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Steam is adding a new default option for game updates
Valve is testing an option in the new Steam client beta that will force games by default to only download updates when you launch them. Currently, Steam by default decides what game updates to download based on a few different things. As explained by Valve: For games you recently played, Steam will download game updates shortly after they are released.…
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iOS 18.2 is out now, adding ChatGPT integration and more Apple Intelligence tools
Apple has released iOS 18.2,iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2, which add a bunch of new Apple Intelligence features, including Image Playground, Genmoji, and integration with ChatGPT. With Image Playground, users can generate an image from a prompt or make something based on one of Apple’s suggestions. However, Image Playground seems to opt for cartoony or stylistic photos instead of…
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Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers
South Korean police have arrested a CEO and five employees for manufacturing over 240,000 satellite receivers pre-loaded or later updated to include DDoS attack functionality at a purchaser’s request. While neither company has been named, the two companies have been trading since 2017. In November 2018, the purchasing company made a special request to include DDoS functionality, with the South…
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Windows 11 gets updates KB5046723 and KB5046756, adding Recall, Resume, and Click to Do features
Microsoft rolls out the preview of Windows Recall and Click to Do with the release of the update KB5046723 in the Dev Channel. This Windows 11 preview also updates the Windows Hello experience and settings. The company also makes available an update KB5046756 in the Beta Channel with the new Resume feature. You’ll also find visual changes for File Explorer,…
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Intel Isn’t Adding 3D V-Cache to Its Consumer CPUs Anytime Soon
AMD came across a hack for greatly improved gaming performance—stack multiple layers of L3 cache for improved performance. It looks like we won’t be seeing an Intel equivalent of 3D V-Cache on consumer chips anytime soon, though. Intel is set to challenge AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology in the data center market, but gamers hoping for a similar boost in their…
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Windows 11 is adding a ‘Share’ button to the Start menu and Taskbar
Microsoft wants you to share content/items more frequently, so it’s now adding the “Share” button everywhere, including the Start menu and even the taskbar. Windows 11’s Share UI is a built-in feature that lets you quickly share content from apps or files. Share UI in Windows 11 Source: BleepingComputer When you use the Share button, a panel appears showing options…
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Windows 11 keeps adding clutter to the context menu with KB5046745 & KB5046746
Windows 11 receives the update KB5046745 and KB5046746) in the Beta and Dev Channels. The biggest changes in the Beta Channel are the new entry points in the context menu. The Dev Channel only adds a new shortcut to open apps as admin from the Start menu and Taskbar. In both of these previews, you will find several fixes and…
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Brace Yourself! Snapchat Is Adding More Ads to More Places
You may have come across ads on Snapchat while scrolling videos on the For You tab. Aside from that, the platform is almost entirely ad-free. That is about to change, as you will soon begin to see adverts in your Snapchat chat feed in the form of Sponsored Snaps and Promoted Places. In a recent blog post, the company announced…
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Ring is adding 24/7 video recording to the Stick Up Cam and Indoor Cam starting next month
Smart home security company Ring announced today that it’s bringing 24/7 continuous video recording (CVR) to its smart security cameras. This will allow a camera to record continuously rather than just when it detects motion, which is how Ring’s cameras and video doorbells currently operate. The new 24/7 recording capability is part of a revamp of the Amazon-owned company’s subscription…
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Microsoft is doubling down on Widows Recall, adding new security and privacy features – will this help woo hesitant enterprise users?
Microsoft has further detailed how its Windows Recall tool will work, months after it delayed the roll-out of the snapshotting tool following a privacy and security backlash. Windows Recall is part of the AI-powered Copilot+ system. The tool would, if enabled by a user, take screenshots every few seconds of everything happening on screen, saving the images in an encrypted…
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