Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Linux creator Linus Torvalds have met for the first time ever. The Verge notes that it all happened at a dinner organised by Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich. “No major kernel decisions were made,...

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There are gentle migration strategies that can delay the move away from Windows 10, which Microsoft will stop supporting in October 2025. Technically (and maybe even psychologically), the easiest step is the hard one: get rid of Windows 10...

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Chromebooks can do AI. Did you know that? If you didn’t, you’re making someone in Google’s marketing department very sad. The Chromebook team has been pushing Google Gemini AI powers, particularly on the more capable Chromebook Plus label, for...

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Google co-founder Sergey Brin recently claimed that all AI models tend to do better if you threaten them with physical violence. “People feel weird about it, so we don’t talk about it,” he said, suggesting that threatening to kidnap...

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Believe it or not, I’ve nearly pulled the trigger on a gaming laptop more times than I care to admit—even though I’ve openly talked smack about them in the past. Gaming from the couch? Hell yeah… until I’d talk...

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TL;DR: Score a compact, travel-ready touchscreen Chromebook for just $79.99 (reg. $284.99) with free shipping. It’s perfect as a backup, second device, or portable sidekick. You probably don’t want to bring your $1,000 laptop on a plane just to stream Netflix or...

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TL;DR: Get a SwiftDoo PDF Pro lifetime license for Windows at $29.97 (reg. $129)—you’ll gain access to tools like PDF editing, signing tools, and so much more. Subscriptions have taken over everything, from streaming to software—PDF editors included. If you’ve been paying Adobe...

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TL;DR: Get 15 months of Microsoft 365 Personal for $79.99— 3 extra months for less than Microsoft’s yearly price. Try as you might, you’ll never escape Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook, so don’t overpay by subscribing through Microsoft directly. Their...

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It’s small, it’s affordable, and it can help you multitask like a pro—the Beelink EQR5 mini PC is only $299.90 right now, a lovely 25% off on Amazon and matching the lowest price it’s ever been. This is a...

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I don’t know what the situation is like in your home, but I think I have gremlins that come out at night to steal my charging cables. There’s really no other way (cough cough) to explain why they always...

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TL;DR: Microsoft’s best-selling diagramming tool is price-dropped to $14.97 for a limited time, making right now the perfect time to give it a whirl (reg. $249.99). If you’ve ever wasted time building a diagram from scratch or tried to force a flowchart...

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TL;DR: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are yours to keep — grab Office 2024 Home for just $129.97 (reg. $149.99, no subscription needed. Is a computer really a computer without Word, Excel, or PowerPoint? Sure, there are alternatives, but Microsoft Office is...

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If your PC won’t open Google Chrome, there may be a culprit: Microsoft. Google determined that Microsoft’s Family Safety app is blocking Chrome, though the company hasn’t discovered how or why. “For some users, Chrome is unable to run...

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Intel is almost literally betting its future on its upcoming “Panther Lake” CPU architecture, as well as the 18A manufacturing process it will be built upon. While we don’t have any concrete details of how Panther Lake will perform,...

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At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Extremely affordable for its size class Very simple to use Reasonably easy to clean Cons Short operating cycle due to its limited battery life Misses a fair amount of debris Zero smart features Our...

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Looking for the best budget gaming laptop? We’ve tested a range of models under $1,000 and found some real standouts. Whether you care most about performance, portability, or ports, there’s something here for every type of gamer. Acer Nitro...

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I appreciate that “budget” means different things to different people. But if you’re looking to upgrade to a glorious OLED monitor for your gaming desktop PC, $500 would be a pretty good target to aim for if you don’t...

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Let’s say, as a thought experiment, that you’re a malware developer. You can choose to target specific groups of people to distribute your nefarious payloads. You might just go for a scattershot approach, but that’s less effective. You might...

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