Black Friday never ended at Best Buy – here are the 10 best deals you can get on TuesdayThis holiday season, Amazon has been the place to shop if you want to find the deepest discounts on the hottest products of the year. From Black Friday and Cyber Week to Green Monday just yesterday, the retailer is offering killer bargains the likes of which we've never seen before. Highlights you'l....
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Wunderlist is shutting down for real in May 2020These days, to-do list apps and services are almost a dime a dozen but, at least for a time, Wunderlist became the household name in that category. Microsoft then acquired the company behind the app and made no secret that it would eventually shut the service down once it has become more confident i....
Wunderlist set to die May 2020, Microsoft urges current users to migrate to 'To Do'Microsoft has announced that it's finally killing the well-known and much-loved productivity app Wunderlist on May 6th, 2020. One app's end is another's "new beginning" according to the company, with all efforts now focused on Microsoft's descriptively titled "To Do," which was explicitly labeled ....
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PS5 isn't even here, but there are already hints of a PS5 ProThe PlayStation 5 is one of the stars of the year when it comes to leaks, with Microsoft already losing a huge marketing battle to Sony — the PS5's name is already official, making it a lot easier to stay on top of the news.
Both devices will feature nearly identical specs, including processor,....
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Microsoft will shut down Wunderlist on May 6, 2020It's been a long time coming, but Microsoft is finally preparing to shut down Wunderlist. Over four years after the company purchased the popular productivity app and 3 years after it said it would shut it down, Microsoft has set a date for Wunderlist's end: May 6, 2020. If you haven't been keeping....
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Mayo study finds Electronic Health Records less user-friendly than ExcelUsing the System Usability Scale (SUS) in a major study published this week, Mayo researchers found modern Electronic Health Records (EHR) to be less user-friendly than Microsoft Excel. EHR got an SUS score of 45, which also ranks below GPS (maps), Amazon, and ATMs. At the top of the scale – G....
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Best-selling TP-Link Kasa smart plugs are $10 each again on AmazonThe Kasa Smart Plug Lite by TP-Link was one of the best-selling products on Amazon's entire site on Black Friday and Cyber Monday this year. That's saying a lot considering how many hundreds of thousands of products were discounted over that time span. Whether or not you picked up a few of these Ale....
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Windows 10 Mobile Office apps end-of-life datedWith official support for Windows 10 Mobile ending tomorrow, we’ve now learned when Microsoft plans to pull the plug on its Office apps for the ill-fated mobile OS. Those of you who still rely on Windows 10 Mobile’s Office apps can breathe a sigh of relief – support for those isn&#....
Amazon says it lost $10 billion contract because Trump wanted to 'screw' the companyAmazon claims it lost out on a $10 billion defense contract because one man hated the company: Donald Trump.
In the redacted complaint from its previously filed lawsuit, released Monday, Amazon said it lost the coveted JEDI (Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure) contract because of "improp....
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Minecraft cross-play finally lands on PS4 tomorrowIt’s been a long wait, but cross-play is finally coming to the PlayStation 4 version of Minecraft. Microsoft says that tomorrow, the PlayStation 4 Edition of Minecraft will begin updating to the Bedrock Edition, and once that update is complete, those on PS4 will be able to play with friends o....
Windows 10 Mobile reaches its end of life on TuesdayIt will be an end of an era at Microsoft next week, an era that may have divided the company and the tech community far too long. Come Tuesday, December 10, all Windows 10 Mobile devices, be it for consumers or for the enterprise, will no longer be supported. With Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile....
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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At TechdirtThis week, our first place winner on the insightful side is an anonymous comment making the simple, undeniable point that ICE's fake college sting really isn't surprising:
Hasn't it always been like this for federal enforcement?
Let's be fair, if it wasn't for honey traps, self-made cr....
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Peloton's internal marketing docs, WeWork's legal operator, and Microsoft CEO's paycheckPeloton
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Matt Turner is out on parental leave so this week you're stuck with me, Alexei Oreskovic, Business Insider's West Coast bureau chief and global tech editor. I've got my own weekly newsletter focused exclusively on tech that goes out every Wednesday — if that's your c....
Microsoft found 44 million accounts using breached passwordsMicrosoft has discovered 44 million user accounts are using usernames and passwords that have been leaked through security breaches.
As ZDNet reports, the vulnerable account logins were discovered when Microsoft's threat research team carried out a scan of all Microsoft accounts between January and....
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The best post-Cyber Week laptop and tablet deals: Shop Apple, Dell, Microsoft, and moreBlack Friday and Cyber Monday have finally ended — but the deals have not. They never do, do they?
We're getting back into the swing of things with our weekly laptop and tablet deal coverage, starting with the best post-Cyber-Week discounts that you can get on personal tech. Our top pick for ....
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Microsoft Math Solver does what it says on the tinWhile I could never understand the mathematical obsession with solving for x, perhaps Microsoft knows a thing or two about crunching numbers. The software giant has developed the Math Solver app — currently in beta — that claims to have solutions to mathematical expressions ranging fro....
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Microsoft To Do gets multi-window drag and drop support and collaboration notificationsMicrosoft To-Do has been off to a bad start and has lacked many beloved Wunderlist capabilities for a long time. The developers have picked up some steam, though. Recent feature additions improved the application considerably and a smooth new interface including a dark mode brought the user experi....
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Best Buy's '12 Days of Deals' starts today with discounts on Apple, Samsung, and moreWhen you stop and think about it, the month of December seems to have evolved into one massive assortment of retail discounts and promotions that are all meant to hook you up in case you missed the last one -- or if you simply didn't get enough deals, deals, deals to your liking before. Whatever the....
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Microsoft Office mobile apps Fluent redesign may not be skin deep onlyMicrosoft just announced a facelift for its mobile apps, both on Android and iOS that is almost too easy to pass off as just an aesthetic change. After all, Microsoft itself talks a lot about Fluent design, visual coherence, and the like. This might just be the tip of the iceberg and the way Microso....
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Why 2019 was the year of Dark Mode"You want it darker?" the late Leonard Cohen asked on the title track of his ominous final album, released just weeks before Trump's election in November 2016. Indeed, the world did seem to want it darker. Not just in the metaphorical sense of a global wave of authoritarianism and ignorance, but lit....
An Italian artist is taping bananas to a wall and selling them for $120,000 each at Art Basel MiamiCrystal Cox/Insider
Maurizio Cattelan, an Italian artist known for his satirical work, displayed a piece titled "Comedian," on sale from Parisian art gallery Perrotin, at Art Basel Miami.
It consists of a single banana duct-taped to a white wall.
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Microsoft redesigns flagship Office apps for mobile productivityMicrosoft has redesigned several of its Office mobile apps, including OneDrive, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word. The company has focused on mobile productivity and the needs of users who are increasingly reliant on their mobile devices. Microsoft has introduced a number of changes to help users....
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New leak sheds light on PS5 and Xbox Scarlett's 'very powerful' specsBoth Sony and Microsoft have been slowly trickling out official details about the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Scarlett, but there have also been several major leaks in recent weeks that have potentially spoiled some unannounced surprises. Kotaku's news editor Jason Schreier contributed a leak of his own ....
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PC players give Halo: Reach a warm welcomeEarlier this week, 343 Industries and Microsoft added Halo: Reach to the Master Chief Collection on both Xbox and PC. This was a big launch for PC players, because it’s the first release for the Master Chief Collection. More importantly, it’s the first mainline Halo game to release on PC....
Xbox Scarlett is already losing an important battle against PS5Both Microsoft and Sony are working on their next-gen consoles, including Project Scarlett and PS5, which will launch in late 2020. They will deliver the same high-end performance that will enable significantly improved gaming experiences, and they'll probably be sold at similar prices. But they'll ....
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10 things in tech you need to know todayPeloton
Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Thursday.
Instagram says it will require all new users to provide their birthdates, starting Wednesday. In a blog post, the company said it wants to "help keep young people safer and enable more age-appropriate experiences."....
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Microsoft may release two Xbox consoles next yearA new reports suggests that, contrary to what Microsoft employees have been saying for months, there are two Xbox models coming out in the next console generation. If the information is correct, Microsoft is making a cheaper and less-powerful console to compliment its powerhouse, Project Scarlett. T....
Xbox Scarlett rumors: Microsoft will also launch a cheaper, disc-free Xbox in 2020The holiday season in 2020 is going to be a fantastic time for gamers, seeing as it will include the launch of the hotly anticipated PlayStation 5 as well as the fruits of Microsoft's Project Scarlett effort that will bring an Xbox to market which is just as powerful as the PS5. Except, well, Projec....
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Xbox Project Scarlett may be two consoles after allBefore Project Scarlett was officially confirmed at E3 2019, we had a pile of rumors that indicated Microsoft’s plans for the next generation included more than one console. Consoles codenamed Anaconda and Lockhart were the two machines said to comprise Project Scarlett, but shortly after reve....
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Sony confirms handheld PlayStations are dead just as Nintendo Switch starts its conquest of ChinaSony might be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the PlayStation right now a few months after having sold its 100 million PS4 units, but the Nintendo Switch is the hottest console in town. Released just two years ago and updated earlier this year, the Switch is still one of the most sought-after co....
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Microsoft Office still crushes Google Docs – buy it today and get a free $50 Amazon gift cardLook, we're not knocking you if you use Google Docs for free instead of paying $99.99 per year for a Microsoft Office 365 subscription. Google Docs is fine. That said, is $8.33 per month really such a steep price to pay for something that's infinitely more capable and versatile than Google Docs? Not....
A year of Microsoft Office 365 comes with a $50 Amazon gift card for a limited timeTL;DR: Microsoft Office 365 Home is the OG computer software, offering classics like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more — a one-year subscription comes with a $50 Amazon gift card if you act fast.
If Google Docs just isn't your jive, you're probably better off going with the OG profess....
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'Marvel's Spider-Man' sequel could hit PS5 even sooner than we expectedThe first Spider-Man game from Insomniac turned out to be a massive success for the PlayStation 4, and it will likely be a hit on the console's successor next year. The PS5 is expected to be backward compatible, and will run plenty of PS4 games, especially first-party games coming directly from Sony....
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19 stores participating in Giving Tuesday — including Rothy's, Casper, and Outdoor VoicesCasper/Instagram
Giving Tuesday (December 3, 2019) is an international day of charitable giving at the beginning of the holiday season, immediately following Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Many stores are participating today; some are matching their customers' donations while others are donating a....
How to record audio on Windows 10 using the Microsoft Voice Recorder appHollis Johnson/Business Insider
You can record audio in Windows 10 easily using the Microsoft Voice Recorder app.
You can export, trim, or delete your audio file within the app.
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