Author: Zach_Wilson
Outlook down? Microsoft confirms issues with email service, but a fix is now here
Refresh 2024-10-10T18:08:06.294Z Initial feedback looks good, and outage reports on DownDetector are falling, so this could well be the end of the Outlook outage – if you’re still having trouble, drop us a line on [email protected] – we’ll stay vigilant for a little while longer to see if anything else…
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Venmo adds scheduled payments and requests
Venmo has added the ability to schedule both payments and requests, which has been a long-desired feature. People can use this toolset to send out one-time payments or requests, or schedule things to go out monthly, weekly or bi-weekly. Users will receive a push notification reminder the day before a…
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New Windows 10 update delivers smoother media playback, tighter security, and a surprise start menu tweak
The latest update for Windows 10, KB5044273, is now available – and it brings bug fixes, security issue resolutions, and even a feature change. We are now about a year out from the scheduled deprecation date for Windows 10 (14 October 2025) after which Microsoft will no longer support it…
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Intel’s 15th-gen CPUs are all about power efficiency and thermals
Despite all the inroads AMD has made in recent years with its Zen desktop CPUs, Intel has broadly managed to maintain one critical edge against its longtime rival: gaming performance. For those looking to eke every possible frame out of the latest AAA games, the company’s recent Core 5/7/9 often…
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Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake H laptop chips will offer beefier GPUs for AI workloads
Alongside its new family of Arrow Lake desktop hardware, Intel today also gave us a few tidbits around its upcoming Arrow Lake H mobile chips for high performance laptops. First off, they're not expected to arrive until the first quarter of 2025 — but the slight wait might be worth…
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Intel’s new flagship CPUs will run cooler and more efficiently for PC gaming
Intel is finally addressing how hot and power-hungry its desktop CPUs have become. Intel’s new flagship Core Ultra 200S series of processors, arriving on October 24th, are focused on performance per watt to run cooler and more efficiently than the previous 14th Gen chips. Codenamed Arrow Lake S, these are…
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