In 2014, about three years after the launches of Facebook Messenger and Snapchat, Microsoft decided it wanted its own share of the multimedia-messaging market. Not surprisingly, its Skype spinoff, Skype Qik, never took off. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Nothing is foolproof. But, by taking the correct precautions beforehand, you can reduce the likelihood of crooks accessing your data, and make it easier to find your phone’s location. You can even make the phone itself pretty much useless to the thieves or anyone they sell it to. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Twitter has notified 10,000 users that their email addresses and phone numbers may have been exposed due to a bug in the website’s password recovery feature. More of this article from PCWorld.com
It seems like Microsoft has finally, completely solved its long-standing power problems with the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. At least that’s the message its sending with a new firmware update that was released today. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Craigslist, the popular online listings service, has waged a long fight against scammers, but a new academic study suggests it’s been losing the battle. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
When it comes to visual aesthetics, Windows 10 is reasonably configurable—but not as configurable as I’d like. For instance, I can’t find a way to replicate Windows 7’s rounded window corners. (If you found one, please add it to the comments section below.) But you can still do a lot to make Windows 10 look better. Check out this article from PCWorld.com
Well, it had a good run.
On Friday, Google announced that it would discontinue the popular Picasa photo management tool in order to put all its efforts toward its newer Google Photos service. Check out this article from PCWorld.com