The Best Products and Apps for Achieving Your New Year’s Resolution
The move from 2019 to 2020 is big, and it can really put things into perspective. Things like your health, your habits, and your goals. But that “perspective” tends to go away after a week or two. If you want
How Technology Has Changed Christmas
Our lives have been changed drastically by the advent of technology. Much of the ways we go about our daily activities have been radically altered, making many elements unrecognizable to anyone just a decade ago. Christmas has not escaped this, with
Microsoft makes Python available on Azure in South Africa
As a result, developers can now build their serverless functions using Python 3.6, based on the open-source and cross-platform Functions 2.0 runtime, and publish to a Linux-based hosting platform in Azure. This ensures an end-to-end experience for Python developers without
MICROSOFT WANTS EVERYONE TO FOLLOW ITS LEAD WITH ITS NEW MOBILE DESIGN
earlyNearly a decade ago, Microsoft launched its Windows Phone platform with the promise that its software would free users from their phones. The first big ad campaign showed people engrossed in their devices at clubs, restrooms, and even on a roller coaster, while
Minecraft is still the biggest game on YouTube by tens of billions of views
Fortnite may have dominated gaming conversations in 2019, but there’s one game that remained king on YouTube: Minecraft. YouTube unveiled viewership stats for some of its biggest games in 2019 in its new Rewind video, ranging from Roblox to Minecraft. Roblox videos brought in 29.6 billion views, Grand
Microsoft’s next Xbox is Xbox Series X, coming holiday 2020
https://youtu.be/0tUqIHwHDEc Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox is officially called Xbox Series X. Microsoft revealed the name and console design on stage at the Game Awards today. The console itself looks far more like a PC than we’ve seen from previous Xbox consoles, and
Amazon Wants to Scan Your Hands
Amazon is testing out a new payment method at its New York offices: hand scanning. So far, the e-retailer has refused to comment on the project, which is code-named "Orville," but a report in the New York Post notes that employees are testing the tech
Microsoft is Storing Source Code in an Arctic Cave
In case, you know, the apocalypse happens. North of mainland Norway, there's a secret cave stuffed with seeds for the most important plants to humans—just in case nuclear warfare or a biological weapon destroy all of our natural crops—and stacks and
The Data Decade: How We Were Bought and Stolen in the 2010s
Our personal information is now the world's most valuable currency. Can we reclaim it before it's too late? The Decade, Reviewed looks back at the 2010s and how it changed human society forever. From 2010 to 2019, our species experienced seismic shifts
Cryptocurrency Pros and Cons
What the pros and cons of cryptocurrency? We look at cryptocurrency pros and cons to find out the benefits and drawbacks of digital currencies like bitcoin. The bottom line: Lots of advocates of Cryptocurrency will tell you that it is the best