To try to get Office 2016 and 2019 users to move to a more recent version of Office – like Office LTSC or Office 2021 – from versions of Office that have exited mainstream support, Microsoft basically is playing a game of chicken with customers. Continuing to use Office 2016 and 2019 might be risky because some features may encounter “unexpected issues.” (Or, you know, they may not….) Because of this possibility, Microsoft’s official statement is these non-subscription Office clients won’t be “supported” by Microsoft after that date, even though users won’t be stopped from connecting to those services....

OMG! 8 Million Android Users Tricked Into Download 85 Adware Apps If you have been using an Android smartphone for a while, then you might know that Android is not one of the most secure mobile operating systems. A few weeks ago, we heard about the ‘Agent Smith’ malware infecting over 25 million Android devices. Not only that, we hear about new hacking attempts targeted towards Android every month. Recently, the security firm Trend Micro discovered 85 adware-ridden Android apps on the Google Play Store....

Dennis Woodside, the CEO of Motorola, was recently interviewed at the AllThingsD conference currently taking place in New York City. He revealed quite a few things about the “X Phone” that we’ve been hearing via various rumors and leaks. He says the phone will be made in the US at a former Nokia plant in Texas. I know exactly where that place is since I used to drive by it almost every day on my way to school....

Meet The Cheaper Version Of Google Pixel 3 We all know very well that from a long time the tech giant Google is working on the development of a light version of Google Pixel device with a reduced price with which the tech giant Google aims to enter into the emerging markets of the world and steal the position of certain renowned brands like the well-known Chines smartphone manufacturers Xiaomi, OnePlus and many others....

Basically, the application creates a temporary connection to your PC through a QR code and then simply sends the files over the Wi-Fi network. It was thought for students and educators but could be useful for anyone. The tech giant Microsoft explains why it has created this new application, of course, I am talking about the new Photos Companion app. The Photos application has been gaining a lot of news, and the product team wanted to find out how they were being used in classrooms in the US and Europe....

A quick reminder of the Moto G specs, if you have forgotten why everyone is raving so much about it. 4.5-inch 720p display 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon S400 processor Adreno 305 GPU 1GB of RAM, 8/16GB of internal storage 5MP shooter in the back, 1.3MP front facing camera 2070-mAh non-removable battery Interchangeable back cover Near stock build of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Motorola has also stated that the Moto G will get KitKat by January next year, further sweeting the deal....

First, it’s fast. This new dual-band access point uses Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) performance to deliver up to 40% higher communication speeds to each connected device as compared to Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). What that means for you is its dual-band 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz data streams can handle up to eight streams of data for an aggregate throughput of up to 3.6Gbps. Individual users can expect to see speeds of up to a single Gbps....

Nokia and HMD Global have been busy launching Android-based smartphones for months now, and while the Nokia 8 has served as the pair of company’s flagship for a little while now, it looks like a new contender is on the way. Based on documents published by the FCC, and surfaced by Liliputing, specifications for the upcoming Nokia 9 have been revealed. There are some key changes in place when compared to the Nokia 8, including the 5....

Nokia Lumia 920 to have wireless charging and PureView technology We’ve already been pleasantly surprised by the wireless charging ability in the Samsung Galaxy S3 (via the wireless charging kit), and we’re quite sure the owners were happy to say good-bye to another cord in their life. Nokia Lumia 920 could have some sort of a magnetic strip in its back to be able to support wireless charging. What’s different from the feature in the Samsung Galaxy S3 is that Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 handset could make use of the Qi wireless power standard which means it could be compatible with other wireless charging products....

While everyone is talking about the KitKat-ification of Android and Samsung’s newest hardware, some folks at Nokia are taking advantage of this social chatter by posting up an image that makes fun of Google and Samsung in an odd, threatening way. Spotted by The Verge, this humorous, yet mildly disturbing image was posted on Twitter by Nokia’s German account. It shows a Samsung Galaxy S3 broken in half and accompanied by the words “Have a break, have a …”, which is a play on the KitKat slogan “Gimme a break....

When you think of hackers, the image of a creepy teenager sitting in his parents’ basement probably comes to mind. Thanks Hollywood! The reality is, hacking groups are made up of sophisticated technicians that are ruthless and good at what they do. Matters are more dire when governments get involved. That’s exactly what’s happening now. North Korea is spying on people with the help of malicious apps found in the Google Play Store....

That makes us feel like Tuesday, August 23rd may be a good day to release lo into the wild. Here’s a roundup of everything we know so far about ’s next bold leap into messaging. The story behind the story: showed off lo at its I/O conference in May, promising that the Assistant a ton of new features would make it the must-have messaging app. ke Duo it will work on both Android iOS, which may help ease the ease your green bubble problem with those ione-toting friends....

So coming back to that world with its IN series of devices – the IN Note 1 and the IN 1B – should be the most natural and comfortable thing to do, shouldn’t it? Well, it might be natural, but comfortable? Perhaps not. This ain’t the same mid-segment, folks And that is because the mid-segment that Micromax so effectively created at its peak has now changed very significantly. In the era of Micromax (2011-2015), this was a segment that was defined by low specced offerings from brands like Nokia, Samsung, and Motorola....

On return one of the Microsoft’s spokesperson said to VentureBeat “Today’s disclosure by Google puts customers at potential risk, We recommend customers use Windows 10 and the Microsoft Edge browser for the best protection” Microsoft said in a blog post that the bug Google had disclosed it to the public is being used by Russia-based Fancy Bear Group, which is also known as Strontium to conduct a low-value spear-phishing campaign....

So, it’s no surprise that Microsoft has just announced that it’s going to bring Cortana to iOS and Android users, just as it was expected. This news follows yesterday’s report which was suggesting that the company is also working on Office Now, a work-assistant app that would also be available on all major platforms. There’s a lot of work being done at Microsoft, and it’s great to see that most of these new features, services and products put the consumer in the first place....

If you’re using the default browser that came with your device, you may want to think twice. You have a ton of options at your fingertips, but not all of them are created equally. Is your browser running super slow? Tap or click here for simple ways to speed up your browser. As you know, technology advances all the time. The browser you may have overlooked last month could be offering some awesome new features this month after an update....

Project Scarlett The all-new console will include a custom-designed CPU based on AMD’s Zen 2 and Radeon RDNA architecture and a fast GDDR6 RAM that promise the console to be four times more powerful than the Xbox One X. It will also have an SSD (used as a virtual RAM), which Microsoft claims to be their new generation SSD, to deliver faster game loading speeds with 40x performance boost over the current generation....

Microsoft has several other Kubernetes-themed sessions slated for Build, including a how-to for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes and another session about “seamless and secure Kubernetes experience and observability” thanks to “distroless” .NET containers, the Azure Kubernetes Service and ARC-enabled Kubernetes. Azure Arc is Microsoft’s solution for customers who want to run and manage their services, including Kubernetes, across Microsoft and non-Microsoft clouds and on-premises servers. Microsoft shared publicly hundreds of the planned Build 2022 sessions this week....

The Lumia 550 will run Windows 10 out of the box and it heralds with entry level specs with mid-range levee pricing. The device comes fitted with a 4.7-inch 720p display and will draw its power from the age old Snapdragon 210 clocked at 1.1GHz and paired with 1GB of RAM. On the storage front, the Lumia 550 offers 8GB of internal storage along with a microSD card slot that can further accommodate another 200GB....

If any internet user wants to get rid of ads, he/she installs browser extensions for this purpose. Last year, Apple presented the ad-blocking support on Safari browser via third party extensions. Mozilla’s co-founder launched a new browser called as Brave. Brave, which is a web browser and it comes with pre-installed ad blocking features. As we see many people are blocking ads through many plugins on computer browsers but it is not common in Mobile Browsers....