If you unwrapped a new smartphone during the holidays, one of the first things you should do is make sure its software is up to date. Software updates often include security patches, performance ...

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After you meet the mentioned criteria, head to the Continent and pan your map to the bottom-right corner to find a new island just southeast of Lumiere. The "Thank You" update is adding a lot of free ...

Wary of Liquid Glass? You can stay on iOS 18 forever. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Not ready to take a gamble on iOS 26? You can stop an iOS update in its ...

Fans of Warframe are in for a little early holiday treat with the arrival of the newest major update titled “The Old Peace.” Warframe is an online roleplaying third-person multiplayer shooter game ...

Google has just pressed the go-ahead button for a new Android Auto build. Version 15.8 is now available for download through the beta program, and if everything goes as planned, it should get the ...

Home users who sign in to Windows 10 with a Microsoft account can register for Extended Security Updates (ESU) at no cost and continue receiving free updates until October 14th, 2026. The first ...

The Windows Start menu is getting its first major redesign since 2021 and will be rolled out to everyone with the November 11 Patch Tuesday update. The Start menu is now scrollable, so you can move ...

I used Whisper AI, OpenAI’s free and offline speech-to-text tool, to generate subtitles for any movie by installing it locally with Python, PyTorch, and ffmpeg. Once set up, you just run a simple ...

Pre-internet, local businesses marketed themselves offline via traditional channels like print, radio, and television. Then, with the emergence of the internet, online promotional opportunities were ...

The United States federal government shutdown has entered day 16 since it began Oct. 1, 2025, but how much longer is it expected to last? Here's what to know about this shutdown, the longest shutdowns ...

Increased battery drain is normal following a major OS update. Your phone needs time to complete the setup in the background. iOS 26 offers a new Adaptive Power mode to extend your battery charge.