According to Nvidia, problems arose when device manager reported a code 43 error after install. It was compounded by problems on Windows 10 that caused the driver to be removed if the PC was left idle for a time. GeForce Driver Version 397.55 Changelog The driver also caused Netflix playback to stutter and didn’t support Microsoft’s Surface notebooks. The update claims to address all of these issues. Here’s the full changelog: “This is GeForce Hot Fix driver version 397....

The powerful feature lets users keep documents online rather than taking up valuable hard drive space. It integrates with services like SharePoint and can be accessed directly from File Explorer or Finder. When a user wants to access the file, they can edit without having to download it. You exclude certain important folders from the feature or specify only specific ones to ensure you a lack of connection doesn’t impact you too badly....

OneNote for Android is now running version 16.0.9029.2079 and comes with a single new feature. Specifically, the app will now remember notes you have been working on and show them when you reopen the app. Additionally, Microsoft has made the standard unnamed bug fixes and performance improvements. Below is the brief official changelog from Microsoft: When you reopen OneNote, it will remember the notes you were working on and open right to that place....

Despite the ongoing partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI, the founder of the latter was unhappy with this deal. That founder is Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI. He took to Twitter to complain about the exclusive nature of the license. Musk says, “exclusive license” looks to be the “opposite of open”. He adds that “OpenAI was essentially captured by Microsoft.” Despite the exclusivity Microsoft was happy about last week, the company does not seem to be interesting in compromising the open nature of GPT-3....

According to IDC, the PC market grew 2.7% in the second quarter of 2018, while Gartner puts it at 1.4% due to differing definitions of ‘PC’. The takeaway is that Windows 10 business PCs seem to be behind some of the growth, though they’re somewhat offset by decreasing sales in the consumer market. “Once again business volume appeared to be the key driver with the top three companies reaping benefits across both desktop and notebook,” said IDC....

It seems bad actors initiating phishing scams are no hosting bogus websites on internet address with the padlock and starting with https://. Anti-phishing researcher PhishLabs has found 49 percent of all phishing websites during Q3 2018 used a padlock security symbol. This is a method attackers are increasingly using to fool users. Indeed, the rise in padlock symbol use has risen 25 percent quarter-on-quarter. Attackers are finding easy prey because many users have taken the padlock symbol to mean some guarantee of security....

It looked at the 10 most popular TV shows of 2018 and cross-referenced them with the virus submissions containing malware. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Game of Thrones was high on the list of infected titles, alongside The Walking Dead and Arrow. Per Kaspersky’s numbers, Game of Thrones accounted for 17% of its infected pirate content, with 20,934 users attacked with a single type of malware. It seems the first episode of the show is particularly dangerous, with 33 different types of malware found over two years....

As you may know, PowerToys is an open source platform. You may remember the platform was originally geared to power user’s way back on Windows 95. It has recently been revived by Microsoft and developers are can access the service. Last year, rolled out its re-tooled PowerToys in preview. In October, Clint Rutkas returned to Microsoft to head up the PowerToys division. Rutkas was with Microsoft for years, including as Senior PM for the developer platform....

While games like Catan and Lords of Waterdeep have had successful adapations, others require a more physical approach. Rolling a die, firing out Uno cards and stacking Dominos just don’t have the same satisfaction when you’re clicking a mouse. At the same time, getting a group of friends together isn’t easy. In the digital space, you can pull together individuals from across the world. Thankfully, Microsoft’s latest invention could be the best of both worlds....

The Snapdragon X20 LTE is built on Samsung’s 10nm LPE process. It comes with some notable improvements over last year’s X16 LTE modem. As a refresher, the X16 is integrated into the current Snapdragon 835 flagship SoC. The X20 will be included in future SoC’s. Among the enhancements in the new modem is support for x5 carrier aggregation (5x20MHz). This affords more flexibility on licensed and unlicensed spectrum with over 1000 carrier band combinations....

We have seen in recent times Microsoft increasingly push its news output towards AI. This is a part of a new push in Microsoft News. According to Microsoft, the shift to AI will help the platform deliver more unbiased news. MSN is powered by Microsoft News and recently Microsoft cut dozens of jobs from the editorial teams. Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, but the company would now prefer articles are curated by artificial intelligence....

However, new information suggests the main focus will be neither of those things. Instead, Microsoft will probably be talking about Windows 10 Cloud. The information comes from ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, who is known to have reliable sources. It’s further backed by Cassim Ketfi of Numerama. Part of the clue is in the codename. Sources say the event is called “Bespin” internally. Star Wars fans may recognize the name, as well as one of its settlements, Cloud City....

The company reports improved financials since the launch of the range. The steady upwards trend has put AMD back in profit. In its report, the company says Ryzen 7 drove an uptick in financial performance in Q1 and Q2 of this year. That small improvement can be attributed to the fact Ryzen was still new. Now the series has been widely available for a long time it has really pushed AMD to profitability for the first time in years....

That little + on the end is important, simply because this a refresh and not a full sequel. Indeed, Samsung has made incremental updates to the product and the result is the Odyssey+. Despite the unexciting bump, the HMD remains arguably the most potent available for Windows 10 Mixed Reality. In terms of improvements, the tweaks include a wider eye box to stop fogging. Users still get the same dual 3....

By the description of the upcoming chipset, the Exynos 9820 will be a powerhouse and will compete directly with ARM’s Cortex-A76 chip. Leaks have already suggested Samsung is building the 9820 on 7nm FinFET architecture. We also know, rather obviously, that the company will use the CPU to power the next wave of Samsung flagships. So, you can expect to see it on the Galaxy Note 9 at the end of the year, and probably the Galaxy S 10 next year....

For me, the surprise is more that Microsoft never found a purpose for SlideShare. A couple of years ago, Microsoft shut down its Docs.com file sharing system and seemed to be pushing towards SlideShare and OneDrive. It looks as though that push was short lived as Microsoft has done little with the service since. Perhaps Microsoft could have found a use for the platform by integrating it with Office 365....

While not a major update (Microsoft issued one of those last week), the new preview comes with two new features. First up is an important new tool for calling on the communications app. Skype now has the ability to schedule group calls. Users could previously only schedule a call if it was going to be one on one. That limitation has been lifted and users can select multiple participants in a group and schedule when the call will be made....

If Microsoft acquires Activision Blizzard, it will gain massive franchises like Diablo, Warcraft, Candy Crush, and more importantly, Call of Duty. Microsoft insists it will keep CoD as a cross-platform franchise, but Sony thinks the company will eventually make the brand exclusive to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Xbox consoles. “Not Replicable” Whether that is true or not remains to be seen and it is up to regulators to decide....

According to Business Insider, the Japanese company is working on bringing ads to its console. This will reportedly happen through a collaboration with several AdTech companies. However, Sony will maintain control over which games ads appear in and the placement of the ads. Even so, whereas Microsoft is taken a subtle approach, Sony is actually engaging developers. In other words, the company will give developers the tools to put ads into their PlayStation games....

The TechCrunch commissioned study made use of online safety startup AntiToxin to gather the results. Before we get into those terms, it’s important that readers don’t try to replicate the results, as they could end in arrest, regardless of intention. AntiToxin It found that a number of obvious child pornography terms, including “porn kids” led to the display of illegal imagery on the search engine. In other cases, users searching for variations of “Omegle Kids” were autocompleted to “Omegle Kids Girls 13” and “Kids on Omegle Showing”....