Laptop formfactors: Your guide to every shape, use case and feature
Until about 15 years ago, the term “laptop” meant one thing: a portable PC that unfolds to reveal a screen on one half and a keyboard on the other. But with the launch of Apple’s…
Free FPS: 7 settings every PC gamer should tweak immediately
The speed and performance of your computer play a crucial role in a smooth and efficient gaming experience. By tweaking specific deeply hidden settings and tools, you can get the most out of your system…
Apple is doomed because the iPhone is too big to fail
Congratulations to all of the Macalope’s fellow Apple writers! The U.S. Department of Justice has given us all something to write about for the next umpteen years. Yes, you’ve probably heard by now that the…
Google to Delete Billions of Browsing Records in ‘Incognito Mode’ Privacy Lawsuit Settlement
Apr 02, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Data Security Google has agreed to purge billions of data records reflecting users’ browsing activities to settle a class action lawsuit that claimed the search giant tracked them without their…
Venom RAT Targeting Multiple Sectors
Apr 02, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Threat Intelligence The threat actor known as TA558 has been attributed to a new massive phishing campaign that targets a wide range of sectors in Latin America with the goal of…
OpenAI drops login requirements for ChatGPT’s free version
Benj Edwards On Monday, OpenAI announced that visitors to the ChatGPT website in some regions can now use the AI assistant without signing in. Previously, the company required that users create an account to use…
Alleged iPhone 16 case leak corroborates major camera design change rumors
A user on X (formerly Twitter), @SonnyDickson, has posted images of what he claims are the “first cases for iPhone 16” and they show off the same design changes that have previously been rumored. (Note…
How to clear Other/System Data on an iPhone
I’m sure this sounds familiar: You’re trying to install the latest iOS release, upgrade to a new iPhone, take photos or record video, or just download that cool app everyone’s talking about, and your iPhone…
Redis’ license change and forking are a mess that everybody can feel bad about
Enlarge / An Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center under construction in Stone Ridge, Virginia, in March 2024. Amazon will spend more than $150 billion on data centers in the next 15 years. Getty Images…
Happy 20th birthday to Gmail, the email client that changed our lives
Twenty years ago in 2004, I vaguely remember Google’s announcement of Gmail as a topic of conversation. Was it another of Google’s infamous April Fool’s pranks? I was a young reporter, about a decade into…