Category: News
These 5 Windows 11 Features Drive Me Nuts, But I Figured Out How to Fix Them
You don’t have to put up with Windows 11’s worst features. Here’s how I replaced the Start menu, taskbar, widget panel, and more…
You’re Not Seeing All of Netflix. Here’s How to Unlock the Rest With Secret Codes
Skip the endless scroll and get right to what you want to watch with these simple numeric shortcuts that unlock more than 4,000 subcategories you won’t find in the main menu…
WhatsApp Rolls Out New CarPlay Features for All Users
Along with an improved interface, you now get dedicated tabs for call history, favorites, and chats…
Microsoft Is Finally Fixing Windows 11’s Web App Problem. It’s About Time
Windows 11 is full of web apps that make your PC slower and less enjoyable to use, so I’m excited about the prospect of a team dedicated to “100% native” apps…
Mint Mobile Launches $45 Bundle of Home and Mobile 5G Broadband
Like other deals at the T-Mobile-owned prepaid service, this combination offering requires paying for a year of service up-front…
Ubuntu’s latest version now needs more RAM than Windows 11
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS requires a dual-core 2GHz CPU and 6GB RAM, which is more than Windows 11’s 1GHz and 4GB minimums…
Inside Project Nova, Firefox’s biggest redesign in years
The Firefox browser is readying for some major changes in a few short months…
Netflix’s New App Is a Safe Place for Young Kids to Play Mobile Games
The new app, called Netflix Playground, includes titles themed around Dr. Seuss, Peppa Pig, and Sesame Street…
New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs
GDDRHammer, GeForge and GPUBreach hammer GPU memory in ways that hijack the CPU…
How the Amazon Echo learned to talk — and listen
On Version History: Why Amazon was wrong about voice shopping, right about music, and somehow both too late and too early…
Unfortunately, It’s Time to Talk About 6G. Here’s What You Need to Know
Qualcomm predicts a fast rollout leading to a commercial debut in 2029. But there are a few major challenges to overcome first, not least of which is the lack of any only-on-6G selling points…
How Nvidia learned to embrace the light in its quest for scale
The GPU king’s move to optical scale-up was inevitable…