If you’ve ever heard your laptop mysteriously start screaming or feel your phone warm up while you’re browsing the web, rogue ads could be the culprit—and now Google’s acting against them. The […]
Microsoft’s strategy of using pop-up advertising to promote new features and services has returned—and ad blockers can do nothing against it. I saw two examples of this on Monday morning using Microsoft […]
For the last few days there’s been a story making its way around the tech world: Microsoft is putting advertising in File Explorer, the built-in file browser for Windows. It’s based on […]
I like ads within Windows. There, I’ve said it. By ads, I don’t mean crapware, like the omnipresent Candy Crush or similar apps that clutter consumer PCs. Nor do I like to […]
The first time I experienced an in-game overlay—a 3D interface rendered over the 3D interface of a game—I thought it was great way for accessing information without alt-tabbing out of the game. […]
Popular password managers like LastPass and 1Password have had a rough time of it for the last year, and open-source competitor Bitwarden has quickly emerged as an ideal alternative. But with notoriety […]
Seeing an exclamation point online or within Windows is usually cause for alarm. It’s a call to action, to do something. In future versions of Windows 11, Microsoft is going to use […]
Microsoft’s helpful Bing AI chatbot will be getting more ads, the company recently announced in a blog post, which was penned by corporate vice president Yusuf Mehdi. In a statement to The […]
That copy of Windows on your PC was paid for by someone—generally the vendor who sold you the computer. In my case, I paid for it myself as a DIY builder. So […]
Microsoft is now testing ads as part of the Windows 11 Settings menu, as Microsoft’s push for you to take full advantage of its services continues. Microsoft is reportedly encouraging users to […]
