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Bill has ways of forcing updates
Life, James Hein, Published on 22/05/2024
» If you are a Microsoft user, private or business, there is a site you should keep an eye on. Search "Microsoft end of life dates" and then select the result with the heading "Overview – Product End of Support and Retirements", associated with learn.microsoft.com. On the left-hand side there are years. Click on 2025, for example, and you will see that Office 2016 and 2019 products will no longer be supported after Oct 14 of that year. On that same date, Windows 10 will be retired. For both of these there will be no new security updates. For some, this will not be an issue, but organisations will need to take note as it means their security will be potentially compromised after a while. Even with Windows 10 still outselling Windows 11, Microsoft will be pushing people to upgrade over the next 18 months and for many, this will no longer be free. People and organisations tend to stick with what works and Microsoft doesn't like that, so it stops supporting older products. The site will tell you when you will start to be at risk and after that you can decide what to do.
The crippled behemoth
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 11/12/2019
» Let's address the elephant in the room before going any further: no matter how good the Mate 30 Pro phone is, it's directly affected by this year's US-China trade war and was stripped of the right to have Google services pre-installed from Huawei's factory. This means no YouTube, no Line (well, the full-function one), no Google Play store to download any of your typical apps, and you can forget about Gmail. If you're OK with that, read on.
Ghosting around
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 25/10/2019
» Infiltrating enemy lines and leaving without a trace is the signature of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (or at least that's how it's supposed to be depending on how you play it). Its latest installment, Breakpoint, transports you from its predecessor's drug cartel-run Wildlands to the lush jungles, sandy beaches and urban landscapes of the island of Auroa. Sounds like paradise? Sure -- until bullets start flying.
New iPads, Macs: More features at higher price
Business, Published on 01/11/2018
» NEW YORK: Apple Inc's new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen.
Surface 2 is more than enough
Life, Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 30/05/2018
» People who does a lot of typing, photo editing and YouTubing will love this piece of technology that will not break your back lugging it around.
Moto loses its mojo
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 27/12/2017
» After last year's delightful Moto Z modular phone, one of the more interesting models in its price-range, it's a wonder why Motorola even bothered to release something like the Moto X4 this year. With middling specs across the board and no real notable feature to talk about, the Moto X4 is yet another mid-range Android phone, one among countless thousands already on the market today.
Apple's Jobs loses out in Paris street name vote
AFP, Published on 14/12/2016
» PARIS - Steve Jobs may have been a technological revolutionary, but his legacy will not be remembered in a Paris street name.
Thai filmmakers win top honours
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/11/2016
» Two Thai filmmaking teams were the finalists to compete with 10 entries from Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Tanzania at the inaugural the "5-Min Video Challenge" organised by Singtel Group.
Error 53, Polarr and more
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 17/02/2016
» Following the Error 53 problem for iPhone users with unauthorised home button replacements, several sites reported a problem for the iPhone if the date is reset to Jan 1, 1970 (depending on timezone), although why anyone would want to do that is beyond me. Do not try this at home.
Facebook fakes
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 18/11/2015
» Club Oho, an online distributor of dietary supplements for weight loss operated on Facebook, recently made headlines when the company announced it loses a million baht each month in compensation to its customers who were victims of online fraud due to fake Facebook pages.