From PC World: Microsoft has once again needed to intervene due to a problematic Windows 11 24H2 update. This time, the company has imposed an update block on devices that use an incompatible driver called sprotect.sys from SenseShield Technology, which is causing serious problems for users after...
"Hey, are you that guy?" A friend of a friend asked me recently while we were playing foosball on my Tornado foosball table in my basement. "What do you mean?" I asked. "There is some rumor going around [the University of Calgary engineering department] saying if anyone comes up to you for a foosball game, do not play them. They pretend to be new, but will absolutely destroy you at the game," she replied. It is fair people get to know me through...
I recently read a prompt that asked me what I would tell my previous self on the day after graduating kindergarten, and it made me think. I could share about all the successes and struggles I would face in the years to follow, whether in school, with family, relationships, or careers. But as easy as it would be to tell my former self to avoid or pursue certain things, this suddenly aware boy would run into a separate set of issues that present...
From PC Mag: Elon Musk’s X could face fines of over $1 billion for alleged violations of Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA), The New York Times reports, citing four people familiar with the matter.
The DSA dates back to 2022 and looks to curb "illegal and harmful content" on major internet...
From The Verge: Google’s upcoming base Pixel 10 might come with primary and ultrawide cameras that match the hardware recently introduced in the budget Pixel 9A, which aren’t as good as the cameras on the Pixel 9, Android Authority reports. However, the new phone may get a telephoto camera, which...
From PC World: Right now, I’ve got twelve open programs on my Windows 11 taskbar, plus four more pinned apps—and even on my ultrawide monitor, they’re taking up a lot of screen real estate. On my laptop, I have to be a lot more conservative with my apps. But a new feature might fix that by...
From PC Mag: Brace for price increases, Temu shoppers. Following a temporary pause, President Trump is ready to close a loophole that Chinese e-commerce sites Temu, Shein, and AliExpress use to offer cheap products to US buyers.
On Thursday, the President signed an executive order to end the De...
From PC World: By this point, you’re probably not surprised that Nvidia is working on cheaper RTX 50-series GPUs. Even if you haven’t seen the various leaks, the fact that the RTX 4060 and 4060 Ti exist (along with equivalents from previous generations) sets up a fairly obvious precedent. Even so...
From CNET: Prices on everyday things are in flux, whether from tariffs, unexpected phone line increases or even costly take-out food. Verizon is hoping that some stability -- sweetened with free device trade-ins and free satellite text messaging -- will convince new and existing customers to stick...
From PC Mag: MediaTek is making a bigger bid for the business of Chromebook vendors with a higher-end Kompanion Ultra processor it announced Wednesday.
The Taiwanese fabless semiconductor firm is positioning this new chipset as an upgrade from its earlier and cheaper 500 and 800-series Kompanio...
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