Microsoft today said that Windows 10 users eager for the next feature upgrade may download it manually starting Wednesday, April 5, nearly a week before the refresh begins reaching PCs via Windows Update. Windows 10 Creators Update — Microsoft’s name for the first of two upgrades in 2017 — will launch on April 11, when…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed his company will begin taking orders in April for its latest product: roof shingles that are tougher than standard roof coverings and can enable an energy-independent building. In October, Tesla unveiled four different solar roof tiles that the company plans to tie tightly into its manufacturing and sales of household and…
More DDR memory is on the way, despite many predictions that its time would soon be up. Development of specifications for the new DDR5 DRAM has started, and it will be finalized next year, JEDEC, a memory standards-setting organization, said on Thursday. DDR5 will succeed the current DDR4 memory, which is used in PCs and…
After Congress on Tuesday approved a resolution that would toss out significant online privacy protections, one Internet user decided to do something about it. Adam McElhaney, who calls himself a privacy activist and net neutrality advocate, created a website and a GoFundMe page to raise money to buy the internet histories of the legislators who…
Apple’s new iPad is actually kind of a throwback. According to iFixit, the 9.7-inch iPad that Apple unveiled last week is essentially a spruced-up version of the original iPad Air released in 2013. They share the same battery and the same display. There are some minor tweaks, too, including the integration of the third-generation A9…
The Russian government used “thousands” of internet trolls and bots to spread fake news, in addition to hacking into political campaigns leading up to the 2016 U.S. election, according to one lawmaker. Disinformation spread on social media was designed to raise doubts about the U.S. election and the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,…
Samsung has a portfolio of devices and appliances that would make Apple envious. But unlike Apple, Samsung devices don’t work well together. With the Galaxy S8 smartphones and other new products, Samsung hopes that will change. The company is setting in motion a grand plan to build smart homes where its devices operate seamlessly and…
Ford plans to double its mobile connectivity engineering team by hiring 400 software developers and hardware engineers. Three-quarters of the new engineers will be part of a Canadian research-and-development center aimed at building out connected vehicle technology that will eventually let vehicles talk to each other — and the infrastructure around them. Ford is investing…
Harry Potter-related Raspberry Pi creations have made it into the august pages of this notionally weekly roundup in the past, but this, I’m pleased to say, is easily the coolest such entry. + ALSO ON NETWORK WORLD: The Gearhead Toolbox: Raspberry Pi tools + Windows 10 Creators Update: The 5 biggest changes To read this…
Update 03/30/17 9:45am: Added DeX pricing and availability information. With powerful chips, tremendous graphics power, and a high-speed, versatile charging port, the Galaxy S8 is basically a handheld PC that fits in your pocket. The only thing that’s holding it back is its screen—and maybe a keyboard and mouse. While the S8+’s 6.2-inch display is…