Yesterday, my wife wanted to play some Kingdom Hearts . I was in the mood for Titanfall . We only have one TV. So I pulled out a Surface 3 tablet, plugged in an Xbox One controller, and started streaming the game from my Xbox to my portable PC. It’s a new Windows 10 feature. Read more…
Did you hear there’s a new version of Windows in town? If your Windows 8-toting friends ask you exactly what you can do with the new Windows 10 that they can’t do on their own machines, here’s what to tell them. These are some of the best new features and functions Microsoft has added to its all-encompassing operating system. Read more…
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14 Things You Can Do in Windows 10 That You Couldn’t Do in Windows 8
An anonymous reader writes: Google scrapped an early version of its smart glasses in January, but has developed another model just for businesses. The company hopes to get this newest version of Glass in the hands of healthcare, manufacturing and energy industry professionals by this fall. Recode reports: “The new model can fold up like a traditional pair of glasses and is more rugged for outdoor use. However, unlike most other smart glasses, it still sports a small screen to the upper right of the user’s vision, rather than displaying an image in the center of one’s view like the ODG R7 or Microsoft HoloLens.” Read more of this story at Slashdot.
The Amazon Dash button lets you place an order for a single, specific product. Stick the button anywhere you like and, when you run low, press the button, and an order is automatically shipped to you. Read more…
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Amazon Dash Buttons Are Now Available to All Prime Members
Flash Modin writes: English cities are hard up for cash as the national government dolls out cuts. And in response, the country’s councils — local governing bodies — have slashed costs by turning off an estimated 750, 000 streetlights. Fans of the night sky and reduced energy usage are happy, but the move has also sparked a national debate. The Automobile Association claims six people have died as a direct result of dimming the lights. But a new study released Wednesday looked at 14 years of data from 63 local authorities across England and Wales and found that residents’ chances of being attacked, robbed, or struck by a car were no worse on the darker streets. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Britain Shuts Off 750,000 Streetlights With No Impact On Crime Or Crashes
Windows 10 has arrived. Whether you’re jumping the line or still trying to decide if you should upgrade , chances are you’ve heard about some of the best new features of Windows 10 . Here are some of the really awesome ones you might not have heard about. Read more…
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The Best Windows 10 Features You Probably Haven’t Heard About
SlappingOysters writes: The release of Windows 10 has brought with it the Xbox app — a portal through which you can stream anything happening on your Xbox One to your Surface or desktop. Finder is reporting that the love will go the other way, too, with a PC app coming to the Xbox One allowing you to stream your desktop to your console. But where does this leave the coming Steam Machines? This analysis shows how such an app could undermine the Steam Machines’ market position. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Windows 10 App For Xbox One Could Render Steam Machines Useless
If you’ve reserved a copy of Windows 10 but haven’t gotten the upgrade prompt yet, here’s a secret: you can skip the line and upgrade right now. Read more…
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How to Skip the Line and Upgrade to Windows 10 Now
An anonymous reader writes: For years you’ve been able to listen to the sounds recorded on the golden records carried by the twin Voyager spacecraft online but NASA just made it a bit easier. The orginization just uploaded the recordings to SoundCloud. Now you can listen to a continuous stream of clips instead of clicking back and forth to hear the different tracks. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Voyager’s Golden Record For Aliens Now Available On SoundCloud
Reddit’s head of community, Jessica Moreno, has left the company as it continues its meltdown . She’s the the fourth senior female member of staff to quit within the last month. Read more…
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Reddit’s head of community, Jessica Moreno, has left the company as it continues its meltdown.