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if you steal an Apple watch you don't need to know the passcode to use it for yourself I'm Bridget Carey this is your cnet update should Apple have put in more security protections on its Apple watch apple support website shows how to reset the watch without knowing the password and that has people wondering why Apple didn't give its watch the same security protections as the iphone here's what's going on when someone steals your iPhone you can disable it remotely so it's locked off from being used again turning it into a useless brick that is until you put in your Apple ID and password and that's called activation lock but there's no activation lock on the Apple watch if you don't know the password you can still reset the watch to factory settings like its brand new and sync it to another person's iPhone of course if someone takes your Rolex watch that doesn't need a password either but why not come out with an update to discourage theft keep in mind if Apple watch is stolen your banking data on Apple pay isn't exposed and that can be disabled let's move on to microsoft windows product names can sometimes be a bit confusing with multiple versions of the operating system under different names remember when Windows 8 came out there was a version called Windows RT for tablets along with Windows Phone 8 well Microsoft said things are changing this time around with Windows 10 it'll all be called Windows 10 no matter which device you use one Microsoft is the motto these days so in that spirit Microsoft is dropping the name Windows Phone the next operating system for phones is called windows 10 mobile you'll find it on smartphones and small tablets other pcs and larger tablets get Windows 10 home or Windows 10 pro both are going to be free upgrades when they come out so when will that be microsoft says sometime in the summer microsoft also has a new video app for making hyperlapse videos that's also known as those sped up time lapse videos you can try it out now in a preview version for Android and of course it's available in the Windows app stores you may also be familiar with hyperlapse from instagram which added the forward video editing to its iPhone app last year but with microsoft's version you can add this effect to any existing video and in other news walmart is taking on amazon by creating its own version of amazon prime walmart is offering unlimited delivery to customers that pay fifty dollars a year that's half the cost of amazon prime it's only a small test now by invitation only and walmart is not saying which markets will be able to test the program later this summer the Amazon Prime two day delivery service launched ten years ago that's your tech news update you can head over to cnet com for more and be sure to follow along on Twitter and subscribe to the podcast from our studios in New York I'm Bridget Carey