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Microsoft today made a play to boost usage of Edge with an awards program that gives users points for browsing with the Windows 10 application. “Earn points for every hour of active browsing … up to 30 hours a month,” Microsoft announced on a promotional page. To

Russia launched a second day of air strikes against Syrian militants from an Iranian air base, rejecting U.S. suggestions its co-operation with Tehran might violate a U.N. resolution as illogical and factually incorrect. State Department spokesman Mark Toner on Tuesday called the Iranian deployment “unfortunate,” saying the

Taiwanese computer and smartphone hardware and electronics company Asus has finally brought its new ZenFone 3 series to India. It announced a bunch of new smartphones today in the country which were first unveiled at Computex 2016 earlier this year. The company announced four new models including

Huawei has finally launched its P-series smartphone in India – the Huawei P9 – which will compete with the high end flagships from LG, HTC, Samsung, Apple and more. The Huawei P9’s piece de resistance is its dual camera setup on the rear side, for which it

Republican candidate Donald Trump overhauled his struggling presidential campaign on Wednesday, hiring the head of a conservative news website to bolster his combative image but raising doubts about whether he can boost slipping opinion poll numbers. Trump announced he had named Steve Bannon, head of the news

If you’re using a version of Linux based on the 4.6 series of the kernel, the software’s lead maintainer has a message for you: It’s time to upgrade. Greg Kroah-Hartman on Tuesday announced the arrival of Linux 4.6.7 and made it clear that it will be the

Nobody said computer programming was easy. But maybe in the future, it could be. In order to simplify program development, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported project called Expeditions in Computer Augmented Program Engineering (ExCAPE), is developing technology that provides human operators with automated assistance. “Computers have revolutionized

The past, present and future of Yahoo In 2016, nostalgia is big business. Millions of people have been queuing up to see Ghostbusters, while Pokémon is back with such a vengeance it appears to be transforming society as we know it. But it is US mobile giant

Facebook appears to be working on yet another Snapchat-like experience. New screenshots of what look to be one of the social network’s many experiments show the company is working on a new feature that allows groups of friends to privately share photos and other updates that disappear

Web apps are dead. Long live Web apps. Dissatisfied with the quality of Web apps compared to their native cousins, Google is pursuing its Progressive Web Apps concept, which looks to combine the best of the Web and the best of apps. Intended for any form factor,