News Analyses
The Pixel Slate reality people seem to be missing
The common narrative surrounding Google's platform-straddling Pixel Slate shows that people haven't really been paying attention.
3..., 2..., 1? How complaints tamed Microsoft's aggressive feature upgrade strategy
Microsoft has constantly shifted its release and support timeline for Windows 10, responding to concerns and complaints from users. Here's how the OS strategy has changed, and what may be coming next.
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Mingis on Tech: The Pixel 3 arrives
The Pixel 3 (and the larger Pixel 3 XL) officially arrive this week. Just in time, Computerworld's Dan Rosenbaum offers up insights and observations about the new device after several days' hands-on experience.
Economist Nouriel Roubini: Blockchain and bitcoin are the world’s biggest scams
The economist who predicted the 2008 financial collapse has been telling congressional leaders that bitcoin and blockchain represent a significant threat to the stability of the financial marketplace. But he's getting pushback.
It looks as if Microsoft has stopped pushing this month’s Win7 Monthly Rollup, KB 4462923
There’s no official announcement that I can find, much less an explanation, but it looks as if you can no longer get KB 4462923, the October Win7 Monthly Rollup, through Windows Update. Microsoft apparently yanked it from WU last...
A second bad driver — this one for audio — gets pushed out by Windows Update. Protect yourself!
Last week, Microsoft pushed two buggy drivers onto Win10 machines. A bad keyboard driver triggered blue screens on HP computers. A buggy audio driver turned off Intel Audio sound. They were fixed over the weekend with KB 4468304 and...
Apple goes shopping
Apple took some of its repatriated cash assets and went shopping -- acquiring over the past year Shazam, Dialog Semi, Spektral, and Asaii.
MOBI adds UEM reporting with new desktop, IoT management tools
Mobile management provider MOBI has added desktops and IoT devices to the portfolio of enterprise devices it can manage.
Google's most exciting new gadget is neither phone nor tablet
The most interesting, inventive, and impactful launch of the week isn't what you'd expect.
There’s a rash of WDF_VIOLATION blue screens on Win10 HP computers with an as-yet unknown cause
Fingers point to the Patch Tuesday Win10 cumulative updates, a Windows-pushed HP keyboard driver, or a combination of both. A Microsoft agent says that it’s not just on HP machines and that the cumulative updates have been pulled, but...
Apple seizes power
Apple’s deal with Dialog Semi gives Apple access to cutting-edge wireless power technologies.
Mingis on Tech: Data breaches and the rise of 'surveillance capitalism'
Facebook and Google recently owned up to new data breaches affecting millions of users. It's not the first time. It won't be the last. CSO's J.M. Porup explains what's really going on.
Facebook opens Workplace Chat to multi-company groups
The expanded Workplace chat function is designed to improve collaboration between workers at separate organizations.
With the Pixel 3, Google is playing its own game
This week's Pixel 3 launch makes one thing clear: Google's strategy for competing with other smartphone manufacturers is to play a completely different game.
Still hitting Error 0x8000FFF when installing the Win7 Monthly Rollup? There's a reason.
Yes, it's another Microsoft screwup. Even though it reissued the Win7 Servicing Stack Update and marked it as 'security,' many people won't see it. The problem: Ancient installer update logic. Don't hold your breath waiting for a...
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Win10 version 1809, take two: A guide to the builds and what they break
Yesterday Microsoft explained in full detail all four conditions that led to catastrophic data loss when installing the first release of Win10 version 1809. Here’s what you can expect from the second wave of releases, builds 17763.17...
Duck and cover: Turn off Windows Automatic Update and block the Win10 1809 upgrade
Given the likelihood Microsoft will push machines to the next version of Win10 Tuesday -- and the mess the 1809 upgrade created last week – you should lock everything down.
IBM launches blockchain-based, global food tracking network
IBM's blockchain-based electronic supply chain ledger for tracking food from farm to shelf is now commercially available and is being piloted by some of the largest global retailers and suppliers.
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