Windows Update is one of the parts of Windows 11 that people love to criticize the most. Forced updates and reboots can happen at the worst of times, so the frustration is understandable, but it is an essential component for keeping your machine secure. That being said, if you don’tContinue Reading
Phishing is a form of social engineering where attackers try to get you to reveal your sensitive information through malicious links, SMS, QR codes, and more. Here’s how to protect yourself in Chrome and Firefox. Have you ever been sent a link that doesn’t look quite right, but you clickContinue Reading
With new laptops introduced at CES, Dell’s 2025 lineup will be missing some very familiar names. Branding is important. Corporations spend millions of dollars every year to make sure that words like “Tacoma” and “Sleep Number” press the right buttons in your brain. And Dell has spent decades putting thatContinue Reading
If your computer has an Intel wireless network card, you can download the latest Wi-Fi and Bluetooth drivers, which include several optimizations and improvements. Intel Wireless Wi-Fi driver 23.100.0 contains the following changes: Description OS Improvements for Wi-Fi sensing Windows 10 and Windows 11 Updates for 6GHz capabilities Windows 11Continue Reading
A new icon and a new name are just the tip of the iceberg. Neowin reports that tech giant Microsoft will be shaking up the user interface of its Microsoft 365 app early next year. In addition, the app will be getting a new icon and a small name change, henceforthContinue Reading
A new rumor is floating around involving a new Google Search feature that lets you upload a file and ask questions about it. This was spotted by X user Khushal Bherwani, who found a paperclip icon next to the voice search button in the search bar. Clicking this icon lets youContinue Reading
The text-based version of ChatGPT Search also gets a wider rollout and is free for all logged-in users. OpenAI is now rolling out ChatGPT’s Search function to all logged-in users for free after first launching it for paid Plus and Team subscribers in October. Advanced Voice Mode has also beenContinue Reading
We’re in a new era for laptops. Here’s what you need to know before buying one next year. While laptops haven’t exactly been advancing by leaps and bounds over the last few years, the industry has finally gotten interesting again. As we close out 2024 and head into 2025, I’veContinue Reading
When looking for a new laptop, there is a seemingly never-ending sea of acronyms and jargon terms to contend with to find the right computer for your needs. Along with the processor (CPU) and graphics card (GPU), you also need to ensure you have enough random-access memory (RAM) to comfortably runContinue Reading
With Google’s Android platform, what’s old is about to be new again — numerous times over. Credit: OpenClipart-Vectors/Google/JR Raphael As we look ahead to a whole new year of green-tinted Googley goodness, I’m feeling both guardedly excited — and curiously like Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day. Google’s got someContinue Reading