How to Insert a SD Card on PC (Step-by-step Guide)

SD cards, also known as memory cards are primarily used in smartphones, cameras, and other electronic equipment to store blocks of data in NAND flash. Like any other storage device, they can run out of space after extensive use. Once that happens, you’ll either need to delete some files or back them up on your PC. But before doing anything else, it’s essential to properly insert the SD card into your device....

May 7, 2025 · 5 min · 1052 words · Austin Fletcher

How to Prevent Cursor From Moving When Using Arrow Keys

Enabling the right settings in Windows Settings or the control panel lets you move the mouse cursor by just using the number pad keys. But, there are cases where the arrow keys move the mouse cursor even without enabling the feature. This particular issue is due to Microsoft Paint running in the background. This can be problematic when you are trying to use the arrow keys, but the mouse moves. A simple restart may fix the issue....

May 7, 2025 · 4 min · 645 words · Christopher Hayes Jr.

How to Remap Mouse Buttons?

Remapping the mouse buttons will make use of all those extra buttons on your new mouse. Most mouse nowadays comes with a minimum of 5 buttons. Generally, mouse buttons four and five perform back and forward operations. However, you can easily remap them according to your convenience. Not only this, you may even remap all the buttons in your mouse using a mouse control application. In this article, we are here to guide you through the process of remapping mouse buttons in multiple ways....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · Alan Mendoza

How to Remove Monitor Stand (Step-By-Step Guide)

Depending on the monitor you use, a monitor stand should be composed of two to three components. Although you can directly detach the stand from the monitor, doing so may complicate things as other stand components may interfere. Therefore, we recommend you remove these parts one at a time. However, removing them can be a tricky job. This is why we have brought you this article to guide you through the process of removing the monitor stand....

May 7, 2025 · 4 min · 767 words · Mary Gonzalez

How to Shut Down a Laptop Properly

Most users simply close the laptop’s lid or press the power button, believing these are the right ways to turn it off. However, this simply puts your device to sleep or hibernate instead of properly shutting it down. Closing your laptop is relatively effortless. You can do this using the start menu, keyboard shortcut, and even dedicated commands. Also, it’s possible to schedule shutdowns as per your comfort. But you’d be surprised to know that this isn’t enough!...

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 564 words · Brandon Snyder

How to use your Android phone as a webcam in Windows 11

Even if you have one of thebest webcams, it’s usually stuck on your monitor or built into your laptop bezel. But what if you want to step a few feet away from your PC or show something that’s not in range of your regular webcam. Or what if, like me, your laptop’s webcam is broken? Windows 11allows you to turn any Android phone into a mobile webcam using its front or rear camera....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 433 words · Robert Richardson

HP Touchpad Not Working? Here’s How to Fix It

A touchpad on any laptop is one of the crucial pieces of hardware that helps users navigate the Operating System’s UI. If by any chance, it stops working, you will solely have to rely on keyboard shortcuts. One particular reason you might be facing this issue on an HP laptop is that the touchpad is disabled within the OS or in the BIOS. Besides this, system file failure and corrupted driver files are known to cause issues with hardware....

May 7, 2025 · 5 min · 903 words · Jennifer Harris

HP tries resuscitating plummeting printer sales with AI-enhanced printing features — Perfect Output helps trim web pages and combines data

On September 24, during HP Imagine 2024, HP revealed in ablog postthat it would be introducing HP Print AI and AI-enhanced features like Perfect Output that will enhance the printing features of its machines. The cloud-based HP Scan AI Enhanced feature intended for commercial users also has “expanded availability,” a new Build Workspace feature is aimed at design and construction professionals to make tasks like field reports and other collaborative work easier, if not automated....

May 7, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Tyler Newton

IBM cuts thousands in Cloud Classic, other units: Report

IBMis cutting thousands of jobs across multiple locations in the U.S., and its Cloud Classic unit hit especially hard, reportsThe Register. The company has not publicly acknowledged these layoffs, but insiders suggested to The Register it is part of an ongoing effort to restructure and shift jobs offshore, particularly to India. The report estimates that about 9,000 positions may be at risk, including a quarter of the Cloud Classic group and 10% of the Cloud group, which is a separate business unit....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 536 words · Christopher Johnson

IBM secures patent for 4D printing — smart material uses ML for transporting microparticles

Tech giantIBMsecured a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on its technology for transporting microparticles using a 4D-printed smart material. According to thepatent, these smart materials can use shape-memory alloys or polymers that respond to external forces like temperature, light, magnetism, or electrical currents. After being deformed, the smart materials return to their original shape, allowing the researchers to induce movement in them and use them to transport minute-sized particles that would be difficult or impossible to transport using traditional delivery methods....

May 7, 2025 · 2 min · 365 words · Christopher Day

In a bid to compete with Nvidia, Jeff Bezos and Samsung invest $700 million in AI chip startup Tenstorrent

Amazonfounder Jeff Bezos hasreportedlybacked a $700 million funding round for Tenstorrent, an AI chip startup, valuing the company at $2.6 billion. The investment, led by South Korea’s AFW Partners and Samsung Securities, positions Tenstorrent as a serious competitor to Nvidia which is currently the dominant player in the AI chip market. Other investors include LG Electronics, Fidelity, and Hyundai Motor Group. Tenstorrent, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, plans to use the funds to expand its engineering team, strengthen its global supply chain, and build AI training servers to showcase its technology....

May 7, 2025 · 2 min · 389 words · Lori Ayers

Inside Micron's most advanced memory fab

We recently got the opportunity to visit one of Micron’s largest and most advanced DRAM manufacturing facilities. The visit impressed us on many levels: the scale of the fab, the advanced manufacturing technologies and techniques being used, and getting to look behind the scenes at the cutting-edgeTaichung A3facility. It was also a great pleasure to meet up with CVP and Head of Micron Taiwan Dr. Donghui Lu, who provided insight into the operations at the enormous ‘One Mega Taiwan’....

May 7, 2025 · 9 min · 1850 words · Erica Barron

Intel co-CEO David Zinsner says 'core strategy remains intact' — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company

While it is widely believed that Intel’s board of directors ousted chief executive Pat Gelsinger earlier this week as they did not agree with his strategy and tactics, interim co-CEO David Zinsner said at a conference that the company’s core revival strategy wouldremain intact. The BoD still believes that Intel should continue developing its products and maintain its manufacturing capacity to produce its own products as well as make chips for others....

May 7, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · Margaret Wright