Windows 10’s August 2021 Optional Updates Are Boring
Microsoft has a bunch of optional updates for your Windows 10 computer. You don’t need to download them, but if you like keeping your PC as current as possible, you may want to download these.
Apple Settled a Major Lawsuit and It Did the Bare Minimum
Apple has announced a new agreement with App Store developers that makes some tiny changes that should make creating apps for iPhone and iPad slightly more profitable for developers. The company didn’t make the giant policy s…
Chip Prices Are Going Up, and Electronics Prices May Soon Follow
As if it wasn’t already hard enough to find graphics cards, processors, and other devices, now they’re going to get more expensive as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) plans to increase prices….
Lenovo Wants to Sell You Privacy as a Subscription Service
There are also a lot of ways to protect yourself when you’re online. Lenovo wants to be one of those forms of protection, as the company has announced a new service called Lenovo Smart Privacy Services that features a bunch …
Pokemon Go Changes PokéStops and Gym Range Back To 80 Meters
Recently, Pokémon Go developer Niantic reverted the interaction range for PokéStops and Gyms back to its pre-pandemic range of 40 meters. Needless to say, the player base wasn’t thrilled with this move. Thankfully, the comp…
You Can Get a Surface Laptop Go For up to $200 off Right Now
We don’t see Microsoft Surface devices discounted too often, so we need to bring it to your attention when we happen to catch one. Right now, Best Buy has the 12.4-inch Surface Laptop Go on sale for $549.99, which is $150 o…
Google Makes Working With Formulas in Sheets Easier
Google Sheets is a potent tool for working with numbers and data. If you know how to work with formulas, you can do some amazing things. Thankfully, Google is making it easier to work with formulas and functions for users who…
iCloud Private Relay Is Another iOS 15 Feature Not Ready For Launch
Apple recently announced that it wouldn’t have SharePlay ready for iOS 15, and now the company has decided to shift iCloud Private Relay to a beta rather than having it ready for the launch of the upcoming mobile operating sy…
Microsoft Ending Support for Android Office Apps on Chromebook
Reports started circulating over the summer that Microsoft was thinking about killing support for the Android Office apps on Chromebook. While news on that front was quiet for a while, it turns out Microsoft is indeed ending …
New Facebook Messenger Feature Lets You Poll Your Friends
Facebook just reached a significant milestone with Messenger, as the service has reached its 10th birthday. To celebrate the occasion, the company is adding many new features, including one that lets you poll your friends to …
Fitbit Can Now Tell You Whether You Should Work Out Today
Google-owned Fitbit just announced a new wearable device today, including a new flagship fitness tracker. But one new feature coming to Fitbit Premium stood out, and that’s the ability to use Fitbit’s metrics to determine whe…
Samsung Can Remotely Deactivate Your Smart TV
Samsung suddenly publicized a feature that allows the company to disable stolen TVs remotely. The company calls it the “Television Block Function,” and Samsung activated it recently in South Africa after TVs were stolen from …
Microsoft Is Updating PowerToys for Windows 11
If you’re a Windows power user, you know about PowerToys. Fortunately, Microsoft hasn’t forgotten about it in Windows 11, as the company is planning to refresh the latest version of the operating system….
SteelSeries Software Bug Gives Windows 10 Admin Rights
Recently, a bug was discovered in the Razer Synapse software that granted unauthorized admin access. Now, a similar bug was found in SteelSeries software that gives anyone who plugs in a device complete control over a Windows…
3 Fun Linux Tools to Run on Windows 10 With WSL
We’ve shown you how to install a Linux terminal in Windows 10 with the Windows Subsystem for Linux. But now that you’ve got this command-line interface (CLI) what are you going to do with it? Here are some fun ideas beyond th…
You’ll Soon Be Able to Play Cloud Games on Xbox Consoles
Microsoft just had its Gamescom 2021 event, and it announced all sorts of stuff. One announcement that stood out is the option to stream games from the cloud on an Xbox Series X, Series S, or Xbox One game console….
Rare Deal: Magic Keyboard for 12.9-inch iPad Pro is $150 Off
If you’re the proud owner of a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but you were unwilling to drop a whopping $349 on the official Apple Magic Keyboard for 12.9-inch iPad Pro, then today is your lucky day. Right now, Best Buy has that very …
Windows 11 Is Becoming More Unstable Soon, Here’s What to Do
If you’re not the kind of person who enjoys a bumpy ride when you boot up your computer, you may want to think about switching from the Dev and beta channels of the Windows Insider Preview.
Google Meet Fights Annoying Echos With These New Features
We’ve all been in a meeting where that one person is causing an echo for everyone. Now, Google has announced that it is aiming to prevent that issue by alerting you that you’re creating an echo for everyone else. No longer wi…
Google Still Wants to Be Your New Bank Account
Google has faced a somewhat rocky road with the launch of the new Google Pay app. But that’s not stopping Google from diving even further into the world of payments, as the company still wants to launch bank accounts….
You’ll Be Able to Watch the 2020 Paralympics on YouTube
The Tokyo Olympics are in the books, but there’s still plenty more to watch as The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are getting ready to start today, August 24, 2021. Google is making it easy to follow along with the event by str…
Google to Tailor Play Store Ratings to Users’ Devices
Google is looking to make Play Store ratings more beneficial for individuals by tailoring them towards each person’s device, rather than having overall ratings that apply to everyone. This means that someone with a tablet won…
Facebook Bringing Voice and Video Calls Back to the Main App
Facebook has splintered chat away from the main Facebook app to move people over to its Messenger app. However, the company is looking to bring people back to the primary Facebook app by adding voice and video calls….
Samsung Teases Absurdly Fast 512GB DDR5 RAM Modules
Do you like RAM? Do you like really fast RAM? Do you like large amounts of memory in your RAM? Samsung just teased (via Tom’s Hardware) some ridiculous 512GB DDR5 RAM modules at the Hot Chips 33 event, and this RAM is almo…
