Does anyone really need a full-on, touch-friendly version of Windows running on their iPad? Good question, but a company that specializes in streaming high-end games to PCs, laptops, TVs, and tablets has pulled it off, and you can try it today for free. Available now...
Thanks to the just-released Facebook Messenger for Windows, you can get alerts for incoming messages even when you don’t have Facebook open in your browser—and yes, you can even view the much-maligned Facebook “ticker” on your desktop, if you wish....
A new year means a new start—for both you and your gadgets. Get off on the right foot in 2012 with these five essential tech tips, from backing up your hard drive (you are backing up your hard drive, aren’t you?) to taking charge of your pile of passwords. 1....
A new version of Windows, already? Yes indeed, and its new touch-friendly interface represents a radical departure from the Windows you know and love (or tolerate, at least). So, what are the new features in Windows 8? Will it work on your PC? What about your old...
Nancy writes: I appreciate your info on the cloud. Doesn’t storing so much of your data in the cloud mean hacking it is easier? Greetings Nancy! Yes, you’re right: theoretically, any time you put data on a Net-connected server like Apple’s upcoming...
Rumor had it last week that Microsoft had a tablet version of Windows 8 up its sleeves, and it turns out that the buzz was half-right. Yes, the upcoming Windows revamp will be right at home on a tablet, but rather than deliver a specific tablet-friendly version of the...
That’s the word from Bloomberg and its three anonymous sources, who swear that Microsoft execs will “showcase the software’s touch-screen interface running on hardware with an Nvidia Corp. Tegra chip” during next week’s All Things D...
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