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Windows 10 makes it easy for apps to banish malware

Windows 10 users will be protected more than ever before thanks to a new feature that allows software developers to integrate all apps with any anti-malware programs on the computer in question. Antimalware Scan Interface (AMSI), which was unveiled by Microsoft this week, allows apps to automatically send content over to any anti-malware program installed locally by the user and then be scanned without having to set up any extra

Take a look at the Microsoft smartwatch that could have been

Behind closed doors, Nokia showed off a smartwatch to certain customers at Mobile World Congress 2014. Then Microsoft bought Nokia and the project sadly got shelved. Twitter leaker @Evleaks found a piece of promotion art on a Tumblr blog run by Microsoft design employee Pei-Chi Hsieh. It shows off the Microsoft Moonraker with orange, green or black straps and the whole thing is quite reminiscent of the Sony Smartwatch 3.

In Depth: 9 features we would like to see on the iPad Pro

Apple’s announcement at its Worldwide Developers Conference of the upcoming iOS 9 mobile operating system has already made headlines throughout the world. The public beta is available now for developers and will be available for regular Apple customers in July. The new software made its public debut on an iPad, prompting some to speculate if the rumors of an iPad Pro, a larger 12-inch tablet designed for business and enterprise

Keitai: How to take a screenshot on your smartphone

Keitai is back – and this week’s instalment sees us telling you how to take a screenshot on your phone, tablet or even smartwatch. Sounds obvious – but so many people actually go to do it and realise they’re not ENTIRELY sure how to do it. Also a bad man steals some flowers and how you’ll kill every contact in your phone. You’re welcome. Catch up on Keitai How to

This computer algorithm will tell you if your painting is crap

Art is no longer in the eye of the beholder – a robotic art critic has been designed which rates paintings based on their creativity, uncovering the influence of others. A team of AI researchers began with software that attempts to classify objects in an image into different categories using what are known as ‘classemes’. Then, they fed in Wikiart – a database of about 62,000 paintings and used network

French watchdog pressures Google on right 'to be forgotten'

Google must scrub search results worldwide when it agrees to requests from users to be “forgotten”, rather than just from European versions of its website, France’s data protection regulator said on Friday. The regulator (CNIL) said in a statement that if Google does not comply within 15 days, it can launch a process leading to sanctions, ramping up pressure on the U.S. giant following a landmark European legal ruling. In

Twitter seeks new CEO, and users, as Costolo exits

Twitter Inc’s announcement that Dick Costolo would exit as CEO on July 1 was long on plaudits but offered few clues on how the company will tackle its biggest problem: user growth. “Prospective buyers have been interested in purchasing Twitter in the past, and during the interim (CEO) search period we believe the opportunity for acquisition is heightened,” Jefferies analysts wrote in a client note. Twitter’s current market value is

Exclusive: BlackBerry may put Android system on new device: sources

By Euan Rocha TORONTO (Reuters) – BlackBerry is considering equipping an upcoming smartphone with Google Inc.’s Android software for the first time, an acknowledgement that its revamped line of devices has failed to win mass appeal, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The move would be an about-face for the Waterloo, Ontario-based company, which had shunned Android in a bet that its BlackBerry 10 line of phones would

iPhone Phishing Attack Could Steal Apple Accounts

Just by receiving an e-mail, iOS users — even very savvy ones — could fall victim to a convincing, but fake login screen that would steal the username and password for their Apple accounts. Sou?ek’s tool wraps email messages in 20 lines of deceptive Web formatting that, when viewed on an iOS device, brings up a fake Apple ID login screen that looks perfectly real. Sou?ek rooted out the vulnerability

EU tax probes on Apple, Amazon, Starbucks at advanced stage: European Commission

EU regulators’ investigations into the low tax arrangements of Apple , Starbucks and Amazon in some member states are at an advanced stage and decisions could be announced in the coming months, a senior European Commission official said on Thursday. The investigations centre on Luxembourg’s tax rulings for online retailer Amazon and carmaker Fiat Chrysler , as well as coffee chain Starbucks’ deal with the Netherlands and iPhone maker Apple’s

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