Windows 11 doesn’t have enough ads, says Microsoft’s latest plan to force more ads onto your PC

What you need to know Windows 11 may soon show promoted apps within the Recommended section of the Start menu. The functionality was spotted in testing recently when a keen-eyed user noticed a subtle change in the text description of a Windows 11 setting. Microsoft has promoted apps in the Start menu before, though that […]

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HP unpacks AI capabilities and a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key onto its latest lineup of Envy and Pavilion laptops

What you need to know HP just unveiled its latest line of Envy and Pavilion laptops, which it refers to as “the broadest consumer portfolio of AI-enhanced laptops.” The entries include the Pavilion Aero, which HP refers to as “the world’s lightest AI-enhanced consumer laptop,” the HP Pavilion 16-inch OLED display laptop, the new HP […]

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Pirated Movie App Disguised as Vision Test Snuck Onto App Store

A vision testing app named “Kimi” with a not-so-hidden pirated movie feature recently made its way past Apple’s review team, ultimately reaching number eight on the list of top free entertainment apps. As reported by The Verge, Kimi’s App Store listing claimed that it was an app that “tests your eyesight,” but when downloaded and […]

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Play Palworld in the fidelity it deserves, as a gamer forces it onto Apple Vision Pro for a true ‘got to catch ’em all’ experience

What you need to know Apple’s Vision Pro, an augmented reality headset, recently launched and is taking the tech world by storm. Palworld, a smaller game, launched to become the 2nd highest concurrent player count on Steam ever. Alex Volkov on Twitter (X) showed Palworld running on the Apple Vision Pro, and the need for […]

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Palworld rockets onto Steam’s top 10 all-time most played games list, hot on Baldur’s Gate 3’s heels

What you need to know Just a few days after its launch, Pocketpair’s new “Pokémon with guns” open world survival creature capture game Palworld is already breaking Steam records. Specifically, it reached 730,000 concurrent players earlier this morning, making it the 10th most played game in Steam history. That number continued to soar until Palworld […]

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Microsoft’s solution to the HP Smart app forcing its way onto PCs is to make you install a tool and use Command Prompt

What you need to know A Windows bug installed the HP Smart app onto some PCs without permission. The issue also renamed printers to be listed as HP devices, even if they were made by a different brand. Microsoft released the Printer Metadata Troubleshooter Tool to fix the issue on affected PCs, though it requires […]

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Aquaman dives onto Samsung Neo QLED TVs in stores worldwide

Earlier this year, Samsung announced an exclusive partnership with Warner Bros. Pictures to bring exclusive 8K movie trailers for highly-anticipated movies to its Neo QLED TVs in more than 65,000 retail stores worldwide. At that time, Samsung confirmed its in-store 8K TVs would showcase trailers for Barbie, Blue Beetle, Dune: Part Two, Wonka, and Aquaman […]

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Galaxy Z Fold 3 jumps onto the July 2023 security patch

Samsung started rolling out the July 2023 security update to its phones and tablets earlier this week. The Galaxy S22 and the Galaxy S23 were among the first few phones to get the new update. Today, Samsung has released the July 2023 security update to the Galaxy Z Fold 3 in Latin American countries. The […]

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Forza Motorsport (2023) races onto Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC later this year

What you need to know Forza Motorsport (2023) is the next flagship simulation racing game from Turn 10 Studios and Xbox Game Studios. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the franchise reboot for years, and now we have more news. The highly anticipated racing game appeared during the Xbox Games Showcase 2023 with new gameplay footage. […]

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What should I inscribe onto the Holy Cedar Tablets in Diablo 4?

Diablo 4 is here, and it’s the biggest Diablo game in the franchise. We gave it five stars in our review for its skillful storytelling and epic battles. Every interaction in the game feels like it matters, and as you’re making your way to the first city in the game you come across a conundrum. […]

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WhatsApp now lets you hold onto disappearing messages if the sender agrees

Today WhatsApp has officially unveiled its latest feature, and it’s a twist on the Disappearing Messages functionality which was first introduced in 2020. It’s called Keep in Chat, and basically allows you to hang onto texts you need for later, even if they’re of the disappearing type. The way this works is that, once you […]

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Redfall flies onto Xbox and PC this May, shows off new gameplay

What you need to know Redfall is an upcoming co-op multiplayer shooter hailing from Arkane Studios and Xbox Game Studios. A new gameplay trailer was revealed during the Xbox Developer_Direct show. The trailer featured plenty of gameplay, details on upgrades and weapons, peeks at bosses, and much more. Redfall officially launches on May 2, 2023 […]

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Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush rocks its way onto Xbox Game Pass today with surprise release

During the highly anticipated Xbox Developer_Direct event, developer Tango Gameworks officially announced Hi-Fi Rush, a new rhythm action brawler with a high-octane rock soundtrack, colorful stylized visuals, and a whole lot of melee mayhem. While the game was rumored to be at the show ahead of time on social media, something nobody saw coming was […]

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Jump onto the beta channel to test WhatsApp’s dedicated video mode

WhatsApp beta users get to enjoy new features as and when they are put to the test. Recently, the platform made the Companion mode available to select beta users and has been testing a few features, such as the ability to send messages to yourself, call links, and more. Well, there is another feature that […]

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Amazon’s weird new Kindle lets you ink onto Microsoft Word documents

What you need to know Amazon has announced a new Kindle designed for inking. It’s called the Kindle Scribe and costs $339 from Amazon. It features support for inking directly onto Microsoft Word documents. Amazon has just unveiled a weird new entry to its Kindle line of devices, dubbed the “Kindle Scribe,” and features the […]

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WhatsApp Call Links are the easiest way to jump onto a call

Today WhatsApp announced the debut of Call Links, a brand-new feature that’s pretty self-explanatory. You can create a link to a call, and people you share the link with will then be able to jump onto that call by just clicking or tapping said link. This works for anyone on WhatsApp, even if they’re not […]

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Here is how a Lightning port was grafted onto an Android phone

You’d be forgiven for thinking it was an April Fools joke – it was posted on April 1st, after all. But the Samsung Galaxy A51 that modified with a Lightning port is very real. Maker Ken Pillonel previously modded an iPhone with a USB-C port and due to popular demand he did the opposite as […]

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