
Microsoft has decided to remove the WiFi Sense feature from all versions of Windows 10, including mobile devices and PCs. The feature was pulled from the most recent preview build of Windows 10 for PCs; it will be pulled from phones, too. WiFi Sense allowed people to share their WiFi logins with social network connections, […]

One week after the previous releases, Apple on Tuesday released developer versions of the fourth betas for iOS 9.3.2, OS X 10.11.5, and tvOS 9.2.1. A new release of the developer-only watchOS 2.2 is still missing from the lineup, and no third beta for the wearable’s OS version appeared last week either. It is […]

Good News AMD has released Radeon Software Crimson Edition 16.5.1 to align with Forza Motorsport 6: Apex. The drivers are classified as Beta, and so is the game, coincidentally, which means 16.5.1 is not WHQL-certified. That doesn’t have the weight that it used to, though. Its only listed feature is performance improvements with that title, especially […]

Microsoft on Thursday announced that it would stick to the plan it announced last year and begin charging for Windows upgrades this summer. After the switch — which comes on the operating system’s first birthday — standalone Windows 10 Home licenses will cost $119. There is no word yet on pricing for other editions. Windows […]

Another week, another Nvidia Game Ready Driver. Version 365.10 of Nvidia’s WHQL driver include support for the release of a game and three upcoming open betas. This week’s big game release is Gearbox Software’s Battleborn, and according to Nvidia, the new driver should help players achieve the best framerates for their GPUs. The new game […]

Apple on Monday confirmed earlier reports that it would no longer issue updates or patch security holes in the QuickTime standalone version for Windows, ending 11 years of development. A report from Trend Micro last week outlined two “heap overflow” security issues with QuickTime 7 for Windows, and said that it had contacted Apple about […]

Google has some big announcements at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) this week. Chief among them in my book is the announcement of the Google Cloud CDN going into Beta. This is big for Publishers ho want to speed up delivery of images, audio and video and will take on big players like Amazon’s […]

Microsoft announced that starting now Skype for Web, as well as the Outlook.com, Office Online and OneDrive services, will support plugin-free voice, video and group video calling in the Edge browser. The company uses the technology called Object Real-Time Communications (ORTC), which is a simpler and more powerful part of the WebRTC protocol that Microsoft adopted […]

Adobe is helping those producing content for virtual reality headsets, by adding functions to its Creative Cloud apps aimed at enhancing VR and 360-degree video workflows. Central to the new features, set to arrive in the early summer, Premiere Pro CC will include a VR “field of view” mode that can potentially help video editors […]

Futurmark released an update to its 3DMark benchmark suite, adding a new VR experience, a new user interface, and the capability to choose the specific benchmarks you want to install. The new VR experience is exclusive to 3DMark Advanced and Professional editions and is intended for use with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. This […]