Google has recently updated its Backup and Sync app for Windows and MacOS devices with changes aimed at improving usability. The firm has added support for HEIF images so that pictures which are synced from your desktop now appear in Google Photos. Microsoft added that feature for OneDrive months ago in contrast. The firm has […]
Read More: Google's Backup and Sync app for Windows gets updated
Two months ago we reported that Windows Phone OEM WileyFox was going into administration, meaning their Wileyfox Pro Windows 10 Mobile handset would no longer be available. The company aimed to serve enterprise customers who have already committed to Windows Phone, and who could no longer procure replacement Windows Phones from the likes of Nokia or […]
Read More: Last chance as Wileyfox's Windows 10 Mobile handset on sale again
A few weeks ago, Huawei's P20 Pro emerged with a 40 MP camera set up. We (From our armchairs), compared it to the venerable Nokia Lumia 1020 of 2013, the first modern smartphone with a 40Megapixel camera (not counting the Nokia 808) The folks over at Neowin went a step further and did an actual live comparison with […]
Read More: The Lumia 1020 and Huawei's P20 Pro get their 40 MegaPixel shooters compared
Around a year ago Microsoft removed phone-related APIs from the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, dashing hope of a Windows 10-powered smartphone coming anytime soon. During this period Microsoft's Always-Connected PC interface continued to power ahead, bringing Windows 10-powered PCs powered by ARM64 Snapdragon processors and LTE modems. These laptops could not, however, make phone […]
Read More: New hope for Surface Phone as Microsoft adds back Phone-related APIs to Windows 10 Redstone 5
Apple's new MacBook Pros are having a battery issue of their own. Spotted by 9to5Mac, the firm is allowing users which have non-touch bar MacBook Pros replace their devices, with a number of devices manufactured between October 2016 and 2017 reportedly having a component which causes the device's battery to expand and swell the chassis. The […]
Read More: Apple is replacing the batteries on some defective MacBook Pros
The Andra Pradesh government is using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning to identify students at risk of dropping out in the coming school year. Azure Machine Learning is a cloud predictive analytics service that makes it possible to quickly create and deploy predictive models as analytics solutions. It not only provides tools to model predictive analytics, but […]
Read More: Microsoft's AI used to identify potential school drop-outs
Last month Gabe Newell said that Valve was finally going to start shipping games again, and its latest acquisition looks to be a step toward making that happen. Firewatch developer Campo Santo has announced that it was bought by Valve and will now be making games under the company. In a blog post, the team […]
Read More: Valve acquires Firewatch developer Campo Santo
