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The burden of Microsoft’s efforts to secure Windows 10 is now falling on PC, tablet and smartphone makers. Microsoft is making a hardware-based security feature called TPM (Trusted Platform Module) 2.0 a minimum requirement on most Windows 10 devices. Starting July 28, the company will require device

The head of Mozilla’s Firefox browser is looking to the future. And, for the moment at least, it seems to lie in rival Chrome. Senior VP Mark Mayo caused a storm by revealing that the Firefox team is working on a next-generation browser that will run on

Samsung is developing a new operating system for the Internet of Things, hoping to make a bigger role for itself in the millions of smart home appliances, wearables and industrial equipment that are coming online. The OS, which will be open source and hasn’t yet been named,

Web browser security is a major concern – with plenty of infections occurring due to careless surfing or vulnerabilities in add-ons – so it’s not surprising to hear that Microsoft has been boasting because it believes the new Edge browser is doing particularly well on this front.

Retargeting is one of our favorite marketing buzzwords, but it’s also a great way to increase conversions and bring people back to your website. Retargeting is a paid advertising strategy that involves putting your ads in front of people who have visited your website, after they have clicked

  Analysis At last, Microsoft’s visionary CEO has found a “vision thing” that doesn’t need a Hegelian philosopher to decode. And it looks like a very old thing. CEO Satya Nadella calls it “Conversations as a Platform”, and it’s all about chatty bots. “Bots are the new

The startup boom is evident not just globally but in the Indian digital landscape as well. Given the sheer number of new startups and entrepreneurs attempting to enter the industry every day, it’s natural that not everyone can start with a silver spoon. A lot of startups

If you’re looking for a quick, clean and classy Linux distro, look no further than the Apricity OS beta. Either of the two available flavors — GNOME or Cinnamon — is sure to give you a pleasant computing experience. Apricity OS is an Arch Linux variant with

From Facebook to Amazon to Microsoft to Apple, big tech companies are racing to improve speech-synthesis systems. And the systems, which have become increasingly realistic-sounding, have a lot of potential benefits—from serving the blind, to helping people who are illiterate access information online, to assisting the elderly.

Facebook is working on a new tool to help stem one source of harassment on its platform. The social network is testing a new feature that will automatically alert you if it detects another user is impersonating your account by using your name and profile photo. When