Articles from July 24, 2026
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OneNote Error 0xE000005E: The Sync Failure That Can Be Fixed Without Losing Your Work
OneNote users have been grappling with error 0xE000005E—a sync failure formally labelled ReferencedRevisionNotFound—that leaves a notebook section stubbornly out of sync. The error can surface...
AI Agents Now Operate in 83% of Enterprises, Yet Just 36% Are Fed Trustworthy Data
Enterprises are deploying AI agents faster than ever, with 83% already operating them in some capacity, according to a new survey of 1,640 IT decision-makers across four countries. Yet the same...
The 8 Windows 11 Customization Tools That Fix Real Annoyances – And the Ones That Could Break Your Next Update
Microsoft designed Windows 11 to look clean and modern, but that polish often comes at the expense of the deep customization that long-time Windows users expect. A recent MakeUseOf article catalogued...
Your Apple Watch Lost Shazam? Here’s Exactly What to Do Now
If you own an Apple Watch and suddenly noticed that the Shazam complication has vanished, the app is missing from your watch, and it’s no longer listed in the iPhone Watch app, you’re not alone....
Siri AI vs ChatGPT: The 10-Question Test That Should Change How You Choose an AI Assistant
On July 23, 2026, tech outlet Stuff.tv put Apple’s in-beta Siri AI and OpenAI’s ChatGPT through a ten-question gauntlet designed to test reasoning, honesty, and creativity. Neither assistant...
Apple Patches Year-Long Hide My Email Flaw That Exposed Real Addresses in Mail Logs
Apple has finally rolled out a fix for a privacy-defeating flaw in its Hide My Email service, more than a year after a security researcher first reported that rejected emails could reveal a user’s...
AI Without the Cloud Lock-In: How Microsoft’s Open-Weight Models Could Transform Windows Computing
Microsoft has released a detailed policy brief outlining its support for open-weight AI models, arguing that sharing a model’s trained parameters—without all the other components of open...
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold8 and Flip8 debut silicon-carbon batteries: bigger capacity, lighter designs, but durability is unproven
Samsung's newest foldable phones are thinner, lighter, and pack larger batteries — but the real story isn't just the numbers. The Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, standard Fold8, and Flip8, announced July 22,...
Samsung's New Foldables Split Into Three Distinct Phones—Here's How to Pick One
Samsung didn't just release new foldable phones in July 2026. It blew up the category into three distinct devices that solve different problems, and the naming alone could send you down the wrong...
AI's Memory Hunger Is Making Your Next Laptop and Console More Expensive—Here's What to Do
Apple hiked prices across its MacBook line this week, with the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air jumping 32.5% to R26,499 in South Africa, as a global memory shortage driven by AI data-center expansion...
Windows 11 Insider Build Delivers Movable Taskbar, WSL Containers, and a Smarter Start Menu
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 Insider build, released in late July 2026, restores one of the most-requested features from power users—a movable taskbar—while also introducing public preview...
Hotel Wi‑Fi Gateways Are Now Stealing Microsoft 365 Sessions—Here’s What to Do Before Your Next Trip
Security researchers have identified an active attack campaign that turns hotel and conference center Wi‑Fi gateways into credential‑harvesting weapons. A compromised captive portal can redirect...