PCs & Laptops: The Latest Computing News

What In The Hell Was Google Wave Trying To Be Anyway?

Computing

1 year ago

What In The Hell Was Google Wave Trying To Be Anyway?

Catie Keck

Teen Hacker Who Apple Reported To FBI Just Wanted A Dang Job

Computing

1 year ago

Teen Hacker Who Apple Reported To FBI Just Wanted A Dang Job

Dell Cameron

Dual-Screen Laptops Are Definitely A Thing Now

PC & Peripheral Reviews

1 year ago

Dual-Screen Laptops Are Definitely A Thing Now

Alex Walker

The Company That Makes The U.S. Border’s Licence Plate Scanners Has Been Hacked

Computing

1 year ago

The Company That Makes The U.S. Border’s Licence Plate Scanners Has Been Hacked

Bryan Menegus

Everything AMD Announced At Computex 2019

Computing

1 year ago

Everything AMD Announced At Computex 2019

Alex Walker

Everything You Can Do In The Windows 10 May 2019 Update That You Couldn’t Do Before

Computing

1 year ago

Everything You Can Do In The Windows 10 May 2019 Update That You Couldn’t Do Before

David Nield

Here’s A First Look At The New MacBook Pro Keyboard

Computing

1 year ago

Here’s A First Look At The New MacBook Pro Keyboard

Adam Clark Estes

U.S. Considers Export Ban On Surveillance Company That Helps Send Muslims To China’s Concentration Camps: Report

Computing

1 year ago

U.S. Considers Export Ban On Surveillance Company That Helps Send Muslims To China’s Concentration Camps: Report

Matt Novak

It’s About To Get Much More Difficult To Fly DJI Drones Into Planes

Computing

1 year ago

It’s About To Get Much More Difficult To Fly DJI Drones Into Planes

Jennings Brown

Apple Is Testing Private Web Ads On Safari So You Feel Less Creeped Out While Shopping

Computing

1 year ago

Apple Is Testing Private Web Ads On Safari So You Feel Less Creeped Out While Shopping

Victoria Song

We Don’t Need To ‘Pause’ Police Use Of Face Recognition — We Need To Ban It Forever

Computing

1 year ago

We Don’t Need To ‘Pause’ Police Use Of Face Recognition — We Need To Ban It Forever

Dell Cameron

Huawei Laptops Quietly Disappear From Australian Microsoft Store

Computing

1 year ago

Huawei Laptops Quietly Disappear From Australian Microsoft Store

Tegan Jones

Google Failed To Fully Secure G Suite Passwords For 14 Years

Computing

1 year ago

Google Failed To Fully Secure G Suite Passwords For 14 Years

Patrick Howell O'Neill

How Much The 8-Core MacBook Pro Costs In Australia (And When You Can Get It)

Computing

1 year ago

How Much The 8-Core MacBook Pro Costs In Australia (And When You Can Get It)

Tegan Jones

New Firefox Competes With Chrome On Speed And Privacy

Computing

1 year ago

New Firefox Competes With Chrome On Speed And Privacy

Patrick Howell O'Neill

The New Updated 8-Core MacBook Pro Is Apple’s Fastest Laptop Yet

Computing

1 year ago

The New Updated 8-Core MacBook Pro Is Apple’s Fastest Laptop Yet

Sam Rutherford

This Week, Amazon Has A Chance To Prove It Can Do The Right Thing On Its Own

Computing

1 year ago

This Week, Amazon Has A Chance To Prove It Can Do The Right Thing On Its Own

Melanie Ehrenkranz

This AI-Generated Joe Rogan Voice Sounds Eerily Like The Real Thing

Computing

1 year ago

This AI-Generated Joe Rogan Voice Sounds Eerily Like The Real Thing

Jennings Brown

Here’s The Best Way To Protect Your Accounts From Hacker Takeovers

Computing

1 year ago

Here’s The Best Way To Protect Your Accounts From Hacker Takeovers

Patrick Howell O'Neill

You Won’t Believe All The Stupid Ways Cops Are Using Face Recognition Tech

Computing

1 year ago

You Won’t Believe All The Stupid Ways Cops Are Using Face Recognition Tech

Melanie Ehrenkranz

The Next Evolution Of Online Shopping Is Letting A Bot Buy You Underwear

Computing

1 year ago

The Next Evolution Of Online Shopping Is Letting A Bot Buy You Underwear

Brian Merchant

Renowned Biohacker Is Being Investigated For Practicing Medicine Without A Licence

Computing

1 year ago

Renowned Biohacker Is Being Investigated For Practicing Medicine Without A Licence

Jennings Brown

This Company Is Betting The Future Is Personal AI Avatars, So It Made Me One

Computing

1 year ago

This Company Is Betting The Future Is Personal AI Avatars, So It Made Me One

Brian Merchant

New York Proposal Would Ban Face Recognition Surveillance By Landlords

Computing

1 year ago

New York Proposal Would Ban Face Recognition Surveillance By Landlords

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Ransomware Is Putting A Damper On Our Smart City Future

Computing

1 year ago

Ransomware Is Putting A Damper On Our Smart City Future

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Ookla’s New Interactive Map Is A Helpful Tool For Understanding 5G Coverage

Computing

1 year ago

Ookla’s New Interactive Map Is A Helpful Tool For Understanding 5G Coverage

Sam Rutherford

San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition Surveillance

Computing

1 year ago

San Francisco Becomes First U.S. City To Ban Face Recognition Surveillance

Patrick Howell O'Neill

What To Do About The Nasty New Intel Chip Flaw

Computing

1 year ago

What To Do About The Nasty New Intel Chip Flaw

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Antivirus Makers Confirm – And Deny – Getting Breached After Hackers Offer Stolen Data Online

Computing

1 year ago

Antivirus Makers Confirm – And Deny – Getting Breached After Hackers Offer Stolen Data Online

Dell Cameron

Six San Francisco Supervisors Could Make Privacy History This Week

Computing

1 year ago

Six San Francisco Supervisors Could Make Privacy History This Week

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Adobe Warns Using Old Creative Cloud Apps Might Get You In Trouble With The Copyright Cops

Computing

1 year ago

Adobe Warns Using Old Creative Cloud Apps Might Get You In Trouble With The Copyright Cops

Victoria Song

Stop Telling People There’s A Dot In Your Gmail Address — It Doesn’t Matter

Computing

1 year ago

Stop Telling People There’s A Dot In Your Gmail Address — It Doesn’t Matter

Will Oremus

How To Tidy Up Your Laptop So It’s Actually A Pleasure To Use Again

Computing

1 year ago

How To Tidy Up Your Laptop So It’s Actually A Pleasure To Use Again

David Nield

Top Antivirus Companies Hacked By A ‘Credible Threat’ Demanding A Measly $430 Grand, Security Firm Says

Computing

1 year ago

Top Antivirus Companies Hacked By A ‘Credible Threat’ Demanding A Measly $430 Grand, Security Firm Says

Dell Cameron

What’s The Most Disgusting Way You’ve Treated Your Computer?

Computing

1 year ago

What’s The Most Disgusting Way You’ve Treated Your Computer?

Catie Keck

The Dumb Truth About Google’s Privacy Push

Computing

1 year ago

The Dumb Truth About Google’s Privacy Push

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Amazon’s Cashless, Cashierless Store Now Accepts Cash, Has Cashiers

Computing

1 year ago

Amazon’s Cashless, Cashierless Store Now Accepts Cash, Has Cashiers

Bryan Menegus

All The New Details About Microsoft’s Rebooted Edge Browser

Computing

1 year ago

All The New Details About Microsoft’s Rebooted Edge Browser

David Nield

Microsoft’s Web Browser For Macs Has Leaked Online

Computing

1 year ago

Microsoft’s Web Browser For Macs Has Leaked Online

Alex Cranz

Hundreds Of Online Campus Stores Fall Prey To Criminal Card Skimmers

Computing

1 year ago

Hundreds Of Online Campus Stores Fall Prey To Criminal Card Skimmers

Dell Cameron

What’s Going to Happen With Microsoft This Week?

Computing

1 year ago

What’s Going to Happen With Microsoft This Week?

Alex Cranz

Computing

1 year ago

The Best Laptops Of 2019

Alex Walker

Mozilla Calls Out Facebook For ‘Failing’ On Ad Transparency

Computing

1 year ago

Mozilla Calls Out Facebook For ‘Failing’ On Ad Transparency

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Computing

1 year ago

Update Your Nvidia Drivers Today

Alex Walker

Intel’s Fastest Laptop Processor Gets A Bevy Of Speed Boosts, But It’s Still On Old-Arse Architecture

Computing

1 year ago

Intel’s Fastest Laptop Processor Gets A Bevy Of Speed Boosts, But It’s Still On Old-Arse Architecture

Alex Cranz

The Vast Majority Of All Futures Trading Is Now Automated

Computing

1 year ago

The Vast Majority Of All Futures Trading Is Now Automated

Brian Merchant

Microsoft (Briefly) Became The Third US Company To Hit A Valuation Of $1 Trillion

Computing

1 year ago

Microsoft (Briefly) Became The Third US Company To Hit A Valuation Of $1 Trillion

Matt Hopkins

The Lead Designer Of Gmail Has A New Chrome Extension That Kills The Confusing Redesign

Computing

1 year ago

The Lead Designer Of Gmail Has A New Chrome Extension That Kills The Confusing Redesign

Andrew Liszewski

Nvidia’s Cheapest Graphics Card Gets Nearly Two Times Faster For Better Gaming On A Budget

Computing

1 year ago

Nvidia’s Cheapest Graphics Card Gets Nearly Two Times Faster For Better Gaming On A Budget

Alex Cranz

Go Get Your New MacBook Keyboard Fixed Right Now

Computing

1 year ago

Go Get Your New MacBook Keyboard Fixed Right Now

Adam Clark Estes

Say Cheese! The EU Is Set To Create One Of Earth’s Biggest Biometric Databases

Computing

1 year ago

Say Cheese! The EU Is Set To Create One Of Earth’s Biggest Biometric Databases

Catie Keck

Huawei Unveils Its Ultra-Portable MateBook 13 & You Can Get It Right Bloody Now

Computing

1 year ago

Huawei Unveils Its Ultra-Portable MateBook 13 & You Can Get It Right Bloody Now

Matt Hopkins

NYC Swears Its Face-Scanning Tech Is Fake And Only Meant To Scare People Out Of Doing Crimes

Computing

1 year ago

NYC Swears Its Face-Scanning Tech Is Fake And Only Meant To Scare People Out Of Doing Crimes

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Email Aliases Are One Of The Most Underused, Sanity-Improving Hacks

Computing

1 year ago

Email Aliases Are One Of The Most Underused, Sanity-Improving Hacks

David Nield

Fair Warning: Facebook Is Reportedly Building Its Own Voice Assistant

Computing

1 year ago

Fair Warning: Facebook Is Reportedly Building Its Own Voice Assistant

Bryan Menegus

How To Get Back Into Your Phone Or PC If You’ve Been Locked Out

Computing

1 year ago

How To Get Back Into Your Phone Or PC If You’ve Been Locked Out

David Nield

Report: The FCC’s Big Millimetre-Wave Auction Won’t Help Speed Up 5G Rollout All That Much

Computing

1 year ago

Report: The FCC’s Big Millimetre-Wave Auction Won’t Help Speed Up 5G Rollout All That Much

Tom McKay

Cops Are Trying To Stop San Francisco From Banning Face Recognition Surveillance

Computing

1 year ago

Cops Are Trying To Stop San Francisco From Banning Face Recognition Surveillance

Patrick Howell O'Neill

‘Automated Racism’: Chinese Police Are Reportedly Using AI To Identify Minority Faces

Computing

1 year ago

‘Automated Racism’: Chinese Police Are Reportedly Using AI To Identify Minority Faces

Melanie Ehrenkranz

The World’s First Sport Invented By An AI Still Looks Less Absurd Than Synchronised Swimming

Computing

1 year ago

The World’s First Sport Invented By An AI Still Looks Less Absurd Than Synchronised Swimming

Andrew Liszewski

Report: Hackers Steal, Publish Data On Thousands Of Federal Agents, Police Officers Across US

Computing

1 year ago

Report: Hackers Steal, Publish Data On Thousands Of Federal Agents, Police Officers Across US

Tom McKay

Amazon Shareholders Set To Vote On A Proposal To Ban Sales Of Facial Recognition Tech To Governments

Computing

1 year ago

Amazon Shareholders Set To Vote On A Proposal To Ban Sales Of Facial Recognition Tech To Governments

Patrick Howell O'Neill

New Super-Secure Wi-Fi Is Actually Full Of Security Holes

Computing

1 year ago

New Super-Secure Wi-Fi Is Actually Full Of Security Holes

Victoria Song

We Opened Up These Supercharged Gaming Laptops To See Their Upgradeable Guts

Computing

1 year ago

We Opened Up These Supercharged Gaming Laptops To See Their Upgradeable Guts

Alex Cranz

Notorious ‘Trisis’ Hackers Caught Targeting Another Critical Infrastructure Facility

Computing

1 year ago

Notorious ‘Trisis’ Hackers Caught Targeting Another Critical Infrastructure Facility

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Democrats Introduce Bill Requiring Tech Companies To Check Algorithms For Bias

Computing

1 year ago

Democrats Introduce Bill Requiring Tech Companies To Check Algorithms For Bias

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Intel’s Speediest Storage Tech Could Be Coming To Regular Laptops Soon

Computing

1 year ago

Intel’s Speediest Storage Tech Could Be Coming To Regular Laptops Soon

Sam Rutherford

The First Machine-Generated Book By A Scholarly Publisher Is A Boring Read

Computing

1 year ago

The First Machine-Generated Book By A Scholarly Publisher Is A Boring Read

Andrew Liszewski

Microsoft Claims Nearly Half Of Americans Don’t Use Internet At Broadband Speeds

Computing

1 year ago

Microsoft Claims Nearly Half Of Americans Don’t Use Internet At Broadband Speeds

Alex Cranz

Even Random Paint Splatters Can Be Valid Computer Code (If You’re Using Perl)

Computing

1 year ago

Even Random Paint Splatters Can Be Valid Computer Code (If You’re Using Perl)

Andrew Liszewski

Dropbox Finally Starts Letting Users Create And Edit Google Files

Computing

1 year ago

Dropbox Finally Starts Letting Users Create And Edit Google Files

Catie Keck

China Considers Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s A Stupid Waste Of Energy

Computing

1 year ago

China Considers Ban On Cryptocurrency Mining Because It’s A Stupid Waste Of Energy

Matt Novak

Literally Cooling Your PC With The Kitchen Sink

Computing

1 year ago

Literally Cooling Your PC With The Kitchen Sink

Alex Walker

New York’s Creepy Plan To Scan Faces At Toll Booths Has Been A Total Flop

Computing

1 year ago

New York’s Creepy Plan To Scan Faces At Toll Booths Has Been A Total Flop

Jennings Brown

USB Drive Found On Jailed Mar-a-Lago Party-Crasher Contained Self-Executing Code

Computing

1 year ago

USB Drive Found On Jailed Mar-a-Lago Party-Crasher Contained Self-Executing Code

Dell Cameron and Tom McKay

Windows Is Giving Up On Getting You To ‘Safely Remove’ USB Drives

Computing

1 year ago

Windows Is Giving Up On Getting You To ‘Safely Remove’ USB Drives

Catie Keck

The U.S. Army Just Gave A Press Demo Of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Military Prototype

Computing

1 year ago

The U.S. Army Just Gave A Press Demo Of Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Military Prototype

Tom McKay

Impress Your Friends With Intimate Knowledge Of Movies And Shows You’ve Never Watched

Computing

1 year ago

Impress Your Friends With Intimate Knowledge Of Movies And Shows You’ve Never Watched

David Nield

Ethiopian Air Pilots Followed Proper Procedures Before Boeing 737 Max Crash According To Preliminary Report

Computing

1 year ago

Ethiopian Air Pilots Followed Proper Procedures Before Boeing 737 Max Crash According To Preliminary Report

Matt Novak

New Reports Suggest Pilots Followed Proper Procedure To Override Boeing’s Automation But Crashed Anyway

Computing

1 year ago

New Reports Suggest Pilots Followed Proper Procedure To Override Boeing’s Automation But Crashed Anyway

Matt Novak

Adobe’s After Effects Can Now Automatically Erase Objects In Video Clips

Computing

1 year ago

Adobe’s After Effects Can Now Automatically Erase Objects In Video Clips

Andrew Liszewski

Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After The Last Crash

Computing

1 year ago

Bitcoin Surges 15% Overnight Because Nobody Learned Their Lesson After The Last Crash

Matt Novak

Woman Arrested At Mar-a-Lago With 1 Laptop, 2 Chinese Passports, 4 Phones, And A USB Drive Loaded With Malware

Computing

1 year ago

Woman Arrested At Mar-a-Lago With 1 Laptop, 2 Chinese Passports, 4 Phones, And A USB Drive Loaded With Malware

Sam Rutherford

Malware Is (Probably) Coming… If You Pirated Game Of Thrones

Computing

1 year ago

Malware Is (Probably) Coming… If You Pirated Game Of Thrones

Jennings Brown

Boeing’s 737 Max Fix Won’t Be Ready For Weeks, FAA Says

Computing

1 year ago

Boeing’s 737 Max Fix Won’t Be Ready For Weeks, FAA Says

Tom McKay

Gmail Finally Gets Email Scheduling Baked Right In

Computing

1 year ago

Gmail Finally Gets Email Scheduling Baked Right In

Sam Rutherford

The Online Icons That Didn’t Survive The Web’s First 30 Years

Computing

1 year ago

The Online Icons That Didn’t Survive The Web’s First 30 Years

Rhett Jones

How To Leave No Trace On A Borrowed Computer

Computing

1 year ago

How To Leave No Trace On A Borrowed Computer

David Nield

McDonald’s Spent $422 Million On Its Own Version Of The Non-Chronological Feed

Computing

1 year ago

McDonald’s Spent $422 Million On Its Own Version Of The Non-Chronological Feed

Victoria Song

FTC Says It Shut Down Spammers Behind ‘Billions’ Of Robocalls

Computing

1 year ago

FTC Says It Shut Down Spammers Behind ‘Billions’ Of Robocalls

Catie Keck

Australia Shares Secrets Of Its Offensive Cyberwar Against ISIS To Entice New Hacker Troops

Computing

1 year ago

Australia Shares Secrets Of Its Offensive Cyberwar Against ISIS To Entice New Hacker Troops

Matt Novak

Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing In Florida, Incident Appears Unrelated To Crashes

Computing

1 year ago

Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing In Florida, Incident Appears Unrelated To Crashes

Tom McKay

With 1.5 Million UK Workers Slated To Lose Their Jobs To Automation, Calls For A Shorter Work Week Intensify

Computing

1 year ago

With 1.5 Million UK Workers Slated To Lose Their Jobs To Automation, Calls For A Shorter Work Week Intensify

Brian Merchant

West Virginia Man Fights Biometric Drivers Licence By Being Very Racist

Computing

1 year ago

West Virginia Man Fights Biometric Drivers Licence By Being Very Racist

Jennings Brown

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Calls For ‘Industrywide’ Plan To Fight Extremist Content After Christchurch

Computing

1 year ago

Microsoft’s Brad Smith Calls For ‘Industrywide’ Plan To Fight Extremist Content After Christchurch

Tom McKay

Hackers Snuck Backdoors Into ASUS Software Updates, Infecting Thousands

Computing

1 year ago

Hackers Snuck Backdoors Into ASUS Software Updates, Infecting Thousands

Dell Cameron

Creepy Airport Face Scans Like China’s Aren’t Just Coming To America — They’re Already Here

Computing

1 year ago

Creepy Airport Face Scans Like China’s Aren’t Just Coming To America — They’re Already Here

Jennings Brown

Boeing May Be About To Lose A $7 Billion Order For Its 737 Max Planes

Computing

1 year ago

Boeing May Be About To Lose A $7 Billion Order For Its 737 Max Planes

Matt Novak

Boeing Software Updates To Fix Anti-Stall System ‘Tentatively’ Approved By FAA: Report

Computing

1 year ago

Boeing Software Updates To Fix Anti-Stall System ‘Tentatively’ Approved By FAA: Report

Catie Keck

Stanford’s New Institute To Ensure AI Is ‘Representative Of Humanity’ Mostly Staffed By White Guys

Computing

1 year ago

Stanford’s New Institute To Ensure AI Is ‘Representative Of Humanity’ Mostly Staffed By White Guys

Patrick Howell O'Neill

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