Two Years Early: Why Sokogem for Windows Just Popped Up on Xbox Achievement Trackers
A new Windows game quietly surfaced on TrueAchievements this week with a release date nearly two years out. Sokogem (Windows) is now listed for August 6, 2026, complete with a full set of Xbox...
Stop Paying for Microsoft 365: These 4 Free Tools Handle Your Office Needs Without a Subscription
Microsoft 365 Personal now costs $69.99 a year—and that’s if you pay annually. For users who rely on Word, Excel, and Outlook for everyday tasks, that recurring charge adds up, especially when...
Leaked: Windows 11 Phone Link to Get Taskbar Flyout and Standalone SMS App
Microsoft is quietly building a more immersive Phone Link experience for Windows 11, complete with a taskbar flyout that surfaces smartphone activity and a dedicated Messages app for synced SMS...
Stop Guessing Why Your PC Is Slow—These 6 Free Tools Find the Answer
If your Windows machine feels sluggish, you might be tempted to throw money at a new SSD or more RAM. But hardware swaps don’t fix everything, and many slowdowns have simpler, free solutions hidden...
Microsoft Copilot Chat Used in 79 Clinical Cases at VA Without Any AI Safety Tracking
A damning new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that VA clinicians used Microsoft Copilot Chat and a locally developed AI tool, VA GPT, in...
System76's Pop!_OS Gets a Windows-Style Frosted Glass Effect—Here's How to Enable It
System76 has begun rolling out a frosted glass effect to the COSMIC desktop on Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, a move that brings a long-requested visual flourish to the Linux desktop. The optional transparency...
Debian 13.6 Ships With 2019 GeoIP Database, Breaking Location Services for Dual Booters
Debian has released version 13.6 of its Trixie testing branch, rolling out a batch of security fixes and firmware updates while unexpectedly reverting its GeoIP database to a state from December...
Redox OS 0.9.0 Ships Orbital Desktop, But Stick to Virtual Machines for Now
The latest milestone of the Rust-based Redox OS delivers its first complete desktop environment, but the project warns that the system is still far too raw for bare-metal installations. Version...
Betrayed by Your Free VPN: 29 Android Apps Leak Data, 24 Expose DNS — Here’s What You Need to Know
A sweeping investigation into free VPN apps on the Google Play Store has uncovered alarming security failures: 29 apps leaked unencrypted traffic, and 24 exposed users’ DNS queries, leaving...
Realtek RTL8723BS Wi-Fi Flaw: Check If Your Windows Laptop Is Affected and What to Do Now
Linux kernel maintainers have rushed a fix for a security flaw in the Realtek RTL8723BS Wi-Fi chipset, a module found in countless budget Windows laptops and tablets. If you own an entry-level...
The Web Is Mostly Bots: Cloudflare and Imperva Report Sky-High Automated Traffic in 2025
Bots now drive more than half of all web traffic, according to fresh measurements from two major internet infrastructure and security providers. Cloudflare’s public Radar tracker shows that...
Intune’s Discovered Apps Inventory: Why Microsoft Says It's Not Yet a Replacement for Your Current Tool
Microsoft has quietly flagged an important caveat for IT administrators eager to use Intune's Discovered Apps feature: do not treat this data as your operational software inventory just yet. The...