Acer Swift laptops debut AMD Ryzen 8000 CPUs, AI apps
Acer is refreshing its Swift Edge 16 and Swift Go 14 laptops, showcasing one of the first instances of AMD’s latest Ryzen 8000 mobile family of processors as well as a new AI app which…
Mark Hachman
Mark Hachman
It’s time to upgrade OneDrive’s paid storage, Microsoft
It’s been literally a decade since Microsoft raised the cap on its paid Microsoft 365 storage plans to 1 terabyte of OneDrive cloud storage. It’s time for an upgrade, don’t you think? Last week, Google…
Best Thunderbolt docks 2024: Extend your laptop’s capabilities
A Thunderbolt dock is now nearly a must-have accessory, providing I/O access for legacy mice, keyboards, external drives, and more. It’s a key ingredient for a productive office, whether at work or home. And now…
Microsoft’s February Windows 11 ‘Moment’: what’s in it
Microsoft has released what appears to be the last build of the most recent “Moment” update to Windows 11, with some minor changes planned for PC users who live in America. This new February 2024…
No, Microsoft, Windows 11’s Start menu isn’t a ‘game changer’
Microsoft is facing a problem. Years after launching Windows 11, customers simply prefer Windows 10 more. So the Windows marketing team is trying everything they can to migrate users to Windows 11 — and a…
Windows is finally fixing a key File Explorer flaw
It only took three years, but Microsoft is finally fixing one of its annoyances in Windows 11’s File Explorer. The “show more options” double menu? No, unfortunately not. But Microsoft is at least adding explanatory…
Hate Valentine’s Day? Try Opera GX’s HeartBlocker plugin
Back in my post-college days, a group of (single) friends would gather to celebrate Anti-Valentines Day, shunning anyone who had coupled up. It was an excuse to party, basically. But had the world offered it…
Slack begins rolling out Slack AI…well, probably
Slack will soon begin rolling out what it calls “Slack AI” to its customers, featuring smart search, channel recaps, and summaries — and a number of caveats, too. Slack has been trying to integrate AI…
Hands on with Windows 11’s AI-boosted Automatic Super Resolution
Microsoft appears to have hidden its next AI-powered enhancement within a test build of Windows 11: Automatic Super Resolution, which could be Microsoft’s answer to image-enhancement technologies like Nvidia’s DLSS. It seems just as likely,…
Report: Ancient PCs simply won’t boot Windows 11
The early days of Windows 11 and its hardware requirements were simply a mess. According to a new potential discovery, the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 might be a little simpler — older PCs simply won’t…