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Chromebooks Can Now Warn You About Bad USB Type-C Cables

USB Type-C is the one connector to rule them all, but that can become a problem when you’re not sure if a certain cable can handle all USB features. Thankfully, Chromebooks now have a partial solution for that issue….

Corbin Davenport 14h ago

Chromebooks Get a New “Cursive” App for Handwritten Notes

Google has been testing its new ‘Cursive’ notetaking application on select Chromebooks, and now it’s officially available on any Chromebook that supports stylus input.

Corbin Davenport 16h ago

Ford Starts Shipping the F-150 Lightning Electric Truck

Ford revealed its F-150 Lightning electric truck last year, serving as another sign that legacy auto companies are shifting to electric vehicles. Now the truck has finally started shipping to buyers.

Corbin Davenport 17h ago

Google Drive Now Has Keyboard Shortcuts for Copy and Paste (in 2022)

Web apps often lack the keyboard shortcuts you might expect in desktop application, and to that point, Google Drive is just now adding support for common desktop shortcuts.

Corbin Davenport 21h ago

Barnes & Noble Has A New Nook To Fight Amazon’s Kindle

Amazon’s Kindle lineup might be one of the best eReaders around, but Barnes & Noble is still keeping the Nook alive as a competitor. Now there’s a brand new model.

Corbin Davenport 2d ago

Get Ready for More Ads in Google Search and YouTube

Google’s main business is still online advertising, and much of that can be found in Google’s own services. Now the company is working on new ad formats in Google Search and YouTube.

Corbin Davenport 2d ago

HTPCs Are Back: Plex Revives Its App For Home Theater PCs

Plex is a popular service for hosting your own server of media content (or using someone else’s) and streaming it to all your devices. Plex got its start on HTPCs, and now it’s returning to them with a brand new app….

Corbin Davenport 2d ago

Plex Finally Has a Linux Desktop Player

Plex is one of the most popular ways to stream your own media collection, but there hasn’t been an officially-available app for playing all Plex content on Linux — until now.

Corbin Davenport 3d ago

Apple’s Self Service Repair Program Seems Like a Mess

Apple finally launched a self-repair program for the iPhone last month, (theoretically) allowing anyone to fix their own iPhone without taking it to an authorized repair shop. However, it doesn’t seem like a great solution….

Corbin Davenport 3d ago

Google Docs Has a Handy New Text Selection Feature

Google Docs adds new features all the time, but now Google has added a useful new text feature: the ability to select multiple blocks of text at once.

Corbin Davenport 3d ago

DuckDuckGo’s Browser Can’t Block Microsoft Tracking Scripts

DuckDuckGo is best known as a private search engine, but the company also has a private web browser for mobile devices (with a desktop version on the way). However, the browser is currently in hot water, after a security rese…

Corbin Davenport 3d ago

This Microsoft Word Update Will Prevent Accidental Changes

Microsoft Word already has view-only and review modes, for when you want to look at a document without making changes, but not everyone knows about those options. Microsoft is now testing a more visible switch for different m…

Corbin Davenport 3d ago

Microsoft’s New OneNote for Windows Looks Great

Microsoft confirmed last year that it was merging the modern (“OneNote for Windows 10”) and classic (Win32) OneNote applications on Windows into one combined application, and now the company has detailed its recent and upcomi…

Corbin Davenport 4d ago

Android Apps on Windows 11 Are Rolling Out to More Countries

Microsoft has been working on a Windows Subsystem for Android, allowing Android apps and games to easily run on top of Windows 11. Now the feature is rolling out to more countries.

Corbin Davenport 4d ago

Microsoft Will Soon Allow Anyone to Make Windows 11 Widgets

Microsoft Build took place earlier today, and one of many announcements was that Microsoft will soon allow third-party developers to create widgets for Windows 11.

Corbin Davenport 4d ago

Here’s How to Get Google Assistant on the Galaxy Watch 4

Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 4 is one of the best smartwatches around, but unlike every other Wear OS device, it didn’t have Google Assistant. Now that has finally changed.

Corbin Davenport 4d ago

Corsair’s First Gaming Laptop Has Mech Keyboard & Touch Bar

Corsair is best known for its PC gaming accessories and hardware, like RAM and keyboards, but the company has also sold pre-built PCs in recent years. Corsair is now expanding into gaming laptops, and its first model has a me…

Corbin Davenport 5d ago

AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Series Are the First 5nm Desktop CPUs Ever

AMD has been on a roll with its desktop and laptop CPUs in recent years, even as Intel catches up with its 11th and 12th-gen Core processors. Today the company revealed the Ryzen 7000 series of chips, marking another massive …

Corbin Davenport 5d ago

Windows 11’s Android Apps Are About to Get a Lot Better

The Windows Subsystem for Android is an optional feature in Windows 11, which allows you to run Android applications and games alongside your other software. Microsoft is now testing a significant upgrade to the Subsystem….

Corbin Davenport May 20th

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Will Speed Up Android Phones

Many of the best Android phones and tablets use a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) from Qualcomm, and now the company has revealed its fastest mobile chip yet: the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. There’s also a new Snapdragon 7 chip, intended for…

Corbin Davenport May 20th

Here’s How Meta Will Make Money From Your WhatsApp Account

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging services in the world, but its owner Meta (formerly Facebook) hasn’t quite figured out how to make buckets of money from it. Now the company has a new feature that might change th…

Corbin Davenport May 19th

Gadgets Are Back: Windows 11 Is Testing Desktop Widgets

Windows XP and Windows Vista both supported adding “gadgets” to the desktop, like a clock or calendar. It looks like that functionality might make a return for Windows 11.

Corbin Davenport May 19th

Microsoft Edge Is Improving Your Installed Web Apps

Chrome has offered the ability to “install” web apps to your computer for a while now, and the feature is also available on the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge. Now the Edge browser has an easier way to manage web apps, wit…

Corbin Davenport May 18th

Mozilla Says How Firefox Extensions Will Keep Up With Chrome

Google Chrome 88 introduced the Manifest V3 API for extensions, which changes how extensions work in the browser. Mozilla has now outlined its plans for integrating those changes into Firefox.

Corbin Davenport May 18th

ProtonVPN & ProtonMail Get New Features (and Higher Prices)

ProtonVPN and ProtonMail are two of the most popular privacy tools online, and the company behind them has been working to unify the two products. The pricing is also changing slightly.

Corbin Davenport May 18th

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