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

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

A person uses a MacBook Air connected to two external Apple Studio Displays.

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.

A woman holding and using Apple New Ipad Pro 2020 digital tablet with Apple MacBook Pro laptop computer while drinking coffee

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.

An arm wearing a Garmin fitness watch pucnhes an iPhone with no signal next to an Apple Vision Pro

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.

Windows Photos upgrade - phtoo of two dogs with background blurred

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.

This upcoming feature on Google Keep may finally sway me away from Apple Notes for good

By Muskaan Saxena published 21 February 24

Google Keep users rejoice! You may soon keep your most important notes on your locksreen for easy access.

An AMD Ryzen processor slotted into a motherboard

AMD Zen 5 processor rumor sets stage for epic end-of-year battle with Intel

By Muskaan Saxena published 20 February 24

AMD and Intel could be going head to head as new rumors suggest a later launch date for Zen 5 CPUs

You can run macOS on a Nintendo DS - and here's how to do it

By Muskaan Saxena published 19 February 24

If you’ve got a Nintendo DS lurking about, you can run macOS on it and use MacPaint!

An Apple Store staff member shows a customer how to use a Vision Pro headset.

Yes, Apple Vision Pro is being returned to stores - but this could actually be a good thing

By Muskaan Saxena published 19 February 24

Apple Vision Pro is being returned to stores a lot - but far less than was predicted – in fact, it could be a keeper.

Apple Journal app on phone screen stock image.

I've kept a diary for 12 years, and I forgot about Apple's Journal app after using it for just a week

By Muskaan Saxena published 18 February 24

I struggle to keep a journal consistently these days, so I tried the Apple Journal app for a weak - but it didn’t really help.

The iPhone 15 being held in a hand, showing the back of the phone

Apple could be working on a new AI tool that animates your images based on text prompts

By Muskaan Saxena published 15 February 24

Apple could be working on a new AI tool that’ll spice up your photos.

DeepMind and Meta staff plan to launch a new AI chatbot that could have the edge over ChatGPT and Bard

By Muskaan Saxena published 14 February 24

Reka is an upcoming AI chatbot that rivals Google Bards Gemini Pro and ChatGPT 3.5 - and could become a new player in the AI field.

macOS Sonoma 14.4 will bring new emojis and bug fixes soon – here’s how to try the public beta

By Muskaan Saxena published 14 February 24

Here’s everything new with the macOS Sonoma 14.4 public beta and how to download it

Windows 11 could finally make color management easier, and that's great news for artists and gamers

By Muskaan Saxena published 12 February 24

An update may be on the way for the Windows 11 color management panel that will offer better profile control.

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