Articles for December 2014

Microsoft has announced that the Windows Insider Program has reached 1.5 million signups, with 450,000 of them being highly active users of the Windows 10 Technical preview. ... Read more

January 2015 is set to mark big changes and steps forward for the Windows 10 operating system, with Microsoft scheduled to hold a "Windows 10: The Next Chapter" event on January 21st. ... Read more

Build 9901 is the second build of the Windows 10 Technical Preview that has been leaked in the fourth quarter of 2014. Microsoft is expected to hold the next build until January. ... Read more

A problem with copying, moving or burning files happens when their names exceed the 255 character limit. The copying or moving process can end with an unexpected error message. ... Read more

Since the earliest days of internet access in China in September 1987, the challenge for authorities has been how to maintain a grip on its use. Now China is blocking the Gmail service for 3rd party apps via Hong Kong using IP blocking to achieve it. ... Read more

Microsoft & Google have teamed up to complain to the Federal Communications Commission about hotel industry leaders American Hospitality & Lodging Association and Marriott International wanting to intentionally block Wi-Fi Hotspots in hotel rooms. ... Read more

Lizard Squad, the ones behind the PlayStation hack, have a new target: Tor. The anonymous browsing and file sharing network for browsing the internet anonymously for reasons beyond an understanding have become their next target. ... Read more

To a certain amount of holiday cheer & confirmation that the Chromebook is offering something to consumers who want a low-cost laptop that is actually usable, Amazon confirmed after Christmas that two out of the top 3 laptop sellers were Chromebooks. ... Read more

For people who use the Android operating system as their preferred mobile option and Google Chrome for their default web browser, they may find that they do a lot of distracted reading every day. Now there is a Reader Mode in Chrome for Android. ... Read more

It used to be possible to create your own custom signature in an email application or in webmail and then every time you send a message out, the signature would display under your message. Since this time Gmail has decided to cut out the signatures. ... Read more

Up until now Mozilla have been aiming their own Firefox OS on the low to mid-level budget market. However, now Mozilla courtesy of phone maker LG are releasing an upmarket smart phone in the Japanese market that is sure to turn a few heads. ... Read more

After the threat of a Christmas season hack via a Twitter account with a supposed affiliation with the hacking group Anonymous, the group has released in the public arena a collection of username and passwords for as many as 13,000 user accounts. The ... Read more

Apple has long been believed to be more secure that Windows because of its Linux-based architecture has been hit with the same denial of service vulnerability discovered by technicians which affects how the NTP process synchronizes the system clock. ... Read more

Google Drive is pushing hard to gain new customers with cheap storage offers from 100 GB to 1 TB. The usefulness of this cloud storage option can be extended with these useful tricks which don't need extra apps installed. ... Read more

Google is on a mission to bring self-drive cars to the US streets perhaps as early as 2015. Some engineers at the company said 2017-2020 is more likely as they work through the technological challenge. Here is a more detailed look at the project. ... Read more