Plugable TBT-UDM dock brings dual 4K display power to Macs and Windows laptops for under $200
Plugable’s TBT-UDM Thunderbolt 4 dock delivers dual 4K displays, 100W charging, and 13 ports for both Mac and Windows, priced under $200.
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HandBrake 1.10 lands with AV1 hardware decoding and new social-friendly presets
HandBrake 1.10.0 delivers AV1 hardware decoding, new social presets, and key fixes for Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Darktable 5.2.1 brings camera support upgrades and bug fixes to Linux, macOS, and Windows
Darktable 5.2.1 brings new camera support, bug fixes, and Lua improvements to the open-source raw photo editor, now available for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Proton Authenticator brings secure and private 2FA to Linux, Windows, Mac, and mobile for free
Proton Authenticator is a free, open-source 2FA app for desktop and mobile with encrypted sync, offline support, and full cross-platform flexibility.
Microsoft’s Project Ire is an autonomous AI that reverse engineers malware with zero human help
Microsoft launches Project Ire, an AI system that reverse engineers unknown software files to classify them as safe or malicious, all without human help.
AdGuard for Windows blocks Microsoft Recall screen tracking
AdGuard for Windows v7.21 now blocks Microsoft’s Recall feature, giving users stronger privacy by preventing background screenshot tracking.
Microsoft says it’s thriving, so why is the Windows-maker still laying people off?
Satya Nadella says Microsoft is growing and thriving, but layoffs continue. The company’s evolving AI strategy may explain why.
Thunderbird 141 adds archive shortcut to notifications and cleans up emoji mistake
Thunderbird 141 adds helpful features like archiving from notifications and warns of expiring OpenPGP keys. It also fixes emoji labeling and folder creation issues.
ExpressVPN leaked real IP addresses on Windows — can users still trust it?
ExpressVPN has patched a privacy issue in its Windows app that leaked certain traffic outside the VPN tunnel. Here’s what happened and why you should update.
7-Zip 25.00 adds support for more than 64 CPU threads and faster compression
The new version of 7-Zip improves performance on multi-core systems and boosts compression speed for bzip2 and zip formats.
digiKam 8.7.0 adds smarter AI tools for photo management on Linux, Windows, and macOS
digiKam 8.7.0 introduces smarter face tagging, AI-based auto-rotation, and GPU acceleration for Linux, Windows, and macOS users
Thunderbird 140 brings smarter notifications and major fixes to the open source email client
Thunderbird 140.0 rolls out with new notification actions, cleaner UI, and dozens of bug fixes across Linux, Windows, and macOS. It’s a quiet but powerful update for the beloved email client.