Microsoft Band gets an update at last, including text dictation and a Web dashboard

Follow:   02.24.2015  View in a Browser Microsoft Band gets an update at last, including text dictation and a Web dashboard 02.23.2015 12:20 PM This major update's taken a while, but it adds useful features, including cycling support. Worse than Superfish? Comodo-affiliated PrivDog compromises web security too 02.23.2015 12:37 PM The tool replaces SSL certificates without validating them first, opening the door to man-in-the-middle attacks -ADVERTISEMENT-   PCWorld Superguides Check our Guides packed with practical how-tos, in-depth features, tips and tricks, and more! Laptops on PCWorld Our award-winning editors keep you up to date   ARM, IBM offer starter kit for making IOT devices 02.23.2015 8:10 PM IOT devices can be built in a matter of minutes with ARM and IBM's mbed starter kit How to turn your old phone into a basic PC for cheap 02.24.2015 3:00 AM Don't let that old smartphone waste away in your junk drawer! Turn it into an Android-powered PC for less than the cost of a couple pizzas. Boxx Apexx 5: Here's what a 36-core, five GPU workstation looks like 02.24.2015 6:00 AM Boxx has just announced the "world's most advanced computer workstation." What does that mean? Boxx says it can lay claim to that based on its pair of 18-core CPUs and its ability to take five GPUs and have enough PCIe slots left to run even more hardware. Yes. Moar! Google to curb sharing of sexually explicit content on Blogger 02.23.2015 10:15 PM Blogs that persist with such content will be converted into private blogs by Google NSA director wants gov't access to encrypted communications 02.23.2015 2:35 PM The U.S. should be able to craft a legal framework to let government agencies read encrypted data, NSA director Michael Rogers says. Chromebook Pixel 2 rumors grow, as Google pulls a video confirming its existence 02.23.2015 3:44 PM A Google exec was caught on video confirming a new Pixel, but Google won't comment. The original came out nearly two years ago, so it's overdue for an upgrade. Chrome security update warns against sneaky software downloads as well as malware 02.24.2015 8:09 AM Google wants to foil unwanted downloads from the Web. Its latest security tool throws up a big, red warning when you're about to visit such scheming sites. AMD claims Carrizo chip offers substantial performance, battery life boosts 02.23.2015 4:55 PM At the ISSCC conference in San Francisco, AMD announces more details surrounding its Carrizo microprocessor, including exactly how it improves battery life over the prior generation, Kaveri. Microsoft rolls out free Office for students, worldwide 02.24.2015 10:25 AM Americans students received the free offer for Office about two years ago. Now Microsoft has rolled it out worldwide. Watch out! Gmail's autocomplete is suggesting the wrong email addresses 02.23.2015 1:52 PM You'd better check that recipient field twice before you click Send, because Gmail's autocomplete is having some issues.       You are subscribed to this newsletter as: messi1927@gmail.com More PCWorld Newsletters / Manage Subscriptions / Unsubscribe IDG Consumer & SMB Privacy Policy © 2015 IDGCSMB, 501 2nd Street, San Francisco, CA 94107