Windows 10 Brings Improvements & Disappointments
Microsoft's latest operating system has now been released to the masses, coming with many welcome improvements and upgrades, while simulataneously introducing features that aren't very popular. Many users reported a near seamless transition when making the upgrade with very few headaches, while some others reported crashes and errors. One of the first major disappointments from users was the transformation of Solitaire and other built-in games into "freemium" software, forcing users to sit through ads before being able to play unless they pay a $10/year to remove them. However, there is near universal praise for the re-introduction of the Start Menu, as well as the addition of features like mulitple desktops, improved search and settings, and the new Edge browser.
Stay tuned to GlacierTek for a full review and check out Gizmodo's extensive coverage to see if you should make the switch.
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Germany Orders Facebook to allow Fake Names
The German Governemnt's privacy watchdog has ordered that social networking site Facebook must allow its citizens to use fake names when creating an account. The issue of fakes names has been around for years, with Facebook consistently shooting them down and forcing its users to use their real names. Reuters reports that the Hamburg-based data protection authority, which polices Facebook in Germany, “could not unilaterally change users’ chosen usernames to their real names, nor could it ask them for official ID.” The demand was spurred by a complaint from a woman, who reported that Facebook blocked her account, demanded ID, then changed her username to her real one. The woman argued that she didn’t want to use her real name for business reasons, and the watchodog claims that being forced to violates her privacy rights. Facebook has been through similar fights in the past over gender identification, where until recently, users were forced to choose between Male and Female.
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Possible MH370 Debris Found in the Indian Ocean
Experts on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion say that a piece of aircraft debris that has washed up may be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which went missing on 8th March last year. According to the BBC aviation experts say that what has been found may be a “flaperon” - part of the wing from a Boeing 777, which is the type of plane that disappeared. What’s surprising is that Reunion (which belongs to France) is 6000km away from where authorities were previously searching off the west coast of Australia. It is actually much closer to Madagascar and Africa. This may not change the still on-going search though, as it is conceivable that one part could have floated off whilst the plane remains at the bottom of the ocean elsewhere.
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