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Steam is testing a redesigned store menu, search and recommendations
Steam is testing a redesigned layout for its store in the beta version of its desktop client. Valve says that the changes are part of its efforts to help users discover new games.
When you click on Steam's search bar, it does nothing. Well, this is what's changing. The beta version of the search panel displays games that are popular.
AdGuard will also block Windows Recall to protect users
AdGuard is the latest app that is blocking Windows Recall. Brave Browser and Signal have already announced an option in their apps to block the controversial feature.
Europe's Age Verification proposal under flak for Google dependency
Age verification continues to be a hot topic in several regions and countries, including the European Union. The main question surrounding various solutions is whether age verification checks should be implemented to block access to certain content for (mainly) minors.
Critics argue that age verification systems have issues, including privacy issues, high implementation costs, that they may be ineffective and that there is potential for overreach and censorship.
Firefox add-ons store has a new layout
Mozilla has updated the layout of extension listings on its add-ons repository. It's a redesign, alright.
For those new to Firefox, I'm talking about addons.mozilla.org, also known as AMO.
Google adds AI features to transform photos into videos in Google Photos and YouTube Shorts
Google has announced more new AI features for its apps. Google Photos and YouTube Shorts can turn your photos into videos.
Google's Web Guide will reorganize search results with AI
Google is testing something that could change how its search engine works. It has announced a new feature called Web Guide that will reorganize the search results using AI.
No, it's not going to reorder the results based on a page's ranking. Let's say you are searching for something on Google, but you don't find the specific information that you want. What do you do? You run another search with different keywords.
Someone is developing a Windows-to-Linux migration tool
Millions of PC users who run Windows 10 on their devices can't upgrade their devices to Windows 11 because of stricter system requirements. Microsoft introduced the cut deliberately, well aware that it would affect a sizeable number of customers.
Microsoft is adding new remote features to manage your Windows PC from your Android phone
Google AI Overviews has over 2 Billion monthly users
Google and Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai, has revealed some interesting stats during the company's Q2 earnings call. He said that Google AI Overviews has grown so popular that it has over 2 Billion monthly users.
How to extend Windows 10 Support by a year
Microsoft plans to end supporting major versions of its Windows 10 operating system in October 2025. This affects all home users and many businesses alike. Considering that almost half of all Windows PCs still run Windows 10, it is fair to say that ending support at this stage could end in disaster.
Microsoft admits The Outer Worlds 2 was priced too high, reduces price to $70
Microsoft has admitted that The Outer Worlds 2's price tag of $80 was too high. Who'd have thunk it?
Microsoft rolls out a bunch of AI features for Windows 11
Microsoft has announced that it has begun rolling out several AI features for Windows 11 PCs. Only a couple of these options are available for non-Copilot+ PCs.
Let's start with the ones that are exclusive to Copilot+ PCs. Windows 11 users can access AI features in the Settings app to change things, or get recommendations, simply by typing their query.
Proton launches a privacy-friendly AI called Lumo
Proton has launched its own AI chatbot. Say hello to Lumo, the privacy-friendly AI.
Proton's announcement talks about how AI services are turning people into products, but also that AI can be useful when it is private.
Next Brave Browser release will block Windows from taking automatic screenshots
When Microsoft announced Windows Recall, a controversial AI feature designed to give users access to past activity on the PC by taking screenshots of pretty much anything that happened on the screen, it quickly realized that many were not heralding Recall as the first step into Windows' AI future.
Windows 11 is testing a way to connect multiple audio devices
Windows 11 users will soon be able to connect two audio output devices simultaneously. Users have been requesting this feature for a long time.