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Windows File Explorer now has tabs
Windows Explorer multiple tabs If you have Windows 11 22H2 installed on your PC, it might have escaped your attention that Windows File Explorer now has tabs similar to Windows…
UK government scanning all UK Internet devices
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is now scanning all UK Internet-exposed devices for vulnerabilities.According to their website:"The goal is to assess UK's vulnerability to…
Fake Edge update warning contains ransomware
A fake Edge update warning is being used by scammers who are trying to infect computers with ransomware by tricking people into downloading fake updates for the Microsoft Edge browser.…
How to spot stalkerware (software that could be spying on you)
Stalkerware is commercially available software that is used to spy on another person via their device - usually a phone - without their consent. It can allow the user to…
Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation
An experimental Covid antiviral pill cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by about half, interim clinical trial results suggest. The tablet - molnupiravir - was given twice a day…
BT faces £600m legal case over landline charges
BT faces £600m legal case after the Competition Appeal Tribunal approved a bid to launch a class action compensation claim against them on behalf of over two million current and…
AI cannot invent things, appeals court rules
Artificial intelligence (AI) cannot invent things and therefore cannot be the inventor of new patents, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled. Patents assign the ownership of a new invention…
Top iOS 15 tips and tricks
iOS 15 brings a number of new features and changes to the iPhone experience, including Focus, Notification Summary, an upgraded FaceTime experience and more, but with so many changes on…
Disk footprint of Windows 11 reduced for better performance
Windows 11 is arriving on October 5 and it comes with several important design changes, including a new design for the context menu and notification center. One under-the-bonnet optimisation that…
Best cycling computers: Route mapping and data tracking, the best bike computers will do it all
The best cycling computers are a far cry from the original ‘Cyclometer’ invented by Curtis H Veeder, an analogue device that counted how many times a wheel rotated, and converted…
Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81
Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair, who popularised the home computer, invented the pocket calculator and the ill-fated Sinclair C5 electric vehicle, has died at his London home aged 81. He passed…
Cookie pop-ups: G7 urged to consider solution to cookie notices
Cookie pop-ups can be annoying The UK's information commissioner is to ask some of the most powerful countries in the world to join forces against cookie pop-ups online. Cookie pop-ups…
Install Windows 11 on older computers? Yes, you can
Microsoft announced that you will be able to install Windows 11 on older computers. While they recommended hardware requirements for Windows 11, the restriction to install the OS will only…
Secret hard drive tax to consider when buying a new PC
One of the largest personal computer vendors in the world sells a workstation PC that costs thousands and yet prominently features a component that by all accounts should not be…
Windows 11 Build 22000.160 released with new feature in clock app
Microsoft just released the latest Windows Insider preview build (Windows 11 Build 22000.160) with several bug fixes and improvements including an upgraded Clock app which brings a new feature called…
Never mind going electric, where will we park?
Drivers in the UK already own 32 million cars - that's up 28% since 2001, during which time the population has only risen by 13%. And by 2050 there will…
Facebook bans Taliban-related content and remove accounts
Facebook has confirmed it considers the Taliban a terrorist organisation, and so bans Taliban-related content supporting it from its platforms. The firm says it has a dedicated team of Afghan…
Internet revamp for humble landline planned by landline operators
The technology that currently powers landline telephones is to be switched off in 2025 - but don't panic, you will still be able to have a handset in the hallway…
The influencers promoting online scams: Social media fraud
On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they are the influencers promoting online scams. They flash stacks of cash,…
