Articles by Muskaan Saxena, Computing Staff Writer

Muskaan is TechRadar’s UK-based Computing writer. She is a passionate writer, and has had her creative work published in several literary journals and magazines.

Her debut into the writing world was a poem published in The Times of Zambia, on the subject of sunflowers and the insignificance of human existence in comparison.

She is a very proud Zambian and will often go around teaching people random words and phrases in her mother tongue, and is always advocating for the inclusion of African thought in all contexts. She is an avid reader and TikTok doom scroller. She will also talk endlessly about Neon Genesis Evangelion and her favourite bits of media include Gone Girl (book and film!), Tender is the Flesh, and Avatar the last Airbender. You will often find her aimlessly wandering around Hyrule.

Articles by: Muskaan Saxena

I switched over from Windows to Mac, and these are my three favorite macOS features

By Muskaan Saxena published 8 April 24

My top three macOS features that'll keep me on Mac forever.

Brace yourself gamers - Nvidia is upping the price of several of its graphics cards by 10%

By Muskaan Saxena published 8 April 24

Nvidia is upping the price of GeForce graphics cards like the RTX 3050, RTX 4060 Ti, and more - by about 10%.

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WWDC is fast approaching and there’s only one thing I want to see - an M3 Mac mini in Pink

By Muskaan Saxena published 1 April 24

WWDC is on the horizon and I have one wish - for the Mac mini take on some of the iMac’s best traits.

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This handy feature has been promised to ChromeOS users for a while now - but it’s still stuck in development

By Muskaan Saxena published 27 March 24

The new trackpad gesture feature in ChomeOS has been ‘rolling’ out for over a month now - but it looks like users can only use it in the Dev Channel.

Don’t worry, the Apple Journal app isn’t beaming your information to strangers - it’s actually much more interesting

By Muskaan Saxena published 27 March 24

The Apple Journal app ‘Discoverable by Others’ feature is enabled by default but it’s not sharing your information with strangers - it’s actually making everyone’s suggestions better.

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macOS has been riddled with bugs lately - but the new macOS 14.4.1 update has just fixed the most notorious one

By Muskaan Saxena published 26 March 24

The new macOS update finally deals with the bugs riddling the operating system - starting with the USB hub problem.

Apple M4 chips could debut early next year - if these professional predictors are correct

By Muskaan Saxena published 25 March 24

Rumors about Apple’s M4 chip have been swirling - and we may finally have a launch date.

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Windows 11 users can now try a new feature that uses an Android phone as a webcam – here's how

By Muskaan Saxena published 20 March 24

Windows 11 users may never need to buy a webcam again thanks to this upcoming feature.

Mac users beware - a macOS Sonoma 14.4 bug could delete saved versions of files in your iCloud Drive

By Muskaan Saxena published 19 March 24

A bug in macOS Sonoma 14.4 is deleting users' saved versions of files.

Rumored affordable MacBook Air isn’t actually new - and I'm not happy

By Muskaan Saxena published 19 March 24

Rumors surrounding a new budget-friendly MacBook Air have been squashed - instead of a new laptop, Walmart is selling the M1 MacBook Air for $699.

Spotify for Windows 11's annoying new update shoves one of the app’s most important features to the side

By Muskaan Saxena published 18 March 24

Spotify fans on Windows 11 aren’t happy with the app’s new listening parties

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M3 MacBook Air said to lose 50% of its performance in clamshell mode – so much for that cool new dual-monitor setup you wanted

By Muskaan Saxena published 18 March 24

The M3 MacBook Air offers dual external monitor support - however, it loses 50% of its overall performance in clamshell mode.

Microsoft teams up with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel to provide the ‘missing link’ that’ll boost upscaling for PC games

By Muskaan Saxena published 29 February 24

Great news gamers - Microsoft is teaming up with Nvidia, AMD, and Intel to boost upscaling for your PC games.

The M3 iMac is now available refurbished from Apple and it's a better purchase for the planet and your wallet

By Muskaan Saxena published 29 February 24

The M3 iMac is now being sold in Apple’s refurbished store - discounted and good as new.

Microsoft drops support for the Surface Pro 7 – and the convertible's not even 5 years old

By Muskaan Saxena published 28 February 24

Microsoft will no longer support the Surface Pro 7 - just shy of its 5th birthday.

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New Apple leak suggests M3 MacBook Air and iPad Pro models are landing very soon

By Muskaan Saxena published 28 February 24

Apple seems to be gearing up for a new release according to internal whispers - hinting that M3 MacBook Air and new iPad Pro models are on the way.

Microsoft Paint could get Midjourney-like powers soon thanks to a surprise AI upgrade

By Muskaan Saxena published 27 February 24

Microsoft is turning the Paint app into an AI image generation hub right on your desktop, with a new real-time image generation feature on the horizon.

Nvidia's GeForce Now’s free tier will soon show you up to two minutes of ads while you wait to play - proving nowhere is safe from commercials

By Muskaan Saxena published 27 February 24

Brace yourself gamers – Nvidia’s free tier of GeForce will soon show you up to two minutes of ads while you wait to play

Google explains how Gemini’s AI image generation went wrong, and how it’ll fix it

By Muskaan Saxena published 26 February 24

Annoyed by Gemini’s image-generation problem? Don’t worry, Google has a plan to fix it.

Lenovo debuts the ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 at MWC 2024, with Intel Core Ultra and juiced-up AI features

By Muskaan Saxena published 26 February 24

Lenovo unveils the ThinkPad X12 Detachable Gen 2 - an AI-powered business powerhouse

I’ve been using Duolingo music for 4 months alongside actual piano lessons - here’s what I found

By Muskaan Saxena published 24 February 24

As a piano student, I decided to give Duolingo music lessons a go - four months on, here’s how it's going.

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ICYMI: the week's 7 biggest tech stories from AT&T's service outage to the Borderlands movie trailer giving us déjà vu

By Hamish Hector published 24 February 24

In case you missed it, here's the week's biggest tech news from AT&T, Apple, the Borderlands movie, Garmin, and Fujifilm.

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Microsoft brings one of the Google Pixel’s best features to Windows 11

By Muskaan Saxena published 23 February 24

Microsoft takes inspiration from Google Pixel by adding a Magic Eraser-like tool to Windows 11.

Microsoft Paint update could make it even more Photoshop-like with handy new tools

By Muskaan Saxena published 22 February 24

Microsoft spoils Windows Paint lovers with even more new features on the way since last major upgrade.

Gemma, Google's new open-source AI model, could make your next chatbot safer and more responsible

By Muskaan Saxena published 21 February 24

Say hello to Gemma - the new open-source AI model from Google that could lead to safer, more responsible chatbots.

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