Tag: computing
Windows 11 update is reportedly causing some PCs to crash or run very sluggishly
Windows 11’s cumulative update for this month is causing serious problems in some reported cases. This is KB5035853 for Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 which started rolling out earlier this week carrying some useful new features. That includes being able to use the Snipping Tool to edit photos from your…
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Better than Black Friday: Apple’s MacBook Air M1 drops to a stunning price of $699
Forget the latest MacBook Air M3 – if you’re looking for real bang for the buck, check out the excellent MacBook Air M1 for $699 at Walmart. This 2020 has steadily been getting cheaper over the past year or so, but today’s deal at Walmart brings this laptop – which…
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Windows 11 speech recognition feature gets ditched in September 2024 – but only because there’s something better
Windows 11’s voice functionality is being fully switched over to the new Voice Access feature later this year, and we now have a date for when the old system – Windows Speech Recognition (WSR) – will be officially ditched from the OS. The date for the replacement of WSR by…
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In wake of possible TikTok ban, Instagram might be looking to boost Reels with Spins feature
Instagram is currently testing out a new feature called Spins, which could give its Reels a unique and timely enhancement if the proposed US TikTok ban becomes law. Spins would allow other Instagram users to take an existing Reel and replace the audio or text, as confirmed by the company…
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This N64-powered VR setup is the complete opposite of an Apple Vison Pro
Most tech creators are on a never-ending upgrade quest – always after higher frame rates, pixel counts and processing speeds, in a lighter, sleeker form factor – but a select few instead choose to look backwards. And that’s how we got a Nintendo 64-powered Oculus Rift setup that’s pretty much…
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The best docking stations for laptops in 2024
Depending on how much stuff you need to plug in, your laptop may not have enough ports to support it all — particularly if you have more wired accessories than Bluetooth ones. Docking stations add different combinations of Ethernet, HDMI, DisplayPort, 3.5mm, memory card and USB connections and, unlike simple…
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