Apple made quite a splash with the introduction of its self-built M1 SoCs back in 2020. The original M1 chip seems quaint now that the Pro, Max, and Ultra variants have launched, and Apple is now preparing for round two of its silicon onslaught. The company is reportedly hard at…
(Photo: Start11 from Stardock) When Microsoft launched Windows 11 it proudly touted its redesigned taskbar and Start Menu. Not everyone was as excited about the new designs as Microsoft. The company moved the Start Menu to the middle of the display. It also anchored the taskbar to the bottom of…
MacOS users have long enjoyed a simple yet useful feature: Quick Look. It lets you select a file and press the spacebar to see a preview of it. It can be used on almost anything, including videos, PDFs, Word docs, and images. Even better, with the file displayed you can…
Sony is not new to gaming subscriptions, but its siloed services were not doing it any good as Microsoft is racking up big numbers with Game Pass. Today, Sony has announced the long-awaited overhaul of its online services, previously known as PS Plus and PS Now. Going forward, the features…
(Image: PCMag) Windows 11’s rollout has been somewhat rocky due to its incompatibility with older hardware. That hasn’t prevented a lot of early adopters from “upgrading” off Windows 10, despite a lack of must-have features in its successor. For example, in January Microsoft reported that the adoption rate for Windows…
With the arrival of the DirectStorage API for Windows, game developers have begun talking about what it could mean for future games. The technology is currently in-use on the Xbox Series X and is part of the console’s Velocity Architecture. It allows for faster loading and decompression of game assets,…
As part of its recent campaign to make Windows the platform of choice for “hybrid work,” Microsoft is rolling out a new security feature. It’s called Smart App Control and it’s kind of like Windows Defender SmartScreen on steroids. This new feature aims to prevent malicious apps from being installed…
They’ve finally done it, those crazy-you-know-whats. Microsoft has finally fixed a very shortsighted design decision in Windows 11. The change finally allows people to change their default browser with just one click. It’s a simple fix, and should have never been required in the first place, but we’re grateful Microsoft…
The latest Microsoft and Sony game consoles are still hard to find, but there’s still plenty of time to track one down before you have to start planning for the next generation. Sony hasn’t even rolled out all the promised features to its PlayStation 5 hardware. The company says that…
Microsoft’s approach to Windows has long been to support as many devices as possible, even when they didn’t have the hardware to support an ideal computing experience. Things are different with Windows 11, which has a stringent set of system requirements — if you don’t have a relatively new CPU…