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Google Says Chinese Hackers Are Impersonating McAfee to Trick Victims Into Installing Malware

1 week ago

Google Says Chinese Hackers Are Impersonating McAfee to Trick Victims Into Installing Malware

Alyse Stanley

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumour Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

2 weeks ago

Don’t Look Away Yet, New Rumour Claims Apple Has One More Event Planned for November

Sam Rutherford

Everything You Need to Build a PC (Minus the Parts)

2 weeks ago

Everything You Need to Build a PC (Minus the Parts)

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Yahoo Groups Is Shutting Down After 20 Long Years

2 weeks ago

Yahoo Groups Is Shutting Down After 20 Long Years

Brandon Bentley

Software Engineering Is Shaping The Jobs Of Tomorrow, And You Can Be A Part Of It

2 weeks ago

Software Engineering Is Shaping The Jobs Of Tomorrow, And You Can Be A Part Of It

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Is Trying

2 weeks ago

The Microsoft Surface Laptop Go Is Trying

Alex Cranz

Why ‘ji32k7au4a83’ Is A Remarkably Common Password

2 weeks ago

Why ‘ji32k7au4a83’ Is A Remarkably Common Password

Rhett Jones

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

2 weeks ago

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 U.S. Elections

Tom McKay

2 weeks ago

Microsoft Takes Down Massive Botnet Before 2020 Elections

Tom McKay

Microsoft Is Offering Work From Home, Permanently

3 weeks ago

Microsoft Is Offering Work From Home, Permanently

Shoshana Wodinsky

Microsoft Sets Fairer App Store Policies for Itself in Clear Dig at Apple

3 weeks ago

Microsoft Sets Fairer App Store Policies for Itself in Clear Dig at Apple

Victoria Song

Trump’s Department of Labour Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers

3 weeks ago

Trump’s Department of Labour Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers

Tom McKay

Gateway’s Back With an Imperfect But Delightful Budget Gaming Laptop

3 weeks ago

Gateway’s Back With an Imperfect But Delightful Budget Gaming Laptop

Joanna Nelius

Excel Error Believed to Have Caused UK to Lose 15,841 Covid-19 Tests

3 weeks ago

Excel Error Believed to Have Caused UK to Lose 15,841 Covid-19 Tests

Rhett Jones

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

4 weeks ago

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

Sam Rutherford

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

4 weeks ago

HP’s Spectre x360 14 Ditches the Widescreen for 3:2 and I Think I’m In Love

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go and Pro X: Australian Prices, Release Date And Everything You Need To Know

4 weeks ago

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go and Pro X: Australian Prices, Release Date And Everything You Need To Know

Microsoft Is About to Make Windows ARM Laptops Actually Worth Buying

4 weeks ago

Microsoft Is About to Make Windows ARM Laptops Actually Worth Buying

Joanna Nelius

GitHub Adds Code Scanning for Automatic Security-Hole Searches

4 weeks ago

GitHub Adds Code Scanning for Automatic Security-Hole Searches

Rhett Jones

Microsoft’s Refreshed Surface Pro X Sports a New Chip and Commitment to Arm

4 weeks ago

Microsoft’s Refreshed Surface Pro X Sports a New Chip and Commitment to Arm

Sam Rutherford

How do Telstra’s new NBN plans stack up to the competition?

4 weeks ago

How do Telstra’s new NBN plans stack up to the competition?

Alex Choros

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

4 weeks ago

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

Sam Rutherford

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

4 weeks ago

Lenovo Finally Jumped the Shark on Wireless Earbuds with the ThinkBook 15 Gen 2

Sam Rutherford

Workers, Rejoice: Microsoft Office 365 Is Down

4 weeks ago

Workers, Rejoice: Microsoft Office 365 Is Down

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

4 weeks ago

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

Sam Rutherford

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

4 weeks ago

Dell’s Refreshed XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 Are Getting New Intel CPUs and Thunderbolt 4

Sam Rutherford

Amazon Warns Xbox Series X Preorder Customers That Their Consoles May Arrive Late Too

4 weeks ago

Amazon Warns Xbox Series X Preorder Customers That Their Consoles May Arrive Late Too

Alyse Stanley

Amazon Luna Isn’t Solving Cloud Gaming’s Biggest Problems

4 weeks ago

Amazon Luna Isn’t Solving Cloud Gaming’s Biggest Problems

Joanna Nelius

Windows XP Source Code Leaked By Apparent Bill Gates Conspiracist

1 month ago

Windows XP Source Code Leaked By Apparent Bill Gates Conspiracist

Rhett Jones

Looks Like the Windows XP Source Code Just Leaked on 4chan

1 month ago

Looks Like the Windows XP Source Code Just Leaked on 4chan

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is a Wonder, Until I Tried Halo

1 month ago

Xbox Cloud Gaming Is a Wonder, Until I Tried Halo

Joanna Nelius

Next Year You’ll Be Able to Use Microsoft Office Without a Subscription, Thank Goodness

1 month ago

Next Year You’ll Be Able to Use Microsoft Office Without a Subscription, Thank Goodness

Joanna Nelius

The NBN Backflip Might Be Due to 5G Concerns, Former CTO Believes

1 month ago

The NBN Backflip Might Be Due to 5G Concerns, Former CTO Believes

Sarah Basford Canales

Microsoft Lands Exclusive Licence for OpenAI’s Astonishing GPT-3 Model

1 month ago

Microsoft Lands Exclusive Licence for OpenAI’s Astonishing GPT-3 Model

Rhett Jones

Microsoft Can Now Make Master Chief and Doomguy Kiss If It Wants To

1 month ago

Microsoft Can Now Make Master Chief and Doomguy Kiss If It Wants To

Tom McKay

MSY Price Gouged RTX 3080 Cards Online

1 month ago

MSY Price Gouged RTX 3080 Cards Online

Intel’s 11th-Gen Processor With Iris Xe Graphics Is Really That Good

1 month ago

Intel’s 11th-Gen Processor With Iris Xe Graphics Is Really That Good

Joanna Nelius

AI Is Making Our Lives Better In Weird And Wonderful Ways, Here’s How

1 month ago

AI Is Making Our Lives Better In Weird And Wonderful Ways, Here’s How

AMD Finally Proves Its Laptop Prowess With the Incredible Lenovo Slim 7

1 month ago

AMD Finally Proves Its Laptop Prowess With the Incredible Lenovo Slim 7

Joanna Nelius

Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centre Rises From the Seafloor a Grimy Success

1 month ago

Microsoft’s Underwater Data Centre Rises From the Seafloor a Grimy Success

Tom McKay

5 Ergonomic Wrist Pads to Reduce Injuries From Using Your PC

1 month ago

5 Ergonomic Wrist Pads to Reduce Injuries From Using Your PC

Alex Kidman

Xbox All Access Is Deeply Confusing, but I Think I Figured It Out

1 month ago

Xbox All Access Is Deeply Confusing, but I Think I Figured It Out

Joanna Nelius

Silicon Valley’s Biggest Trump Supporter Wins TikTok

1 month ago

Silicon Valley’s Biggest Trump Supporter Wins TikTok

Jody Serrano

Microsoft Is Taking a Gamble By Releasing Two Xbox Consoles at the Same Time

2 months ago

Microsoft Is Taking a Gamble By Releasing Two Xbox Consoles at the Same Time

Joanna Nelius

Gateway Is Back and Making Laptops

2 months ago

Gateway Is Back and Making Laptops

Joanna Nelius

Microsoft May Release a $700-800 Surface Laptop This Spring

2 months ago

Microsoft May Release a $700-800 Surface Laptop This Spring

Sam Rutherford

The Microsoft Xbox Series S May Have Just Leaked — And It will Be Cheap

2 months ago

The Microsoft Xbox Series S May Have Just Leaked — And It will Be Cheap

Alyse Stanley

How to Watch Star Wars in ASCII on Windows 10 and Mac

2 months ago

How to Watch Star Wars in ASCII on Windows 10 and Mac

Every Laptop Coming This Spring

2 months ago

Every Laptop Coming This Spring

Joanna Nelius

You Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg

2 months ago

You Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg

Victoria Song

Qualcomm’s Second-Gen Laptop Chip Isn’t Doing Enough to Compete With Apple

2 months ago

Qualcomm’s Second-Gen Laptop Chip Isn’t Doing Enough to Compete With Apple

Sam Rutherford

MSI Takes on Business Laptops With a Great Looking New Line Up

2 months ago

MSI Takes on Business Laptops With a Great Looking New Line Up

Sam Rutherford

The Government Has Released Guidelines So Your Smart Fridge Doesn’t Get Hacked Again

2 months ago

The Government Has Released Guidelines So Your Smart Fridge Doesn’t Get Hacked Again

Acer’s Latest Laptops Have Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4

2 months ago

Acer’s Latest Laptops Have Wi-Fi 6 and Thunderbolt 4

Sam Rutherford

Lenovo Is Making a Gaming Laptop That Weighs Less Than 2 kg

2 months ago

Lenovo Is Making a Gaming Laptop That Weighs Less Than 2 kg

Joanna Nelius

Lenovo’s Latest 2-in-1s Have Leather Backs and Invisible Trackpads

2 months ago

Lenovo’s Latest 2-in-1s Have Leather Backs and Invisible Trackpads

Sam Rutherford

It Won’t Replace a Laptop, But the CrowPi2 Is a Powerful Learning Tool

2 months ago

It Won’t Replace a Laptop, But the CrowPi2 Is a Powerful Learning Tool

John Biggs

The Tech My Dad Banned From Our House

2 months ago

The Tech My Dad Banned From Our House

Joanna Nelius

No, Those ScoMo, Kochie & Thor Scam Ads Won’t Make You Rich

2 months ago

No, Those ScoMo, Kochie & Thor Scam Ads Won’t Make You Rich

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

2 months ago

Walmart Wants to Get Its Greasy Hands on TikTok

Tom McKay

The Razer Blade Pro 17 Is a Great Gaming Laptop But I’m Struggling to Be Impressed

2 months ago

The Razer Blade Pro 17 Is a Great Gaming Laptop But I’m Struggling to Be Impressed

Joanna Nelius

Happy Birthday, Windows 95

2 months ago

Happy Birthday, Windows 95

Bryan Menegus

Do Your Gaming PC A Favour And Grab A Great Deal For AMD’s Ryzen 3900X

2 months ago

Do Your Gaming PC A Favour And Grab A Great Deal For AMD’s Ryzen 3900X

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

2 months ago

Zoom Is a Dirty Bandaid On Remote Learning’s Gaping Wound

Shoshana Wodinsky

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

2 months ago

Tiktok’s Latest U.S. Suitor Is Oracle, a Company With Close Ties To CIA and NSA

Matt Novak

Internet Explorer Has Started Its Ascent to the Big Digital Pasture in the Sky

2 months ago

Internet Explorer Has Started Its Ascent to the Big Digital Pasture in the Sky

Joanna Nelius

Don’t Go Applauding Apple Just Yet

2 months ago

Don’t Go Applauding Apple Just Yet

Catie Keck

There Aren’t Enough Laptops In The U.S., and That Could Spell Doom for Many Students

2 months ago

There Aren’t Enough Laptops In The U.S., and That Could Spell Doom for Many Students

Joanna Nelius

Trump Extends TikTok’s Sell-By Date to 90 Days, Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ of Security Risk

2 months ago

Trump Extends TikTok’s Sell-By Date to 90 Days, Cites ‘Credible Evidence’ of Security Risk

Alyse Stanley

Mozilla Is Laying Off 250 People, Because Everything Can Always Get Worse

3 months ago

Mozilla Is Laying Off 250 People, Because Everything Can Always Get Worse

Andrew Couts

Apple’s Understanding of Games Is So Narrow It’s Screwing Itself

3 months ago

Apple’s Understanding of Games Is So Narrow It’s Screwing Itself

Joanna Nelius

The ’80s Called, and They Want This PC Back

3 months ago

The ’80s Called, and They Want This PC Back

Joanna Nelius

How to Install the New MacOS Big Sur Beta Right Now

3 months ago

How to Install the New MacOS Big Sur Beta Right Now

Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Costs Up to $13,478 in Australia

3 months ago

Apple’s New 27-Inch iMac Costs Up to $13,478 in Australia

Some of the Best Xbox Games Are Coming to Android Via Project X Cloud, and I’m Pretty Hyped

3 months ago

Some of the Best Xbox Games Are Coming to Android Via Project X Cloud, and I’m Pretty Hyped

Joanna Nelius

3 Common Ways You Can Be Hacked While WFH & How To Help Prevent It

3 months ago

3 Common Ways You Can Be Hacked While WFH & How To Help Prevent It

Force Your Kids to Code With This Raspberry Pi Laptop

3 months ago

Force Your Kids to Code With This Raspberry Pi Laptop

John Biggs

You Can Now Install Mac OS 8 on Modern Computers

3 months ago

You Can Now Install Mac OS 8 on Modern Computers

3 months ago

21 Of The Best Gmail Features You Might Not Have Found Yet

David Nield

What CPU to Choose for a Gaming PC

3 months ago

What CPU to Choose for a Gaming PC

How to Choose the Right Keyboard for You

3 months ago

How to Choose the Right Keyboard for You

Oh God, Please Let Me Unlock My Mac With My Face

3 months ago

Oh God, Please Let Me Unlock My Mac With My Face

Victoria Song

Xbox Series X Will Likely Launch in November 2020

3 months ago

Xbox Series X Will Likely Launch in November 2020

Joanna Nelius

Microsoft’s Doing the Monopoly Thing Again, Slack Says

3 months ago

Microsoft’s Doing the Monopoly Thing Again, Slack Says

Bryan Menegus

Oh No, Microsoft, Don’t Mess With Notepad and Paint

3 months ago

Oh No, Microsoft, Don’t Mess With Notepad and Paint

Joanna Nelius

Stop What You’re Doing and Patch the Windows Bug That Took Microsoft 17 Years to Fix

3 months ago

Stop What You’re Doing and Patch the Windows Bug That Took Microsoft 17 Years to Fix

Joanna Nelius

Apple Warns Against Closing Your Laptop While Using a Webcam Cover

4 months ago

Apple Warns Against Closing Your Laptop While Using a Webcam Cover

Sam Rutherford

Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We’re Calling It Now

4 months ago

Microsoft Will Axe Control Panel From Windows 10, We’re Calling It Now

Joanna Nelius

The Next Version of Chrome Could Remove a Major Source of Battery Drain

4 months ago

The Next Version of Chrome Could Remove a Major Source of Battery Drain

Sam Rutherford

11 Things You Didn’t Realise Your Laptop Could Do

4 months ago

11 Things You Didn’t Realise Your Laptop Could Do

David Nield

Some Computers and Mobile Phones From the ’90s

4 months ago

Some Computers and Mobile Phones From the ’90s

Victoria Song

How Australia’s Supercomputers Crunched the Numbers to Guide our Bushfire and Pandemic Response

4 months ago

How Australia’s Supercomputers Crunched the Numbers to Guide our Bushfire and Pandemic Response

Sean Smith and Mark Stickells

Microsoft Kills One of Its Best Windows 10 Update Loopholes

4 months ago

Microsoft Kills One of Its Best Windows 10 Update Loopholes

Joanna Nelius

Ex-Intel Engineer Claims Skylake Quality Assurance Was the Reason For Apple’s Big CPU Transition

4 months ago

Ex-Intel Engineer Claims Skylake Quality Assurance Was the Reason For Apple’s Big CPU Transition

Sam Rutherford

Acer Just Announced a Motherload of New Laptops for Australia

4 months ago

Acer Just Announced a Motherload of New Laptops for Australia

Sarah Basford Canales

Acer’s Swift 5 Will Be One of the First Laptops With Intel’s Fancy New Integrated XE Graphics

4 months ago

Acer’s Swift 5 Will Be One of the First Laptops With Intel’s Fancy New Integrated XE Graphics

Sam Rutherford

Apple Now Supports In-Store Mac Trade-Ins

4 months ago

Apple Now Supports In-Store Mac Trade-Ins

Catie Keck

Microsoft Broke One of Its Most Useful Windows 10 Features With Its Latest Update

4 months ago

Microsoft Broke One of Its Most Useful Windows 10 Features With Its Latest Update

Joanna Nelius

Bargain Alert: Save Over $550 On Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro 7

4 months ago

Bargain Alert: Save Over $550 On Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro 7

6 Free Final Cut Pro Alternatives for Making Your Own Movies

5 months ago

6 Free Final Cut Pro Alternatives for Making Your Own Movies

David Nield