computing platforms
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How To Cut Off Access to Your Camera and Mic on Any Device
While digital security threats continue to get more sophisticated and complex, sometimes the best ways of protecting yourself and your data are pretty simple—and here we’re going to introduce you to one of the easier checks you can carry out regularly on your various devices. Access to the cameras and microphones attached to your phones,…
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Microsoft Wants to Teach You How to Install Linux
I never thought I’d be leaning on Microsoft to teach me how to install Linux, but here we are. The Windows maker quietly published a support page with instructions on how to install Linux on, presumably, a machine that once used Windows. The Register caught on to the page’s existence and, honestly, the step-by-step is…
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Android Apps Arrive on Windows 11 in Public Beta
Microsoft is bringing a handful of usability upgrades to Windows 11 while pushing what is arguably the single most anticipated feature into a public beta.
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Android Games Are Coming to Windows PCs in 2022
Mobile gamers who hate being tied to their smartphones just got an early holiday present. Google is bringing Android games from Google Play to Windows laptops, PCs, and tablets.