Computers

End of an era Microsoft is helping the estimated hundreds of millions of customers still running Windows XP, which it stopped supporting earlier this month, by providing an emergency update to fix a critical bug in its Internet Explorer browser. Microsoft rushed to create the fix after learning of the …

June is expected to be the biggest month as far as the mobile industry is concerned. Apple and Google will bookend the month with their annual developers’ conferences and we can expect a lot of shake-ups in this space. Apple will be first out of the gate when it kicks …

Apple’s refreshed Macbook Air with faster processor and lower price tag finally comes to India. Starting at 65,900, the Macbook Air now gets powerful processors, fast flash storage, 802.11ac Wi-Fi and up to 12 hours of battery life. Both 11-inch and 13-inch MacBook Air units feature a 1.4GHz processor with …

Along with its first fitness-focussed Liquid Leap smartwatch, Acer has pulled the wraps off its latest range of notebooks and tablets. These include E14 and E15, and a Aspire Switch 10 hybrid, as well as two new tablets – Iconia Tab 7 and Iconia One 7. The Aspire Switch 10 is a …

We had expected Google to bring remote desktop access to Android in the next version of the OS. But as it turns out Google isn’t waiting for Android L to release and has now launched a Chrome Remote Desktop app on the Play Store. Following on the basic features of …

Scientists have developed a new technique that brings inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips one step closer to reality. Researchers at the University of Iowa and colleagues at New York University have made a new proposal for overcoming a major obstacle to …

AMD has announced its latest flagship dual-GPU graphics card – theRadeon R9 295X2. The R9 295X2 houses two CrossFired Hawaii GPUs that are seen on the R9 290X. Accompanying this monster of a card is a dedicated advanced closed-loop, pre-assembled liquid cooling system from Asetek as well. The R9 295X2 …

More user friendly Windows 8.1 update 1 have been officially released by Microsoft and is now available for download from the official site. The company has made it mandatory for the Windows 8.1 users to install the Update 1 pack on their systems. This update comes just a day after Windows …

Windows Phone 8.1 coming soon Microsoft announced some big changes to its mobile platform with the Windows Phone 8.1 update at BUILD 2014. Besides cosmetic changes, it brings some much-needed functionality to the OS. It will be rolled out to consumers “in the next few months,” and new Windows Phone …

Windows Phone 8.1 will come with Cortana. New York: Microsoft is following through on a promise to update its Windows 8 operating system on a regular basis to respond to consumers’ complaints and other feedback. Just months after the release of Windows 8.1, Microsoft is preparing changes to make it …