Hours-long unskippable ads spotted on YouTube. What’s going on?
Google is getting sick and tired of YouTube watchers who use ad blockers, and — no surprise — the company is stepping it up in an effort to extract (reclaim?) even more ad revenue from…
Hans-Christian Dirscherl
Hans-Christian Dirscherl
A better laptop battery percentage indicator is coming to Windows 11
Windows 11 laptop users can finally rejoice thanks to Microsoft’s latest improvement: a much better battery status display. Up until now, you could only see a battery level indicator in the bottom right-hand corner of…
Windows 10 PCs will be forced to install the new Outlook app in February
For several months now, Microsoft has been urging Windows users to switch over to the new Outlook app, with classic Outlook recently getting an official “death date”. Many aren’t happy about this, holding off on…
This US business still uses Commodore 64s to check out customers
Legacy machines run more of the world than you might think. Did you know that two Commodore C64s are still in daily use at the Hilligoss Bakery of Brownsburg, Indiana? One user recently posted some…
Windows 11 24H2 breaks audio and Auto HDR, update blocked on affected PCs
As we head towards the end of the year, the Windows 11 24H2 update from October is still causing trouble for users. Microsoft has confirmed two new problems, and according to Neowin, one of them…
Elon Musk hints at ‘X Mail,’ a potential Gmail competitor
Rumors have been circulating for some time that Elon Musk wants to create his own email service, one that would be a direct competitor to the world-popular Gmail. Musk has apparently confirmed such plans now,…
Meta slapped with €251 million fine for mishandling 2018 data breach
In September 2018, it came to light that hackers had breached Facebook and gained access to data on over 50 million Facebook accounts. Around 3 million of those affected accounts were based in EU countries.…
The US military is tracking Santa’s sleigh flight. Here’s how to watch it
Every year since 1955, the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) simulates the path of Santa Claus as he leaves the North Pole and delivers gifts to children around the world. For Christmas 2024, NORAD…
Windows Outlook app is having login troubles, throws up an error code
Outlook has been experiencing problems on Windows 10 and Windows 11 computers for days now, probably starting as early as December 2nd. It’s been reported by affected users across various forums and in Microsoft’s Feedback…
The Windows 11 24H2 update is no longer blocked on these PCs
Over the past couple months, Microsoft blocked delivery of the Windows 11 24H2 update to all kinds of PCs that were incompatible or susceptible to crashes for one reason or another. In late November, we…