Category Archives: Software

There’s a pretty major security vulnerability that affects machines running macOS High Sierra. According to developer Lemi Orhan Ergin, if someone has physical access to your Mac, they can easily gain administrative access without the need of a password. It’s pretty astonishing just how easy it is to bypass Apple’s security, which Gizmododetails in its post. […]

Following more than a year of testing in a small number of regions, Kaspersky has finally launched its free antivirus software for Windows PCs. It promises award-winning protection from infections and online safeguarding — without slowing down your system. Obviously you don’t get all the features you would normally receive when you pay for Kaspersky; things like identity protection, extra […]

Google unveiled the Android O beta preview a few months ago, but it was only available to developers. Starting today, it’s available to anybody. To get the beta, just got to android.com/beta and log in with your Google account. The next page will show you what devices are available. The list of devices available for the Android […]

Google has confirmed that its latest Chrome upgrade will automatically switch from 32-bit to 64-bit on compatible Windows machines. The latter is a much more efficient browser, with greater performance and security. However, some users simply haven’t ditched 32-bit yet. It might be that you hardly ever use your PC, so you haven’t taken the […]

Microsoft has announced plans to streamline its Windows 10 updates with the new Unified Update Platform. UUP cuts upgrade file sizes by around a third to make them faster to download, and it will first be available with the Creators Update next spring. The Windows 10 updates you see regularly aren’t typically that big. They often […]

[metaslider id=3040] Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai took the stage at Google I/O 2016 on Wednesday and quickly introduced a new product called “Google Assistant.” In a brief demo from Pichai, Google Assistant appears to work a bit like Google Now does. You can stand in front of a structure, for example, and ask who designed […]

Watch live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=862r3XS2YB0 VR version: https://youtu.be/lFm4s50PnmY Google is set to make some pretty big announcements today (we hope, anyway) and we’re up here in Mountain View for the big event right near Google’s campus. We’re expecting a lot from Google I/O 2016 including a final name for Android N, Android VR discussion, some talk […]