With so many books in the world, reading can be an endlessly expensive hobby. But thanks to the internet and the magic of libraries, there are a ton of ways to read your favorite books for free, from ...

The new crop of default Windows apps is too resource-hungry and inefficient — ditch them for these lightweight alternatives ...

Access Advance has announced that Hisense Group Holdings has joined the HEVC Advance patent pool as a licensee. The move gives Hisense a single licence covering access to “tens of thousands” of ...

Dianna Gunn built her first WordPress website in 2008. Since then, she's poured thousands of hours into understanding how websites and online businesses work. She's shared what she's learned on blogs ...

Facepalm: Users experiencing issues with certain videos not playing on Dell or HP laptops running recent CPUs might not realize that both companies have recently disabled H.265 video encoding and ...

Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines’ inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines’ processors having integrated decoding support.

What happens when a trusted tech brand makes a decision that fundamentally alters how its products are used? For Synology, the answer is unfolding in real-time, as its recent move to eliminate ...

For years, tech companies (well, certain tech companies) tooted their horns about a future in which files didn’t matter. You don’t even need a file manager of any sort, they told us—and, in fact, we ...

I don't use Microsoft Office very often. I do most of my writing in Obsidian and my number crunching in Google Sheets. Every once in a while, though, someone who does use Office sends me a Word ...

Struggling to edit, sign, or convert PDFs without shelling out for pricey software? You’re not alone. Whether it’s updating a resume, signing a contract, or merging multiple files into one, managing ...

Three licensors of the Via LA HEVC Patent Pool (M&K Holdings, Gensquare, and Tagivan II) have filed a patent infringement suit against Microsoft in the Landgericht Duesseldorf court in Germany, ...

Improvements Microsoft has made to Office document security that disable macros and other embedded malware by default has forced criminals to up their innovation game, a security expert said Monday.