Microsoft has announced that it’s planning to make its new Xbox full-screen experience generally available to all Windows 11 devices – including tablets – in April, and is rebranding the feature as “Xbox mode” as it prepares the platform for the next-generation Xbox console project, codenamed Helix. As PCMag reports, the new mode is called “Xbox full screen experience,” and is already […]
Roblox has announced changes to its content-filtering system to “maintain civility” in chats. As PCMag reports, Roblox will roll out real-time AI-powered chat rephrasing that automatically replaces swear words with more polite alternatives as part of this change. Previously, the system displayed hashtags when banned words were used. Going forward, the AI will translate profanities “into more respectful […]
Your next Bluetooth-enabled gadget might sound better, zip data to other devices quicker, and even find things faster—if its manufacturer builds in support for these new features. But as PCMag reports, if these upgrades touted by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) follow the path of past improvements to the short-range wireless standard, buying hardware that supports them may require some […]
President Trump on Friday blasted Anthropic as “woke” and “leftwing” for refusing to remove safeguards on its AI for use in surveillance and autonomous weapons. “WE will decide the fate of our Country—NOT some out-of-control, Radical Left AI company run by people who have no idea what the real World is all about,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. As PCMag […]
As the tech industry races to develop new AI models, Google alleges that “private sector” entities have been trying to reverse-engineer its Gemini chatbot by bombarding it with prompts intended to leak its secrets. As PCMag reports, Google floated the accusation in a report issued last week that examined malicious activity targeting the chatbot, which has received positive reviews […]
Microsoft is warning that the June expiration of software certificates will put those still using Windows 10 in an even more vulnerable state. Secure Boot expiring The software certificates deal with a feature called Secure Boot, which can prevent a PC from loading malicious code as the machine starts up. Microsoft initially introduced the feature in 2011 […]
If you’ve made the leap to iOS 26 or are looking for a reason to upgrade, Apple just released iOS 26.3 with a few perks you might want to check out. As PCMag reports, other Apple devices, such as the Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and the Vision Pro headset, also received the update, but they’re mostly […]
It seems like every time I go to enter my password these days, I get a prompt asking me if I want to switch to a Passkey. It’s simple, they say. So much better, they say. Being the suspicious sort, my gut reaction is always, “nice try big brother, but nope.” But am I just […]
Tesla is discontinuing some of its most iconic vehicles over the next six months. As PCMag reports, Elon Musk’s electric car brand used its latest earnings results to tell investors that production of the Model S sedan and Model X SUV would shut down in Q2 2026. “If you’d like to own one of them, now’s a […]
Apple just posted a record quarter with its highest-ever iPhone sales, but the company is now gearing up to launch its next phone, the iPhone 17e, on Feb. 19, according to Macworld. As PCMag reports, the date falls on a Thursday, which is not a day Apple usually reserves for hardware launches. It is, however, the same date […]