FurMark 2.0 is coming for more GPU stress testing and benchmarking
The overhaul includes expanded support and more integrated monitoring tools
Apple and Google are trying to stop malicious cell-site simulators to further protect users
A step in the right direction towards user security
HWiNFO 7.63 beta integrates with Intel's PresentMon monitoring
Intel's PresentMon is now fully integrated into HWiNFO, letting you monitor your FPS, frame time, GPU usage, and more. If you're looking to make the most of PresentMon, be sure to check out our article.
Windows 11 will soon let you copy text from screenshots
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is already incorporated on Android and iPhones
Sony's PS5 update introduces enhanced audio with Dolby Atmos support, 8TB storage and more
Good news for those with a compatible sound system
Developers are irate after Unity introduces new per-game install fee
Will Unity backtrack?
WTF?! Unity is a cross-platform game engine launched in 2005 with the goal of "democratizing" game development, seeking to make it accessible to a broader range of developers. Nearly 20 years later, some of these developers are expressing their frustration and disappointment over Unity's newly revealed business model.
Adobe updates Acrobat Reader to fix zero-day vulnerability
Adobe recently added several new features to Acrobat Reader including drag-and-drop support for combining files, new undo and redo options, and more. However, today's update addresses security issues discovered in the latest release.
PS Remote Play update adds new accessibility features and Dolby Atmos
PS Remote Play now allows you to assign a second controller to another account, serving as an assist controller to help a child or a friend. Additionally, there is now support for larger-capacity M.2 SSDs up to 8TB.
Apple will release iOS 17 on September 18, macOS Sonoma rolls out on September 26
Apple's next-gen operating systems were announced at WWDC 2023
Android 14 uses "nonsensical" logic to calculate space usage on smartphones
Google wrongly describes a bloated "System" directory
MS Paint could soon be getting one-click background removal capabilities
Teaching an old dog new tricks
Third-party printer drivers will go the way of the dodo, Microsoft warns
The big picture: Microsoft is preparing a big change in how printer manufacturers and customers interact with Windows. In a few years from now, Redmond's operating system won't provide any "official" means for third-party driver distribution. Security and reliability for printing operations will improve as a result, hopefully.
Google Chrome celebrates 15 years with a fresh look and enhanced features
Following an update to the Android brand
Toyota's "insufficient disk space" blunder brings car manufacturing plants to a halt
Can one of the largest carmakers in the world afford an additional database backup server?
Unreal Engine 5.3 is available for download, eyes next-gen games
Unreal Engine 5.3 brings refinements geared towards improving 60 fps next-gen console games, adds new features, and introduces experimental ones like cinematic-quality volumetric rendering and a new skeletal editor.
Google gives Android a makeover with updated logo and alternative bugdroids
The mascot has some interesting new looks
Valve's Gabe Newell led a team at Microsoft that ported which game to Windows 95?
Yes, Gaben is a former Microsoftie.
User-activated bug in Windows File Explorer unintentionally boosts performance
It comes at a price, but a small one
Cinebench 2024 is out: Test your CPU and GPU, download it here
Cinebench 2024 shifts to the Redshift rendering engine allowing for more consistent CPU and GPU testing while extending support for x86/64 architectures on Windows, Mac and Arm64. This major release also revamps the UI and includes numerous under the hood improvements.
Future Windows versions will disable TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 by default, Microsoft confirms
In context: The Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol is widely used to secure and encrypt internet communications, encompassing emails, instant messaging platforms, VoIP, and HTTPS web traffic. Introduced in 1999, the earliest TLS specifications are now deemed insecure by modern standards.
WhatsApp beta gets multi-account support
The latest WhatsApp beta introduces the ability to add several accounts to your phone. Open the app, go to Settings > Account and you will see the new "Add account" button.
End of an era: Microsoft bids farewell to WordPad after nearly 30 years
It first appeared in Windows 95
August Steam survey marks arrival of RTX 4060, Windows 11 hitting 40%, and AMD CPUs closing the gap on Intel
A good month for laptops, too
MS PowerToys adds Crop and Lock, improves FancyZones
PowerToys keep getting improvements with the addition of "Crop And Lock," a tool that allows you to crop an application window to a smaller size and continue working. Other utilities like FancyZones, Keyboard Manager, and Peek have been updated, too.
IBM vowed to dial back facial recognition tech, but recently landed $70 million contract to develop it
Diving back into shark-infested waters