Articles by Mark Hachman
This new Windows 11 security feature will force you to reset your PC
Microsoft announced new upcoming security features for Windows 11 on Tuesday. However, one of the most significant ones, Smart App Control, requires you to reset your PC.
New Windows 11 feature blitz: File Explorer is finally getting tabs
Microsoft has revealed several new features for Windows 11, including a tabbed interface for File Explorer, more Focus Assist features, as well as a personalized Start menu that includes folders.
Windows Cloud PCs will be able to work offline soon
Microsoft has added three new features to its Windows 365 cloud PC offering, allowing hybrid workers flexibility between offline and online work.
Microsoft taps AI to make you look your best in video meetings
Microsoft is applying artificial intelligence to meetings, with a host of new AI-driven technologies from Eye Contact, automatic framing, plus improved background blur and echo cancellation.
After 6 months, Windows 11 is still playing catch up to Windows 10
What's changed about Windows 11, six months in? Microsoft continues to make changes, some for the better. But there's still not enough reason to upgrade from Windows 10, and here's why.
The new purple squiggle in Google Docs flags ‘potentially inappropriate words’
Google will soon begin adding stylistic suggestions and inclusive language to Google Docs beginning in April. Here's how to configure the new purple squiggles.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger now has his own video game
Intel launches "Pixel Pat," a promotional 8-bit arcade game promoting Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and Intel's fab efforts.
How to cheat at Wordle
Here's how to hack Wordle to discover the answers to upcoming Wordle puzzles, as well as ways to increase your Wordle score and streaks. Wordle's new owner, The New York Times, appears to have left the site's code unchanged.
Microsoft’s Your Phone app is now called Phone Link
Microsoft is giving the Your Phone app that connects your Android phone with your Windows PC a fresh coat of paint, calling it Phone Link in its new update.
Google Meet will make collaborating over video even easier
Google is rolling out new features for Meet and Spaces, including threaded conversations in Spaces and Google Meet integration in Docs, Slides and Sheets.
Dell ships a laptop stylus that can’t get lost, a modular dock, and more
Dell unveiled a number of business peripherals alongside new Latitude notebooks: a rechargeable stylus with Tile capabilities, an ultrablack display, a modular Thunderbolt dock, and more.
The best USB-C hubs for your laptop or tablet
Tested and approved: We'll tell you which USB-C hub or dongle to buy for your laptop or tablet, based on our hands-on evaluation of more than a dozen products.
Microsoft returns some sanity to Clipchamp’s pricing
Microsoft has improved Clipchamp's free tier, making its new video editor actually somewhat practical to use.
New Windows 11 update restores one-click browser choice, mostly
Microsoft's optional update to Windows 11, KB5011563, restores the ability to select a default web browser with a single click. Well, mostly.
Asus is dropping prices on graphics cards, starting April 1st
Asus says that a reduction in import tariffs will help it lower prices on graphics cards by up to 25 percent.
U.S. blacklists Kaspersky antivirus as a risk to national security
The FCC has deemed antivirus company Kaspersky Lab a risk to U.S. national security, and has added the company to a list of firms the U.S. government refuses to do business with. Should you?
Watch Microsoft’s DirectStorage slash PC game loading times down to a second
A video of Forspoken, an upcoming game shows off how fast Microsoft's DirectStorage technology can be on M.2 SSDs, SATA SSDs, and a traditional hard drive.
Marvel and Halo geeks will love Xbox Game Pass Ultimate’s new freebies
Microsoft has added a one-month trial of Paramount+ to its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate perks, along with trials for Marvel Unlimited's digital comics archive, ad-free Hulu, Spotify, and more.