Month: November 2024
Microsoft is so desperate for people to drop Google for Bing it’s offering a $1 million reward
As if Microsoft’s Rewards loyalty program couldn’t get any better; it’s offering a chance to win $1,000,000 (USD) if you make a transition from your current search engine to Bing – starting October 8. It may sound too good to be true but as Windows Central reports, anyone in the…
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Apple just approved another app that streams pirated movies and TV shows
By now, you’d think that Apple’s vetting procedures for the App Store are watertight, but think again. As reported by The Verge, this Threads post shows that an app called Univer Note, a productivity app on the outside, is actually an illegal app that grants certain users access to pirated…
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New Windows 11 24H2 glitch sends File Explorer menu to the top of the screen – here’s how to get it back
Windows 11 version 24H2, the latest major feature update for the operating system (OS), is acting up again with a peculiar menu glitch in File Explorer, an important part of the OS that allows you to browse through file systems. This new issue affects the “See more” menu, which flies…
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Kindle Paperwhite Signature (2024) review: A luxurious reading experience
Amazon completely revamped its Kindle family in October when it debuted the entirely new Colorsoft ereader along with updated generations of the other three existing models: the standard Kindle, the Paperwhite and the Scribe E Ink tablet. The new Paperwhite has a slightly larger screen, a bigger battery and a…
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PS5 Pro’s actual specs revealed
Ahead of the PS5 Pro launch later this week, we have confirmation of a few more official specifications for the most powerful version of the PS5 yet. Digital Foundry has shared details from the manual included with its PS5 Pro review unit, confirming the console is powered by an AMD…
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Experts warn some ChatGPT models can be hacked to launch deepfake scams
Getting scammed by a chatbot is unfortunately no longer in the domain of science fiction, after researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) demonstrated how it could be done. Recently, Richard Fang, Dylan Bowman, and Daniel Kang from UIUC published a new paper in which they described how they…
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