Those of us that like opening loads of browser tabs and / or have machines that are getting on a bit may find that Chrome can sometimes bring their machine to a crawl. Google have introduced new settings to help combat this problem. This month's HowTo outlines how to activate this new feature.

We're all used to cookie banners on websites at this point, although anyone that doesn't just ignore them or hit accept regardless may have noticed they can be very devious in trying to get you to accept cookies you didn't mean to. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is now going to be more hardline on what is allowable here.

It's not the first time we've mentioned it and it won't be the last, but we're now entering the last full year of support for Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system. It's been a while since any love has been shown to the aging operating system feature-wise, but Microsoft have decided to introduce one last new element.

Current web-overlords Google have been angling to do away with 3rd party website cookies for a while, and that plan is now moving into its final stages. This is likely to be good news for most people, as it should eventually remove the need for endless cookie banners. However, not everyone will be jumping for joy.

You may have read our recent articles on the new version of Microsoft Outlook that is eventually going to replace the current "classic" version for all users. Microsoft is making a similar change to their popular Teams app, but expect this one to be compulsory much quicker.

Microsoft is continuing its mission to bring new AI tools to its systems and apps over the coming months and years. After last month's introduction of its CoPilot tool into Windows 11, this month it's bringing text detection to the snipping tool, allowing you to copy text embedded in an image into your clipboard for use elsewhere.

You may or may not be aware that the latest iPhone is now available. While a new iPhone would have been headline news 10 years ago, now it barely gets a mention. We take a look at how the phone market has changed in recent years.

Microsoft have now started a likely forever project of adding and enhancing AI tools within their software. This month sees Windows itself get an AI assistant that can answer questions and perform tasks within the operating system. Let's have a look at how to use it!