Google patches second round of Stagefright flaws in Android

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

Opera Has Good Features, so What’s the Problem?

You have Opera installed on your computer and open it occasionally when Firefox, Chrome, or Internet Explorer starts acting up. But, there is something holding you back from clicking that “Make Opera My Default Browser” button. What is it? More of this article from MakeUseOf.com

4 Tips to Fix 100% Disk Usage & Improve Windows Performance

Your computer is hanging. Same old Windows, right? Except you’re using a brand new Windows 8.x or Windows 10 device, you’ve only had it a few days. So just what is going on? Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com.

Should You Leave Your Laptop Plugged in All the Time?

There are many things you can do to improve your laptop’s battery life. But is there anything you can do to extend the actual lifespan of the battery? Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

Cortana coming to the Xbox One in 2016

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

Microsoft acknowledges Office 2016-OS X El Capitan crashes but lacks ETA for fix

Microsoft has acknowledged that users of its Office for Mac 2016 application suite are encountering frequent crashes and implied that it’s working on a fix, but offered no timeline for delivering an update. Check this article from PCWorld.com

Quick and Easy Safari and Opera Start Page Customization

We give a lot of attention to Firefox and Chrome, while even taking on Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer. But, what about Safari and Opera? These are solid browsers and they deserve a little love too. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com