Microsoft, Amazon, India join forces to combat tech support scammers
If you own a cell phone, you know the pain and fury of a 9 a.m. call from “Microsoft Windows support.” These and similar scams send out literally billions of robo-calls every […]
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Intel’s game-boosting APO tech won’t come to 12th or 13th-gen CPUs
One of the most exciting features in the 14th-generation “Raptor Lake Refresh” line is Application Performance Optimization, or APO. This thread-optimization tech allows for dramatic boosts in gaming performance, with some seeing […]
The Full Nerd: 2024 tech predictions (and eating our 2023 words)
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, Alaina Yee, and Adam Patrick Murray wrap up the year with the holiday tradition of eating our own words. Journalists make predictions all the time, and normally […]
Intel’s Advanced Optimization tech embraces more games and older CPUs
Intel has tacked an additional dozen games to its Intel Application Optimization technology, meaning that several popular games will receive a higher framerate if you’re using a supported processor and the technology […]
AI buttons are being forced into your tech, whether you want it or not
If there’s one buzzword that’s inescapable in 2024…well, it’s probably “Israel” or “election” or “Musk.” But if there’s one that’s specific to the technology industry, it’s AI. Fortunes are being made on […]
Windows Recall could solve my biggest problem in tech
Microsoft may have finally solved my biggest problem working with multiple sources of information: information fragmentation. As in, where was I told this crucial bit of information? Microsoft’s Recall is arguably the […]
Why are tech companies so willfully bad at privacy?
You could once count on privacy as given. Even when PCs first became widespread in homes, they could serve as tools for this purpose. You could anonymously answer your most embarrassing questions […]
Microsoft’s Copilot+ AI features feel like early tech demos at best
Microsoft, Qualcomm, and their PC-manufacturing partners are seriously hyping Copilot+ PCs. They’d have you believe that these “next-generation AI laptops” are packed with AI smarts and useful features. But, while the hardware […]
FTC warns three PC tech companies of potential warranty violations
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has sent letters to several technology companies warning them that their warranty or repair policies might violate federal law. Specifically in the PC […]
