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I'm a big fan of the InFocus Kangaroo PC, an innovative mini-PC that offers Windows Hello compatibility and other unique features. But this week, InFocus announced the Kangaroo Notebook. It's like the Kangaroo PC ... to go.
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Microsoft today announced a number of new features coming to Outlook.com, plus one for Outlook on the Web, part of Office 365. Key among them is support for Google Drive and Facebook photos.
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Microsoft is renaming its Microsoft Health app on Android, iPhone and Windows phone to Microsoft Band, ostensibly because it's a more obvious name for customers. But then, that's the problem: There are no customers.
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Tech tidbits from around the web: Dell introduces XPS laptops with Windows 10 in new colors, Tim Cook casts his vote for AR over VR, the Pixel Launcher is a thing, and I make fun of terrible headlines.
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Spotify this week said that it now has 40 million paying subscribers, up from 30 million in March. That means that the music subscription service is growing well over twice as fast as its closest competitor, Apple Music.
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Back in June, Microsoft threw down the gauntlet, claiming that Edge provided significant better battery life than competing browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Today, it says that the gap has only grown, thanks to improvements in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
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When news of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phablets catching fire and even spontaneously exploding broke, I reacted in predictable fashion, racing to Twitter for an all-day mock-fest. But a week later, it's no joke: No government has required Samsung to recall the incendiary devices, customers are still using them, and one gets the feeling that…
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Microsoft started rolling out its latest cumulative update to PCs yesterday, and today HoloLens is getting the same treatment with an update primarily focused on the smaller niggling issues throughout the operating system.
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Microsoft's Desktop App Converter---previously code-named Project Centennial---is now available in the Windows Store. This will enable developers to get the latest features and bug-fixes automatically as soon as the app is updated going forward.
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Yesterday, Brad exclusively revealed Microsoft's plans to retreat from its Band efforts: The firm won't ship a Band 3 this year, and will almost certainly never do so. Now what? If you haven't, be sure to read The Future Of Microsoft Health Is Foggy carefully: Brad wasn't just the first to uncover Microsoft's plans, he…
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Tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft is quietly laying off dozens of highly-placed employees, Microsoft partners with Huawei ... on cybersecurity buyers guide, iOS 10 upgrade had a "brief issue" but Apple fixed it, Swift Playgrounds is now available, more.
With the Band 2 reaching its end of life and no Band 3 on the horizon, the future of the company's health initiative is a bit foggy.
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Audible Channels---a unique feature of the Audible service that provides short format original programming and exclusive content and podcasts to the audiobook service---is now free for Amazon Prime members, Audible revealed.
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Microsoft announced three new accessories for the Xbox One S today, padding out the lineup with new Xbox Wireless Controller designs and a new Xbox Stereo Headset. The new accessories will be available for sale over the next month or so.
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This week's launch of Recore, the new offering from the genius behind such games as Mega Man, Lost Planet and Dead Rising is a big deal on a number of levels. But of course what I care about most is that Recore is the first Xbox Play Anywhere title.
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Google this week provided the Android 7.0 Nougat factory and OTA images for its Nexus devices, providing Nexus owners with the ability to easily upgrade or reset their devices with the latest Android version.