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Mystery Skype could change the way students learn

By VamienMcKalin@TWCN | August 3, 2017

Microsoft is improving its education features to stay relevant in the classroom as competition increases. This new initiative from the software giant is called Mystery Skype, and it’s a global guessing game that connects students from around the world. It’s […]

Bitcoin and Ethereum websites being hacked; millions of Cryptocurrency stolen

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | August 1, 2017

In several hacking incidents that took place recently, Bitcoin and Ethereum websites were hacked and millions of dollars in cryptocurrency were stolen by the hackers. These are one of the biggest hacking incidents, as the amount was stolen is huge. […]

Microsoft Modern Keyboard & Mouse brings Windows Hello to any Windows PC

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | August 1, 2017

Microsoft’s Modern Keyboard and Mouse are now made available for sale. The premium Keyboard and Mouse come with a price tag of $129.99 and $49.99 respectively. The Modern Keyboard comes with a fingerprint reader and brings Windows Hello to any […]

Adobe to kill Flash by 2020

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | July 27, 2017

The Photoshop giant, Adobe is giving up the development of its multimedia browser plugin – Flash. Yes, the company has announced it will discontinue Flash updates after 2020. No further updates following the mentioned date will mark the end of […]

Ultimate Windows Tweaker 4.3 adds Search functionality and more

By AnandKhanse@TWC | July 21, 2017

One of the most requested features was for Ultimate Windows Tweaker to have a Search functionality that would let users easily search for the over 250 tweaks that the popular tweaking software has to offere. We are happy to say […]

Avast acquires Piriform, the developers of CCleaner

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 21, 2017

The security software major Avast has bought Piriform, the developers of CCleaner. Piriform is one of the largest providers of PC and mobile optimization software in the world. The company was founded and based in London, UK. Piriform is known […]

Microsoft removes OneDrive support for FAT32 partitions

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | July 10, 2017

It seems Microsoft has suddenly decided to stop OneDrive support to older technologies such as FAT32. According to the reports submitted by the users on Reddit, OneDrive now requires NTFS for the storage systems. The new updates rolled out by […]

Fourth largest Cryptocurrency exchange, Bithumb, hacked for billions of Won

By Karan Khanna | July 6, 2017

While the Cryptocurrency market is thriving, most governments across the continents have clarified that they are not responsible for its legalities. Strict warnings have been issued that if anyone indulges in trade of Bitcoins or other cryptocurrencies, the government would […]

Indian government wants Microsoft to sell Windows 10 at discounted prices to counter ransomware

By Karan Khanna | July 2, 2017

The recent ransomware attacks have shown that India is one of the most affected countries. While most of the west upgraded to Windows 10, the Asian country with more than 50 million Windows users still lags behind. Windows 10 is […]

CIA can hack into computers that are not connected to the Internet, says WikiLeaks

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 27, 2017

A rather shocking news has come from WikiLeaks that the CIA can hack into computers remotely even when the computers are not connected to the Internet. It is a general understanding that whenever a computer cannot be saved from viruses […]

Gmail to stop reading your emails

By HemantSaxena@TWCN | June 26, 2017

The long-standing practice of scanning users’ email contents inside Gmail to deliver targeted ads has been stopped by Google. Yes, this activity will no more be pursued by Google, owing to privacy concerns. Privacy advocates have been pressing for this […]

Google For Jobs starts rolling out

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 25, 2017

Job hunting has always been one tedious job for job seekers, but Google is here to make this easy. With a new feature called as Google for Jobs, Google is trying to turn its search engine into an employment engine too. Google […]

Vivaldi powers up the Start Page and adds docked Developer Tools

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | June 17, 2017

Vivaldi keeps working on the new features and functionality of the browser. This time the team has come up with a personalized Start page with increased functionality. The improved Start page in the latest version of Vivaldi 1.10 acts more […]

New Surface Pro and Surface Laptop now available in markets across the globe

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 16, 2017

Finally, the much-awaited members of the Surface family; i.e. Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, are now available in markets across the globe. Microsoft has made the two of its latest laptops available in 25 markets all around the world. Not […]

Chrome 59 released with Material Design as default

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 7, 2017

le has released Chrome 59 for Windows, Linux and macOS. The latest version includes a number of important security fixes and features. The most notable among them is the arrival of Material Design on the desktop. Chrome 59.0.3071.86 is being […]

Pipes is the new Yahoo Pipes alternative being launched

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 4, 2017

Yahoo Pipes, the web application from Yahoo and discontinued in 2015, now has a replacement. Pipes has been launched with new features. Yahoo Pipes was a web application used by the developers and programmers to manipulate, aggregate and mashup content from […]

Microsoft Planner mobile app now available for iPhone and Android

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | June 2, 2017

It seems Microsoft is pretty serious about making Microsoft apps available for iPhone and Android. This time, the new Microsoft Planner app is made available for iPhone and Android phones. The Microsoft Planner is an extension to the existing Planner […]

Pale Moon & Firefox users facing connectivity issues when visiting Microsoft online services

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 30, 2017

Firefox & Pale Moon browser users have started facing connectivity issues when visiting Microsoft’s online services, such as Hotmail, Live, Outlook, OneDrive, and Bing. Pale Moon browser has published the reason behind it on its forum. They also published the […]

Google fixes the sophisticated Google Docs Phishing Scam

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 6, 2017

The Google Docs Phishing Scam that was making rounds on the internet and also spreading wildly has been fixed by Google. Google mentioned on its Twitter account that they have taken action against the Google Docs phishing scam. According to […]

Microsoft to launch Windows 10 S Surface laptop

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | May 4, 2017

Those who are in love with Microsoft’s Surface Laptops, you can now own one with Windows 10 S operating system. As Microsoft’s team states, this will be a good choice for the students. The best part of Windows 10 S […]

NASA makes its massive Library, Publicly Accessible and Copyright Free

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | April 30, 2017

If you are am astrophotography enthusiast or a fan of the other world, space, NASA has a wonderful gift for you. NASA has made its entire collection of 140,000 images, videos and sounds of outer space. The collection is now […]

Browse and plant trees with Vivaldi browser and Ecosia search engine

By ShiwangiPeswani@TWC | April 28, 2017

While everyone in the world is worried about global warming, Vivaldi already has a solution to reforest the planet. Vivaldi 1.9, the latest version of the web browser has teamed up with the search engine Ecosia to make the world […]

Unroll.me found to be selling user data to make money

By AnkitChawla@TWC | April 26, 2017

Unroll.me is one of the most effective services on the Internet that help you filter out spam from your email. It helps list out all the websites you have subscribed to, letting you unsubscribe them in one go. But, things […]

Firefox new update brings Project Quantum and Compact themes

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 20, 2017

Firefox’s recent update is the first phase of Project Quantum which brings various performance improvements to the browser. The new Quantum compositor is expected a speed up Firefox and also help prevent the graphics crashes on Windows. The Project Quantum […]

Web version of Google Earth made available by Google

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 20, 2017

Google has released the web version of Google Earth and its own home page. According to the Google team, the new version of Google Earth is a whole new experience of exploring the world. The new version is not a […]

Surface Pro 4 firmware updates for Windows 10 Creators Update released

By AnkitGupta@TWCN | April 10, 2017

Recently, i.e. on April 6th, 2017, Microsoft released the Surface Pro 4 firmware updates. The last Surface firmware updates had been released a month back, i.e. on March 8th, 2017; while the updated before tat were released almost two moths […]

Dell, HP, Toshiba computers that will work with Windows 10 Creators Update

By AnkitChawla@TWC | April 6, 2017

Windows 10 Creators Update v1703 is now available for manual upgrade, with the OTA update coming later this month. All Windows 10 computers will be shifted to the new Creators Update, which brings along a lot of new features and […]

Verizon merges Yahoo and Verizon into a new company called Oath

By MahitHuilgol@TWC | April 4, 2017

After acquiring Yahoo Verizon is merging Yahoo and AOL into a new company called Oath. AOL has been the pioneers when it comes to internet technology and recently was part and parcel of the Yahoo deal. The Verizon deal was […]

New Windows 10 devices coming with Creators Update

By AnandKhanse@TWC | March 31, 2017

The Windows 10 Creators Update is all set to roll out globally starting from April 11. This update will also see some of the most innovative Windows 10 devices leveraging the creativity and gaming experiences enabled by the Creators update making […]