Earlier this year, Microsoft updated Windows 11 with the ability to show a card containing the weather information on the lock screen, allowing people to check the forecast without unlocking the device. Well, the company is now updating the operating system with the ability to show cards for other types of updates on the lock … Read more
The CdkeySales March Madness Sale is upon us. While dozens of college basketball teams battle, you can score amazing deals on Microsoft software. Tons of slam-dunk bargains await on Microsoft productivity software like Windows and Office. That includes a winning Windows 10 Pro deal — just $17.05, with a free upgrade included! You can find … Read more
See what Windows 11 can do for less than $33 this Labor Day. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals Not every Cult of Mac reader is all Mac, all the time. We know many of you use PCs for various reasons — and here’s the Windows 11 Pro sale you’ve been waiting for. For a limited … Read more
It’s almost time for another Microsoft livestream event, the first since September of last year. The festivities start at 12PM ET on Thursday, March 21. The best way to watch everything unfold is via the official Microsoft stream; it doesn’t look like they’ll have a stream on YouTube this time. This is the first Microsoft … Read more
Proton, the privacy-focused company that offers a variety of internet tools like mail, calendars, online storage and a password manager, continues to built out its portfolio. As of today, Proton’s desktop mail app for Windows and macOS is out of beta and now available to all its paid users. At the same time, Proton is … Read more
Microsoft recently patched a vulnerability in Windows SmartScreen, but not before hackers abused it as a zero-day to drop the DarkGate malware. A report from cybersecurity researchers Trend Micro detailed a new campaign that included phishing emails with malicious PDF files, open redirects via Google DoubleClick Digital Marketing (DDM), and Microsoft installers (.MSI) impersonating legitimate … Read more
Windows 11 is set for a major change to the Copilot interface, or at least this is something that’s being tried out in testing. With Windows 11’s preview build 26080 (in both Canary and Dev channels), Microsoft is adding a choice to free Copilot from the shackles that bind the AI assistant to the right-hand … Read more
Microsoft is holding a digital event titled “Advancing the new era of work with Copilot” on March 21. Among the possible announcements are new Surface devices, potentially the first branded as AI PCs. It will already be the second Windows hardware event — and first mainline Surface Pro launch — without former chief product officer … Read more
You would be forgiven for thinking that password-protecting your Windows account is enough to keep your files from falling into the wrong hands, but it really isn’t. The sad truth is that many people’s passwords can be cracked quite easily, and there is the fact that Windows does not encrypt data by default. This means … Read more
In addition to releasing the latest macOS Sonoma 14.4 update on Thursday, Apple also released a new version of its Windows Migration Assistant software for PCs to include compatibility with the latest version of macOS. Version 3.0.0.0 of the utility provides support for users looking to migrate their data from a PC running Windows 10 … Read more