Month: August 2024
Turns out the ‘death’ of the Control Panel in Windows 11 has been greatly exaggerated, as Microsoft issues a clarification
Windows 11 and Windows 10 aren’t on the brink of seeing the Control Panel shuffling off into the sunset, Microsoft has clarified. As Ars Technica reports, this follows a string of articles last week that popped up around the Control Panel – which is nearly 40-years-old and plays host to…
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Watch out — those movie downloads could actually just be vicious new Windows malware
Be careful when looking for pirated movies online – experts have warners many files are out there just to infect your Windows PCs with dangerous malware and infostealers. Cybersecurity researchers from Mandiant have recently discovered a new malware dropper, infecting victims with Lumma Stealer, Hijack Loader, and CryptBot. Lumma, for…
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Sony’s new budget wireless earbuds give you voice isolation and fast pairing
Sony has announced the $59.99 WF-C510 wireless earbuds, the latest budget offering in its “Truly Wireless” line. They’re fairly bare-bones but improve on their predecessor with voice isolation and slightly longer battery life while costing $30 less. The earbuds come in four colors — black, blue, white, and yellow —…
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Samsung’s new ultra-short throw projectors bring the 4K theater experience to your home
Back during CES 2024, Samsung previewed four tantalizing ultra-short throw (UST) projectors. We’ve heard very little about them since then, however, out of nowhere, the tech giant decided to launch two of the quartet: the Premiere 7 and Premiere 9. To understand what makes these so good (and expensive), you…
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Best Early Labor Day Deals (2024): Tablets, Streaming Sticks, and More
Now’s your chance to save some cash on TVs, smart speakers, and more. Source
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Windows 11 could get updates that install without a reboot, as a Microsoft blunder hints these are coming with version 24H2
We’ve heard before that Windows 11 could be getting a ‘hot-patching’ feature with version 24H2, arriving later this year, whereby (some) future cumulative updates won’t require a reboot – and we’ve just been treated to another clue that this might come to fruition. Windows Latest reports that PhantomOfEarth on X…
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