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Your laptop most probably carries more than just travel photos and memories from your holidays. Using it to stay in touch, watch movies, or navigate your way around an unknown location during your vacation adventures, it’s no surprise that digital clutter builds up. From downloading huge files and accessing unfamiliar…
The arrival of summer is often accompanied by cameras ready to capture every special moment of our vacations. However, too often we discover upon returning home that those memories have various types of errors. From videos that won’t play to corrupt files that prevent us from reliving our experiences, it’s…
August 24 Tech news roundup: Windows will remove Control Panel soon, Chrome gets a critical security update, Access Apple Podcasts on any browser
News Aug 24, 2024
Windows 11 Control Panel will be removed soon Microsoft has confirmed it will remove Control Panel from Windows 11. This has been coming for a long time, since 2015 to be precise. A recent update to a document on Microsoft’s website reveals that the legacy app is being deprecated, in…
January 18 tech news roundup: Microsoft 365 prices hiked, Google Chrome fixes 16 security issues, Nintendo Switch 2 officially revealed
News January 18, 2025
Microsoft 365 is now more expensive thanks to Copilot Microsoft 365 plans now include Copilot. This allows you to access AI-powered features across many apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote. The subscription also brings two new apps to the table, the Microsoft 365 Copilot app and Microsoft Designer.... Read more
January 11th Tech news roundup: Linux Foundation partners with Chromium browsers, TikTok US ban seems likely, NVIDIA RTX 5070 could dominate the market
News January 11, 2025
Linux Foundation partners with Microsoft, Google, Meta and Opera to boost Chromium projects The Linux Foundation has announced a partnership with 4 browser makers in order to advance the development of Chromium-based projects, as part of an initiative called the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers. Members of the initiative include... Read more
January 4 tech news roundup: Google removes legit Chrome extension instead of a malware, Microsoft displays yet another ad on Windows 11, Honey’s Pie AdBlock extension comes under fire
News January 4, 2025
Google removes original EditThisCookie instead of a fake malware Google’s Chrome Web Store is rather infamous for hosting malicious extensions from time to time. But what it has done now could be an all-time low, even by its standards. Eric Parker, a popular YouTuber/security researcher, discovered that an extension... Read more
December 28 tech news roundup: Google proposes alternative remedies in antitrust trial, Windows Update breaks Wi-Fi and Start Menu, AI could impact malware detection
News December 28, 2024
Windows 11 KB5048685 Update is breaking Wi-Fi and the Start Menu Windows 11 users have been facing some issues after installing the KB5048685 Update. A couple of reports from users indicate that the Patch Tuesday update has broken Wi-Fi functionality on computers, and need to be reconfigured to get... Read more
December 21 Tech news roundup: ChatGPT Search is now free for everyone, Microsoft refuses to lower Windows 11 requirements, WhatsApp lets you text and call ChatGPT
News December 21, 2024
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Search is free for all users OpenAI has unleashed its AI-powered search engine. ChatGPT Search is ready to take on Google and Microsoft Bing. The service was announced a couple of months ago for users with a ChatGPT subscription. Now, it is available for everyone, including free... Read more
December 14 Tech news roundup: OpenAI launches an AI video generator, Apple Intelligence comes to more countries, Windows Recall is still a mess
News December 14, 2024
Apple Intelligence is now available in 6 more Countries Apple Intelligence debuted with iOS 18.1 in the U.S. in October. Now, the highly-anticipated AI features are available in 6 more Countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. Users can now enable Apple Intelligence in these... Read more
December 7 Tech news roundup: iCloud Passwords extension released for Firefox, Meta admits to content moderation errors, Firefox has a plan to defeat Microsoft Edge
News December 7, 2024
Mozilla wants to set Firefox as your default browser on Windows 11 Microsoft Edge has caused problems for browser makers for a long time, due to the aggressive ways that Windows 11 promotes its own browser. It is also quite difficult for users to switch to a different browser,... Read more
November 30 Tech news roundup: Browser makers are taking the fight to Microsoft Edge, Google injects text ads in its iOS app, Windows 11 update blocked on some PCs
News November 30, 2024
Google is trying to block users from downloading uBlock Origin Google is desperate to block ad blockers in any way it can. Users who wish to install uBlock Origin or similar extensions from the Chrome Web Store, are seeing a banner on the add-on’s store page reads, “This extension... Read more
November 23 Tech news roundup: Google may have to sell Chrome, Facebook ads get worse, Microsoft launches a PC for $349
News November 23, 2024
Google may be forced to sell Chrome Google may have no choice but to sell Chrome to a third party. The forced sale of the browser has been proposed by the U.S. Department of Justice as one of the remedies in the landmark antitrust lawsuit against the search giant.... Read more
November 16th tech news roundup: Google Gemini launched for iOS, YouTube’s new gesture irks users, OpenAI to launch its own AI agent next year
News November 16, 2024
ChatGPT’s official app for Windows released for everyone OpenAI has released the official ChatGPT app for all users. The app, which debuted a few months ago, had previously been exclusively available for users with a premium subscription. Now, anyone with a free account can use the ChatGPT app on... Read more
November 9th tech news roundup: Microsoft adds AI in Notepad and Paint, Amazon Prime Video’s AI will recap episodes, Google Maps AI will help you find places easily
News November 9, 2024
Microsoft introduces Rewrite AI in Notepad and generative fill and erase AI in Paint Microsoft has introduced AI features in two classic Windows apps: Notepad and Paint. The text editor in Windows 11 now offers capabilities to rewrite the text content, and is named Rewrite AI. The AI has... Read more
November 2nd tech news roundup: Chrome’s AI will take control of the browser, Apple Intelligence has been released, Windows 10 extended security updates won’t be free
News November 2, 2024
Google’s new AI will take over Chrome to help you Chrome is getting a new AI feature that will take over the browser, to assist you with your tasks. The technology is powered by Google’s Gemini, and is called Project Jarvis. According to some reports, Project Jarvis will capture... Read more
In the business world, emails are a crucial tool for communication and daily management. However, there are times when errors prevent us from accessing our emails, contacts, or calendars stored in OST files. To address this, it is necessary to convert these files to a more accessible format like... Read more
October 26 tech news roundup: Google Messages gets spam blocking, Apple is working on a Game Store, eM Client acquires Postbox
News October 26, 2024
Google Messages app to protect users from SMS scams Google is testing a new anti-scam system for the Messages app. Users of the beta version of the app are protected against spams and scams that may contain fake job offers, pending delivery, or to harvest personal data. When you... Read more
October 19 tech news roundup: iPad Mini 7 launched, YouTube Premium Lite is back, Google Shopping brings a For You feed
News October 19, 2024
Apple announces iPad Mini 7 Apple surprised everyone by announcing the iPad Mini 7 out of the blue. The compact tablet is powered by the A17 Pro chip which has a 6-core CPU, a 5-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It will run on iPadOS 18... Read more
October 12 Tech news roundup: Wayback Machine Hacked, Steam Clarifies Game Licenses, and Google Ordered to Open Play Store
News October 12, 2024
Google ordered by court to open up the Play Store to third-parties Google has lost its appeal against the verdict that was given in the antitrust lawsuit filed by Epic Games. The search giant lost the case last year, but had appealed against the ruling because it did not... Read more
October 5 Tech news roundup: Windows 11 24H2 is out, Apple fixes iPhone Touch Screen issues, Mozilla’s big blunder could cost it dearly
News October 5, 2024
PayPal data sharing policy sparks debate on digital privacy PayPal has made a silent change to user settings that has raised some privacy concerns. The company has enabled an option that lets it share your shopping preferences with third-parties. What could possibly go wrong? The main problem is that... Read more
September 24 Tech news roundup: Kaspersky replaced by UltraAV in the U.S., YouTube Premium prices increased, HP Print AI is coming to printers
News September 28, 2024
UltraAV was installed automatically on PCs that had Kaspersky antivirus in the U.S. Kaspersky users were in for a shock in the U.S., when their PC’s security software was uninstalled automatically. And, it was replaced by UltraAV antivirus. The migration was a result of a ban issued by the... Read more