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Lilbits: Killing Windows 10 in 2025 could turn millions of PCs into eWaste (or at least compromise their security)

Microsoft plans to continue supporting Windows 10 through 2025, after which the company expects users to move to Windows 11 (or Windows 12, if you believe the rumors). But if you have an older PC, you might not be able to upgrade the operating system due to stricter system requirements for Windows 11. And that […]

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Lilbits: Oppo and OnePlus foldables, Dell’s new rugged tablet, Microsoft’s $69 billion video game gamble

We’re a couple of years into the foldable phone era, and it still feels too soon to say whether foldables are the future or just a fad. But that hasn’t stopped companies from cranking out new models. OnePlus is set to unveil its first phone with a foldable display next week. And while is sibling […]

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Microsoft ends free upgrades from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 or 11

When Microsoft launched Windows 10 in 2015, the company promised that users running Windows 7 or Windows 8 would be able to upgrade to Windows 10 for free until July 29, 2016. And after that date came and went, many folks noticed that they could still upgrade without paying a penny. And when Windows 11 […]

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Surface Go 4 may be designed for business, but anyone can buy it for $580 and up

Most of Microsoft’s Surface products are available in consumer or business versions. But when the company introduced the Surface Go 4 tablet this week, the company made the unusual decision to only unveil the Surface Go 4 for Business, noting that it’d be sold through business channels rather than through retail stores. But it turns out […]

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Microsoft Surface Go 4 is an Alder Lake-N tablet (but it’s business-only for now)

As expected, Microsoft’s new Surface Go 4 is a compact tablet that should bring a big speed boost over the Surface Go 3, thanks to Intel N200 Alder Lake-N processor, which Microsoft says delivers up to 80% faster performance than the Pentium Gold 6500Y and Core i3-10100Y chips used in that model. That’s the good […]

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Microsoft launches Surface Laptop Studio 2 convertible laptop for creatives for $2000 and up

Two years after introducing the original Surface Laptop Studio as a premium convertible notebook designed for digital content creators, Microsoft is back with a new model featuring the same easel-like display and unusual design, but packing twice the processing power. The new Surface Laptop Studio 2 is up for pre-order for $2000 and up, and it […]

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 is a 2.5 pound notebook with Core i5-1235U for $800 and up

The Surface Laptop Go has been Microsoft’s thinnest, lightest, and cheapest laptop since the first model launched in 2020 for $550 and up. The new Surface Laptop Go 3 keeps the thin and light parts, but brings a significant performance boost thanks to a move to a 12th-gen Intel Core i5-1235U processor and at least 8GB of […]

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Windows 11 update is coming September 26 with AI-powered Copilot and updates for File Explorer, Paint, and other features

The next major update to Windows 11 is coming next week, and it will bring some of the biggest changes we’ve seen in a while. When the update to Windows 11 22H2 update arrives on September 26, 2023 it will bring a new design for File Explorer, all those new MS Paint features we’ve seen […]

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Lilbits: Eero Max 7 is a mesh WiFi 7 router with 10 GbE Ethernet (for a steep price)

Today was a busy day for Amazon product announcements. In addition to a new Fire HD 10 tablet and new Fire TV Stick 4K and 4K Max devices, the company announced an updated smart display, a new smart home hub, a bunch of new AI-enabled features coming to Alexa and Fire TV, and the most […]

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 and Surface Laptop Studio 2 specs and design leaked ahead of launch

Microsoft is holding an event on September 21 to unveil next-gen Surface devices. But thanks to a series of leaks, we already had a pretty good idea that Microsoft plans to announced updates to at least two of its laptops: the Surface Laptop Go and Surface Laptop Studio as well as a new Surface Go […]