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Your Microsoft Weekly; Synology DS1522+ NAS review; How to secure your iPhone from theft

Issue #253

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Neowin
March 05, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look! Have a good one! Cheers, Steve.

Top 10 most requested features Microsoft has already brought to Windows 11

You probably heard that Windows 11 lacks many features Windows 10 users want. Although the statement is true, the company is working hard to fix the situation. Here are the top 10 changes it has made.

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 Moment 2, Windows 12, and Windows 365

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about the latest major update to Windows 11, "Moment 2", a reference to Windows 12, and updates to services like Windows 365.

Volkswagen briefly refused to track car with abducted child inside until it received payment

Volkswagen recently tried charging police $150 to enable a car tracking feature following the abduction of a young child. The company has apologized and said the rep breached the firm's processes.

Software updates

TWIRL 104: Relativity Space preparing for Terran 1's first test flight, JAXA to launch H3

We have some interesting rocket launches coming up next week. Two of the launches will see a couple of rockets performing their first launches; the Mitsubishi H3 and Relativity Space's Terran 1.

Review of Synology's 5-bay DS1522+ NAS with 10 GbE card

If you're looking to get a home NAS server or want to upgrade what you currently have, take a look at the Synology DS1522+ which has great performance and can be upgraded to support 10 Gbps speeds.

A guide on how to secure your iPhone from theft

If you are out for a night on the town and your iPhone is stolen, it's possible to have your digital life turned up side down. Join us today in this weeks tech tip Tuesday for ways to help prevent it.

From the Forums

AMD confirms updating Radeon GPU drivers can brick your Windows installation

AMD has confirmed that updating its Radeon driver may cause some severe damage to your operating system. The company says users should avoid factory resetting their drivers when applying updates.

Weekend PC Game Deals: Massive charity bundle, Ubisoft specials, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include a huge charity bundle from Humble dedicated to earthquake disaster relief, freebies from Epic and Steam stores, a Ubisoft publisher sale, and more.

Report: Valve is about to announce a new Counter-Strike entry

Valve is reportedly working on a new Counter-Strike entry, and an announcement may be just around the corner. The game is reportedly being developed using the Source 2 engine much like Half-Life Alyx.

This week's deals

Tech deals

Bing Chat has some hidden features, such as a way to play chess and more

People currently testing Microsoft's Bing Chat have discovered some interesting features, including a way to play chess, finding recipes for what you have in your pantry, and much more.

This week's Xbox Free Play Days games are Diablo III, Train Life, and Human Fall Flat

You can play these three games for free if you are an Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate member from now until the end of the day on Sunday, March 5, plus save money when you buy the games.

Nvidia 531.18 driver brings ReBAR to more games, adds RTX Video Super Resolution

Nvidia has launched the latest WHQL-certified Game Ready drivers for Windows. The new 531.18 driver brings performance boost to Dead Space with ReBAR, fixes Call of Duty instability issues, and more.