German roads thrown into chaos after Google Maps mislabels highways as closed
Terrorism, hackers, natural disaster? No, just a Google Maps glitch
Windows 11 security update leaves virtual machines unable to boot
Another Windows update, another problem: KB5058405 causes startup failures
New mods give Morrowind a Baldur's Gate-style isometric makeover
23 years on, Morrowind continues to receive fresh mods
Apple iOS, macOS to adopt simplified year-based branding at WWDC
macOS 26, iOS 26, tvOS 26, and so on...
Google Photos turns 10, celebrates with new AI editing tools and QR sharing
To mark its 10th anniversary and a milestone of over 1 billion users, Google Photos has received a revamped photo editor, adding more AI editing suggestions and enabling instant album sharing through QR codes.
Trump blocks China from key semiconductor design software
The US export crackdown challenges China's next-generation chip development
Windows Update could soon handle all apps and drivers, not just the OS
The goal: one updater for all software, built into Windows
WhatsApp is now available on iPad
WhatsApp has finally launched a dedicated version for iPads, featuring video and audio calls with up to 32 participants, iPadOS multitasking, and more. The app also supports the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil.
Opera's Neon AI agentic browser promises to do everything – even write code while you're offline
But would you want it to?
Dragon Quest I & II return in HD-2D remakes nearly four decades later
Pre-orders now open, launching October 30
Apple to unveil "Solarium" UI redesign for iOS, macOS, and more at WWDC
Coming soon to an Apple device near you
"Like an assembly line": Amazon engineers feel squeezed by AI-driven workflow
AI's productivity gains may diminish the creativity that once defined software development
Microsoft oversells Windows 11's Smart App Control as a "top antivirus solution"
Old security concepts dressed up in AI buzzwords?
Most online games are now dead, Stop Killing Games proponents say
Planned obsolescence is becoming a successful business model for publishers
SteamOS outperforms Windows on the Lenovo Legion Go S in both speed and battery life
Windows was holding back Lenovo's gaming handheld
What just happened? Lenovo showcased two versions of its Legion Go S gaming handheld last January at CES 2025. While the Windows model launched in February, the SteamOS version has only just started shipping (with nearly identical hardware specs). Benchmarks released by popular YouTuber Dave Lee suggest that the latter is noticeably faster and more battery-efficient than the Windows version.
Firefox 138 turns the address bar into a command center
Type commands like "clear history" or "take a screenshot" right into the bar
German court rules cookie banners must offer "reject all" button
A web without cookie banners would be even better
Broadcom could face EU antitrust fines over 'punitive' VMware contract terms
Report slams Broadcom's unlawful practices after acquiring VMware
Space Sniffer v2 improves graphics, stability and performance
Space Sniffer is one of our favorite Windows disk space analyzers. It's recently received an overhaul for improved graphics, code stability, x64 support, and more improvements.
Adobe will auto-switch paid subscribers to pricier AI plans next month
Adobe is doubling down on AI across its ecosystem
FxSound delivers louder, cleaner audio with new features
FxSound is a free, open source audio booster with automatic corrections to increase volume without sacrificing quality. The latest beta introduces several improvements, including support for Windows on Arm.
New Windows feature would let you resume Android apps on your PC where you left them
Microsoft is trying to evoke Apple's Handoff feature
Unlock Mac-formatted drives on Windows with TransMac
If you're a tech-savvy Windows user who often works across macOS environments, TransMac is one of those rare utilities that earns its keep. It unlock access to Mac-formatted drives (HFS+, APFS) directly from Windows, letting you create macOS bootable USBs, DMG files, or recovering data from otherwise unreadable Apple drives.
Microsoft brings the MS-DOS text editor back from the dead, sort of
A simple, command line-based text editor written in Rust, with no AI slop in sight