Microsoft’s Cortana app was supposed to be the company’s answer to Siri or Google Assistant, and then some. But to me it’s always just been that annoyingly loud voice you hear that offers to help you through the setup process of a new PC until you silence it. Soon that voice will go silent for […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11 Moment 3 Update is here, Windows Terminal 1.18 brings tab tearing, Google Play Games for PC expands to more markets
4 Comments on Lilbits: Windows 11 Moment 3 Update is here, Windows Terminal 1.18 brings tab tearing, Google Play Games for PC expands to more marketsMicrosoft is holding its annual Microsoft Build developer conference this week. Among other things, the company announced new AI features coming to Windows 11 and the Edge web browser, and some major new features which are starting to roll out to Windows 10 and 11 including support for Bluetooth Low Energy, an option to show […]
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Microsoft previews a Gallery view in File Explorer
Microsoft has included a dedicated Photos app with Windows for more than a decades, after first launching the app with Windows 8 in 2012. But now the company is introducing another way to view your images with a Gallery view in File Explorer. It’s making its debut in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 23435, which […]
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Google’s Nearby Share for Windows lets you quickly share files with Android devices
Google’s Nearby Share feature debuted on Android phones and tablets as a way to quickly send files and apps from one Android device to another. Eventually Google brought Nearby Share to Chromebooks as well. And now the company has launched a public beat of Nearby Share for Windows. Available for Windows 10 or later, the […]
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Microsoft may bring Chromebook-like security and OS update features to Windows
Microsoft has been trying for years to developed a streamlined version of Windows that isn’t bogged down by decades of legacy code, as a way to better compete with modern operating systems like Android, iOS, and ChromeOS. After scrapping several earlier projects, the company is now said to be working on a new project code-named CorePC […]
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Lilbits: Android 14 DP2 is here, Ubuntu adds support for another RISC-V board
Less than a month after releasing the first developer preview build of Android 14, Google is back with Android 14 DP2. The official announcement is aimed at developers and largely focuses on behind-the-scenes stuff the users may not even notice. But independent experts have begun digging into the the developer preview to find new user-facing […]
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Lilbits: Linux on Apple Silicon, Motorola’s next flip-phone, and a new Acer Android tablet
2 Comments on Lilbits: Linux on Apple Silicon, Motorola’s next flip-phone, and a new Acer Android tabletMotorola has been selling phones with foldable displays under the Razr brand for for the past few years. Like the classic Motorola Razr, these new phones are basically flip phones. But thanks to the flexible OLED display on the inside, when unfolded they offer the full-screen experience you’d expect from a modern Android smartphone. They […]
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This stripped-down Windows 11 version runs on less than 2GB of RAM (and doesn’t require TPM)
31 Comments on This stripped-down Windows 11 version runs on less than 2GB of RAM (and doesn’t require TPM)The official system requirements for Windows 11 include a computer with at least 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, and TPM 2.0 security. Folks have been finding ways around that last requirement for ages. But now you can easily avoid the first two as well thanks to a stripped down version of Windows 11 called […]
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Windows Package Manager now supports aliases (so you can use Linux commands)
Microsoft’s Windows Package Manager is a command line tool that lets you install, update, and remove applications on PCs running Windows 10 or Windows 11. First introduced a few years ago, the optional Windows utility works a lot like the package managers that have been available for most GNU/Linux distributions for decades. And now the […]
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Microsoft will stop selling Windows 10 downloads on January 31
Microsoft will continue to support Windows 10 with security updates through October 14, 2025. But the company will stop selling Windows 10 licenses to consumers through the Microsoft Store at the end of this month. The company has added notes to the Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro pages in the Microsoft Store alerting customers […]