Author Archives: Mark Hachman

Intel debuts ‘Clover Falls’ companion chip for better laptop AI

On Thursday, Intel debuted “Clover Falls,â€� an AI companion chip that the company will ship as a platform-level enhancement for commercial PCs, and presumably later for consumer PCs as well.Intel described Clover Falls, aka the Intel Visual Sensi… Continue reading

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Microsoft Edge can now auto-generate passwords, but only via your phone

One of the benefits of Google’s Chrome browser is that when you create a new account on a website, it can generate a unique password, then store and autofill it when you visit the site again. Microsoft Edge will now do the same, though the process… Continue reading

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Google buys Neverware to turn old PCs into Chromebooks

Google has quietly acquired Neverware, a developer that can take an old Mac or PC and essentially retrofit it into a Chromebook via its CloudReady technology. The technology will be folded into the ChromeOS team, Neverware said.Neverware quietly ann… Continue reading

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Dell Latitude 9510 (2-in-1) review: 24-hour battery life, great audio sell this business laptop

The Dell Latitude 9510 2-in-1 is a business laptop that just won’t quit. Seriously: With nearly a full 24 hours of battery life, it just keeps going and going.Intel and Dell engineers architected the Latitude 9510 as a â€�Project Athenaâ€� laptop, o… Continue reading

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Windows 95 turns 25: Relive the glory days with this nostalgic app

Editor’s note: This article originally published on August 23, 2018, shortly after the app’s creation, but we’re sharing it again in honor of Windows 95’s 25th anniversary. You can also run a Windows 95 emulation in your browser with a different p… Continue reading

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7 ways your kids can have ‘recess’ while distance-learning from home

How do you take recess during a day of distance learning? By breaking down recess into its component parts, and figuring out how to do each.A day’s worth of Zoom calls and online worksheets can take its toll on anyone, including adults, let alone… Continue reading

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6 ways your school’s Zoom calls will get better this fall

On Thursday, Zoom revealed its upcoming changes for distance learning this fall, creating focus groups and allowing students to roam between breakout rooms without the need for their teacher to facilitate things.Both Google and Microsoft have alread… Continue reading

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Cheap Chromebooks for distance learning: How to pick the best

Is a cheap Chromebook good enough for distance learning? That’s a question many families are facing as school begins and they frantically buy supplies—including, in some cases, new laptops.If parents have weighed Windows laptops vs Chromebooks, … Continue reading

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Flight Simulator: Microsoft’s breathtaking virtual, real world

It’s 8 a.m. on a clear, sunny day in Oakland, California. No, it’s a rainy afternoon in Hong Kong. Or is it evening in Paris? Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn’t care.At a time when gorgeous “open worldâ€� games are the norm, Flight Simulat… Continue reading

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Flight Simulator: Microsoft’s breathtaking virtual, real world

It’s 8 a.m. on a clear, sunny day in Oakland, California. No, it’s a rainy afternoon in Hong Kong. Or is it evening in Paris? Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn’t care.At a time when gorgeous “open worldâ€� games are the norm, Flight Simulat… Continue reading

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Flight Simulator: Hands on with Microsoft’s breathtaking virtual, real world

It’s 8 a.m. on a clear, sunny day in Oakland, California. No, it’s a rainy afternoon in Hong Kong. Or is it evening in Paris? Microsoft Flight Simulator doesn’t care.At a time when gorgeous “open worldâ€� games are the norm, Flight Simulat… Continue reading

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Razer launches left-handed Naga gaming mouse for Left-Handers Day

Although left-handers make up about ten percent of the population, left-handed gaming mice are rare. Razer, however, has committed to lefties, and introduced a left-handed version of its wired Razer Naga mouse in time for Left-Handers Day.The Razer… Continue reading

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Epic is giving away A Total War Saga: Troy for free, but just for 24 hours today

It’s August 13, the day that Epic gives away a free copy of A Total War Saga: Troy. But you’ll need to act fast, because this free game is available for only 24 hours. After that, you’ll have to pay for it.Here’s the link to A Total War Sag… Continue reading

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Intel’s Alder Lake chip pushes performance, then battery life, for laptops

Intel’s Alder Lake chip will build upon its predecessor, the first hybrid core known as Lakefield, by prioritizing performance over battery life for thin-and-light laptops, small-form-factor PCs, and other compact designs. Announced Thursday as pa… Continue reading

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Intel promises ‘dramatic’ clock speed increases in Tiger Lake CPU

Intel has revealed more details of what’s under the hood of its upcoming Tiger Lake chip—including its new Willow Cove CPU architecture and integrated Xe GPU, as well as the promise of a dramatic frequency increase over Intel’s current-generat… Continue reading

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What remote learning will look like this fall in Meet, Teams, and Zoom

In March and early April, schools flipped from in-school instruction to distance learning seemingly overnight. Now, this fall, teachers using Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom and Meet, and Zoom are returning to teach online once again.How each teac… Continue reading

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Minecraft: Education Edition can now run on Chromebooks

Kids going back to school will probably be happy to learn that Minecraft: Education Edition isn’t just for PCs any more. Now they’ll be able to run it on their Google-powered Chromebooks, too.Originally released in 2016, Minecraft: Education Edi… Continue reading

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Trump ban of Tencent Holdings could affect Fortnite, League of Legends and other games

Could President Trump stop you from playing Fortnite or League of Legends? That spectre arose when Trump unexpectedly added Tencent Holdings to the list of Chinese companies being targeted by recent executive orders. Tencent, however, believes it’s … Continue reading

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How to use Microsoft Rewards to get Xbox Game Pass for PC (and more!) for free

Microsoft Rewards is basically free money, and not enough of you know how to use it. We’re going to show you how to use Microsoft Rewards to help buy all the things you want—an Xbox Series X! Starbucks! Amazon gift cards!—beginning with the aw… Continue reading

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Microsoft, Samsung show how you’ll pin Android apps to your Windows taskbar

Microsoft continues to forge closer ties between Windows and Samsung products. The company announced Wednesday that users who pair Windows’ Your Phone app with a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 will be able to pin one or more Android apps to their Windows … Continue reading

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