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ApplicationsThe official Tom’s Hardware app is here — 30 years of tech coverage and benchmarks in your pocketBy Paul Alcorn Published
Microsoft OfficeCreator of free Adobe clones unveils open-source Microsoft Office Excel, PowerPoint, and Word replicationsBy Jhet Borja Published
Cloud StorageMicrosoft 365 slashes storage capacity for shared accounts amid industry-wide shortagesBy Jowi Morales Published
ApplicationsSpotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or moreBy Bruno Ferreira Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignSolo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to allBy Jhet Borja Published
ApplicationsCPU-Z gets biggest update since 2001 with V3 — 100+ health checks, built-in stress testing, and XOC effective clock trackingBy Aaron Klotz Published
Cloud StorageJudge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV dataBy Mark Tyson Published
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Cloud Storage
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- Cloud StorageMicrosoft 365 slashes storage capacity for shared accounts amid industry-wide shortagesBy Jowi Morales Published
- Cloud StorageJudge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV dataBy Mark Tyson Published
Cloud StoragePBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunctBy Jowi Morales Published
Cloud StorageGoogle floats reduced initial 5GB free cloud storage limit, users claimBy Kunal Khullar Published
Cloud StorageBackblaze silently redefines 'unlimited' backups and users discover it's not backing up Dropbox and OneDriveBy Bruno Ferreira Last updated
Cloud StorageAWS user’s data returned ‘because one human being inside AWS decided to give a damn’By Mark Tyson Published- Cloud StorageAWS accused of a ‘digital execution’ after it deleted 10 years of users' data without warningBy Mark Tyson Last updated
Cloud StorageUser says access to ’30 years of photos and work’ in OneDrive denied by Microsoft, can't get a response after filing form 18 timesBy Mark Tyson Published
Cloud StorageMegaupload founder will be extradited to the U.S. to face criminal chargesBy Jeff Butts Published
Google Workspace
Maps
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- MapsGoogle Maps With AR Rolls Out to Some TestersBy Nathaniel Mott Published
MapsGoogle Opens Up About Location Data CollectionBy Andrew E. Freedman Published
MapsGoogle I/O 2018: What's New with Google Assistant, Android P, Maps and MoreBy Mark Spoonauer Published
MapsGoogle Increases Offline Functionality For Maps; Now Rolling Out On AndroidBy Rexly Peñaflorida Published
MapsReport: Nokia To Sell HERE Maps, Apple May Be Favorite BidderBy Lucian Armasu Published
MapsCanals of Venice Come to Street ViewBy Daniel Starkey Published
MapsGoogle Maps Gets 360 View of London's River ThamesBy Jane McEntegart Published- MapsHarry Potter's UK Diagon Alley Now On Google Street ViewBy Jane McEntegart Published
- MapsUK's ICO Demands Google Delete Street View DataBy Jane McEntegart Published
Social Media
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Social MediaRussian media finally admits Putin is under fire from angry citizens, but it's for the recent Roblox banBy Mark Tyson Published
Social MediaKorean Starbucks bans desktop PCs, printers, and office partitionsBy Mark Tyson Last updated
Social MediaHow to Move From Twitter to MastodonBy Les Pounder Published
Social MediaFacebook Sets Sights on Ray Ban-Branded Smart GlassesBy Ash Hill Published
Social MediaFacebook's AR Smart Glasses Are Looking for a Surround Sound ExperienceBy Ash Hill Published
Social MediaCoronavirus News: Facebook Cancels F8 Developer Conference Due to Outbreak FearsBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Social MediaAttackers Could Have Made Private TikTok Videos PublicBy Lucian Armasu Published
Social MediaTwitter Used Contact Info Provided for Two-Factor Authentication for Targeted AdsBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Social MediaFacebook Buys CTRL-labs Brain Interface StartupBy Lucian Armasu Published
Video Conferencing
Video Editing and Graphic Design
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- Video Editing and Graphic DesignSolo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to allBy Jhet Borja Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignDev releases ‘unblockable’ ASCII video stream software, stoking fears of unstoppable adsBy Mark Tyson Last updated
Video Editing and Graphic DesignGigantic VHS videotape hoard of thousands of videos stored in McDonald's boxes being given away for freeBy Mark Tyson Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignFive Best Photoshop Alternatives Tested: Image Editing for FreeBy Les Pounder Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignHow to work with layers and filters in GIMPBy Les Pounder Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignHandBrake 1.6.0 Debuts AV1 Transcoding Support for the MassesBy Mark Tyson Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignHow To Remove Image Backgrounds Using GimpBy Jo Hinchliffe Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignHow To Resize Images in GIMPBy Jo Hinchliffe Published
Video Editing and Graphic DesignHow To Make GIMP Look and Feel Like PhotoshopBy Les Pounder Published
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- Cloud StorageJudge clears Nine PBS to retrieve 70 years of archival TV dataBy Mark Tyson Published
ApplicationsRogue iOS developer creates app that simulates messages sent by carrier pigeon; messages only travel at 100mphBy Mark Tyson Published- Cloud StoragePBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunctBy Jowi Morales Published
Google WorkspaceGoogle is allowing users to change their Gmail address, per official Google support docBy Hassam Nasir Published
Google WorkspaceHow to Convert a PDF to a Word Doc and Word Doc to PDFBy Ash Hill Published
Google WorkspaceHow to Convert a Word Document to Google DocsBy Ben Stockton Published
Google WorkspaceHow to Delete Blank Cells in Excel / Google SheetsBy Anj Bryant Published
Google WorkspaceHow to Shade Every Other Row in Excel / Google SheetsBy Anj Bryant Published
Google WorkspaceGoogle Will Make Sure Flash Is Forgotten Before It's GoneBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Fluid Framework Is Coming After Google DocsBy Andrew E. Freedman Published
Google WorkspaceGmail's Context Menu Is Getting More PowerfulBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Google WorkspaceGoogle Can Still Read Gmail’s Confidential MessagesBy Lucian Armasu Published
Microsoft Officex64 port of Microsoft Word for Windows 1.1a arrivesBy Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft OfficeAt least 80 different Microsoft Copilot products have been mapped out by expert, but there may be more than 100By Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft OfficeArtemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working’By Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft Office‘LeBron James of Excel spreadsheets’ celebrates 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships winBy Mark Tyson Published
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft will force install the Copilot AI app for users with desktop versions of 365 apps like Word and ExcelBy Jowi Morales Published
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft offers a one-year free Microsoft 365 subscription to college studentsBy Jowi Morales Published
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft warns of Outlook Classic bug that can crank CPU use up to 50% when typingBy Hassam Nasir Published
Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft's ad-supported version of Office only saves to OneDriveBy Christopher Harper Published
Video ConferencingPilot’s 50 minute in-flight tech support call failed to avert $200 million F-35 fireballBy Mark Tyson Published
Video ConferencingMicrosoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of serviceBy Hassam Nasir Published
Video ConferencingMicrosoft Teams, Google Hangouts Meet Offer Free Features in Response to CoronavirusBy Lucian Armasu Published
Video ConferencingReport: Microsoft Contractors Hear Skype, Cortana RecordingsBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Video ConferencingSkype 7 Gets a Stay of ExecutionBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Video ConferencingSignal Users' 'Disappearing Messages' Are Saved Indefinitely On macOSBy Lucian Armasu Published
Video ConferencingIt's Not Just You, Skype Is DownBy Nathaniel Mott Published
Video Conferencing'Skype & Type' Attack Shows Feasability Of Acoustic Eavesdropping In VoIP CallsBy Lucian Armasu Published