Microsoft is currently previewing its latest version of Recall to Windows Insiders on Snapdragon-, Intel-, and AMD-based Copilot+ PCs — and the topic on most users’ minds is security. The company updated its security and privacy architecture for the feature in September, but, according to tests run by Tom’s Hardware, it still might not be good enough.
The new version of Recall includes a sensitive information filter that’s supposed to detect when there’s information like credit card numbers and Social Security numbers on the screen. If it detects them, it will avoid taking a screenshot. When Tom’s Hardware put this filter to the test, however, it failed in a number of situations.
It seems that right now at least, Recall is best at detecting standard checkout pages where people input their payment details — and as for everything else, it’s not very good. Recall captured card numbers and passwords typed into a Notepad window, Social Security information on a PDF loan application, and payment info typed into a simple HTML page.
Granted, these tests were designed to push the limits — but the filter probably ought to work in more than a single situation. Microsoft made sure not to promise any particular results, however. Its blog post on the updated architecture simply says the sensitive content filtering “helps reduce” the number of passwords, national ID numbers, and credit card numbers being stored in Recall.
In response to the Tom’s Hardware tests, the company pointed out that it plans to “improve this functionality” and encourages people to send examples to the Feedback Hub. Because the discourse around Recall is all about security, there really is no room for mistakes.
If you’re going to make a feature that screenshots everything everyone does on their PCs, you’ve got to make it airtight. We’ll see in the coming weeks if Recall’s encryption and everything going on under the hood is as secure as Microsoft claims it is. Hopefully, the company can get things sorted before its time for the larger rollout.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.