There are two types of people in this world — Mac and PC. Both sides make compelling arguments as to why the operating system within each is better, so the battle lines are clear. So, what do you do when you need to run specific applications on your Mac that aren’t compatible? What about those […]
Enlarge Getty Images As the amount of sensitive data stored on computers has exploded over the past decade, hardware and software makers have invested increasing amounts of resources into securing devices against physical attacks in the event that they’re lost, stolen, or confiscated. Earlier this week, Intel fixed a series of bugs that made it […]
After nearly a year of beta testing, the latest version of Windows 10 is finally here, but not every computer is ready for it just yet. There are still some ongoing issues with the Windows 10 May 2020 Update that could result in your PC not finding it in Windows Update, or not installing it at […]
Finding a font you like can be tough — especially if you work in marketing or graphic design and regularly need to locate the perfect font for your project. Fortunately, MacOS (or on iOS, if you need help with that) has greatly improved the way you can quickly download, preview, and enable new fonts for popular […]
Photoshop actions are an easy way to turn complex, multi-step edits into a one-click process. Actions record your exact steps and allow you to replay them to repeat the same edit across other photos. Photoshop pros often make their actions available to download, but you can also easily create your own. Actions work best for […]
It came out much later in March than we expected, but yesterday Google launched the second developer preview for Android 11, the next big version of Android due out at the end of the year. Despite the coronavirus disrupting just about every part of normal life, Google posted the same schedule it did with Preview […]
AMD processors are some of the most popular choices among people on all sorts of budgets, but they are a little different to their Intel counterparts. For starters, the pins are on the chip itself, rather than in the socket. You’ll also need a different bracket to install the cooler more often than not. But […]
After a release date announcement at Oculus Connect 6, the Oculus Store listing for the upcoming action adventure VR role-playing game Asgard’s Wrath has revealed the game’s absolutely huge install size: 121.08GB. The Oculus Rift-exclusive game is out October 10. It’s got of hype behind it, as it’s one of the most ambitious role-playing games […]
Enlarge / Right now, Rockstar is giving out a free copy of a 2004 game to entice you to install their new Rockstar Games Launcher on Windows PCs. We imagine more fare—including exclusives—will come to this storefront before long. But for now, Rockstar isn’t saying. Rockstar Games After catching our breath and believing the fractured […]
Google this week detailed a disturbing case of hackers loading up Android devices with adware by tampering with pre-installed software. The mysterious hackers masqueraded as a software vendor that phone makers believed would help them add features to the standard Android OS. “Sometimes OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) want to include features that aren’t part of […]
Dan Baker/Digital Trends Whether you’re building a brand new gaming PC from scratch or are simply upgrading your GPU to improve your FPS and in-game visuals, you need to know how to install a graphics card. If you need to remove an old graphics card before installing your new one, you should uninstall your old […]
Enlarge Alpha Six Traditionally, Microsoft would use the release of a new operating system to bump the minimum hardware requirements that the software needs. With Windows 10 being the “last” version of Windows, Microsoft is using the major updates to bump specs. The May 2019 update, version 1903, takes the opportunity to do just this. […]
Desperate for data on its competitors, Facebook has been secretly paying people to install a “Facebook Research” VPN that lets the company suck in all of a user’s phone and web activity, similar to Facebook’s Onavo Protect app that Apple banned in June and that was removed in August. Facebook sidesteps the App Store and […]
The latest version of MacOS, officially called Mojave, was announced at WWDC 2018. While it was previously only available to those in the Apple Developer program, it’s now available in public beta for any and all to install as a free download. Apple announced at its Gather Round event for the iPhone that MacOS Mojave […]
Bill Roberson/Digital Trends Between web apps and Android apps in Chrome OS, there’s a lot you can get done on Chromebooks. However, there still might be certain things about Windows you miss. You might not have thought it was possible, but you have a few different options for bringing some of that Windows goodness to your […]