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Mr. Robot is still the show of our times: Here’s how we think Season Two will play out
It may have seemed overblown to call USA Network’s hacking show ‘the show of our times’ when we’d only seen three episodes of the series. But as the first series finale sinks in, as Rome begins to burn, as corrupt oligarchs ensconced in high castles feel the threat of an aggrieved populace, you can’t help ...
Microsoft’s Skype redesign sees big improvements in functionality for iOS and Android
Microsoft has announced a new and improved version of Skype for Android and iOS (version 6.0) that is available now. Microsoft stated that the inspiration behind the Skype 6.0 for Android was Google’s Material Design with an emphasis on making Skype more user friendly. Part of this simplicity includes a floating action button that makes ...
Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana now translates words and phrases into 40 languages
Microsoft’s answer to Apple Inc’s Siri, Cortana, just became a little more impressive after integrating Microsoft Translator. The personal digital assistant is now something of a polyglot being able to instantly translate words, phrases and entire sentences into 40 languages – for Chinese and U.S. editions of Windows 10 at least. Real-time translation has already been ...
We won’t pay: Microsoft joins other tech giants in developing next-gen royalty free video format
Some of the tech industry’s biggest names, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Mozilla and Netflix have got together in an alliance to develop next-generation media formats. The group, called the Alliance for Open Media, will combine its collective technology to bring high quality royalty-free still images, audio and video to commercial and non-commercial consumers. The Alliance ...
Is Apple building its own version of Microsoft’s augmented reality headset HoloLens?
Where does Apple fit into the augmented reality market? Microsoft’s HoleLens has done nothing but impress since it came out, wooing spectators with dazzling demos of Minecraft on the living room table and less exciting but arguably more important, turning holographic bodies inside out for educational purposes. HoloLens is going to be big, and while such a ...
5 ways Boomerang for Outlook can save time dealing with emails… and cut down on stress
We recently reported a slew of new features that have arrived to Microsoft Outlook and this included Boomerang, a cross-platform email and calendar productivity solution available for Office 365 and Outlook 2013. The add-in, which is already available for Gmail, was basically conceived as a time-saver, and less so a stress reliever. While the add-in ...
Images of Microsoft’s new flagship Lumias leaked
Leaks of Microsoft’s new flagship Lumias have been trickling into the web for some time, and it’s expected that the devices, along with the Surface Pro 4 and Band 2 will be launched at an event in October. The images came courtesy of Evleaks via Twitter, showing the Microsoft Lumia 950 XL (Cityman) as the ...
Mr. Robot season finale put on hold because of violent scene similar to Virginia on-air shooting of journalists
The season finale of USA Network’s Mr. Robot has been postponed following yesterday’s deadly shooting that claimed the lives of two journalists in Roanoke, Virginia. In a statement the network said, “The previously filmed season finale of Mr. Robot contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia. Out of respect ...
Travel blogger tells us how he made a million dollars and yet knew nothing about tech when he started
“I had no idea how to blog, some would argue I still don’t!” Johnny Ward, an Irish national come millionaire itinerant blogger, tells SiliconANGLE. Ward, who has now visited 154 countries, had zero technical experience when he started blogging five years ago. What he did have is drive, and enthusiasm, which, he says, is the richest ...
Microsoft releases emergency patch for Internet Explorer bug affecting all versions of Windows
Microsoft has issued an out-of-band patch for the second month running, this time for a critical vulnerability in its IE browser that affects all versions of Windows. In the worst possible scenario the flaw might allow an attacker to gain full user rights on a machine running any version of Windows. In the security bulletin, ...