Category: Computers & IT
Quordle hints and answers for Saturday, May 9 (game #1566)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Friday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Friday, May 8 (game #1565). Quordle…
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The Wayback Machine faces another threat from AI — ridiculously expensive hard drive prices
The Wayback Machine is under threat from AI once more The AI boom has tripled the price of the large hard disks needed for this expansive archive of the web This is a further danger posed to the Wayback Machine, which is also in trouble due to news sites blocking its web crawler, which is…
AI may kill the app grid, but complex tasks still need apps
Apps — once more commonly called “applications,” “executables,” or “programs” — have defined how we’ve gotten things done on computers since before the dawn of the PC. Indeed, some early home computers like the Commodore 64 booted up into a BASIC interpreter to allow users to write their own programs. Since those days, we’ve seen…
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How to avoid IP blocks during web scraping
Web scraping is essentially a more sophisticated game of hide-and-seek, with business continuity being one of the stakes. But as a seeker, if you’re too fast or too predictable, the target website’s security system will drop the ban-hammer faster than you can say ‘HTTP 403’. So, avoiding the dreaded IP blocks is about being stealthy…
Microsoft’s rumored ‘Low Latency Profile’ CPU trick could make Windows 11’s menus and apps load up to 70% faster
Windows 11 is getting a new ‘Low Latency Profile’ feature It gives the CPU a brief boost to help apps and menus load faster It’s just rumored, and still in early testing, but we’re told that we shouldn’t worry about it having a detrimental impact on laptop battery life Windows 11 is getting a feature…
‘This is not facial recognition’ — Meta wants to scan kids’ height and bone structure to verify their age
New AI tools for verifying ages are being rolled out by Meta Instagram and Facebook is for users aged 13+ A “visual analysis” will weigh up height and bone structure Age verification for sites, apps, and devices is fast becoming the norm as regulators look to protect children from potentially harmful content — including content…
Budget Windows 11 laptops vs MacBook Neo — Microsoft-commissioned report points out Neo weaknesses, as Apple’s rumored to double production to 10 million
Apple is rumored to be doubling production of the MacBook Neo It will supposedly now ship 10 million units Meanwhile, Microsoft commissioned a report to point out the strengths of budget Windows 11 laptops compared to the Neo, and it’s been criticized online for its level of bias Apple’s supposedly set to double production of…
Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1564)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, May 6 (game #1563). Quordle…
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AMD’s CEO predicts ‘higher memory and component costs’ later this year — so brace yourself for Radeon GPU price hikes
AMD has announced its Q1 results, with booming revenue driven by AI There’s bad news for the gaming division, though, due to ‘higher memory and component costs, ‘ AMD’s CEO Lisa Su observed AMD’s CFO has forecast ‘gaming revenue to decline by more than 20%’ in the second half of 2026 compared to the first…
Apple removes more Mac mini and Mac Studio models from sale, as CEO Tim Cook warns it ‘may take several months to reach supply demand balance’
More Mac models have now been pulled by Apple Mac minis and Mac Studios now available in fewer configurations AI and the associated memory shortage is to blame With AI data center demand sucking up the world’s supply of RAM, consumers are feeling the effects: having already removed some configurations of the Mac Studio and…
‘Protection isn’t a setting you turn on; it’s the foundation’ — Norton Neo’s new update makes it the ultimate AI browser with an adaptive built-in VPN, anti-phishing, and anti-tracking tools that work
Norton has updated its Neo browser with an adaptive, built-in VPN It adds proactive anti-phishing and advanced anti-fingerprinting The features run quietly in the background by default Norton has rolled out a major update to its AI-native browser, Norton Neo, embedding a suite of powerful security tools directly into the browsing experience. With a new…
Get 15% off Google Workspace for the first three months – Gemini AI included
Having used Google Workspace for the best part of two decades, I can testify to how useful, powerful, and essential it is to businesses of any size. And thanks to National Small Business Week, Google is offering 15% off Starter, Standard and Plus plans for 3 months. To take advantage of this exclusive offer, all…
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Someone has built a gaming PC the size of a room, complete with giant fans and air conditioning for cool operation — and also a sauna for some reason
A PC modder just built a room-sized gaming PC, fit with an air conditioner and a sauna The gaming PC has hardware components larger than a human The RAM sticks are props that are estimated to be 18,000GB of RAM each Gaming PC builds come in all different shapes and sizes, either targeting improved airflow…
Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, May 6 (game #1563)
Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Tuesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, May 5 (game #1562). Quordle…
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Microsoft confirms why Windows 11 updates might be weird right now, and look like they’re failing — but it’s nothing to worry about
Microsoft has explained why some standard monthly updates require multiple reboots of late This is due to extra changes the update packs for Secure Boot certificates The rebooting behavior has made some Windows 11 users worry the update is going wrong, but rest assured, everything is working as intended Microsoft has explained why Windows 11…