Tech tidibts from around the web: With HoloLens, Microsoft aims to avoid Google's mistakes, Microsoft cracks down on 'terrorism content', Apple offers to replace iPads with MacBooks in Maine State classrooms ... at no additional cost, and Google's new app helps anyone be a scientist.

Tech tidbits from around the web: a new Office 2016 Insider Preview build is now available, Microsoft launches Office 365 Connectors, Audible launches an online magazine, Steam is now selling the Atari Vault, Sony to bring PlayStation games to Android, iOS, Apple Music gets a widget on Android, more.

Here are some tidbits from around the web: Passwords that suck, AMD results, Build sells out rather quickly, Continuum for phones will work on mid-range devices too, Intel offers new security tech on Core vPro chips, more.

Here a few tidbits from around the web: Windows Store to get its first AAA game title, Microsoft has augmented reality competition, Nexus 6P goes gold, Huawei shipped 108 million smartphones in 2015, and questions about whether Apple is cutting iPhone production.

I'm drowning in news from CES, so here are some quick tidbits from around the web: You can buy the Lumia 550 from Microsoft now, Amazon has not stopped selling the 950 XL, Acer Liquid Jade Primo coming in February, and more.

Here are some more tidbits from around the Internets today: Cortana to float, big update for Groove on Windows 10 Mobile, Wal-Mart mobile payments, Tim Cook disses Chromebook.

Here's what else is happening today: Looking at the Lumia 950 reviews, Apple's Jimmy Iovine has a senior moment, and Yahoo Mail tries to block ads.

Here’s what’s happening today: Looking forward to the Lumia 950/XL camera, what Julie said, Apple infringed on University of Wisconsin patent, and much more.

With its new hardware, Microsoft is shooting for the high-end of the market. And in doing so, it is providing a much-missed sense of leadership.

Since June, I've been using various pre-release versions of iOS 9 on my iPhones, iPads and my iPod touch, and I upgraded to the final version last week.

On Wednesday, Apple announced new iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs as expected. But there was one surprise at the event: Microsoft helped promote iPad Pro.

At its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) keynote this morning, Apple announced updates to all three of its major mobile platforms: Mac OS X, iOS and watchOS.

Apple Watch delivers the quality we expect from Apple, but it is weighted down by confusing new user interfaces and an overly-expensive price tag.

A few readers have asked me recently for recommendations on recent books about the personal computing industry. And looking through my Kindle and Audible collections, I do see a pretty decent list of books that should be of interesting to many readers of this site. Here’s a quick run-through of the past few year’s worth…

While we will all one day move past the inherent insecurity of using crackable passwords to protect our most important online accounts—and the personal information and data they contain—you can take matters into your own hands today. And one of the most obvious things you should do is protect these accounts with two-factor authentication. Here’s…