Getting Christmas right was never this hard for my parents
My nine-year-old is getting his first proper laptop — an HP Stream 11 — and my five-year-old step-son is getting his first ever tablet — an Amazon Fire Kids Edition. The latter was up and running in no time. It came preconfigured with my Amazon account, so all I had to do was tell the tablet the name of the kid that’d be using it, how old he was, and what I wanted him to access, and we were good to go. Result!...
These are the first third-party Windows Hello cameras
The EyeX controller and Steel Series Sentry Gaming Eye Tracker are both depth-sensing cameras that are able to perform this highly secure login step. What’s more, Tobii’s enterprise products are also supporting Windows Hello, such as the newly announced IS4 software and the Tobii EyeChip. As The Verge noted, this means that in the near future, we may be seeing more Tobii products appear in other PC’s and laptops in...
HP Spectre x2 review: A less expensive Surface rival
HardwareIt works like a Surface, but it doesn’t look like one. Whereas the Surface Pro is all chamfered edges and unibody metal, the Spectre x2 is marked by rounded corners, exposed screws and some chrome and glass bits. Let’s start our tour on the backside for once, because that’s where most of the action is. The all-important kickstand sits flush with the rear case until you hold down a release lever on the left...
HP Spectre x2 review: A less expensive Surface rival
HardwareIt works like a Surface, but it doesn’t look like one. Whereas the Surface Pro is all chamfered edges and unibody metal, the Spectre x2 is marked by rounded corners, exposed screws and some chrome and glass bits. Let’s start our tour on the backside for once, because that’s where most of the action is. The all-important kickstand sits flush with the rear case until you hold down a release lever on the left...
Netflix’s Windows 10 app is at home on PCs and tablets
In a post on its tech blog, Netflix reveals the app uses the Facebook React Javascript library, and the same HTML5 video playback that it delivers to many modern browsers. On Windows, the Netflix app has a Live Tile that shows off art from titles the user is currently in the middle of watching, and it works with Cortana for voice search and control. Just activate Cortana, say “Netflix” and then the title of what you want...
