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Many users dislike new Windows Search icon

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:15 November 2022
  • Post category:News

Windows 11 KB5019980 replaces search bar magnifying glass icon with a new large text button

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Windows File Explorer now has tabs

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:11 November 2022
  • Post category:Computer news/News/Technology news

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…

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UK government scanning all UK Internet devices

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:6 November 2022
  • Post category:Computer news/IT security news/News

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…

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Fake Edge update warning contains ransomware

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:8 February 2022
  • Post category:News

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.…

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Asus recalls product after motherboard catches fire

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:5 January 2022
  • Post category:Computer news/Technology news

Asus has been forced to issue a product recall after reports from some users that its motherboards were burning and producing smoke. One user on social media platform Reddit reported…

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How to spot stalkerware (software that could be spying on you)

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:3 December 2021
  • Post category:News

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…

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AMD: Windows 11 is causing performance issues

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:9 October 2021
  • Post category:Computer news/Technology news

Windows 11 is causing performance issues, internet issues, and a host of other problems for some users. Benchmarks previously suggested that Windows 11 will be slightly faster than Windows 10,…

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SSDs are failing just as often as hard drives

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:4 October 2021
  • Post category:Computer news/Technology news

Solid-state drives (SSD) are often touted as more reliable than hard-disk drives (HDD), but new research from cloud backup and storage services provider Backblaze suggests that may not always be…

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Covid antiviral pill can halve risk of hospitalisation

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:2 October 2021
  • Post category:News

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…

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‘Google’ is most searched word on Bing, Google says

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:1 October 2021
  • Post category:Cellphone news/Computer news/Technology news

Google claimed in court that "Google" is the most searched word when users use Microsoft's Bing search engine. The claim was made in court, as Google made its case to…

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Researchers hack Apple Pay; Visa contactless

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:30 September 2021
  • Post category:Cellphone news/IT security news/Technology news

Researchers hack Apple Pay and have urged iPhone users to remove Visa as a transport card via Apple Pay after uncovering a flaw which they say fraudsters could use to…

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BT faces £600m legal case over landline charges

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:29 September 2021
  • Post category:News/Technology news

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…

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Right to repair: iPhone 13 means the end to cheap screen repairs

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:27 September 2021
  • Post category:Cellphone news/Technology news

If you are the proud owner of a new iPhone 13, then you better take care of it because if you break the display and need to get it replaced,…

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AI cannot invent things, appeals court rules

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:24 September 2021
  • Post category:News

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…

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Top iOS 15 tips and tricks

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:21 September 2021
  • Post category:Cellphone news/News/Technology news

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…

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Disk footprint of Windows 11 reduced for better performance

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:20 September 2021
  • Post category:Computer news/News/Technology news

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…

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Best cycling computers: Route mapping and data tracking, the best bike computers will do it all

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:19 September 2021
  • Post category:Computer news/News/Technology news

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…

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Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:17 September 2021
  • Post category:News/Technology news

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…

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Cookie pop-ups: G7 urged to consider solution to cookie notices

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:7 September 2021
  • Post category:News/Technology news

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…

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Install Windows 11 on older computers? Yes, you can

  • Post author:Peter Davidson
  • Post published:30 August 2021
  • Post category:Computer news/News/Technology news

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…

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