Microsoft is working on a PC Manager app that’s designed to boost your computer’s performance. Much like CCleaner, a beta version of Microsoft’s PC Manager includes storage management and the ability to end tasks quickly and control which apps start up with Windows.

Much of this functionality is already baked into Windows, but this PC Manager app puts it all in one useful location. There’s even a browser protection section that makes it easier to change default browsers than what exists in Windows right now.

The storage manager feature includes the ability to manage apps or remove those that are rarely used, and there’s also a full cleanup scan available or a scan to find large files on your drives. The process management feature is a more simplified version of the Task Manager so you can quickly kill processes that might be eating up RAM.

Hitting the main “boost” button will clear temporary files and free up memory, which could be useful on older PCs.

The public beta of PC Manager has appeared on an official Microsoft site, but the site is Chinese, suggesting that this app is designed for a very specific market. The app itself is designed for Windows 10 and above and is targeted more at low-spec laptops and PCs.

We’ve reached out to Microsoft to comment on PC Manager and its plans for the app.

Two months after introducing the new iPhone 14 series and Apple Watch 8 smartwatches, Apple has quietly reduced the trade-in values ​​for a lot of older devices.

Comparing Apple’s trade-in website with an archived version from Wednesday, it seems the company updated the amount of money you’ll get if you trade in an older device. Some products haven’t seen that much of a drop, like the iPhone 13, which gets you up to $450 instead of $470 just a day ago. iPads and Apple Watches had slight drops in value as well.

But Mac trade-in values ​​have seen steep declines. You’ll only get up to $600 for an iMac Pro instead of the $1,150 offered yesterday, as MacRumors pointed out. Mac Pros will get $1,250 (down from $1,550), while MacBook Pros will get $630 (down from $850). iMacs and Mac minis had less dramatic drops in trade-in prices, while the MacBook Air barely dropped at all.

It’s not surprising that Apple would offer less money to buy back one of its devices, and not just for wear and tear. The company has dropped the purchase price for many of its older products. Now that the brand-new iPhone 14 is on the market, the iPhone 13 — which was priced at $800 when it launched in September 2021 — can be bought for $700 on Apple’s website.

Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

YouTube is trying to make accurate health information more accessible by allowing additional types of health care providers to apply for health features that direct viewers to more resources on a health topic, the video streaming platform said Thursday.

The health features that accompany some channels include information panels that provides source information and a “health content shelf” that suggests related health content. Both features were launched last year, but will no longer just be reserved for educational or government institutions, public health departments or other organizations. Now, certified doctors, nurses, psychologists, marriage and family therapists and clinical social workers can apply.

YouTube said that in order for health professionals to apply, they must be licensed, follow the Health Information Sharing Principles (set by different medical societies), their channel must follow YouTube’s guidelines and more. The review process usually takes about one or two months, YouTube said.

Social media’s growing presence has turned up the volume on a misinformation problem, notably health misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. YouTube has made attempts to slow the spread of false health statementsbut allowing some health care providers additional tools to have authority in media may help bridge the gap between patient and health care.

“The reality is that the majority of health care decisions are made outside the doctor’s office, in the everyday lives of our patients,” Dr. Garth Graham said in a YouTube blog post.

Interested health content creators can start applying Thursday, Oct. 27.

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And yet some high-profile impersonators have stuck around on the platform for hours or even days, flouting Musk’s rules by not having “parody” in their username. The tweets are getting more and more popular, increasing the danger for Twitter’s brand in the eyes of advertisers.

Let’s look at some of the accounts that are still up, at time of writing:

An account parodying Ohio Governor Mike Dewine has also managed to escape a ban, despite its ten-hour old tweet with over 2,000 retweets announcing the governor’s plan for “eradicating the people of Columbus.”

To be clear, Twitter is cracking down on some of the accounts. While this article was being written, an account impersonating Senator Chuck Grassley was suspended, though it took almost a full day while one of its tweets garnered tens of thousands of likes. It was a similar situation with a fake Donald Trump account, which had multiple tweets with tens of thousands of likes and one with over 10,000 retweets, and didn’t mark itself as a parody anywhere.

Still, it’s bad for Twitter that these tweets stayed up for so long, especially the ones from fake brands. As of right now, the company is on advertising as its main source of revenue. And advertisers have shown that they’re not huge fans of a platform that lets people convincingly impersonate them. There have been several very

Sonic the Hedgehog’s 2D video game adventures are widely lovedbut the Sega icon’s 3D entries have been so variable that they inspired the infamous Sonic Cycle meme: the reveal of each new game is met with hope that’s crushed when we play the disappointing final product.

Sonic Frontiers looks so spectacular that it inspired more excitement than usual because it hinted that our hero would be speeding and leaping around vast open spaces — the kind of gameplay some of us have dreamed about since the ’90s.

And the game, which hits PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC on Tuesday, absolutely sings when you’re zipping through its vast open zones. Playing on PS5, running, hopping and grinding between objectives often proved a joyous experience. (I recommend switching from 4K visuals to 60 FPS in the menu if the option is available in your version.)

Sonic Frontiers lets you explore the vast Starfall Islands in a quest to collect series staple plot device the Chaos Emeralds and rescue his charming buddies after the group falls through a wormhole.

The game capitalizes on its hedgehog hero’s abilities beautifully, giving you just enough control that you feel engaged but never overwhelmed as you speed around. It’s a natural evolution of the gameplay first seen in 1998’s Sonic Adventure and a reminder of how effortlessly cool Sonic is.

It’s when I actually reached Sonic Frontiers’ objectives that the game’s shortcomings became apparent.

Don’t slow