RIP Cortana on Windows: You should never have left Master Chief
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Windows 11 will soon have file recommendations and live captions in more languages
Windows 11 might soon recommend the file it thinks you are looking for. In a blog post, Microsoft announced the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build …
A new app-specific volume mixer is coming to Windows 11
It looks like Windows is getting an easier way to manage all of those audio sources. In a blog post, the company announced that it …
Ads are coming to the Microsoft Store
Ads are about to make their big debut in the Microsoft Store on Windows. Today, Microsoft announced the change, saying that developers can now advertise …
Spotify is getting a widget for Windows
If you’ve wanted to pop into your Spotify playlist and make an adjustment without interrupting your flow, Windows 11 might be the best bet for …
You’ll soon be able to see your Messenger chats as a widget on Windows
Developers are now able to create widgets for their apps on Windows 11 and the first third-party one to hit your screen is…from Meta? In …
Microsoft ends support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 next week
If you are one of the millions of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 users still waiting around to upgrade your operating system, now is the …
The nine best Windows laptops in 2022: Options for all budgets
There are thousands of models of Windows laptops to choose from. Trying to make sense of which are the best laptops and which are to …
Windows Defender might be making your PC run slower
If you are currently using an Intel-powered Windows PC, it’s probably not running as fast as it should be. No, this is not a setup …
Microsoft made a huge change to the Blue Screen of Death in Windows 11
The Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is one of the most hated things in tech. It’s a feature so infamous, especially for the early …
Intel’s new chips will power the next-gen M1 MacBook Air rivals
Intel announced a few weeks ago the brand new 11th-gen Intel Core H-series processors (Tiger Lake-H) that will power plenty of laptop models this year. …
Windows users should download the latest iTunes update immediately
The release of macOS Catalina marked a seminal moment in the history of Apple — the dissolution of iTunes as a single, standalone element in …
Microsoft hints at new features and big changes coming in Windows 11
When compared to Windows Vista and Windows 8, Windows 10 has been a runaway success. That’s not to say that Microsoft’s latest operating system is …
Microsoft tells last remaining mobile customers to switch to iPhone or Android
Is it a brave thing to accept the reality of your own limitations when you’ve tried for years and sunk significant resources into trying to …
Skype is adding built-in call recording at long last
Ever since Skype first launched fifteen years ago, people have been using hacky work-arounds to record calls for later examination. There’s a dozen different programs …
Acer’s budget iMac even has a wireless charger
Acer has released a brand-new and very thin all-in-one PC, the Acer Aspire S24. Windows all-in-ones haven’t traditionally been particularly popular, but Acer’s hoping that …
Even future hardware changes won’t be enough to fix Spectre and Meltdown attacks
Remember the Meltdown and Spectre chip architecture flaws that affect the vast majority of computers we interact with on a daily basis, including smartphones and …
Microsoft’s $189 Windows laptops are going to be a game-changer for PCs
For the past three years, Microsoft has watched as Google’s Chromebooks have eaten away at the low-cost Windows PC market. Chromebooks have gone from being …
Severe Intel security issue may impact all Macs and Windows PCs
Purchased a Mac or Windows computer recently that’s faster than any PC you’ve ever owned? Well, we need to talk. All computers packing Intel chips …
Google trolled Microsoft’s Windows Store, and it didn’t take long to get a reaction
Earlier today, Google published a Chrome app in the Windows Store. At face value, that’s a big win for Microsoft: the Windows Store doesn’t have …
Hackers hid a backdoor in a security app that has more than 2 billion downloads
The Equifax hack isn’t the only major cyber attack you should be aware of. Security researchers discovered that hackers hid a backdoor in a security …
Microsoft’s new 365 is an all-in-one software bundle — but there’s a catch
Microsoft on Monday introduced a new product that combines its best software products in to one. It’s called Microsoft 365, but don’t rush to get …
How to protect your Windows computer against the recent malware attack
A new wave of ransomware attacks swept the world on Tuesday, starting with Ukraine and spreading to other regions of the world. The attack was …
North Korean hackers ‘highly likely’ behind WannaCry attack
North Korean hackers responsible for the Sony hack in late 2014 may be behind the mid-May WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 300,000 computer …
A WannaCry-like virus infected thousands of PCs and went undetected for weeks
A Windows computer virus built using vulnerabilities first discovered by the NSA and stolen by hackers from the agency took the world by storm on …
WannaCry ransomware may have been concocted in North Korea
Well, isn’t this ironic? The NSA-derived Windows malware that shook the world over the weekend may be a North Korean creation, new revelations show. That’s …
New variants of the NSA-derived cyberattack already spotted
The world is facing the most dangerous cyberattack it ever had to deal with so far, and it’s an attack that it can’t be stopped …
