Operating Systems

AirPods Pro lawsuit says Apple didn’t fix the crackles and ANC faults
Back in 2020, Apple admitted that some AirPods Pro units suffered from both crackling sounds, and faults in the Active Noise Cancellation feature. The company launched a recall program which allowed customers to return their AirPods and have them repla...
2024-11-14 14:43
An ambitious and gritty third-person shooter in a unified Korea is headed to Xbox Game Pass
Project TH is a third-person action-adventure game set in a near-future unified Korea, blending political intrigue with intense combat announced for Xbox Game Pass on day one.
2024-11-14 14:33
Google Pixel Watch 3 (41mm, Wi-Fi) now available with $70 discount
If you've been eyeing the Google Pixel Watch 3, now is the time to get it as it's currently discounted down $70 to $279.99 instead of $349.99. Read more...
2024-11-14 14:16
Yes, the 10 worst passwords still include ‘password’ and ‘secret’
Some six years after virtual private network company NordVPN started searching data breaches for the most-used passwords, things are every bit as bad as when the company started. Each year, the company searches the dark web for passwords stolen by malw...
2024-11-14 14:14
Price and tax updates for apps, In-App Purchases, and subscriptions
The App Store is designed to make it easy to sell your digital goods and services globally, with support for 44 currencies across 175 storefronts.From time to time, we may need to adjust prices or your proceeds due to changes in tax regulations or for...
OpenAI's 'Operator' could book flights or write code using your PC
OpenAI is reportedly working on an AI agent called 'Operator' that could book flights or write code using your computer. Read more...
2024-11-14 13:48
Windows 11 takes small step to fix the horrible new Outlook app
A new build of Windows 11 just shipped to Insiders in the Canary Channel. The update improves Narrator and includes several fixes. It also improves the new Outlook app a bit.
2024-11-14 13:45
Snapchat rolling out Find My Friends style feature for families
Snapchat is rolling out a new feature which will work in a similar way to Apple’s Find My app, but will be limited to family members. Parents will be able to request the location of the teens, and vice-versa, with some automated location reporting al...
2024-11-14 13:44
Google releases the official Gemini app for iPhones
Google has launched a dedicated Gemini app for iOS devices, expanding access to its AI-powered features. The app supports a wide range of languages. Read more...
2024-11-14 13:36
Lawsuit by US workers accuses Apple chipmaker TSMC of ‘anti-American discrimination’
TSMC’s Arizona plants will enable Apple chips for older devices to be made in the US for the first time, but things haven’t exactly been going to plan. The latest development is that a group of the company’s US workers have filed a lawsuit accusi...
2024-11-14 13:25
OpenMP 6.0 Released With An Emphasis On Easier Parallel Programming
The OpenMP Architecture Review Board announced from SC24 that OpenMP 6.0 is now available as a major upgrade to the OpenMP specification for multi-process programming within C / C++ / Fortran. A big emphasis on OpenMP 6.0 is making it easier for develo...
2024-11-14 13:02
The reported Apple smart home camera will combine ultimate privacy with Apple Intelligence
Earlier this week Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that we’ll see an Apple smart home camera in 2026, with the company confident it will prove to be a popular accessory, selling in the tens of millions per year. Given Apple’s habit of minimizing the number o...
2024-11-14 12:55
Here is when the Samsung Galaxy S25 series may launch
If the latest leaks are to be believed, Samsung may launch the Galaxy S25 series a bit earlier than this year's flagship. Read more...
2024-11-14 12:48
Microsoft FINALLY releases Windows 11 ISOs for Arm64-based PCs — but there's a catch
The time has finally come! After dragging its feet for years, Microsoft has finally released the first official Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor
2024-11-14 12:43
Hands-on with AirPods 4: better in every way
, and they are awesome. As a pair of on-ear wireless earbuds, they are really hard to fault. I have used AirPods 2 for the past five years — skipping the third-generation model due to fit concerns — and AirPods 4 are what I have been waiting for. ...
2024-11-14 12:40
LibreOffice 24.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 88 Bug Fixes
The Document Foundation announced today the general availability of LibreOffice 24.8.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest LibreOffice 24.8 office suite series fixing … The post LibreOffice 24.8.3 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download ...
2024-11-14 12:40
Xbox AI transparency report reveals 19 million toxic messages blocked, and improved player safety in Minecraft and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Xbox has published its latest AI transparency report, highlighting how artificial intelligence has been used to block over 19 million harmful messages across the platform, and how AI-driven moderation tools have been essential in improving player safet...
2024-11-14 12:28
How to span storage to multiple drives on Windows 11
On Windows 11, you can use the Settings app and Disk Management tool to combine multiple drives to span a volume to make it appear as a single large drive in File Explorer, and in this guide, I will explain the steps on how to complete this configuration.
2024-11-14 12:17
Upstream Linux Developers Take Aim At TUXEDO's Out-Of-Tree GPLv3 Drivers
A new patch series posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list would block kernel modules/drivers from TUXEDO Computers from accessing GPL-only symbols in the kernel...
2024-11-14 12:10