Microsoft finally fixes Windows 11 SSD slowdown bug
Still no public acknowledgement of the issue, though
Debian, the grandaddy of Linux operating systems, turns 30
The veteran of Linux-based OSs is still going strong - and producing offspring
Activision's Modern Warfare III official reveal details campaign and multiplayer
The trailer gives players a further glimpse into the upcoming campaign
CrossOver 23 adds DirectX 12 support to macOS
CrossOver lets you run Windows apps and games seamlessly on macOS without Windows. CrossOver 23 has been updated with Wine 8.0.1 and initial support for DirectX 12 games, including Diablo IV.
Firefox "finally" beats Chrome (in a decade-old JS benchmark)
What just happened? A recent preview version of Firefox was seemingly able to beat Chrome in the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark, an old speed test from Apple's WebKit team. The team celebrated and posted a screenshot of the feat even though other more recent benchmarks continue to rank Google's browser as the fastest overall.
KeePassXC improves UI, a solid choice for an offline password manager
KeePassXC is a secure and open-source password manager for desktop operating systems. Its latest release fixes macOS issues and improves some UI elements. It comes highly recommended for cloud-free password storage.
Chrome will offer AI-generated text summaries of articles
Making sense of long and complex web pages, thanks to AI
3DMark Solar Bay is a cross-platform, ray tracing benchmark for Android and PC
An RTX 4090 is 24.5x faster than a Galaxy S23 Ultra, in case you were wondering
RegCool is an advanced registry editor for Windows
RegCool is a free tool that lets you make changes safely to the Windows registry. You can copy, compare, move, delete, and rename keys and values. It is compatible with all Windows versions.
Intel is now installing a telemetry data sniffer with its graphics drivers
Arc GPU software seemingly needs to know how you use your computer
Chrome browser users will be getting weekly security updates soon
Minimizing the patch gap to avoid n-day exploitability of security bugs
Despite waning interest, Threads adds new features and Instagram integrations
X (Twitter) competitor, Threads, announced today the addition of three new features: direct post sharing to your Instagram DMs, custom alt-text for photo/video, and a new mention button.
Beyond gaming, Nvidia caters to enterprise clients with new generative AI offerings
Jensen Huang shows new AI software tools at SIGGRAPH
Researchers develop AI that can log keystrokes acoustically with 92-95 percent accuracy
Even works remarkably well over Zoom and Skype
ChatGPT gets more than half the programming questions wrong in recent study
But ChatGPT's confidence and politeness convince some people it's right
Microsoft accidentally leaked its internal tool for testing new Windows features
Staging tool allows users to find and activate hidden Windows Insider features
Five Eyes intelligence agencies discloses the 12 top-exploited vulnerabilities of 2022
Cybercriminals are mostly interested in (ab)using older security flaws for their attacks
AudioCraft is a new open-source music generation tool from Meta
Simple yet powerful tools to create music and audio through textual prompts
Google is removing the Chrome browser from ChromeOS
Future versions of ChromeOS will reportedly have a new default browser called Lacros
MSI motherboard BIOS updates for next-gen Intel processors emerge
A new 14th-gen Intel core count leak has also appeared
Fan-favorite text editor Sublime Text gets its first update of 2023
One of our favorite code/text editors, Sublime Text has been updated with revised syntax highlighting, WebP support, improved minimap viewport contrast, better support and fixes for macOS.
Firefox 116 debuts new sidebar switcher, multiple security fixes
Firefox 116 adds a new sidebar switcher for accessing Bookmarks, History, and Synced Tabs, along with a new volume slider on Picture-in-Picture mode. Security fixes and more.
Total Commander 11 introduces search with "Everything", improves on Android
Total Commander 11.00 brings various file operation refinements, introduces search with "Everything," new directory history features and storage information for Android devices. Extended changelog and download links are here.
AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPUs finally enter the Steam survey, RTX 4060 Ti makes appearance
As Windows 10's share falls close to 50%