Software

Google fixes a 20-year-old bug in Chrome that caused «to escape» browsing history

News Software 04-15-2025 at 14:23 comment
Almost every platform or service has its own security vulnerabilities — and Chrome is no exception. Recently, Google has already fixed several serious issues that could have given attackers access to sensitive data in the browser, and now it’s fixing another important bug.

OpenAI releases special AI models for IT professionals — GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano

News Software 04-15-2025 at 09:42 comment
New family of OpenAI models includes GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano variants — all specialize in programming, have a context window of 1 million tokens (about 750 million words), and an output window of 32 thousand tokens, but are currently available only through the API.

Windows 11 24H2 update adds mysterious empty — folder and Microsoft doesn’t advise deleting it

News Software 04-14-2025 at 14:35 comment
Microsoft warns that anyone who deleted the mysterious folder that appeared after the April 24H2 update of Windows 11 should immediately return it.

Telegram will expand group calls to 100 people and launch paid messages

News Software 04-14-2025 at 14:11 comment
The beta version of Telegram for Android has a new feature that allows you to make group calls with up to 100 participants at once. Another change concerns the payment for messages.

In «Diia» will launch an online driving license exam ─ without queues and with AI for control

News Auto 04-14-2025 at 09:06 comment
The «Diia» app plans to launch an online exam for obtaining a driver’s license. In this case, it will be possible to pass the theoretical part of the exam without visiting the service centers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This was announced during a national telethon by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation,…

The NCCEC fined «Kyivstar» UAH 51 thousand ─ the subscriber’s money was sent to a bonus account

News Software 04-11-2025 at 18:32 comment
The National Commission for the State Regulation of Electronic Communications, Radio Frequency Spectrum and Postal Services (NCCS), imposed a fine per company «Kyivstar» in the amount of UAH 51 thousand. Reason — violation of consumer rights when changing the form of service. The company transferred money from the main account to the bonus…

Microsoft reveals new 3D icons for Office — users approve

News Software 04-10-2025 at 15:06 comment
Microsoft developers seem to be working on a new 3D icon design for the next version of Office.

Claude chatbot received a subscription fee of Max — $200 per month and 20 times higher limits

News Software 04-10-2025 at 09:07 comment
Anthropic introduced a new tariff plan for active users of the Claude chatbot with expanded limits and priority access to new models and features, but at a crazy price.

Dmytro Dubilet: «Artificial intelligence is the only solution to replace corrupt judges»

News Software 04-09-2025 at 18:04 comment
After a long information silence, former Cabinet of Ministers Minister Dmytro Dubilet shared with another idea to improve the lives of Ukrainians with the help of information technology. This time, the co-founder of Monobank proposes to improve the judicial system of Ukraine with the help of artificial intelligence.

Copilot in Windows 11 can now see your screen — it might be time to hide some tabs

News Software 04-09-2025 at 13:20 comment
Program Copilot for Windows 11 received a new feature — Copilot Vision, which allows the chatbot to see and interact with what is on your screen and in the OSThe feature was already available in Microsoft Edge, and now it can be tested on laptops and PCs running Windows 11 All permissions for the chatbot are controlled by the user — that is,…

«NVIDIA’s Worst Launch Ever»: New GeForce drivers cause games to crash and black screens

News Software 04-08-2025 at 11:41 comment
As part of their investigation, Gamers Nexus spent a lot of time looking into recent complaints about NVIDIA drivers. In fact, there are many issues with newer releases of NVIDIA graphics card drivers that are causing significantly more trouble for gamers than previous versions. This is especially true for previous generations of graphics cards,…

First look at iOS 19 — «nice» iPhone 17 Pro camera feature, round icons and floating tabs

News Software 04-08-2025 at 10:34 comment
Tech blogger Jon Prosser has leaked what he claims is the actual final design of iOS 19, which Apple is to unveil in June of this year.

Goodbye, old man: Microsoft advises scrapping PCs that can’t be upgraded to Windows 11

News Software 04-07-2025 at 15:59 comment
What should I do with old Windows 10 PCs that work fine but don’t support an upgrade to Windows 11? The logical thing to do is to continue using them with the current OS. But Microsoft has its own logic on this issue. The company advises to dispose of old devices, recycle them, and buy a new Windows 11 PC — preferably a Copilot+ PC, so as…

China’s GPMI standard knocks HDMI and DisplayPort out with up to 192Gbps of bandwidth and 480W of power

News Software 04-07-2025 at 13:00 comment
The Shenzhen 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance, an organization of more than 50 Chinese companies, has introduced a new standard for wired media communication — General Purpose Media Interface (GPMI). This standard is designed to support 8K video and reduce the number of cables needed to transfer data and power between devices. There are…

Megogo launches vertical series — first 19 available with episodes up to 1.5 minutes

News Software 04-07-2025 at 12:28 comment
Megogo became the first Ukrainian OTT service to integrate a vertical content viewing format — similar to that used by TikTok, Reels, or YouTube Shorts.

Meta has launched the first two Llama 4 models: multimodal, fast and powerful — two more on the way

News Software 04-07-2025 at 11:55 comment
Meta presented the first two models from the Llama 4 multimodal family: Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. There will be four models in the family in total. Two of them have already been launched, and the rest will appear later. According to Meta, all of them were trained on a large amount of unannotated text, images, and videos to gain extensive…

It’s all the iPhone! White House finds «Apple trace» in scandal with journalist and secret Signal chat

News Software 04-07-2025 at 11:48 comment
The White House has found the «of the extreme» in the scandal of secret military chat and a journalist — Apple iPhone is said to be to blame.

Microsoft launches Copilot search engine and makes Copilot for Windows native (yes, again)

News Software 04-04-2025 at 18:19 comment
Artificial intelligence is actually replacing traditional search engines. We can already see this in the example of AI reviews in Google Search, as well as the launch of SearchGPT by OpenAI. Even alternative search engines such as DuckDuckGo are starting to integrate AI into their platforms, and this trend is not slowing down.

The «Start» menu in Windows 11 will get a major redesign — with flexible customization and no intrusive recommendations

News Software 04-04-2025 at 11:12 comment
Microsoft has begun internal testing of the new «Start» menu interface in Windows 11, which combines all sections into one scrollable layout and finally allows you to turn off intrusive recommendations.

Galaxy A gets Samsung’s smart features: what is Awesome Intelligence?

News Devices 04-03-2025 at 19:26 comment
Samsung is introducing a new series of artificial intelligence features called Awesome Intelligence. And the first smartphones to receive it will be Galaxy A series devices. The new set of features resembles the powerful Galaxy AI suite, providing A-series models with additional capabilities.

WattWise automatically reduces your PC’s power consumption based on your electricity tariff

News Software 04-03-2025 at 15:31 comment
A robotics and machine learning engineer has developed a command-line interface (CLI) that monitors power consumption through a smart socket and adjusts system performance according to electricity tariffs.

New ChatGPT image generator creates incredibly realistic fake checks

News Software 04-01-2025 at 18:51 comment
Last month OpenAI has added improved image generation to GPT-4o, which allows you to create realistic images. Among other things, the generation of text on images has been significantly improved. People have already started using this feature to create fake restaurant receipts, which may become another tool in the already wide arsenal of AI…

iOS 18.4 is out — Apple Intelligence gets new features and conquers the world

News Software 04-01-2025 at 17:12 comment
Apple has released iOS 18.4, which expands the availability of Apple Intelligence to new regions, including the European Union and India. How we and promisedThe update also adds support for new languages, including French (France, Canada), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain, Latin America, USA), Japanese, Korean, Simplified…

April Fools’ Day «joke» Google has 2.5 billion users and 10 billion downloads after 21 years

News Software 04-01-2025 at 10:56 comment
When Google introduced Gmail on April 1, 2004, many people thought it was a joke. Now almost everyone uses this service.

OpenAI will release a model with open scales – what does this mean?

News Software 04-01-2025 at 10:23 comment
Sam Altman announced on X (formerly Twitter) that OpenAI plans to release an open-weights model within a few months. This is different from the company’s previous approach, when models such as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 were only available through the API. Until now, users could only work with these models through the OpenAI interface or by…

Microsoft tests Windows 11 remote recovery if PC won’t boot

News Software 03-31-2025 at 18:15 comment
Microsoft has begun testing Quick Machine Recovery, a feature that should prevent incidents like last year’s Crowdstrike disaster. The feature appeared in the latest Windows Insider Preview test build (6120.3653) and allows IT professionals to remotely restore Windows 11 devices even if they can’t boot.

NVIDIA Project G-Assist «AI assistant puts slideshows on» RTX 5080 — blades instead of games

News Software 03-31-2025 at 16:23 comment
Recently, NVIDIA introduced Project G-Assist as part of an update to its NVIDIA App. As the company explains, G-Assist is a local small-scale artificial intelligence model that runs locally directly on RTX graphics cards. The first reviews of this innovation have already appeared online.

The electronic cabinet of the HCPC will be launched in April ─ data from medical examinations will be entered into Oberig without a visit to the TCC

News Software 03-31-2025 at 12:27 comment
Starting April 1, an electronic office of the Military Medical Commission (MMC) will be launched in Ukraine. This means that all conclusions on fitness (or unfitness) for service will now be issued only in digital format. This was stated by Deputy Minister of Defense for Digitalization Kateryna Chernogorenko.

Google Chrome gets multitasking mode: how to enable and use it?

News Software 03-28-2025 at 20:12 comment
Google is working on a new feature called Split Tabs, which is similar to Split Screen, which is already available in Microsoft Edge and Vivaldi. Currently, this feature is available in Chrome Canary and allows you to split and merge tabs through the right-click context menu using the Show side by side option.

Windows 11 has received an official roadmap — when new features will be released

News Software 03-28-2025 at 18:30 comment
Keeping track of new features in Windows 11 test builds was difficult, even for enthusiasts. Innovations appeared in different channels without a clear system, and their launch was gradual. Now, in the fourth year of Windows 11, Microsoft is finally launching an official roadmap site – Windows Roadmap.

Microsoft fixes «printer uprising» in Windows 11 and remote desktop

News Software 03-27-2025 at 17:47 comment
Microsoft has finally confirmed that Windows 11 24H2 has a problem with RDP (Remote Desktop Platform). The company has begun an emergency rollout of a server update that will fix the problem, but it may take 24-48 hours before remote sessions are back to normal.

The retro computer from the «Severance» series has appeared in the Apple online store — as the Lumon Terminal Pro model

News Movie 03-27-2025 at 14:48 comment
A computer has appeared on the Apple retail website Lumon Terminal Pro — a similar one was used by Mark Scout for of macro data processing in the hit series «Severance».

Garmin adds «lots of AI» to Garmin Connect — app with $6.99/month subscription

News Devices 03-27-2025 at 14:11 comment
The once free Garmin smartwatch app has received a premium subscription — Garmin Connect+, which will cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 per year (there is also a free 30-day version) and offer a host of new AI features.

«Ukrzaliznytsia» resumed the operation of online services — 89 hours after the cyberattack

News Software 03-27-2025 at 09:35 comment
«Ukrzaliznytsia» resumed the operation of online ticketing services in a backup format — after a large-scale cyberattack that occurred on March 23.

Apple iOS 19: Jon Prosser is in trouble again, Mark Gurman refutes him «leak»

News Software 03-26-2025 at 16:24 comment
The images of iOS 19 concepts shared by insider John Prosser do not reflect the real design of the future OS. This was stated by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg.

Microsoft won’t refund Skype without a paper letter from the subscriber

News Software 03-26-2025 at 15:46 comment
Microsoft plans to close Skype in Mayso anyone who hasn’t used their Skype subscriptions or credit yet should do so by the deadline.

OpenAI added improved image generation to GPT-4o — now in ChatGPT by default

News Software 03-26-2025 at 13:42 comment
OpenAI has introduced a long-awaited improvement in image generation. Now, instead of a separate model like DALL-E, the new and improved image generator is part of the GPT-4o.

Major update to Windows Photos ─ Copilot, search for recognized text, new formats and tools

News Software 03-26-2025 at 10:58 comment
Microsoft has released a major update to Windows Photos for Windows Insider program members. Users of Windows 10 and 11 test versions can now try out new features, including OCR web search, improved context menus, support for nested folders, a dedicated Copilot button, support for JXL format, and other improvements.

Apple announces WWDC 2025 — iOS 19 and other software updates are expected

News Software 03-26-2025 at 09:20 comment
Apple announced WWDC 2025 event, which will begin on Monday, June 9, and end on Friday, June 13. The event will be free for developers.

Android 16 will allow you to unlock Google Pixel with your fingerprint with the screen turned off – previously they could not do this

News Software 03-24-2025 at 19:13 comment
Starting with the Pixel 6, all Pixel smartphones (except for the foldable models) come with a fingerprint scanner below the display. However, unlike many other smartphones, the Pixel only works when the screen is on. Luckily, this limitation will be addressed in the Android 16 update for Pixel.

Ukrainian app Saferoad helps drivers avoid potholes and dangerous roads in real time

News Software 03-24-2025 at 18:03 comment
A Ukrainian team has created a new app called Saferoad. According to the developers, this is the world’s first web application that helps drivers avoid dangerous road sections in real time.

What to expect in Windows 11: «Start» and «Explorer» menu improvements in the latest insider builds

News Software 03-24-2025 at 17:06 comment
Windows 11 has several new features. For example, the context menu in the «Start» menu has been updated to make it easier to locate pinned programs. Microsoft is also moving some old mouse control options from «Control Panel» to «Settings» and adding a new image editing tool to «Share». These changes are currently available in test builds.

Microsoft releases mandatory Windows 10 update with installation failures and bugs

News Software 03-24-2025 at 11:06 comment
Windows 10 users have been experiencing issues since the March update KB5053606 for Windows 10.

Google Pixel update improves graphics performance by 60%

News Devices 03-24-2025 at 10:20 comment
As a rule, software updates do not provide a significant increase in smartphone performance. Usually, it can get worse due to the addition of new features. But Google decided to break this stereotype. The company has released updates for almost all Pixel models, starting with the 2022 devices, and the results are simply amazing. In Geekbench 6…

Marketing took Apple to court — Apple Intelligence does not work like advertising

News Software 03-21-2025 at 20:50 comment
Recently Apple is criticized for slow progress in everything related to artificial intelligence and Siri. The company postponed the release of Siri with improved Apple Intelligence and in general may switch to the competing Google Gemini AI model.

Microsoft «has highlighted» the Steam tab in the new Xbox interface

News Games 03-21-2025 at 17:18 comment
Microsoft seems to be preparing a major update for the Xbox ecosystem — and it inadvertently «revealed» an interesting detail.

YouTube automatically lowers the video quality to 144p and does not allow you to increase it — and the Internet is not to blame

News Software 03-21-2025 at 13:54 comment
YouTube users complainYouTube has started to automatically lower the video quality to 144p or 360p — even though the Internet connection remains stable at this time.

NVIDIA App 11.0.3 received DLSS override settings — the selected scaling mode will be able to override game

News Software 03-21-2025 at 13:16 comment
NVIDIA expands functionality of its new program for users, and adds features from the NVIDIA Control Panel to it.

Norwegian filed a complaint against OpenAI — ChatGPT called him a murderer of his own children

News Software 03-20-2025 at 18:39 comment
Artificial intelligence services, which have been growing like mushrooms after the rain in recent years, make people’s lives easier in many ways. However, this is not always the case. A man from Norway was shocked to learn that ChatGPT had falsely accused him of killing his own children.

Verizon launches satellite service ─ iPhones are not compatible

News Software 03-20-2025 at 13:27 comment
Apple introduced satellite communications for the iPhone back in 2022, and since then, the ability to send messages via satellite has become an important feature for mobile operators and smartphone manufacturers.

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