Most companies claim they aren't seeing any benefits from using cloud

A recent PwC report has found that many businesses are still struggling to get to grips with the cloud despite adoption being reasonably high.The company’s latest Cloud Business Survey found that almost eight in 10 (78%) business executives had adopted the cloud in almost all parts of their business. However, they’re still struggling to realize results.Just...

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Microsoft – stop it already with the shady tricks to push Windows 11 upgrades

Windows 11 upgrades are being pushed by Microsoft using some of the firm’s more unwelcome tactics (as seen with Windows 10), at least according to a new report.Ghacks first flagged this up, as spotted by Neowin, the latter of which published a grab of a sneakily redesigned nag screen (that appears on boot-up) to prompt Windows 10 users to upgrade to...

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ChatGPT Plus costs the same as Adobe Photoshop – and that’s still too much

ChatGPT is trialing a paid-for version of its AI chatbot that costs the same as a monthly subscription to Adobe Photoshop – and for most casual users, that could be too expensive.ChatGPT Plus, which is being piloted in the US, costs $20 per month (around £16 / AU$28) and brings a few benefits. These include access to ChatGPT during peak times, which...

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Windows 11 preview has a hidden feature that makes life on the desktop easier

Windows 11 has a new preview build available, and it comes with a nifty hidden change that makes the new tabs with File Explorer an even more versatile feature – plus there are some interesting introductions on the widget front, too.Let’s start with that juicy hidden feature, but first, a bit of background. As you likely recall, tabs were recently introduced...

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LockBit is back, with a new ransomware source code

The infamous LockBit ransomware gang has updated the code of its encryptor once again, cybersecurity researchers are saying. Multiple cybersecurity groups have confirmed that LockBit is now using an encryptor called LockBit Green, which analysts say is based on the Conti ransomware source code leaked in 2022.The reasons for the switch are purely speculative...

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Samsung Galaxy S23 defaults to Adobe Lightroom - whether you want it or not

Owners of the new Samsung Galaxy S23 series will get exclusive use of Adobe Lightroom for RAW photo editing - whether they like it or not. In a partnership revealed during Samsung Unpacked, Samsung’s DSLR-style Expert RAW camera app will feature Lightroom integration. Mobile photographers can shoot and export to Adobe’s photo organizer in a matter of...

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Super Bowl LVII will screen in 4K and Dolby Vision, but there's a catch

Super Bowl LVII takes place on Sunday, February 12, when football fans will get to see the mighty Kansas City Chiefs take on the equally formidable Philadelphia Eagles. It promises to be a hair-raising match, one that over 100 million-plus viewers in the US will tune into on TV screens big and small.The good news this year for owners of the best 4K...

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Netflix brings its impressive Spatial Audio sound to even more shows

It was big news when, in July 2022, Netflix teamed up with audio behemoth Sennheiser to bring Spatial Audio support to a handful of the former’s original movies and TV shows for customers on its premium plan, without the need for specialist headphones that support it. At the time of announcement, that support was limited to tentpole projects like Stranger...

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Even Netflix doesn’t know what its password-sharing rules should be

Netflix seemingly hasn’t decided what its password-sharing rules should be, as it’s recently made changes to those rules, only to revert to its original ones almost immediately.If you’ve somehow missed it over the past year or so, Netflix has been saying that it wants to stop users from sharing their passwords. This is because, as the company sees things,...

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Your least favorite search engine is getting a ChatGPT boost

Microsoft Bing could be about to shake up the search engine market with a new integration with current AI superstar ChatGPT.Google has long been the go-to search engine and has been virtually unrivalled for several years, with the latest Statcounter figures indicating Google searches make up nine in 10 of all online searches, compared with Bing which...

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