Microsoft clearly had Apple’s MacBook and MacBook Pro in its sights when it designed its radical Surface Book. But was it marketing hype or was Microsoft really laying down legitimate smack when it said the Surface Book offers “twice” the performance of a comparable Mac? Check this article from PCWorld.com
Even if you think you’re the most efficient and productive person in the world, there is always room for improvement and Google Scripts can help. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com
The new Surface Pro 4 shed ounces and thickness alike in its evolution from the Surface Pro 3, but it wasn’t the only Microsoft hardware to slim down over the past year. A new Microsoft Surface Dock announced for the Surface hardware on Tuesday assumes the form of an unassuming brick—and it’s downright tiny compared to the gargantuan design of previous Surface-as-desktop options, which required you to slide your tablet into a large docking station. More of this article from PCWorld.com
Microsoft’s new Band curves like a bracelet, arcing over your wrist in a clean plastic line. How the Band slides from one activity to the next has been smoothed out as well, enough to give the Band a slick sheen the first lacked. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Microsoft took aim at the classroom when it launched a version of one OneNote for students and teachers last October, and on Monday it released a handful of updates roughly a month into the current school year. Check this article from PCWorld.com
Google has issued patches for two new Stagefright-related vulnerabilities, one of which affects Android versions going back to 2008 and puts millions of users at risk.
The flaws were found by security company Zimperium, which also unearthed the original Stagefright flaws in April. Check this new article from PCWorld.com
On Friday evening, Microsoft’s Larry Hryb—better known as Major Nelson—took to his blog to make a couple announcements. First, a new update to the Xbox Beta app for Windows 10 is on its way. We’ll get to that in a moment, but the big news is that Cortana, Microsoft’s digital assistant technology, will make its way to the Xbox in 2016. More of this article from PCWorld.com