| The correct Latin plural of stadium is stadia, but the English pluralization, stadiums, is the one that took hold.  | |
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 Mobile technology is increasing in power exponentially, but battery tech isn’t keeping up. We’re reaching the physical limits of what conventional lithium-ion and lithium-polymer designs can do. The solution might be something called a solid-state battery. Read More »
|  Some Windows 10 users are upset today after Microsoft suddenly deactivated their Windows installations, resulting in “Activate Windows” nags. Microsoft has confirmed the error and said a fix is in the way. Read More »
|  Microsoft still hasn’t re-released Windows 10’s October 2018 Update. Now, PC manufacturers are shipping PCs with unsupported software, and Battlefield V is coming out next week with real-time ray-tracing technology that won’t work on NVIDIA’s RTX hardware. Read More »
|  Experian and many other companies are pushing “dark web scans.” They promise to search the dark web for your personal information to see if criminals are selling it. Don’t waste your money. Read More »
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Google Wants More Battery-Saving Dark Mode Options In Its Apps
 OLED screen panels can display black pixels with almost no energy cost. So it follows that using apps with more black would save your phone battery. Google agrees, and it’s designing more of its Android apps with a dark theme. Read More »
Microsoft's October Update Failure is Holding the Whole PC Industry Back
Microsoft still hasn’t re-released Windows 10’s October 2018 Update. Now, PC manufacturers are shipping PCs with unsupported software, and Battlefield V is coming out next week with real-time ray-tracing technology that won’t work on NVIDIA’s RTX hardware. Read More »
You Can Now Download the Amazon Alexa App on Windows 10
 Amazon Alexa has been available on a few Windows 10 laptops, but starting today, anyone with a Windows 10 PC can download the Alexa app from the Microsoft Store. Read More »
Microsoft Confirms It Accidentally Deactivated Some Windows 10 PCs
Some Windows 10 users are upset today after Microsoft suddenly deactivated their Windows installations, resulting in “Activate Windows” nags. Microsoft has confirmed the error and said a fix is in the way. Read More »
YouTube is Now Available on the Nintendo Switch
 The Switch, ostensibly a portable gaming machine but nominally a Wi-Fi tablet, seems like a perfect platform for smartphone-style apps. But strangely, Hulu has been the only major video service on the Switch so far. Today, YouTube joins the fight. Read More »
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