From PC World: Ever since Microsoft killed WordPad in 2024, the much-simpler Notepad app has been receiving several new features—almost as if it’s evolving into a better, more modern version of WordPad. Meanwhile, Microsoft is introducing an even simpler text editor called Edit.

Some of the recent...

From PC Mag: Search AI tool Perplexity appears to think the future of its success lies within internet browsers. The brand recently launched its own browser called Comet with AI built-in from the ground up, and the company has reportedly spent the summer making bids for its rivals.

Earlier this...

From CNET: Starlink is ending a popular free feature that let customers pause service at any time for free. Now, you’ll have to pay $5 a month to enter what the company is calling “Standby Mode.”

Subscribers who’d been using the pause feature began receiving emails yesterday notifying them that...

From Corsair Press release: CORSAIR (Nasdaq: CRSR) is delighted to announce the launch of the NAUTILUS RS LCD, the latest addition to its NAUTILUS RS family of all-in-one (AIO) CPU coolers. Building on the proven performance of the original NAUTILUS RS, the NAUTILUS RS LCD adds a vibrant 2.1" IPS...

From PC Mag: Google's Gemini is updating how it remembers your preferences, and adding a Temporary Chat window for discussions you want it to forget.

Currently, Gemini will only remember details if you specifically ask it to. Going forward, however, the company's AI will be able to remember your...

From PC World: Microsoft really, really, really wants you to start using Edge as your primary browser. The company has employed all kinds of tricks in the past to sway users, like forcing links to open in Edge, asking why you downloaded Chrome, and sneakily importing your Chrome data. As of this...

From CNET: Apple is gearing up to unveil the Apple Watch Series 11 next month alongside the iPhone 17, but it has an early treat for some existing Apple Watch owners in the US today.

Thursday marks the surprise reintroduction of the Apple Watch blood oxygen feature, redesigned for some Apple Watch...

From PC Mag: Google is making it easier for you to spot news articles from your favorite outlets. A new feature now lets you set your "preferred sources" for the Top Stories block on the search results page.

The feature has begun rolling out to users in the US and India, with broader availability...

From PC World: As a federal antitrust investigation into Google’s Chrome browser wraps up, rivals are striking: Perplexity has launched an unsolicited bid to buy Chrome for a whopping $34.5 billion, according to reports.

Bloomberg reported the proposed deal, confirmed by a Perplexity representative...

From CNET: Instagram has launched new features aimed at further connecting users with their online contacts, the company announced Wednesday. One involves sharing public feed posts and reels, another shares locations with others on an Instagram map, and a new Friends tab shows what content your...