No in-person attendance While we were expecting CES 2022 to be the first proper in-person tech conference since the Covid-19 pandemic, disaster has struck the early-January week-long Las Vegas-based consumer tech event, and the past few weeks have been rife with big
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5 Free Ways to Run Android Apps on Your PC
Want to use Android apps on a PC? These are the apps, services, and OSes that can make it happen. Ever wish you could run an Android app or game on your PC so you weren’t relegated to a tiny phone screen?
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How to Remove Annoying Ads From Windows 11
Are unsolicited ads from third-party services and pop-up suggestions from Microsoft ruining your Windows 11 experience? Here’s how to get rid of them. While there is much to like about Windows 11, there are a few things Microsoft didn’t get right, including
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Meta bans surveillance-for-hire firms for targeting users
Facebook owner Meta says it has banned seven surveillance companies for targeting users on its platforms. A new report by Meta says about 50,000 users will receive warnings about the “malicious activities”. It accused surveillance firms of actions like creating
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AMD’s new GPUs could be good news for gamers – and cryptominers
Two budget cards en route as AMD’s cryptominer goes on sale AMD is set to start 2022 with a number of new products, including two new graphics cards and the company’s first dedicated cryptomining card. Over the weekend, Lenovo may have accidentally revealed
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Microsoft Asks Windows Users to Share Potentially Insecure Drivers
The new Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center is supposed to help the company defend Windows users. Microsoft has introduced the Vulnerable and Malicious Driver Reporting Center to make it easier for Windows users to share drivers they believe the
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Google Adds Voice and Video Calls to Chat in the Gmail App
One-on-one calls are now possible from Google Chat in Gmail on iOS and Android. Google is making it easier to start or join video meetings or audio calls from inside the Gmail app. Starting this week, it will be possible to initiate
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Apple’s new $179 AirPods are the best option for most people
KEY POINTS Apple’s new $179 AirPods with Spatial Audio hit stores Tuesday. I’ve been testing a pair for about a week and I think they’re going to be a big hit. The third-generation AirPods, called AirPods with Spatial Audio, have
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Apple’s computerized glasses will be as powerful as a Mac and launch next year, top analyst says
Apple’s computerized glasses will be as powerful as its Mac computers and launch at the end of 2022, top analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TFI Asset Management said in a note to investors Friday. Kuo has a stellar track record at
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UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy
Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has been ordered to sell Giphy by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority. The company, then known simply as Facebook, bought the Gif-sharing search engine last year for a reported $315m (£236m). It planned to integrate
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