Many users dislike new Windows Search icon
Windows 11 KB5019980 replaces search bar magnifying glass icon with a new large text button
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.…
Asus recalls product after motherboard catches fire
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…
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…
AMD: Windows 11 is causing performance issues
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,…
SSDs are failing just as often as hard drives
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…
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…
‘Google’ is most searched word on Bing, Google says
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…
Researchers hack Apple Pay; Visa contactless
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…
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…
Right to repair: iPhone 13 means the end to cheap screen repairs
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,…
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…
