Tag: Software
Laptop bloatware is still a big problem – and Windows 11 needs to step up and sort it out
You can spend hours choosing the best laptop, comparing processor options with the display and wondering how long the battery will last. Then you switch it on and discover another part of the experience that rarely enters the buying decision: the manufacturer’s preinstalled software, often billed as tools to help…
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I wore these obnoxious, travel-focused smart glasses for a week on vacation and learned more than I’d bargained for about the stony steps of Santorini
Why you can trust TechRadar We spend hours testing every product or service we review, so you can be sure you’re buying the best. Find out more about how we test. L’Atitude 52°N smart glasses: one-minute review A new smart specs maker has arrived on the scene, and it’s looking…
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Heading back to school or college? Here’s how to get free and discounted apps to level-up your studies
It’s back-to-school season, which means there are plenty of great deals to be had on everything tech related. But you don’t have to be going to school or college to get in on the action — in fact, there all sorts of ways to score a discount, whatever your situation.…
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‘Took me months to work this out’: Redditor explains how Windows 11 can end up stripping out the GPU driver on your gaming laptop
Windows 11 can remove a discrete GPU driver as part of its clean-up routines, as shown on Reddit This can happen if the laptop has been in Eco mode for an extended period Because the GPU is effectively gated off from the system, the driver is marked as unused and…
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Meta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It’s yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number…
Read MoreMeta smart glasses could soon be banned in cinemas, says UK trade body — but this time it’s more about piracy than privacy
UK movie theatres considering smart glasses ban The ban would be over privacy and piracy concerns It’s yet another instance of private bans restricting the tech Privacy concerns have rocked Meta’s smart glasses business. They’re being ridiculed online as ‘perv glasses,’ and their use is banned in a growing number…
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