Android One was something that Google worked on a few years ago, aiming to bring some high-quality devices that were cheaper than a lot of the phones that are out in the USA so that other countries with weaker economies could find more affordable handsets available on store shelves. Android One went on to be […]
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From time to time, we provide news on all brands that we cover—from Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and more—with a focus on what these brands are offering by way of advertisements for new devices, software updates for existing devices, and any other news that may be important to its users.
Android O Official Release Date and Name Revealed
Once a year the team from Android have the pleasure of naming their new version of the operating system. The average user doesn’t notice many changes when it comes to using the Android operating system when they update their phones every couple of years or so—the same annoyances are there with trying to figure out […]
Walmart’s Vudu Video Streaming Available on Apple TV Soon
Vudu is one of the best names in the business of video streaming services, helped out immensely by the financial backing of Walmart, the company who owns it. Vudu subscribers have a digital marketplace where buying or renting films is possible. That kind of competition between streaming services is good for helping drive the price […]
Windows 10 Insider Fast Build 16257 PC + 15237 Mobile Announced
Windows Insiders who are signed up to receive the fast updates are now getting build number 16257 rolling out to Windows Update for PC and mobile phones. Highlights of this update include the new Eye Control feature that adds functionality to help control the Windows operating system with eye movement. Eye Control, or eye tracking […]
Intel Announces New SSD Form Factor That Enables Up To 1PB of Storage Space
Intel has announced new solid state storage hardware, which only further reiterates our earlier sentiments that you shouldn’t waste too much time fiddling with your SSD’s and trying to optimize them. We’ve seen and will continue to see a lot of changes with SSD technology. Similar to graphics cards, they tend to get better and […]
Microsoft Releases Official Statement Following Consumer Report Dropping Surface Devices From Its Website
Microsoft has released a statement firing back at Consumer Reports making headlines for opting to no longer show Surface products on its website due to the percentage of complaints being too high. Consumer Reports is a pretty large website that gets lots of traffic, so other people are obviously more aware of it than we […]
Windows 10 Insiders Get New “Skip Ahead to Next Release” Option from Windows Update
Windows 10 users who are signed up to receive the Insider builds that are set to be delivered on the fastest setting will see a new feature available for them to skip ahead to the following Windows release instead. Skipping ahead means you can start receiving Windows updates that are beyond the Fall Creators Update […]
Windows Server Insider Preview Build 16257 Announced By Dona Sarker
Dona Sarker announced recently that Windows Insiders who are running on Windows Server will now find a new preview build available to download, having now been updated to build 16257. The new build for Windows Server includes Windows Subsystem for Linux and Linux distributions. Subsystem for Linux, also known as WSL, can now be tested on Windows Server. […]
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations Announced; Due Out in Fall Creators Update
Microsoft has decided to expand on the Windows 10 Professional edition of the operating system by now offering a Windows 10 Professional for workstations, soon to be arriving in the fall Creators Update. According to Microsoft, the move comes after listening to Windows Insider feedback. Windows 10 Pro was intended for working professionals and comes […]
Windows Analytics Update Compliance Is a New Feature To Help You Maintain Your Windows Environment
Windows 10 now offers IT professionals the chance to look at detailed analytics to do with their operating systems. The new tool dubbed “Update Compliance” allows its users to check what’s happening with the Windows software updates, the built-in antivirus known as Windows Defender, and help fix any issues that have occurred regarding the Windows […]
Tech Support Scams Continue to Evolve; New Phishing-Like Emails a Threat
The long-term outlook for good overcoming evil, online at least, is good, with some of the largest corporations continually choosing to target the best hackers for employment opportunities. More often than not the expert hackers who are best at finding exploits will take the jobs to then help these companies find and fix the exploits […]
Windows 10 S ISO Files Made Available for Education Edition Users and Developers
Microsoft has decided to make Windows 10 S, the operating system that first arrived with the Microsoft Surface laptop, available for Windows 10 Education owners and developers. Windows 10 S was originally marketed as being an edition of Windows for students, so there is a connection there between it and the other Windows 10 Education […]
Consumer Report Might Have Dropped It’s Recommendation for Microsoft Surface Devices But We Have Not
For those who are unaware, there’s this guy that goes by the name Peter Thurrot. It might be his real name; it might not be. It seems like a name that’s a bit catch-all to me, but that might be because my last name is so friggin unusual. Mr. Thurrot is kind of a big […]
Windows Console Colors Get Updated in Clean Install of build 16257
The Windows console colors have been the same for twenty years. You’ll often see brands keep the same colors just for the sake of familiarity, even when they don’t like the look of them very much anymore. Sometimes colors are chosen because of the psychological meaning behind them, and other times they just have some […]
Windows Insiders Can Expect to See Some Inbox Apps Shuffled Around
Sometimes things can get confusing being a Windows Insider. Microsoft made some mistakes on their end when delivering inbox applications for some builds that were involved in the fast and slow rings of the Windows Insider program recently. These issues first started back in build 16232. Now that Microsoft has cottoned on to the problem, […]
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB4032188 Windows 10 v1703 Build 15063.502 Now Out
Cumulative Update KB4032188 is now rolling out for Windows 10. The update comes with heaps of quality improvements and some features as well. It updates your version of Windows 10 to build number 15063.502. You don’t need to do anything to start getting this update as it automatically rolls out through Windows Update when it […]
Ubuntu Available to Install from Windows Store for Windows 10 Editions
Ubuntu, the most well known Linux distribution of them all, is now available to be installed on Windows 10 from the Windows Store. Installing Ubuntu on Windows means you can start running commands usually restricted to Linux operating systems from the Windows command line instead. You’ll get to use bash, apt, ssh, git and more […]
New iPhone 7 Plus TV Commercial Showcasing Portrait Mode
Apple has already released a handful of shorter TV commercials showcasing the new AirPods that are set to take over the world of earphones in the coming years. Next up is a much longer commercial showing off the iPhone 7 portrait mode on the camera. Buying airtime isn’t cheap, and the fruit company strategically chooses […]
New AirPods TV Commercials Airing
Apple has just released a set of catchy new TV commercials featuring the new Apple AirPods. One of the things that people worried about most with Apple’s new earphones was them not sitting in the ear very well because they are wireless and naturally appear like they might fall out of the ear when you […]
Detachable Keyboard Laptops Are the New Black
The fear of judgment can be crippling enough to make you not want to do anything at all. The last thing you want to do as a writer is live in fear of other people’s judgment. If you manage to get a few compliments from people who write at a level that you don’t yet […]
Chrome and Firefox Draining Battery Faster on Windows 10 in Comparison to Microsft’s Edge
If you use a laptop or notebook that runs on the Windows 10 operating system and don’t always have it plugged into the power point in the wall, then you are running it on battery power until that juice is gone. According to Microsoft, their latest Windows 10 Anniversary update has made the Microsoft Edge […]
A Message to Our Critics
When you do something that only a minority of people understand you set yourself up to be very easily ridiculed. When I was younger one of the mentally challenging aspects I had to deal with with regards to people was being around people who publicly had me labeled as someone who didn’t work hard enough, […]
Why You Are Wrong to Think Ad Blocking Is OK
It’s almost becoming cool to know what ad blocking is and how to use it. Yes, ad blocking exists but no it’s no cool. Tech Chomps does not support ad blocking. In fact, we take great offense to it and don’t believe it should be legal. Just like when you walk into a supermarket and don’t […]
CyanogenMod 12.1 changelog, features and download links
The official CyanogenMod 12.1 is now live for some devices and coming soon for a bunch of others. Inside this story we’ll give you the new features that are coming your way in the CM12.1 build, the direct links and official changelog that’s been given by the Cyanogen team. CM 12.1 DOWNLOAD LINKS Oppo Find […]
The Latest Buzz On Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean From Around The Web
Even though the hardware is less impressive when being compared to the newer handsets, once it gets updated to this newer version of jelly bean, it will be lightning fast, super quick and smooth. Browsing will be seamless and hassle free and you’ll be wondering what took you so long to install it. There is […]