Forget Task Manager, Windows 11 will let you nuke apps from the taskbar

From PC World: Tons of Windows 11 news poured out from Microsoft Build this week—and among the new features coming down the pipeline is a new way to force quit an app.

Currently, the way to kill an unresponsive program is by opening the Task Manager, finding the app within the Processes tab, right...

Google Launches New AI Search Engine

From CNET: Google has launched Search Generative Experience, or SGE, an experimental version of Search that integrates artificial intelligence answers directly into results, the company said in a blog post on Thursday.

Unlike a normal Google Search, which brings up a list of blue links, SGE uses...

Sony’s PlayStation handheld reportedly arriving in November

From The Verge: Sony officially confirmed its new PlayStation handheld last night and now a fresh rumor claims the 8-inch device will arrive in November. The claim comes from Tom Henderson, the same reporter that originally detailed Sony’s Project Q handheld last month.

“Currently scheduled to...

Windows Backup app debuts, alongside a begged-for taskbar upgrade

From PC World: No, Windows 11 still isn’t able to move your taskbar around. But Microsoft is testing another feature users want: The ability to ungroup and badge your apps and windows on the taskbar.

We’d like to say that Microsoft’s Windows 11 Insider preview build 23466 for the Dev Channel...

Samsung Unveils Rollable Display Concept for Laptops and PCs

From CNET: Samsung Display has taken the wraps off its new rollable screen technology for larger screens, saying it could "revolutionize the portability of tablet PCs or laptops."

Unlike current slidable and foldable devices, which Samsung says only triples the size of a screen, Samsung says the...

AMD’s new $269 Radeon RX 7600 GPU targets the 1080p ‘sweet spot’

From The Verge: AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 7600, a $269 entry-level graphics card powered by the company’s RDNA 3 architecture. Announced on Wednesday, the RX 7600 is designed to hit 60fps while running games at 1080p, providing an affordable GPU option for gamers who aren’t chasing 4K...

Adobe Photoshop’s AI art tools are now available for you to try

From PC World: An Adobe Photoshop beta with AI art tools from Adobe Firefly has begun shipping, with the general release scheduled for the second half of 2023, Adobe said. The magic word? “Generative Fill,” the feature that will tap Firefly for creating backgrounds and other digital objects via AI...

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