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Infographic: Big tech companies are investing in Africa

Africa; what is the real story of this vast, multicultural, and verdant continent? You may only

Microsoft to permanently remove Adobe Flash from Windows 10

Adobe Flash has been dead and dying for several years now. The technology has been unsupported

Windows 10 support ends in 2025 but it will still work

Windows 10 is pretty much on every PC in the consumer market today. The Microsoft operating

The antitrust package unpacked in Congress faces committee vote Wednesday

Antitrust lawsuits, antitrust probes, and antitrust rulings aren’t anything new for big tech. It seems big

Windows 11 officially announced, available as free upgrade later this year

It turns out Windows 10 isn’t the last version of Windows after all (as indicated by

Samsung removing Gallery Sync, Drive storage from Samsung Cloud

Given the number of photos and files we accumulate on our smartphones, cloud storage is pretty

Microsoft 365 set to increase commercial price starting March 2022

Attention Microsoft 365 users, the price you pay for the commercial service is going up soon.

Dell announces Windows 11 to come October 5th to eligible devices

Windows 11 has been a buzz in the tech community as well it should be. Microsoft’s

Microsoft announces Windows 11 will be available on October 5th

Microsoft today announced October 5th as the day of its much anticipated Windows 11 operating system

Lenovo announces new IdeaPads and detachable Chromebook

Lenovo made a handful of announcements early this morning, and they include two new IdeaPads with

Microsoft announces new Surface products ahead of Windows 11

September is a big month for tech announcements, and we’re probably not done just yet. Microsoft

New Razer Book and Razer Blade 15 Advanced laptops ship with Windows 11

Windows 11 is available pretty much worldwide as of today and many companies are announcing new

Don’t try this at home: How to install Windows 11 on an unsupported computer

Windows 11 is officially here, and many computers will be receiving a free upgrade to Microsoft’s

Dynabook E10-S among first to feature Windows 11 SE for education

Earlier today, Microsoft announced Windows 11 SE for education and the Dynabook E10-S will be one

Microsoft is gifting 50,000 Microsoft Store gift cards to random users

Merry Christmas; Microsoft is feeling generous this season. It has been reported and confirmed that Microsoft

Microsoft Surface Pro 8 review: Slim, powerful, versatile, and ultra-portable

To be honest, I’ve never really seen the appeal of Windows detachables like the Microsoft Surface.

[CES 2022] OWC announces the release of SoftRAID 3.0 for Windows

OWC makes some of the industry’s best storage solutions for both Mac and Windows, and we’ve

A new report says DHL is now the most imitated brand in phishing attempts

Check Point Research, the Threat Intelligence arm of Check Point Software Technologies Ltd, has published its

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion

Just a little over a year ago, Microsoft acquired Bethesda, bolstering its stable of game developers.

Dell’s refreshed XPS 15 and XPS 17 are now available for purchase

The Dell XPS line of laptops are some of the company’s best and most well-received laptops

New York state’s “Right to Repair” law could have a ripple effect

The passage of the Right to Repair bill could result in a national policy shiftBy: Jon

Time flies; so long, Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer was one of the first web browsers you could use on your Windows PC.

Someone made a real gravestone for Microsoft Internet Explorer

The death of a long-standing piece of software or hardware can sometimes invoke emotion in some

Netflix announces Microsoft as its technology and ad sales partner

Netflix is making moves perhaps to lower its service price in a very competitive market. One

Report: Google Chrome has most vulnerabilities of any browser in 2022 (so far)

According to a report released by Atlas VPN, Google Chrome is the most “vulnerability-ridden” browser of

You can get Microsoft’s Windows Dev Kit 2023 for US$600

Earlier this year, Microsoft unveiled that it was working on a dev kit that went by

Apple confirms it will make a USB-C iPhone to comply with EU laws

The USB-C iPhone is something we knew would eventually be a reality, but we weren’t sure

Samsung’s new Galaxy S22 update brings “Expert RAW” and “Camera Assistant” improvements

The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is one of the elite phones in the Android stable. The

Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro WiFi review: Keypad, biometrics, and auto-locking smart deadbolt FTW

When it comes to home security, there are plenty of options from cameras to alarms to

GameSir X3 review: A (sorta) mobile USB-C gaming controller with built-in cooling fan

GameSir has been making controllers for awhile now, and lately have been focusing on mobile game