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Microsoft Edge Copilot brings AI content creation to your browser
Microsoft Edge 111 adds the AI-powered Edge Copilot feature to the Edge browser, integrating Bing Chat and AI content creation at your fingertips. → Read More
Brave Firewall + VPN arrives on Windows
Brave has expanded its Brave Firewall + VPN service from the smartphone to the PC, for just under $10 per month. → Read More
Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra review: Quite possibly the best webcam, period
The Razer Kiyo Pro Ultra webcam is a premium webcam in every aspect, offering top image quality, 4K resolution, and a ton of presets and configurability. → Read More
HP printers still block third-party ink. These models have a workaround
HP printers blocked the use of third-party ink cartridges for years. However, you can upgrade many HP printers to avoid the ban. Here's a list. → Read More
Several bots will be typing... on ChatGPT for Slack
Salesforce and OpenAI have announced a ChatGPT bot for Slack, which will use AI to summarize conversations, and more. But Microsoft is looming with its own AI-powered productivity tools. → Read More
How Microsoft could keep Bing Chat weird
Can't Bing simply apply the same SafeSearch content filters to Bing Chat and return the AI chatbot to its weird glory? → Read More
Windows 12 inbound? Microsoft paves way with Insider 'Canary' channel
Microsoft has launched a new Windows Insider channel, Canary, for cutting-edge Windows nerds who want to check out what might be Windows 12. → Read More
OWC Thunderbolt Go Dock review: Big, pricey, ambitious
OWC's Thunderbolt Dock Go sets out to contain the power brick inside the Thunderbolt 4 dock itself. The result is larger and more expensive than we'd hope for, but there's still a lot to like here. → Read More
Windows Calendar app is crashing after the latest update
The Calendar app within Windows appears to be crashing repeatedly after the February update, but there's a workaround in place. → Read More
A pizza icon debuts today in Windows File Explorer
Microsoft launched a new Insider Dev Channel build of Windows 11 on Thursday, with a new audio mixer, Start badges, and... pizza? → Read More
Brave and Opera are adding AI-powered summaries to their browsers
Smaller browsers Brave and Opera say they're on the AI bandwagon, with plans from both companies to add AI tools that will summarize a Web page. → Read More
Windows 11's new features are ho-hum but the best one saves you money
We've gone hands-on with the February 2023 update for Windows 11 and emerged largely unimpressed. A way to lower your energy bill by reducing your PC's power consumption deserves your attention. → Read More
Hands on: How to use Bing Chat within Windows 11
Microsoft has begun integrating its Bing Chat AI chatbot within Windows 11. We go hands on and show you how to use it. → Read More
Huge Windows 11 feature update adds Bing AI Chat, tabbed Notepad, and more
The February 2023 update to Windows 11, aka Moment 2, integrates Bing Chat within Windows and much more. → Read More
Windows 11 can finally manage iPhone texts and calls, with several catches
Microsoft has finally managed to connect to and control Apple iPhone texts and calls, via Windows 11's Phone Link app. → Read More
Cyber Acoustics DS-1000 USB-C dock review: A risky bargain
Cyber Acoustics' DS-1000 Essential Laptop Docking Station works well, if your PC satisfies all the conditions necessary for its use. But this bargain USB-C docking station might be risky for novices. → Read More
Microsoft expands Bing chat limits, but becomes boring
Microsoft says it will expand the limits it's placed upon its Bing Chat AI chatbot, but responses to questions asked Tuesday were uniformly dull. → Read More
12 not-so-evil AI services that can improve your life right now
AI is more than just search or chatbots like ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing. AI improves your life on a variety of devices and services. → Read More
Neeva's AI-powered search engine showcases its sources
Neeva is trying to capitalize on the hot market for AI-powered search engines, showing where it obtains its information from and even paying publishers. → Read More
Microsoft's new AI Bing taught my son ethnic slurs, and I'm horrified
Microsoft's new Bing listed a number of derogatory ethnic slurs in a chatbot response to a PCWorld query, suggesting that its troubles with racism aren't quite over. → Read More