No need to wait. Here's how you can download Windows 11 right now
Grab your upgrade or ISO through the Windows Insider program
REvil alone accounts for a significant portion of Q2 2021 ransomware attacks
McAfee says government entities were the biggest targets
Apple quietly adds an App Store feature for reporting scam apps
You have to scroll through the listing a little bit to get to the 'Report a problem' button
Telegram is the best alternative when WhatsApp goes down
Stay connected with everyone, plus share documents and videos up to 1GB -- and do it all privately thanks to heavily encrypted messages. It's free and multi-platform.
Microsoft details Office 2021 features and pricing ahead of October 5 launch
Unpack Office 2021 on October 5
Store unlimited passwords and sensitive information securely with 1Password
Available for the vast majority of operating systems, 1Password stores all your passwords and can be also used as a digital wallet. It features two-factor authentication and now includes a "Masked Email" option. Though it is not free, you can try it for 14 days here.
Not a fan of Windows 11's new right-click context menu? Here's how to revert it
The process only takes a few minutes
Google is using artificial intelligence to make information more useful
A search function that can interpret pictures and text at the same time
Users can now rate and review Apple's first-party apps in the App Store
Tell Cupertino how you really feel about its iOS built-in software
Music scholars and computer scientists completed Beethoven's Tenth Symphony aided by machine learning
The project was conceived in celebration of the famous composer's 250th birthday
Intel prepares feature to allow software-based processor upgrades
Currently planned for Linux systems running on Xeon processors
Create a bootable USB drive with multiple operating systems using YUMI
YUMI is a USB boot tool that can create a multi-purpose bootable USB drive containing several operating systems including Windows and Linux installers, antivirus utilities, diagnostic tools and many more.
Microsoft is not giving up on Skype, announces several new features and design changes for the app
Skype is getting under-the-hood improvements, new themes and a redesigned interface over the coming months
Some students don't understand the concept of computer files and folders
Thanks to modern technology
Change the way you copy and paste with ClipClip
ClipClip is a handy clipboard history tool that can be summoned using hotkeys. It lets you copy text, images, or files, so you can browse or search through them with ease.
The FBI withheld a decryption key for weeks to run an operation on a ransomware gang before it disappeared
The FBI had REvil's decryption key soon after the Kaseya attack
Discord tests YouTube watch parties integration following Groovy Bot shutdown
Discord's move is possibly in response to Groovy Bot shutdown
An interim fix for Deathloop's PC 'stuttering' issue is here
Digital Foundry explains the problem
Want a little more volume out of your PC? Try Sound Booster
Sound Booster processes all audio and boosts it before it gets to the sound card, enabling you to set your volume level beyond maximum. Sound Booster works with browsers, media players, games and more.
Android 11's auto-reset app permissions feature is coming to older Android versions
Improved user privacy rolling out all the way back to Android 6.0 Marshmallow
The Elder Scrolls Online is getting DLSS and its evil twin, DLAA
Deep learning super sampling... without the super sampling?
If Windows 11 wasn't to your liking, you can always go back to Windows 10 with the Media Creation Tool
With built-in media creation options for USBs and ISO file formats, the Media Creation Tool allows you to reinstall or perform a clean installation of Windows 10 on any machine.
Microsoft confirms: Windows 11 requires TPM 2.0 in all machines... even virtual ones
Restrictiveness cranked up to 11
Free REvil ransomware decryptor released for past victims
Bitdefender decrypts the ransomware behind the Kaseya attack