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Ars Technica: “Where’s the Fire?” […] Between iOS, Android, and Windows Phone (to say nothing of niche players like BlackBerry and Firefox OS or in-development efforts like Ubuntu Touch, Sailfish OS, and Tizen), most smartphone buyers’ needs are already being met. There are much safer ways to spend $650. Your browser does not support iframes. Engadget: “You’re better off waiting for the sequel.” By no means is the Fire a horrible phone, but it’s a forgettable one....

On this page, we will guide you on how to install the official firmware flash file on your Mobicel Rio SS. Well, the device is based on Android 8.1 Oreo which is powered by the Spreadtrum processor. This guide will be helpful to unbrick or fix any software issues on your device. To install the firmware flash file on Mobicel Rio SS, you need to download the software called SPD Flash tool (also known as Spreadtrum flash tool)....

The infamous scene where Annie Wilkes hobbles Paul Sheldon in Misery is cinematic legend, but what she did to him in Stephen King’s book was worse. Misery is one of King’s more intimate tales of terror, focusing on as it does almost entirely on two characters in a single room, and that’s true on the screen as well. Thankfully, this never becomes a detriment to the film, as lead actors Kathy Bates and James Caan turn in excellent, captivating performances as a psychopathic fan and the writer she takes hostage....

One of Netflix’s first big documentaries of this year made a big splash at Sundance and was released on the streaming giant not long after. Netflix’s Taylor Swift: Miss Americana proves to be an intriguing snapshot of the celebrity not just for superfans, but Swift neophytes as well. It’s not every day that we get to see the curtain pulled back as far as we do with someone of Swift’s caliber....

According to Statista, streaming subscribers will total almost 68 million in the U.S. by 2024. So, regardless of the route you take with your television content, chances are you or someone you know subscribes to at least one streaming service. Tap or click to check out the Komando guide to cutting the cord. What do these people like about streaming TV? Content, convenience and cost. One trick will join all three and take your viewing experience to a whole other level....

Windows 10 Redstone 4 Preview Build 17093 PC gamers will enjoy some new improvements to the Game Bar. It’s getting a complete makeover that should make it easier to use and find the features and settings you want. Microsoft introduced a new Diagnostic Data Viewer in the last build, and some new abilities have been added to give users more control. You can delete diagnostic data sent to Microsoft by going to Settings > Privacy > Diagnostics & feedback....

Recently, Microsoft’s insiders suggested that it plans to bring in-game ads for free-to-play Xbox games, mostly free-to-play, including PvP online shooting games. Especially, There’s a new story feature for gaming content that allows you to share your game moments to your friends & the Xbox community through a short story like Instagram and new Quality of Service (QoS) Tagging feature. Xbox Mobile App New Update Includes Stories Feature for Game Content With the TikTok’s trend of vertical short videos for a limited time now, Gaming Creator can also take its benefits their way....

Teams now supports third-party CART (Communication Access Realtime Translation) providers within the same window instead of a secondary one, Microsoft announced in its November Teams update. CART, or real-time captioning, is an accessibility feature to support people with hearing difficulties, but is also useful for everyone participating in an online video meeting. This should streamline the experience for people who use a CART captioner. It’s also available for Microsoft’s government (GCC) customers....

And as long as that information is out there sitting in servers, hackers will try to access it. One unsecured database or shoddy security practice, and millions of people can be exposed. Tap or click here to read how 60 million health records were exposed in a breach. This week, luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus revealed that its customers’ data was exposed in a hack. Read on to see if your account is part of the breach, what was revealed and what you can do about it....

In honor of Missing Link winning best animated feature at the Golden Globes this year, what better time to binge a ton of movies featuring the big man himself: Bigfoot. Bigfoot is a legend that has been around for quite some time and argued about. With little evidence beyond grainy photography, it’s not certain anyone has really seen this giant hairy beast. Whichever side you are on, the Bigfoot is more than real in these movies, but where he’s nice or a furious beat depends on the day-and movie....

Until recently, scientists argued about how dangerous smartphones are for health. But today, they are trusted to monitor the balance of water in the body, count the number of steps taken per day, etc. Moreover, smartphones can be not only your doctor but also an assistant in household chores. For example, there are various room temperature apps, applications that will help you update the design of the apartment, and much more....

Following up the last Modbook Pro tablet the company is currently selling made from a converted mid-2012 MacBook Pro, today Modbook is back with the announcement of a 15-inch ModBook tablet that uses the new Retina MacBooks Apple just refreshed this week as its guts. For those of you unfamiliar with the company, it first started making OS X based tablets by converting Apple laptops and adding pen input capabilities as far back as 2007....

Windows 10 KB4503293 for Windows 10 1903 May 2019 Update This update will bump your build number to 18362.175 and includes the following fixes: Addresses a security vulnerability by intentionally preventing connections between Windows and Bluetooth devices that are not secure and use well-known keys to encrypt connections, including security fobs. If BTHUSB Event 22 in the Event Viewer states, “Your Bluetooth device attempted to establish a debug connection….”, then your system is affected....

Windows 10 Build 20226 Today’s build contains storage health monitoring improvements. “This feature is designed to detect hardware abnormalities for NVMe SSDs and notify users with enough time to act.” There are also improvements to Your Phone settings where there is a new Settings page. In addition to the features listed above here is the list of changes and improvements for this build: We’re starting to roll out a change that will turn off theme syncing....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE5wCBb7GwI&list=UUZPiiUjDlrBv4jiiRqk5dSA At its BUILD conference, Microsoft officially unveiled its personal assistant for Windows Phone named Cortana. The similarities to Siri are rather uncanny (and three years late) but in some areas, Siri could definitely learn from Cortana’s feature set. Cortana certainly does a good job of cloning Siri’s appearance and functionality. However, it goes further by allowing third-party applications to do tasks and answer questions as well. For instance, you can ask Cortana to add a film to your Hulu watch list with natural language....

Loop can be used both as a standalone app/canvas, as well as inside other apps in the form of embeddable components that are built into other Microsoft apps like Outlook, Teams, OneNote, and/or Whiteboard. Speaking of Loop components, Microsoft also is announcing this week at Ignite 2022 updates to some of its existing components, plus the addition of some brand-new Loop component types. Users will be able to insert a poll, checklist or task list component into a Word for Web document – either under the Inert Menu or by using Editor with Context IQ by typing the “@” sign to trigger the most relevant content....

Matt Booty, Corporate Vice President of Xbox Game Studios, announced this week a significant rebranding of Microsoft’s gaming division. Microsoft’s game development organization is no longer Microsoft Studios and instead has been appropriately renamed Xbox Game Studios. The news comes in the wake for some game-changing (pun intended) moves from the game maker and hardware manufacturer. Since E3 2018, the Xbox division has been making move after move on the game development front to address the biggest issue the Xbox One family of consoles currently deals with - exclusive games....

Microsoft To Launch Surface Pro 5 In Q1 2017, May Have Ultra HD 4K Display Every year the tech giant Microsoft has accustomed its users to have the new versions of their laptops available, but in 2016 we did not saw the Surface Pro 5. This situation has never been well understood, but new rumors point out that this new Microsoft 2-in-1 is coming soon, as early as 2017. The reason for the absence of the launch of the new Surface Pro 5 in 2016 has always been pointed at Intel and its delay in launching new processors....

PS4 Exclusive MLB The Show 19 continues to be the best baseball video game on the market but there are some problems that keep it from being a masterpiece. In the current console generation Sony’s MLB The Show has been the reigning champ of baseball video games. There’s been some efforts to make other baseball titles, RBI Baseball comes to mind, but none of them hold a candle The Show in terms of production value, style, and most importantly, gameplay....

However, the severity of November’s patches is much more significant than last month’s. In addition to the usual maintenance, this month’s patch fixes six zero-day flaws. These can pose a major threats to your computer and your security, making breaches easier for hackers. Read on for how this month’s patch protects your data and how you can install it on your computer. Here’s the backstory Microsoft is usually at the forefront of Patch Tuesday as one of the major companies to release software updates....