… Google's OS improvements like Treble and Mainline have made updates easier to develop, and Samsung has stepped up its software support as a way to differentiate itself from other smartphone makers. Currently, only Google and sometimes OnePlus can get updates out the door faster than Samsung. …
… The Galaxy S4 will have a 4.99-inch display, an eight-core Exynos Octa 5410 SoC, and interesting new software features such as SmartPause and floating touch. …
… Twitter user Albacore, who’s known for “looking at software upside down” and being among the first to find hidden OS updates, shared Opens in a new window over the weekend that they’d discovered a trio of otherwise unannounced changes coming to Windows 11. …
… Buried in the licensing document for the security patch was the following Opens in a new window : Unless expressly permitted under the Agreement, You will not, and will not allow any third party to i use, copy, distribute, sell or offer to sell the Software or associated documentation; iii use or m… …
… This will include several of the features developed for Windows 10X, but it will be the full Windows experience complete with 32-bit apps and the seemingly endless list of features that has made Windows so popular over the last few decades. …
… When you install Firefox 12, Windows UAC will ask you to approve Firefox Software Updater -- and after that, you should never see an update dialog ever again. Updated @ 14:55: You can disable automatic updates by going to Options Advanced Updates. …
… Each device requires its own updates and its own testing, which is one reason why it takes carriers so long to release their own OS updates, and why security patching so often falls through the cracks. …
… With cloud-based software updates, and the increasingly locked down nature of devices, it's harder for a user to figure out what’s wrong with a piece of technology they may be utterly dependent upon for communicating with family, navigating, and remembering where they were supposed to be an hour ag… …
… Mehdi, there's an easy way to do it: Start giving customers the options to control telemetry and updates, hire some actual dedicated QA people rather than asking programmers to test their own software, and above all, stop pretending like you haven't run a software company before. …
… These features could hit over the summer or as part of a more significant update this fall. If you want to try the new version, remember it's pre-release software. Don't put it on a machine you need to use every day. Now read: Windows 10: The Best Hidden Features, Tips, and Tricks