Month: April 2022

You can now run classic Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 7 right in your browser

Audio player loading… Emulators running the software of days gone by continue to get more authentic and easier to use on modern hardware – and booting up Mac OS 7 (or System 7) and Mac OS 8 is now as straightforward as loading up a new browser tab. The new…

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Twitch’s new boost feature puts porn on the homepage

Twitch has paused its Boost Train feature, which launched last month and let people pay to promote streams, after porn ended up on users’ homepages with the label “promoted by the streamer’s community” slapped onto the NSFW thumbnails (via Kotaku). Several Twitter and Reddit users (NSFW links, by the way)…

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Samsung Says It Will Let You Fix Your Own Galaxy Phone

Plus: new integrations for Android and Windows, and Instagram chats get an upgrade. Source

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Our Favorite Language Learning Apps (and Online Courses)

Learning a new tongue? It’s a worthy pursuit, and these WIRED-tested services can help. Source

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This fake Norton antivirus email could really ruin your weekend

Audio player loading… Consumers have been warned to be on the lookout for malicious emails claiming to be from antivirus firm Norton. The UK’s Action Fraud body has revealed a new email phishing scam using the Norton brand in order to steal money and personal information from victims. Action Fraud…

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The Watch World Has Gone Mad (in a Good Way)

Watches & Wonders 2022 landed this week, and with it the watch industry dropped lab-grown gems, light-sucking cases, and 3D-printed gold. Source

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