PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News
PCs, laptops, Microsoft, Apple and everything in between. Here you’ll find all the latest computing news – from the gaming, to benchmarks to raytracing. You’ll also find stories about security, privacy, hacking and the dark web.
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Report: The Apple Watch Series 8 May Expand Its Health Tracking to Include Fever Detection
Over the course of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of us finally upgraded from an old-school “where do I stick this?” glass thermometer to an easier to use infrared model for detecting fevers. But those hankering to upgrade their Apple Watch in the Fall could end up with an ever easier fever-detecting tool.
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Is Google’s $125 Million Settlement a Win for App Developers, or for Google?
Small app developers pried $US90 ($125) million from Google in a legal settlement announced Friday, hot on the heels of a similar agreement with Apple.
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Meta Feels the Downturn Burn, Slashes Hiring by 30%
Big tech is going through a hard time. Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, has become the canary in the coal mine after its stock plummeted in February, months before other tech giants. Now, in an ominous turn, the company is slashing its hiring of engineers by 30%, from about 10,000 to between 6,000…
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How to Find Out if a Google Chrome Extension Is Safe to Use
Chrome extensions are great. They can help you write better, keep pesky ads at bay, and save you money while you shop, among hundreds of other tasks. However, like Android apps on the Play Store, extensions on the Chrome Web Store aren’t always what they seem. Malware is very much a concern, and you certainly…