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RTX 5090, 5080 and 5070 Ti gaming laptops available now — live updates and stock checker
Refresh Ready for RTX 50-series gaming laptops? (Image credit: Future) Welcome! So, with RTX 5090, RTX 5080 and RTX 5070 Ti gaming laptops set to be available from March 28, now’s the time to search for your next gaming rig. That said, you can still pre-order many gaming laptops from Acer, Asus, Razer, MSI and more right now. From what…
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ESET looks to ‘empower’ partners with cybersecurity portfolio updates
Cybersecurity solutions provider ESET has launched a series of updates to its business portfolio and ESET PROTECT platform to help partners tackle growing security challenges. Announced at the firm’s ESET World 2025 event in Las Vegas, the updates include enhanced managed detection and response (MDR) capabilities, ransomware remediation, improvements to ESET Cloud Office Security, as well as broader availability of…
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Recent Windows Server 2025 updates cause Remote Desktop freezes
Microsoft says a known issue is causing Remote Desktop freezes on Windows Server 2025 systems after installing security updates released since the February 2025 Patch Tuesday. “After installing the February 2025 Security update (KB5051987), released February 11, 2025, and later updates, on Windows Server 2025 devices, you might experience Remote Desktop sessions freezing shortly after connection,” the company said in a…
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Recent Windows updates cause Remote Desktop issues
Microsoft says that some customers might experience Remote Desktop and RDS connection issues after installing recent Windows updates released since January 2025. “After installing the January 2025 Windows preview update (KB5050094) and later updates, users might experience unexpected disconnections with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions, including Remote Desktop Services (RDS),” the company said in a new entry on the Windows…
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Intel’s crashing 13th and 14th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs: all the news and updates
Many months ago, gamers began experiencing strange crashes with their 13th and 14th Gen Intel Core i9 CPUs — but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Intel has now extended its warranty by two full years on 24 different 13th Gen and 14th Gen desktop chips, including Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 models, after discovering that…
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Recent Windows updates make USB printers print random text
Microsoft says that some USB printers will start printing random text after installing Windows updates released since late January 2025. The known issue affects Windows 10 (version 22H2) and Windows 11 (versions 22H2 and 23H2), but according to an update to the Windows release health dashboard, the latest Windows 11 24H2 is not impacted. “After installing the January 2025 Windows…
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US v. Google antitrust trial: updates
That ended the biggest tech antitrust trial since the US took on Microsoft in the 1990s — possibly aside from the government’s antitrust case targeting Google’s ad business — but it’s also just the start of the process. Now, lawyers for Google and the Department of Justice are arguing over the ruling, as well as what to do about the…
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Mozilla Thunderbird 135 Is Here, Switching to Monthly Updates by Default
Thunderbird, the desktop and Android email client from Mozilla, just got an update to version 135. This is the start of another transition for Thunderbird: monthly major releases by default, matching the Firefox web browser. Mozilla Thunderbird is available in different release channels, just like the Firefox web browser, giving people more choices in features vs. stability. The default download…
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How to disable automatic updates on Windows 11
To disable Windows 11 automatic updates, open Settings > Windows Update, and click the “Pause for 1 week” button to disable updates. To prevent updates from downloading automatically, open Group Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Windows Update, open the “Configure Automatic Updates” policy and disable it. On Windows 11 Home, you can use the…
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Amazon Alexa Plus Event 2025: live updates and product announcements
Amazon is bringing the new AI-powered Alexa Plus to a wide range of its existing Echo devices — but the upgrade will skip many of the earliest models. The majority of the company’s first-generation Echos won’t get support, according to the Alexa Plus FAQ page, though Amazon says they will continue to work with the standard Alexa. Alexa Plus won’t…
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