How to disable Cortana
If you don't care for Cortana and prefer more data privacy, we'll show you exactly what to do. Here's how to disable Cortana for good or temporarily......»»
LG TVs can automatically kill the soap opera effect for Prime Video content
LG is adding an update to its 2020 and 2021 TVs that can automatically disable motion smoothing to avoid the soap opera effect......»»
343 shows first Halo Infinite campaign footage in over a year
Featuring Cortana's replacement and a "sadistic Spartan killer" chasing Master Chief. The first and last time we saw footage of Halo Infinite's campaign mode way back in July of 2020, we were a bit underwhelmed by what we saw. Now, with t.....»»
Amazon"s Alexa Collects More of Your Data Than Any Other Smart Assistant
According to a survey from Reviews.org, Amazon's Alexa collects more data from users than any of the other digital assistants analyzed, which included the Google Assistant, Siri, Bixby, and Cortana. PCMag reports: All five services collect your name,.....»»
Microsoft to disable old-school macros to shield users from attacks
Microsoft will disable XLM macros in Microsoft 365 to prevent users from falling victim to attacks that leverage this legacy feature......»»
Here"s how you can disable VBS in Windows 11 for a performance boost
Windows 11 is anything but perfect, and reviewers have mixed feelings about Microsoft's new operating system. If you've already upgraded or are planning to do so, it's worth noting that Windows 11 comes with enhanced security features that come at th.....»»
BlackBerry finally discloses QNX OS vulnerability affecting cars, hospital equipment, and factories
On Tuesday, BlackBerry announced a vulnerability found in its QNX operating system. The security glitch, dubbed BadAlloc, can allow bad actors to disable devices. What's troubling is that the aging operating system is still used in factory machinery,.....»»
How to disable Cortana
If you don't care for Cortana and prefer more data privacy, we'll show you exactly what to do. Here's how to disable Cortana for good or temporarily......»»
Google Chrome Criticized For Breaking Change Over Disabling Alert() and Confirm() in Cross-Origin Frames
Google Chrome will disable JavaScript functions like alert() and confirm() inside cross origin-frames," reports Inside.com's developer newsletter. "As this is a breaking change, developers are encouraged to update their apps and debugging tools bef.....»»
Microsoft Announces "Super Duper Secure Mode" for Edge
Microsoft said this week it plans to run an experiment in its Edge web browser where it will intentionally disable an important performance and optimization feature in order to enable more advanced security upgrades in what the company is calling Edg.....»»
OnePlus will let users disable "performance optimizations" with OxygenOS 12 update
The OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro were taken off Geekbench's benchmark list a couple of weeks ago for their dodgy performance, brought to light by AnandTech's review of the OP 9 Pro. They discovered that most mainstream apps weren't able to properly utilize th.....»»
Disable Windows print spooler or you could be hacked, says Microsoft
This is the third print spooler vulnerability to emerge in just five weeks. While a critical flaw was originally identified and patched in June, a similar flaw – dubbed PrintNightmare – came to light shortly after and was subsequently patched (wi.....»»
Disable the Windows print spooler to prevent hacks, Microsoft tells customers
The third serious Windows print flaw in 5 weeks prompts new Microsoft warning. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Microsoft hit yet another snag in its efforts to lock down the Windows print spooler, as the software maker warned customers on Thurs.....»»
This SSID name can disable an iPhone"s Wi-Fi
A couple of weeks ago, Secret Club founder Carl Schou revealed that if an iPhone connected to a network with the SSID name "%p%s%s%s%s%n", it would result in a bug within iOS' networking stack disabling the phone's Wi-Fi and networking features. The.....»»
Nine apps with 5.8 million downloads kicked from Google Play store for stealing Facebook passwords
Dr. Web (via Ars Technica) reports that, like many malicious apps, these performed their advertised functions, such as photo editing, exercise and training, horoscopes, and removing junk files from a phone. They also offered a way to disable their in.....»»
Intel To Disable TSX By Default On More CPUs With New Microcode
Intel is going to be disabling Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default for various Skylake through Coffee Lake processors with forthcoming microcode updates. Phoronix reports: Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) have been.....»»
How to disable Amazon Sidewalk (and why you should do it)
Whether you don't trust big tech with your data or you're not looking to share any part of your Wi-Fi, here's how to disable Amazon Sidewalk with the Alexa app......»»
Norton 360 antivirus now lets users mine Ethereum cryptocurrency
The cyber security firm has announced a new feature called Norton Crypto. From today, select customers in Norton’s early adopter program can now mine for Ethereum without having to disable their antivirus protection......»»
Norton users can mine Ethereum without having to disable antivirus protection
The cyber security firm has announced a new feature called Norton Crypto. From today, select customers in Norton’s early adopter program can now mine for Ethereum without having to disable their antivirus protection......»»
How to disable location services on your phone
The things we do and the places we go are more exposed than ever thanks to our smartphones. Luckily, you can disable your location services with a few taps......»»
WordPress To Automatically Disable Google FLoC On Websites
AmiMoJo writes: WordPress announced over the weekend that they plan on treating Google's new FLoC tracking technology as a security concern and hence block it by default on WordPress sites. For some time, browsers have begun to increasingly block thi.....»»