Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing
Microsoft's next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing Microsoft’s next annual update for Windows 11 is in Release Preview testing The schedule of annual updates for Windows 11 that arrive in the second half of the year will hold steady for 2025, and today, Microsoft announced that the 25H2 package is […]
Windows 11 now has better Bluetooth quality for game chat and voice calls
Windows 11 now has better Bluetooth quality for game chat and voice calls Microsoft is addressing muffled audio quality on Bluetooth headsets by introducing a new LE Audio feature for Windows 11. Built on top of the Bluetooth Low Energy radio spec, LE Audio uses a new compression algorithm that results in higher quality audio […]
Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls
Microsoft's new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls Microsoft’s new NFL deal could let you blame Copilot AI for terrible playcalls The NFL and Microsoft have extended their arrangement that makes Surface tablets a familiar fixture on gameday sidelines, but naturally, now there’s an AI-powered twist on top. While Tom […]
Microsoft is finally improving Windows 11’s dark mode
Microsoft is finally improving Windows 11's dark mode Microsoft is finally improving Windows 11’s dark mode Microsoft first introduced a dark mode option in Windows 10 in 2016, but there were still plenty of areas of the operating system that looked like a mish-mash of light and dark modes. Nearly a decade later, the latest […]
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app
A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app I kid you not, we wrote these words in 2014: Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t […]
The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs
The Framework Desktop made me fall for small form factor PCs The Framework easily fits on any desk. Framework has built a name for itself by taking the locked down world of laptops and making them modular, upgradable, and repairable. So it’s surprising – and maybe even controversial – the way that Framework has approached […]
Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows
Microsoft makes OpenAI's new open model available on Windows Microsoft makes OpenAI’s new open model available on Windows OpenAI released a new free and open GPT model yesterday that can run on a PC, and now Microsoft is making that easy to do for Windows users. The lightweight gpt-oss-20b model is now available on Windows […]
Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects
Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects Adobe is finally releasing Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder this week. All four apps are available as public beta versions, but they do lack some features or have some known issues compared to the versions […]
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft's tricks that push you to use Edge Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites […]
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard […]