What just happened? In 1994, greenhorn developer David Plummer sat in his den at home and wrote the code that would ultimately be used to create Task Manager in Windows. Now more than 25 years later, the dev has taken to Reddit to share some anecdotes about the incredibly useful tool.

For example, did you know that if Task Manager ever hangs or crashes, you can open a new instance by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc? According to Plummer, Winlogon will search for an existing instance

In brief: Tracking-app maker Tile has filed an antitrust complaint with European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager. In a letter sent earlier this week, Tile accused Apple of making it harder for users to use its app while making it easier to use its tracking app FindMy.

In a letter, viewed by Financial Times, Tile's legal counsel explains that in the past, the Tile app worked seamlessly with the company's Bluetooth-enabled tracking fob. Once the device was paired with the app, users could immediately

In brief: Global shipments of wearable devices reached 72.6 million in the first quarter. That’s an increase of 29.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019 according to the International Data Corporation’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.

Notably, IDC said growth was disproportionately spread across various form factors of wearables. The earwear category grew an impressive 68.3 percent and accounted for 54.9 percent of the entire wearables market. Fitness trackers,

Bottom line: Magic Leap founder and CEO Rony Abovitz recently announced intentions to step down as chief executive after founding the company in his garage and leading it for the past decade. Along with a pivot, the future of Magic Leap could look very different.

Abovitz said in a message on the company’s website that after securing “significant” new funding and pivoting to focus on delivering a spatial computing platform for enterprise clients, both he and the board agreed that a change in his role was a natural next step.

What just happened? If you’re looking for a new iPhone and want to save a bit of money, Apple is now selling refurbished iPhone XR handsets in various colors and storage capacities. They’re available with $100 to $120 off the regular prices—a good saving for something that’s essentially identical to a brand-new model.

The iPhone XR was the best-selling phone last year, so purchasing a refurbished version is likely to prove popular. Boasting the A1

Why it matters: If you’re concerned about not adhering to the two-meter (six feet) social distancing guidelines, Google has released a tool that could help. Called Sodar, it uses augmented reality to show how far you should stay from those around you.

Sodar , which likely stands for social distancing radar, is a web app rather than a standalone application. As with other AR tools, it uses a phone’s camera to superimpose images onto your surroundings via the screen. In this case,

Bottom line: When it comes to spending a fun weekend indoors, you can do a lot worse than building Lego's rendition of the Lamborghini Sian FKP 37. The kit's 3,696 pieces are likely going to keep enthusiasts busy for hours on end as they painstakingly assemble them into a 1:8 scale model of the actual car. Although the price is a bit steep at $380, it's still a much cheaper way for fans to put a Lamborghini in their

Rumor mill: AMD’s Ryzen 4000 Vermeer series of desktop CPUs, based on the Zen 3 architecture, is expected to arrive later this year. The company has already revealed in a roadmap that the 7nm process will be used for Zen 3, but a new report claims the upcoming Ryzen 4000 series will be built on the 5nm node.

The claim is from DigiTimes (via Tom’s Hardware ), which does have a slightly hit-and-miss record when it