...
It's not often that people actually look forward to a Windows 10 update, but the upcoming 21H2 "Sun Valley" update may be the exception that proves the rule. With legions of people still working from home courtesy of the ongoing pandemic, this update promises to make both your camera and your monitor work better, in addition to offering a number...
Gamers tend to be surprisingly tech savvy, and as such, they're a bit harder to trick with social engineering than many other groups. Gamers do have a weakness, and it's one that hackers around the world have recently begun to exploit in a systematic way. Increasingly, security researchers are finding instances of poisoned cheat codes. The basic idea is the...
If you have an Android device and you're something of an app fanatic, you may have been tempted by an app called FlixOnline, which was available on the Google Play Store for a time. The app's description promises a free trial subscription to Netflix, which naturally prompted many people to download it and give it a try. Unfortunately, instead of...
As you're probably aware, recently a vast trove of Facebook profiles totaling 533 million in all, wound up on a hacker forum. The company was initially silent about the issue, but the company has now released a statement about the matter. Unfortunately, that statement isn't terribly reassuring. The good news, if you can call it that, is that the company...
Most businesses are getting better at guarding against malware attacks. We still hear about successful attacks far too often, but companies are undeniably getting better at defending against them. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said of firmware attacks, which are growing increasingly common. In fact, according to the first ever Security Signals report published by Microsoft in March of 2021,...
Last year, Microsoft seemed to struggle for a time with its monthly Windows 10 updates. We were treated to a whole series of updates that caused as many issues as they were designed to solve. Some updates led to more than a few "Blue Screen of Death" crashes and howls of frustrations from the company's massive user base. The Redmond...
