Microsoft begins testing its next-gen smart search on Windows

From PC World: If you own a Qualcomm-powered Snapdragon Copilot+ PC and are willing to run one of Microsoft’s test builds, a new feature is available: smarter semantic search, where you can describe what you’re looking for on your PC without the need for specific keywords.

Semantic search was first...

Netflix Has a New Extra Member Option With Ads

From CNET: Netflix has introduced a new type of extra member account: extra members with ads.

The streamer announced the new offering in a shareholder letter on Tuesday before its fourth-quarter earnings call. In the US, according to Netflix's help site, adding an extra member with ads costs $7...

Fujifilm’s new hybrid instant camera features its widest lens yet

From The Verge: Fujifilm has announced a new hybrid instant camera coming to its Instax line that doubles as a smartphone printer. The new Instax Wide Evo Hybrid instant camera is similar to the Instax Mini Evo that Fujifilm launched in the US in 2022, but as its name implies, it instead uses Instax...

Microsoft starts forcing Windows 11’s big 24H2 update on PCs

From PC World: If you’ve been trying to somehow avoid the Windows 11 2024 Update, those days are over. Microsoft is now saying that mandatory Windows 11 24H2 updates have begun and the installation is lengthier than prior updates, so plan accordingly.

Microsoft’s status updates were made public on...

Bluesky, X Roll Out TikTok-Style Vertical Video Feeds

From PC Mag: With TikTok’s future in limbo, rivals X (formerly Twitter) and Bluesky have introduced vertical video feeds similar to those popularized by the China-based platform.

The announcements were made late on Jan. 19 ahead of the short-lived US TikTok ban. "We had to get in on the video...

The PC market grew only 1.3% in 2024

From PC World: According to one analyst firm, the combined shipment of desktop and laptop computers in 2024 was 245.3 million units. That’s a big number — a new computer for one out of every thirty or so people on the planet — and it’s showing a growth over 2023. But with the previous post-pandemic...

TikTok Returns After Trump Promises to Postpone Ban

From CNET: TikTok is back online in the US after briefly shutting down ahead of the start of a ban that had been set to kick in on Sunday.

TikTok said Sunday in a post on the social media platform X that it was in the process of restoring service after reaching agreements with its service providers...

Crucial Pro Overclocking DDR5-6400 2x16GB Review (Page 1 of 10)

I was lecturing a class at the University of Calgary in late October last semester when I saw a student ID card on the podium. At first, I did not pay too much attention to it, thinking the owner of the ID card will eventually come around to pick it up. However, after a week, the ID card was still there, so I got curious. It did not belong to anyone in my class, so I gave anyone willing from my class a challenge: Find and return the ID card to...

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