Technology

  Windows 95 was a massive step for personal computers when it came out almost 25 years ago. It included innovations like the start button, cascading sub-menus, and long file names. Users could even push Windows 95 beyond its original parameters thanks to a collection of tools from Microsoft called …

  The Dow Jones and SP 500 had a jittery Thursday as a new tariff deadline nears. The SP 500 fell 0.3 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.53 percent (138.84 points). That’s a substantial improvement for the Dow, which dipped as much as 450 points during the …

  When Intel announced Project Athena earlier this year, it wasn’t very clear what the actual project was. The original announcement was extremely vague, basically declaring that Intel would prioritize building laptops people wanted to buy, as opposed to laptops people would not want to buy. Seriously. “Laptop innovation rooted …

  It’s an unwritten rule that the infotainment systems built into cars are terrible, but systems like Apple CarPlay and Android Auto have saved many drivers from the monstrosities designed by automakers. Owners of some BMW vehicles have found themselves unable to access CarPlay lately, and that appears to be …

  Google’s Pixel phones are, by many measures, the best Android phones you can get. However, they’re expensive, and consumers haven’t been purchasing the new Pixel 3 devices as often as they did the cheaper gen-2 Pixels. Google’s solution is, apparently, the cheaper Pixel 3a. Now, we can get a …

  If Google had known the mess Android updates would become, it probably would have taken a different approach to distribution. Alas, Google gave device makers control over almost every aspect of the OS early on and has been trying to make up for that decision ever since. Its latest …

  Two years ago, Apple changed the way its app store ratings worked by allowing developers to decide whether or not their ratings would be reset with their latest app update — a feature that Apple suggests should be used sparingly. Today, Google announced it’s making a change to how …

  Today, the Android platform sees more app downloads than iOS, but Apple’s App Store continually dominates in terms of revenue. Now, Google is aiming to narrow the revenue gap by introducing a new way for users in emerging markets to pay for apps: with cash. The company today announced …

  Intel’s CPU shortage has hit the PC market hard the last six months, but while it’s expected to linger into the back half of the year, it’s also expected to start improving before too much longer. Intel made a strategic decision to de-prioritize shipments of low-end CPUs, effectively ceding …

  Google talked about a minor Android feature during the Google I/O opening keynote — it’s the sort of thing that wouldn’t usually get so much attention. While talking about the upcoming changes to Android Q, Google’s Stephanie Cuthbertson came on stage to talk about the numerous improvements coming to …