Microsoft Develops Set-Top Box Microsoft has been developing designs for a simple set-top device for streaming video and other entertainment options. More
Amazon may be working on a smartphone with hologram-like 3D Amazon is reportedly developing a smartphone that sports a 3D screen that relies on retina-tracking technology to make images seem to float above the screen like a hologram. With the smartphone, users would be able to navigate through content by using their eyes alone, according to two unnamed people who discussed the phone with the Wall Street Journal. More
YouTube launches pay channels with campy flicks Roger Corman's campy B movies, children's shows like "Sesame Street" and "Inspector Gadget," and inspirational monologues by celebrities — these are among the 30 channels that will require a paid monthly subscription on YouTube coming soon. More
Windows 11 Gets Its April 2024 Week D Preview Update Microsoft today delivered a preview version of the feature update it will ship for Windows 11 version 22H2 and 23H2 on Patch Tuesday in May. 04/23/2024 - 12:14 pm | View Link
The 8 Most Annoying Things About Windows 11 and How Microsoft Could Make It Better The latest Windows 11 security update finally allows you to delete Microsoft Edge, but somebody needs to tell Microsoft to stop putting ads in its OS. 04/23/2024 - 10:00 am | View Link
Microsoft's banned list: No upgrade if these Windows tools are installed To avoid issues with new versions of Windows, Microsoft maintains banned lists for drivers and installed programs that could cause problems. Here's the prohibited list for the upcoming Windows version ... 04/19/2024 - 9:20 pm | View Link
Windows 10 users: Get ready to be bugged about creating a Microsoft Account Running a local account with Windows 10? With the next cumulative update for the OS, you'll see efforts to persuade you to sign into a Microsoft Account. 04/19/2024 - 2:01 am | View Link
Microsoft's upcoming Windows 11 'AI Explorer' update might be exclusive to Arm devices in major blow to Intel's "AI PCs" Microsoft's big AI feature coming to Windows 11 this year may be exclusive to Arm PCs at launch, as leaked system requirements suggest it needs a Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite NPU to function. 04/17/2024 - 10:35 pm | View Link
As beverage makers phase out plastic six-pack rings, this packaging company offers a new paperboard solution.
Beverage brands have been trying to develop sustainable, cardboard multi-pack packaging for years now. But like the ill-fated paper straw, these paperboard packs tend to face a functionality problem: they disintegrate too quickly when exposed to liquid (which, no surprise, tends to happen often).
As hydrofluorocarbons are being phased out, illegal smuggling operations have popped up to supply them.
How do you solve a problem like hydrofluorocarbons?
A new collaboration between Heineken and Bodega signals the arrival of ‘dumbphones‘ into the mainstream.
Gen Z is sick of smartphones—and big brands are starting to catch on.
Great Salt Lake Institute Director Bonnie Baxter has devoted her life to researching the dying ecosystem. Here, she talks about what that means.
This story was originally published by High Country News.
What determines which events and interactions create memories? There are several factors to consider.
Most of what happens to you every day vanishes without a trace. Countless walks, interactions, meals, and discussions have little or no long-term impact on your brain. You will have no memory of many of the people you pass when you walk by them, or of particular words that someone spoke to you (even if you recall the gist of what they were saying).
Here’s what your morning routine should look like, according to Laura Mae Martin, Google’s executive productivity advisor.
Whether or not breakfast is the most important meal of the day is up for debate. What’s not, however, is the importance of mornings. Laura Mae Martin, author of Uptime: A Practical Guide to Personal Productivity and Well-being, says those first couple of hours deserve and require more attention than other parts of your day.