Microsoft is vowing to focus on quality with future Windows 11 releases, which includes better performance and reeling in the company’s Copilot footprint over the OS. As PCMag reports, on Friday, Microsoft President for Windows and Devices, Pavan Davuluri, announced the “commitment to quality” in both a blog post and an email to users. The plan calls […]
Apple’s new MacBook Neo is turning out to be both a critical and sales success. As PCMag reports, CEO Tim Cook has stated that the Neo is a record-breaking Mac release. In a post on social media network X, Cook said, “Mac just had its best launch week ever for first-time Mac customers. We love seeing the enthusiasm.” […]
A new update for the Nintendo Switch 2 improves visuals for original Switch games played on the latest console. As PCMag reports, the new option, called Handheld Mode Boost, is part of Nintendo’s latest software version, 22.0.0. The Switch 2 can use this tool to improve graphics by emulating a docked experience for original Switch games, but […]
Last week, while all the attention was on the half dozen products Apple unveiled, the company quietly discontinued 15 of its relatively recent products, according to MacRumors. As PCMag reports, when Apple discontinues a product, it only means the company will stop selling the product through its own online and physical stores. The products will continue to […]
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 […]