NEWS
Google makes small Android advertising concession in wake of iOS 14.5
After Apple shook up the advertising industry by requiring users to opt-in to ad tracking in iOS 14.5, Google—the world's biggest ad company—is announcing a small concession for advertising on Android. Starting in late 2021, Google will begin to roll out a feature...
Apple WWDC 2021: iOS 15, new MacBook Pros, and what else to expect
Apple’s annual developer extravaganza, the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), is coming up fast, kicking off with the keynote presentation on June 7th at 1PM ET. Like last year, WWDC will be an entirely digital and online-only event due to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Microsoft to unveil what’s next for Windows on June 24
Microsoft is going to show off what's next for Windows during a public event at 11am ET on June 24. This will be the event where Microsoft will show off and talk about the "new Windows" variant that many of us Microsoft watchers have been writing about for a number of...
How to set up a new Windows 10 PC perfectly in one hour or less
For longtime PC owners, the clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to restore an old PC to new life and instantly resolve annoyances caused by third-party software.I have gone through this process many times through the years, sometimes with brand-new, freshly...
Chip shortage will lead to higher PC prices as Dell, HP, and Lenovo pass on higher costs
PC prices are likely to move higher in the second quarter and rest of 2021 as vendors pass along higher component and logistics costs amid strong demand.If earnings from HP, Dell Technologies and Lenovo are any indication, inflation is likely coming to the PC...
See inside Apple’s colorful new M1 iMac, thanks to iFixit’s latest teardown
iFixit has published a detailed teardown of Apple’s newly redesigned M1 processor-equipped iMac, and it contains bad news about how easy the new all-in-one is to repair. Whether it’s the fans, USB ports, headphone jack, power button, or speakers, iFixit says virtually...
Cybertruck patent applications show off UI, solar bed cover, ‘armor glass’
New patent applications submitted by Tesla in 2020 but published Thursday have revealed a bit more information about the Cybertruck, which is currently slated to start shipping at the very end of this year or in early 2022. One includes (in rather grainy detail) a...
Google Photos is ending unlimited free storage Tuesday. Here’s what you need to do
Google Photos will end its unlimited free storage policy for photos and videos on Tuesday, June 1. After that, any new photos and videos you upload will count toward the free 15GB of storage that comes with every Google account. But don't worry: Any photos or videos...
Quic gives the internet’s data transmission foundation a needed speedup
One of the internet's foundations just got an upgrade. Quic, a protocol for transmitting data between computers, improves speed and security on the internet and can replace Transmission Control Protocol, or TCP, a standard that dates back to Ye Olde Internet...