Sony’s new receiver makes it easy to install a 9-inch display in your car

Out of the box, the XAV-AX8000 will feature support for both CarPlay and Android Auto through USB, with hands-free voice control on both platforms. In a post-launch firmware update, Sony also plans to add support for Abalta's WebLink platform. WebLink allows …

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Adobes Fresco brings realistic painting to the iPad

It's one thing to see a demo, or even art created with these Live Brushes, but it's another thing entirely to try them yourself. Every time I opened the app, I was amazed at how closely they resemble the real thing. And they're not only powerful, they're also…

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Microsoft drops one-off Office licenses from its Home Use Program

Microsoft will no longer sell one-off licenses for Office 2019 as part of its Home Use Program (HUP). As spotted by Computer World, the company updated it HUP frequently asked questions page to confirm: "Office Professional Plus 2019 and Office Home and Busin…

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The best laptops for students in 2019

It's no secret who the Surface Laptop 2 is for. Hint: Microsoft compares its ultraportable to the MacBook Air four times on its product page. Indeed, if you were looking for something similarly thin and light that runs Windows, the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 2 …

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Three Years of Misery Inside Google, the Happiest Company in Tech

On a bright Monday in January 2017, at 2:30 in the afternoon, about a thousand Google employees—horrified, alarmed, and a little giddy—began pouring out of the company's offices in Mountain View, California. They packed themselves into a cheerful courtyard outside the main campus café, a parklike area dotted with picnic tables and a shade structure…

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