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Microsoft blames macOS for annoying Teams bug

Usama Jawad — Wed, 20 May 2026 16:38:01 +0000

Mac users say Teams keeps demanding location access even after denial. Microsoft points fingers elsewhere. Read more...

This is why your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold has not received OneUI 8.0 yet

Usama Jawad — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 19:16:01 +0000

Samsung has stopped the rollout of the OneUI 8.0 update to at least one Galaxy Z Fold variant because of a breaking bug. Read more...

Microsoft squashes bug that broke upgrade paths in Windows 10 and Windows Server

Usama Jawad — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 11:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has patched a problem in various versions of client and server editions of Windows, as it was affecting numerous upgrade paths. Read more...

Microsoft fixes major cluster bug in Windows Server 2019

Usama Jawad — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:42:02 +0000

Microsoft has fixed a major issue in the Cluster Service on Windows Server 2019, resolving some headaches for IT admins. Read more...

Microsoft admits it hasn't really resolved Windows Firewall issue yet

Usama Jawad — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 05:42:01 +0000

Microsoft has updated its advisory for a Windows Firewall issue that it said it had fixed last week. Read more...

Latest Patch Tuesday has broken emoji search panel in Windows 10

Usama Jawad — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 07:34:01 +0000

The latest Patch Tuesday has caused a rather unexpected problem for many Windows 10 customers by breaking the emoji search panel. Read more...

Latest Windows 11 Patch Tuesday fixes Firewall issue

Usama Jawad — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:00:01 +0000

Microsoft has fixed an annoying problem related to Windows Firewall in the latest version of its OS. IT admins should no longer see faulty error events. Read more...

Latest Patch Tuesday has broken DHCP Server in all Windows Server editions

Usama Jawad — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:40:01 +0000

IT admins are in for a rude awakening yet again as it seems that the latest Patch Tuesday updates have broken the DHCP Server service in numerous versions of Windows Server, including 2025. Read more...

Annoying Google Assistant bug causing a persistent toast notification on Pixel phones

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 30 Nov 2024 07:06:01 +0000

A widespread Google Assistant Quick Phrases bug keeps the toast notification visible on the Pixel phone's screen long after the voice command has been uttered. Read more...

Galaxy Watch7 users frustrated by ongoing 'random vibrations' issue with no fix in sight

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:56:01 +0000

Samsung Galaxy Watch7 and Watch7 Ultra users are facing random vibrations on their smartwatches, and awaiting a fix since July. Read more...

Samsung temporarily halts Galaxy Buds3 Pro sales due to quality control issues

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:14:01 +0000

Samsung has halted the sales of its recently launched Galaxy Buds3 Pro after multiple users reported various quality control problems such as fitting issues and blue dye marks on earbuds. Read more...

After five months of debugging, NASA finally knows why Voyager 1 sends gibberish data

Martin Hodás — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 04:36:01 +0000

For several months, the most distant human-made object, the Voyager 1, sends unusable engineering and science data. NASA engineers now pinpointed the cause and are working on a solution. Read more...

Google adds file limits to Drive, consequently locking user accounts [Update]

Steve Bennett — Sat, 01 Apr 2023 13:42:01 +0000

Users have woken up to messages from Google Drive that ask them to delete files to continue using the account, as Google has now applied file limits to user accounts without prior warning. Read more...

Microsoft releases OOB update for Windows 10, 11, and Server to fix .NET issue

Usama Jawad — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 07:14:01 +0000

Microsoft has rolled out an out-of-band (OOB) update to resolve an issue related to XPS documents not displayed correctly in WPF-based readers. The problem was introduced in December's Patch Tuesday. Read more...

Microsoft issues workaround for VPN problem in Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25284

Usama Jawad — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:54:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued a workaround for a problem that may affect people using VPNs in the latest Windows 11 Dev Channel build 25284. It involves changing some configurations in the Local Group Policy. Read more...

Samsung refusing to acknowledge and replace 990 Pro SSD with rapid health drops [Update]

Robbie Khan — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:50:01 +0000

Multiple users around the web, including myself, have found that the 990 Pro, the latest and fastest consumer SSD currently, might actually have an issue with the reported drive health remaining. Read more...

Latest Windows 11 update causing issues with Task Manager, Microsoft working on a fix

Usama Jawad — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:30:01 +0000

Microsoft has published an advisory regarding an issue introduced with the latest Windows 11 version 22H2 update that renders some UI elements of the Task Manager unreadable for many users. Read more...

iPhone 14 Pro owners complain of rattling camera with loud grinding sounds

Usama Jawad — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:18:02 +0000

Multiple iPhone 14 Pro owners are complaining that their device's camera does not work with third-party apps and actually starts shaking, rattling, and making disturbing grinding noises. Read more...

PSA: You may get banned for redeeming Microsoft Rewards points, fix on the way

Usama Jawad — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 07:26:01 +0000

Microsoft Rewards members all over the world are complaining about being banned for no apparent reason while trying to redeem their points. That said, a partial fix has now been deployed. Read more...

Google Messages has a bug that could be draining your phone's battery

Usama Jawad — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 12:36:02 +0000

A recent bug in Google Messages is causing your phone's camera to remain open even when you're not using the app, leading to excessive battery drain and overheating. A fix is now rolling out. Read more...

Samsung is investigating an issue with pixels on the S22 Ultra

Usama Jawad — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:16:01 +0000

Several people are reporting problems related to column of pixels randomly appearing on their Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra handsets. Samsung is investigating the issue and will release an update soon. Read more...

Google fixes white noise issue on Home and Nest that was causing people to lose sleep

Usama Jawad — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:14:02 +0000

Google has fixed an issue with the ambient white noise produced by its Google Assistant smart display and speaker devices that was actually causing people to lose sleep for the past few days. Read more...

Google: Pixel 6 Pro screen flickering will be fixed with a software update

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 13:44:01 +0000

According to its support page, Google will push an update to the Pixel 6 Pro in December that will fix the screen flickering issue users experienced while slightly pushing the power button. Read more...

Microsoft downplays Azure AD design flaw enabling single-factor brute-force attacks [Update]

Usama Jawad — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 11:10:02 +0000

A security team has issued an advisory about an apparent design flaw which allows single-factor brute-force attack on Azure Active Directory. However, Microsoft says that this is by design. Read more...

Microsoft's Outlook IMAP login issue is affecting several third-party email clients

Usama Jawad — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:36:01 +0000

For the past few days, an issue with Microsoft's Outlook service is affecting numerous third-party email clients. It results in problems when authenticating accounts and exchanging emails. Read more...

Microsoft's PrintNightmare patch breaks printing for some... again

Usama Jawad — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 12:26:02 +0000

Microsoft has recently revealed that a KB update in August's Patch Tuesday effectively breaks printing for some organizations by repeatedly requiring admin credentials when printing. Read more...

Apple warns that vibrations from a motorcycle engine may damage iPhone cameras

Usama Jawad — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:20:01 +0000

Apple has recently issued an advisory warning customers that extended exposure to high amplitude vibrations, such as those from a powerful motorcycle engine, may impact the iPhone's camera quality. Read more...

Microsoft releases fix for issue that breaks Taskbar in the latest Windows 11 builds

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 04:52:01 +0000

Microsoft has released an official workaround for the problem in the latest Windows 11 insider builds 22449 and 22000.176, where the Taskbar, among others, would be unresponsive or totally empty. Read more...

Razer is fixing a bug which gives admin rights on Windows using just a Razer mouse

Usama Jawad — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:22:01 +0000

Razer has confirmed that it is working on patching an easily exploitable security issue which allows a local attacker to gain admin privileges to your system using just a Razer mouse or a dongle. Read more...

Valve patches Steam exploit that allowed inflation of wallet funds

Usama Jawad — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:46:01 +0000

Valve has awarded a bounty of $7,500 to a person who identified a bug through which they could artificially inflate their wallets funds on Steam by changing the POST request via certain email IDs. Read more...

Microsoft quietly fixes weird Windows 10 drive corruption bug, but only in Insider build

Usama Jawad — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 19:02:02 +0000

Accessing a particular location in Windows 10 throws an error message that a drive has been corrupted and needs to be fixed via restarting with chkdsk. A fix is not available in Windows 10 20H2. Read more...

The PlayStation Network is down for certain games

Usama Jawad — Sat, 27 Feb 2021 05:02:01 +0000

Following a six-hour outage on Xbox Live yesterday, the PlayStation Network appears to be down for certain games including Call of Duty: Warzone and Minecraft for the past several hours today. Read more...

'Hey Google' on Wear OS has been broken for months, but a fix is finally in the works

Usama Jawad — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:40:01 +0000

The "Hey Google" voice command used to trigger Google Assistant on Wear OS smartwatches has been broken for months. Google has now finally acknowledged the issue and is working on a fix. Read more...

Apple is investigating an issue related to 'pink squares' with the M1 Mac mini

Usama Jawad — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 07:40:02 +0000

According to internal documents, Apple is actively investigating an issue where "pink squares" appear on the display when the M1 Mac mini is connected to it via HDMI rather than Thunderbolt. Read more...

Google Project Zero discloses high severity elevation of privilege flaw in Windows

Usama Jawad — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 13:34:01 +0000

Following multiple delays from Microsoft, Google's Project Zero security team has disclosed yet another high severity security flaw in Windows. If exploited, it can cause elevation of privilege. Read more...

Your Cyberpunk 2077 save file will be irreversibly damaged if you collect too many items

Usama Jawad — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 07:48:01 +0000

If your save file in Cyberpunk 2077 becomes too big due to excessively collecting and crafting in-game items, it will become irreversibly corrupted and you will lose all progress contained in it. Read more...

Google exposes 'high' severity flaw in Adreno GPUs following Qualcomm's botched fix

Usama Jawad — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 07:52:01 +0000

Following a botched fix by Qualcomm which caused a new kernel privilege escalation bug, Google Project Zero has publicly disclosed details of a high severity security flaw in the Adreno GPU driver. Read more...

Google launches XS-Leaks Wiki to secure the web against cross-site leaks

Usama Jawad — Sat, 05 Dec 2020 11:12:01 +0000

Cross-site leaks allow unrelated web applications to share information between each other. Google has now launched a repository to collaborate with researchers and developers to tackle this problem. Read more...

Google discloses 'high' severity security flaw in GitHub

Usama Jawad — Tue, 03 Nov 2020 06:08:01 +0000

Google's Project Zero team has disclosed a "high" severity security flaw in GitHub following the latter's inability to provide a fix in the 104 days - which includes a grace period - allotted to it. Read more...

WhatsApp struck down with server issues worldwide [Update]

Hamza Jawad — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 13:02:01 +0000

Currently, thousands of users are facing media upload and download woes with WhatsApp. At the moment, it looks to be unclear whether the issue is region-based or what exactly is causing it. Read more...