Month: October 2022
Surface defined 10 years of Windows PCs — can Microsoft nail the next 10, too?
In the weeks before the first Surface tablet was announced, at a time when the secret new device was still hidden inside window-free rooms at Microsoft’s headquarters, a video producer was tasked with creating a sizzle reel to help introduce the new tablet. He needed to film everything: the kickstand,…
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Rejoice! Microsoft has finally fixed this nasty Windows 11 printer bug
Audio player loading… Windows 11 has now got a fix for a seriously troublesome printer bug, affected users will doubtless be pleased to hear. This particular bug sprang up back in September, causing some printers to revert to their default settings – a real headache as it means that certain…
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Cisco AnyConnect urges admins to update now to avoid security threats
Audio player loading… Cisco is urging customers of its AnyConnect service to apply a fix for a several years-old vulnerabilities after it spotted them being abused in the wild. The two vulnerabilities in question are tracked as CVE-2020-3433 and CVE-2020-3153. They are found in the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client…
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AMD’s RDNA 3 flagship GPU will do one thing very differently to Nvidia RTX 4090
Audio player loading… AMD has confirmed that its next-gen RDNA 3 graphics cards won’t use the same power adapters employed with the Nvidia RTX 4090, which has hit the headlines recently with some reports of problems around melting (yes – very bad news indeed). For those who missed this, these…
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Here’s when your Samsung phone or tablet might get Android 13
A One UI 5.0 release schedule has reportedly appeared on the Korean-language version of Samsung’s Members App. It gives us a good indication of when the stable version of the Android 13-based update could arrive for Samsung’s lineup of Galaxy phones and tablets in South Korea and, eventually, the US…
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Hinge plans to add video verification feature as ‘romance scams’ soar
Match Group dating app Hinge is rolling out a new verification feature next month that will allow users to prove who they say they are by filming a short video selfie, Wired reports. The optional feature will prompt users to record a short clip, which Match Group will then compare…
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