Apple's new 13-inch MacBook Pro comes with the much-improved Magic Keyboard
Apple today announces an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with double the storage across all standard configurations, better performance, and the company’s Magic Keyboard.
The keyboard, which has been designed to deliver a superior typing experience, is currently available on the 16-inch Pro and MacBook Air, so it was only a matter of time before it arrived on the smaller model too.
Raspberry Pi gains a new 12.3-megapixel camera and interchangeable lenses
The Raspberry Pi can be used for all sorts of maker projects, and the foundation has offered camera modules for it since 2013, adding vision-related functionality.
The first module was a modest 5-megapixel affair that was eventually replaced by an 8-megapixel Sony sensor four years ago. Today, sees the arrival of a new much higher 12.3 megapixel quality camera, and a range of interchangeable lenses.
Microsoft's Your Phone app now lets you control music on your Android device directly in Windows 10
If you're a Windows 10 user, and you have a supported Android phone, then Microsoft's Your Phone is a great app to have as it bridges the gap between your different devices.
Microsoft has added a number of new features to the app over time, making it ever more useful, and today it announces it's adding the ability to control your Android music and audio apps using it. In other words, you can access and control the audio apps playing from your phone directly in Windows. Your songs will remain in sync between your phone and PC, and you can switch between multiple sources in the player too.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Insider Build 19619 to the Fast ring
If you’re feeling a little bored in lockdown, here’s Microsoft with a new Windows 10 build to entertain Insiders on the Fast ring.
Well, 'entertain' might be pushing it as there’s nothing too exciting in this new build. It’s mostly just fixes.
Microsoft updates Cortana for Windows Insiders
Cortana hasn’t been the essential addition to Windows 10 that Microsoft was hoping for. While the digital service has its fans, for many it’s simply a button on the taskbar that they ignore.
Microsoft has been working to change that by creating a new Cortana experience with a chat-based UI. While the digital assistant was originally baked into Windows 10, it’s now available as an app you can download from the Microsoft Store, meaning it can be updated more frequently.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Insider Build 19613 to the Fast ring
Microsoft is busy readying the Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) for release next month, but it’s still hard at work producing builds for future Windows 10 versions.
Today the software giant rolls out Build 19613 to Windows Insiders on the Fast ring. This doesn’t come with any major new features, but it does introduce a number of fixes and improvements.
Give your Raspberry Pi a retro Windows makeover with Linux RaspbianXP Professional and Linux Raspbian95
For its size and price, the Raspberry Pi 4 is a pretty powerful computer. Sure, it’s not quite the complete desktop alternative the Raspberry Pi Foundation suggested it was at launch, but then it does only cost $35 and will handle most of what you can throw at it, provided you don’t set your sights too high.
If you’ve ever wished the Pi could run an older version of Windows, such as XP, or even Windows 95, then we’ve got some great news for you.
How to easily lock down Windows 10, block telemetry, and uninstall unwanted apps
Windows 10 isn’t a bad operating system by any means, but that’s not to say it couldn’t be better.
Each major update of the OS resets your privacy settings to default, and it comes with various apps you likely don’t want or use. There are plenty of free third-party programs available you can call upon to tweak Windows 10’s settings, but they can be complicated or confusing to use.
Forget Windows 10, Windows 20 is the Microsoft operating system we need!
Windows 10 has had more than its share of issues over the years, with buggy updates causing a wide variety of problems for users. The May 2020 Update is nearly ready for release, and will no doubt bring with it another set of woes for many when it does arrive.
With Windows 7 no longer supported, Windows 10 is really the only game in town for those who want to use Microsoft’s OS. But perhaps we should be consigning it to the past and looking to the future with the gorgeous, and much more modern, Windows 20.
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Microsoft readies Windows 10 May 2020 Update (20H1) for release
We’re already halfway through April, so it should come as no surprise to you that the next big update for Windows 10, the May 2020 Update, is pretty much finished.
In preparation for its release, Microsoft has begun rolling it out to Insiders on the Release Preview ring for some last minute testing. The software giant believes that Build 19041.207 is the final flight, although that depends on whether Insiders find any major issues.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19608, improves default apps experience
It’s been a week since Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 10 build to Insiders on the Fast ring, and today sees the arrival of another new release.
Build 19608 sports one major new change and that concerns the default apps experience.
Apple's new iPhone SE is as fast as the 11 Pro, but way more affordable
It’s been rumored for a while, but today Apple takes the wraps off its second-generation iPhone SE.
Reinvented from the inside out and packaged in a compact design, Apple’s most affordable iPhone comes with a 4.7-inch Retina HD display, paired with Touch ID security in the familiar Home button.
Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19603, integrates Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with File Explorer
It’s been two weeks since Microsoft last rolled out a new Windows 10 Insider build to users on the Fast ring.
Today that drought ends though as Built 19603 arrives, bringing with it some new features, including a welcome addition for Linux lovers, and storage management improvements.
Give your dated Windows 10 mouse cursors a modern makeover
The Windows mouse pointer hasn’t really changed since the days of Windows NT. That’s understandable really -- it works fine, and we’re used to how it looks and behaves. But that doesn’t mean you should stick with what you’ve been given.
Stardock today releases CursorFX 4, a rewrite of its classic cursor changing app. As well as a choice of cursor themes, effects, trails and sounds, it offers support for high DPI screens, multiple-DPI multi-monitors, and high refresh rates.
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