Microsoft Removes Some of Windows 11's Cruft With App 'Stubs,' Optional Drivers By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft has used a few tricks to reduce the amount of cruft that's installed alongside Windows 11 by default.
Intel Goes on Game Dev Hiring Spree Before Alchemist Gaming GPU Launch By Francisco Pires "Developers, developers, developers!"
Microsoft to Release Office 2021 on October 5 By Francisco Pires In the age of subscription services and Office 365, Microsoft is still releasing standalone versions of its productivity suite.
Apple M1: Crowd-Sourced Reverse-Engineering Doc Published By Francisco Pires Maynard Handley, an ex-Apple Quick Time specialist, has published a 350-page PDF document on the current state of reverse-engineering for the Apple M1 CPU.
New Intel Feature Allows Updating Motherboard UEFI Without a Reboot By Aleksandar Kostovic Intel will enable systems to update their firmware, like UEFI, without rebooting, thus minimizing system downtime.
Microsoft Details How It Made Windows 11 Faster Than Windows 10 By Francisco Pires Microsoft's VP Steve Dispensa explains the under-the-hood improvements that make Windows 11 an overall faster, snappier OS experience compared to Windows 10 - even on the same hardware.
Malware Attacks From Fake PC Games Numbered Over 5.8 Million in Past Year By Aaron Klotz Kaspersky reported that the number of malware and unwanted software posing as popular PC games surpassed 5.8 million from Q3 2020 to Q2 2021.
After Razer, SteelSeries Software Also Hit by Zero-Day Vulnerability, SteelSeries Responds (Update) By Aleksandar Kostovic The latest vulnerability in SteelSeries software lets you gain admin access without the need for a SteelSeries peripheral. All you need is physical access.
Windows 11 Insider Release Spotlights Focus Sessions, ISO Installers By Francisco Pires The old Windows 11 Clock app has been updated with quality of life improvements for better time management.
How to Get Windows 10 for Free (or Under $30) By Scharon Harding Need an OS for your PC build? Microsoft charges a whopping $40. Here's how to get Windows 10 free or at least cheap.
Norton, Avast Merge Towards an $8 Billion Cybersecurity Giant By Francisco Pires NortonLifeLock and Avast are two of the more well-known cybersecurity suites for mainstream consumers - and have announced a merger deal that aims to create a single cybersecurity entity.
Microsoft Teases New Windows 11 Snipping Tool, Dark Mode for Word By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft teased a new Snipping Tool that's set to arrive with Windows 11 and Word's long-overdue dark mode on Twitter.
Debian Linux Running Bare Metal on Apple's M1 SoC By Francisco Pires Debian Linux's mainline kernel has been ported bare-metal to the Apple M1 SoC, opening up the way for a Linux ecosystem replacing MacOS.
Windows 11 Gets Some UI Tweaks With Latest Insider Preview Build By Nathaniel Mott Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22000.100 tweaked the Taskbar, Microsoft Store and other user interface elements.
Nvidia Enables RTX and DLSS for Arm and Linux By Francisco Pires Nvidia announces DLSS, RTX support on Arm and Linux and showcases Wolfenstein: Youngblood with RTX eye candy on a Mediatek CPU and RTX 3060 graphics card.
How to Uninstall Windows 11 and Roll Back to Windows 10 By Avram Piltch If it has been 10 days or less since your Windows 11 upgrade, you can rollback to Windows 10.
Parallels Plans to Bring Windows 11 Support to macOS By Nathaniel Mott Parallels said it plans to bring Windows 11 virtual machine support to macOS with a future version of its software.
Windows 11 Upgrades Are Free: Here Are the System Requirements By Andrew E. Freedman Window 10 PCs will upgrade to Windows 11 for free.
Windows 11 Brings Auto HDR and Direct Storage to Gamers By Michelle Ehrhardt Microsoft's Windows 11 reveal showed that two key Xbox innovations are making their way to PC, plus a potential boon for Android gamers.
Apple Brings Windows Precision Touchpad Support to Boot Camp By Nathaniel Mott Apple updated its Boot Camp utility to support Windows Precision Touchpad gestures on certain Macs.
