Author Archives: Mark Hachman

Intel has announced that it has “something big to shareâ€� on September 2, leading one to guess that it might be its upcoming “Tiger Lakeâ€� processor or the debut of its Xe GPU.Unlike Apple or Microsoft, there appear to be few hints as to what … Continue reading →

Microsoft is investigating a problem with Outlook that is causing the app to crash repeatedly. In a tweet, the company said it’s traced the likely problem to a recent update.In the meantime, Microsoft is recommending that users use Outlook’s mob… Continue reading →

With the coronavirus pandemic stubbornly hanging on within the United States, we’re starting to see the emergence of dedicated home videoconferencing appliances for Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and more. The latest is Zoom for Home, which unfortunately … Continue reading →

Mozilla has formally launched its VPN service, officially becoming the second browser vendor to put a VPN inside its browser—well, sort of.Last year, Mozilla began testing the FIrefox Private Network, in its Test Pilot beta network. Today, Mozilla… Continue reading →

One of those small, forgotten, but occasionally useful features is leaving Windows: OneDrive’s Fetch function is dead as of July 31.It’s a consequence of Microsoft’s worldview, and its evolving approach toward files of all stripes. Fetch allow… Continue reading →

Microsoft has followed up its deluge of new Microsoft Teams features a week ago with a number of new additions to Microsoft Outlook. Announced Tuesday, they include a one-touch join feature for Zoom—yes, Zoom—plus Outlook’s “Play my Emails  Continue reading →

One of Microsoft’s iconic games, the rebooted Microsoft Flight Simulator, will take off on August 18 in three digital editions for PC, the company said Monday. It will be free for those who own Microsoft’s Game Pass for PC, and is available for … Continue reading →

Microsoft says it has patched a bug that may have prevented some of its most recent Surface devices from receiving the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. And as of July 1, our Surface devices in our review stable are saying that they can receive the May 20… Continue reading →

As consumers sheltered in place during the second quarter, they bought PCs by the ton. Both Gartner and IDC research firms reported big positive swings in PC and Chromebook sales for the second quarter. Gartner reported a 2.8 percent year-over-year … Continue reading →

Intel unveiled Thunderbolt 4 on Wednesday, tightening the existing I/O specification for docks, some displays, external storage and GPUs. Bandwidth remains unchanged from Thunderbolt 3, though executives said to expect new types of docks and longer … Continue reading →