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Lilbits: Digital Posters with 42 inch E Ink displays, Steam ends support for older Windows versions

Device makers have been using E Ink displays for eBook readers for two decades. But in recent years E Ink has been pushing into other areas including wearables, signage, and even architectural applications. Now the company is partnering with Sharp to bring “Digital Posters” to Japan. Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around […]

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Microsoft ends extended support for Windows 7 and 8.1

It’s been three years since Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 7, but Microsoft allowed enterprise and education customers who wanted to continue using the operating system to pay for up to three years of extended security updates. Now time is up – Microsoft has ended extended security support for Windows 7, as well as […]

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Microsoft Store will stop pushing app updates to Windows 8.x phones next summer, Windows 8.x computers in 2023

If you’re one of the handful of folks still using a smartphone running Windows Phone 8 or Windows Phone 8.1, starting next summer it’s going to be an even less useful operating system than it already is. On July 1st, 2019, the Microsoft Store will stop distributing app updates to Windows Phone 8.x. Developers will […]

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Third-party patch removes Windows Update restrictions for PCs with new chips, old OS

Last month Microsoft blocked Windows Update from working on computers with Intel Skylake or AMD Bristol Ridge or newer chips if those computers are also running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1. In other words, if you have a new CPU, Microsoft wants you to run its newest operating system, Windows 10. And the company is […]

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Have a Kaby Lake/Ryzen CPU and Windows 7 or 8? Say goodbye to Windows Updates

Microsoft really wants you to run Windows 10. So while the company continues to offer security updates and bug fixes for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 (and Windows Vista for a few more weeks), the company announced last year that it would not support those operating systems for devices with the latest Intel and AMD chips. […]

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Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 updates are now cumulative (which means fewer individual updates to install)

Microsoft may have tried its best to get Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users to update to Windows 10 by the end of July, but there are still millions of people using the company’s older operating systems. So now Microsoft is making it a little easier for those users to keep their computers up to […]

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Keeping Windows 7, Windows 8.1 up to date just got way easier

Microsoft would really like you to use Windows 10… but if you’re not ready to make the switch from Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, the company is continuing to support those operating systems with security updates and bug fixes. If you have automatic updates enabled, you’ve probably received a whole bunch of them by now. […]

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Microsoft discontinues Windows 8 Pro Pack, Media Pack sales Oct 30th

Want to upgrade from Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 Home to Pro editions or buy an upgrade pack to add Windows Media Center to the operating system? You’d better act fast: Microsoft will be discontinuing Media pack and Pro Pack sales on October 30th, 2015. Right now you can upgrade from Windows 8.1 Home to […]

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Microsoft: A Windows 8.1 update is coming August 12th, but it’s not that exciting

Microsoft is rolling out a software update for Windows 8.1 on Tuesday, August 12th. But despite some earlier reports, this isn’t “Windows 8.1 Update 2” and we shouldn’t expect the kind of major changes we aw when Update 1 launched in April. Microsoft has made a habit of releasing security updates once a month on […]