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Lilbits: Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Samsung Smart TVs, Meta scraps a smartwatch (and scales back its smart displays)

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Lilbits: Xbox Cloud Gaming coming to Samsung Smart TVs, Meta scraps a smartwatch (and scales back its smart displays)

Last year Microsoft announced plans to develop a game streaming device that would allow you to play games on any screen without buying a full-fledged console or gaming PC. All you’d need is an internet connection and a game controller. But in May we learned that Microsoft may have discontinued work on that device… instead […]

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Windows 11 will run on some PCs with 7th-gen Intel Core chips after all (but only some)

by Brad Linder 8 Comments on Windows 11 will run on some PCs with 7th-gen Intel Core chips after all (but only some)

Windows 11 is set to launch this fall, and the new operating system brings an updated user interface as well as new features for multitasking, support for running Android applications, and a number of security and performance improvements. But Microsoft is also increasing the minimum system requirements – not all computers that can run Windows […]

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Microsoft hasn’t ruled out Windows 11 for PCs with 7th-gen Intel Core or AMD Zen 1 chips (yet)

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Microsoft hasn’t ruled out Windows 11 for PCs with 7th-gen Intel Core or AMD Zen 1 chips (yet)

When Microsoft introduced Windows 11 this week, the company promised that it would be a free upgrade for Windows 10 users with PCs that meet the minimum system requirements, but there was some confusion over what exactly those bare minimum requirements were. Now the company has clarified… sort of. Microsoft has confirmed that the initial […]

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Windows 11 is a free upgrade, but not all Windows 10 PCs will qualify (system requirements)

by Brad Linder 49 Comments on Windows 11 is a free upgrade, but not all Windows 10 PCs will qualify (system requirements)

Hoping to give Windows 11 a try when it rolls out later this year? The good news is that it’s a free upgrade for most Windows 10 PCs released in the past few years. The bad news is that not all Windows PCs will be able to support the new operating system, and most systems […]