Did you apply the April 2020 Patch Tuesday update and your computer is now experiencing issues? You're not alone. Here's how to remove it to mitigate the problem. On April 13, Microsoft made available the update KB5001330 for computers running the Windows 10 October 2020 Update and May 2020 Update to address several issues and finally replace the legacy version of Microsoft … [Read more...] about Here’s what you can do if Windows 10 update KB5001330 is causing issues
PowerToys brings back video conference mute tool
PowerToys brings back the video conference mute feature in its latest update. What you need to know Microsoft's PowerToys just received an update to version 0.36.0. The update includes the video conference mute feature that lets you mute your mic or camera with a single keystroke. The video conference mute feature was temporarily removed from PowerToys while it … [Read more...] about PowerToys brings back video conference mute tool
Review: NZXT made its first AMD motherboard and it’s brilliant
AMD, meet NZXT. NZXT has been busy trying to break into new product categories, and motherboards have only seen a steady influx of Intel offerings. Times are changing as the PC hardware manufacturer is releasing its first AMD-powered motherboard, utilizing the B550 chipset for AMD Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 5000 series processors. The NZXT N7 B550 marks the company's first … [Read more...] about Review: NZXT made its first AMD motherboard and it’s brilliant
Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers
Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run GUI editors, tools, and applications to build and test Linux apps. It’s a significant extension for Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), after the company added a full Linux … [Read more...] about Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers
Google Meet is getting fun video backgrounds and a ton of other useful upgrades
Google has today announced a host of useful changes coming to its Meet video conferencing platform. The first one – and the one I am most excited about – is the ability to add motion backgrounds. Google Meet already allows you to change the background, or blur it for some privacy. The new video backgrounds – which arrive in the coming weeks – will add some fun elements to … [Read more...] about Google Meet is getting fun video backgrounds and a ton of other useful upgrades
Windows 10 Task Manager is getting a big upgrade with new features
Windows 10 Task Manager is an important bit of desktop functionality that can be improved with support for new controls. In recent preview builds, Windows Task Manager has been graced with not one but two new features, which includes a new feature to reduce system resources usage. With Task Manager, you can monitor the memory, processor, disk and battery usage of all running … [Read more...] about Windows 10 Task Manager is getting a big upgrade with new features
How to install the Android 12 Developer Preview on your Google Pixel smartphone
It’s that time of year again! The Android 12 Developer Preview program is now available for supported devices. This won’t give you the full Android 12 experience as it’s still very much a work-in-progress, but for lucky owners of the Google Pixel 3, Pixel 3 XL, Pixel 3a, Pixel 3a XL, Pixel 4, Pixel 4 XL, Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a 5G, or Pixel 5, you’ll be among the first users to see … [Read more...] about How to install the Android 12 Developer Preview on your Google Pixel smartphone
Google Chrome 90 brings a price tracking feature with real-time price drop alerts
Google Chrome 90 recently rolled out on the stable channel. It brings many new features and improvements, including loading HTTPS version of sites by default, adding support for AV1 encoder for enabling video calling on a connection as slow as 30kbps, the ability to link people directly to highlighted text on a web page, and much more. As always, Google has also slipped in some … [Read more...] about Google Chrome 90 brings a price tracking feature with real-time price drop alerts
5 PS5 UI Suggestions You Can Have for Free, Sony
Last week, Sony released the PlayStation 5’s April update. It added new storage options for your PS5 games (finally!), and some neat social functions such as cross-generation Share Play, and a few PS5 UI tweaks including a tweak of the Game Base where you can see all available Parties and online friends. We’ve been pretty pleased with the new features — especially the … [Read more...] about 5 PS5 UI Suggestions You Can Have for Free, Sony
These True Wireless Earbuds Can Connect to In-Flight Audio Systems
Bowers and Wilkins—known for high-performance sound equipment—just entered the world of true wireless earbuds with the introduction of the PI7. They have a unique transmitting case that directly connects to in-flight entertainment, The company also announced the more affordable PI5 earbuds. The case for the PI7 earbuds doubles as an audio transmitter, making it directly … [Read more...] about These True Wireless Earbuds Can Connect to In-Flight Audio Systems