Deepfakes are getting way more convincing
Fake news is about to get a whole lot more convincing
Firefox experimental features let you customize colors, view two tabs at once
Customization and convenience
Corsair launches iCUE control software alongside Vengeance RGB Pro series and Obisidian 500D RGB
Even professional grade hardware can have RGB
Apple introduces us to macOS Mojave at WWDC 2018
Latest Mac operating system is loaded with front-facing features
Tech Tip of the Week: How to combine many images into a single PDF
Printing to PDF is a widely available option these days, but what if you have a bunch of scanned pages in JPG format that you want to combine into a single PDF to be shared with someone else?
Apple WWDC event will reportedly lack any hardware reveals
It's all about the software
iOS 11.4 arrives with AirPlay 2 and Messages in iCloud
iOS 11.4 brings a massive update for HomePod and iMessage
Rufus 3.0 debuts new UI, other improvements
Rufus is a top utility for formatting and creating bootable flash drives and this new version not only improves their already solid offering, it also debuts a new user interface. For the complete change log and downloads, head here.
Samsung is rolling out FreeSync technology to their 2018 line of QLED TVs
The tech will now be more accessible to console gamers
What was the first computer virus?
Written in 1971 by Robert Thomas without malicious intent
AMD release important Radeon Adrenalin Graphics driver
The new AMD Radeon Adrenalin Driver 18.5.1 is an important release that offers support for the Windows 10 April 2018 Update and Ryzen desktop processors with Radeon Vega graphics in addition to addressing several bugs.
Pornhub has launched their own free, ad-supported VPN with unlimited bandwidth
Keep your porn browsing sessions private
Sandra Lite 2018 RTMa 28.18 updates benchmarks
One of our favorite synthetic benchmarks has received an update (version 2018 RTMa 28.18) adding support for new hardware and bringing new Overall Benchmarks for CPU, GPGPU, Disk and Memory.
Chrome will remove the 'Secure' label on HTTPS sites in September
It says users should expect the web to be safe by default
Amazon will now allow skill developers to choose from a range of preset Alexa voices
It's made possible by Amazon's Polly text-to-speech system
Google partially rolls back Chrome autoplay block feature after it breaks web games
Developers aren't happy
Discord celebrates its third birthday by revealing significant 2018 growth numbers
User numbers have climbed from 45 million to 130 million
Opera for Android 46 introduces themes and night mode
The latest Opera for Android introduces themes, a night mode, private tabs notification, and copy/paste and QR-code scanning. It's a good update though as of late we're liking Opera Touch better for desktop Opera users.
Skype has gone from popular free calling app, to promising acquisition, to utterly mismanaged and now enterprise tool
Despite worsening public perception, Microsoft may have found a place to be with Skype for Business
New WinSCP fixes drag and drop bug in Windows 10 April 2018 Update
WinSCP just released its new version 5.13.2 which includes a workaround for a bug that causes drag and drop downloads to Windows Explorer to end up in the wrong folder in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
Google responds to Duplex backlash, says AI voice system will identify itself when making calls
The tech has received a lot of criticism
Opera 53 hits the stable channel
Opera is working hard to compete in a crowded market but they've stayed relevant through constant improvements. This new version fixes a long list of bugs and introduces the news feature. Download links and full change log can be found here.
Microsoft finally fixes nagging Notepad compatibility issue, plays nice with Unix, Linux and macOS files
Notepad has shipped with every version of Windows since 1985