How to Turn Off Those Pesky Start Menu Ads in Windows 11
Look, Ma! No ads!Screenshot: Florence Ion / Gizmodo I didn’t realize that Microsoft had pushed out the update that brought advertising to the Windows 11 Start menu until I started…
The 8 Most Annoying Things About Windows 11 and How Microsoft Could Make It Better
We’ve all been there before. You unbox your shiny new PC, everything preinstalled, and you’re so excited you’re practically molting in your chair in anticipation for it to boot up.…
Palmsy Is a Fake Social Network That Will Send You Fake Likes to Make You Feel Special
A new “social networking app” named Palmsy wants you to know that you don’t need to have thousands of followers or be a celebrity to get a lot of likes…
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s New Photo-Sharing App Has a Design From the Stone Age
When former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer unveiled the promotional images for her new photo-sharing app, Shine, on Tuesday, I thought I was looking at one of the Facebook posts my…
This Is What X’s New TV App Allegedly Looks Like
I spent a lot of time watching YouTube on my TV, so you can imagine my surprise when app researcher Nima Owji shared an early look at X’s upcoming TV…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 20: Venmo vs. Twitter
It’s Day 20 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and the competition is getting fierce! We lost a legend yesterday, as YouTube…
Facebook, Instagram Coming Back Online, White House Monitoring the Major Outage
Facebook and Instagram appears to be coming back online as of 12:30 p.m. ET after a nationwide outage. Roughly 580,000 Facebook users and 92,000 Instagram users experienced issues, according to…
How to Use Microsoft Office on the Web for Free
As someone with a tech-related job, I’m regularly bombarded with questions about the best smartphones, why emails might have suddenly stopped showing up, and how to back up photos and…
Amazon Is Getting Sued Over Its Prime Video Fee Hike
Image: CeltStudio (Shutterstock) If you’re pissed that Amazon recently pulled a fast one and inserted ads into its previously ad-free streaming service Prime Video, you can now make your wrath…
Instagram, Facebook Overhaul Feeds to Hide Disturbing Content From Young Users
Critics say that Meta has often caused serious psychological harm to younger users by exposing them to a variety of toxic and inappropriate content. Eating disorders, depression and even suicide…