Recently, I was in a conversation with a few guys discussing our cell phone service providers. "I am on Rogers," one of the guys said. "I mean, I am actually on Freedom, but that is the same thing." If you are unfamiliar with the Canadian wireless market, Freedom is definitely not Rogers. Freedom started off as Wind Mobile in 2009, an independent budget carrier to compete against Rogers, Bell, and Telus, the "big three" providers. In 2016, Shaw...
It has been some time since I last purchased tires for my car, but as I am entering the first winter season with my 2025 Honda Civic Sport Touring Hybrid, I bought a set of tires and rims during the first sale I found. The decision to get Michelin X-Ice Snow tires was an open and shut case, as I had used its predecessor for my previous car. However, I was not sure about the rims. I knew I wanted something other than steel wheels, but I also...
From PC World: Microsoft really wants you to use Copilot, its branded AI platform. In fact, Microsoft wants you to use Copilot so much that it’s fine if you want to use it on Google services, like Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar. A new Windows Insider update facilitates that. Are you...
From The Verge: Microsoft is now selling its Windows XP-themed Crocs. After initially revealing them as a sweepstakes item on Instagram earlier this month, anyone can now purchase the limited edition Crocs for $79.95 at Microsoft’s online company store.
The Crocs feature the iconic blue sky and...
From PC World: When MS-DOS 5.0 was launched in 1991, one of its major innovations was the MS-DOS Editor, a classic text editor that quickly became popular with users. These days, it’s old news—yet fondly remembered.
This past summer, we saw the launch of Windows Edit, a new version of MS-DOS Editor...
From Tom's Hardware: China has quietly extended its rare-earth export controls into the heart of the semiconductor supply chain. Based on machine translation of a new notice published October 9, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said that exports of Chinese-origin rare earths or products made with...
From Tom's Hardware: A Singaporean company with clear Chinese connections spent roughly $2 billion on Nvidia AI processors — and allegedly made them available for Chinese companies or re-exported them to China, according to a recent New York Times investigation. Companies from Singapore have long...
From Forbes: Last week, OpenAI’s video-generating app, Sora, achieved a milestone: it hit one million downloads in under five days, technically outpacing the launch of its sibling, ChatGPT.
According to data from Appfigures cited by TechCrunch, this surge happened despite Sora being invite-only...
From ExtremeTech: Microsoft has warned its users that they could face cyber attacks if they do not upgrade their Windows 10 PCs to Windows 11. The company will officially end support for Windows 10 on Oct. 14, ten years after its debut. Once support ends, hundreds of millions of Windows 10 users...
From Forbes: A new Gmail feature that lets you unsubscribe from email lists with a single click is seemingly being ignored by many companies.
Google announced the new feature to “declutter your inbox” in July – and was part of my recent article on five brilliant Gmail features you should be using...
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