Month: October 2025
Windows 10 support has ended, but here’s how to get an extra year for free
You’ll get access to Windows 10 a little longer by doing this. (Getty Images) Still running Windows 10 on your PC? Did you know that as of October 14, Microsoft moved the software to its “end of life” phase? So while Windows 10 PCs will continue to work, they’ll stop…
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The government shutdown is strangling aviation
In May, The Verge reported that the US aviation system was so fragile that “the smallest disruption can throw the entire system into chaos.” That disruption arrived on October 1st, when the federal government shut down over a budget dispute. Chaos has indeed ensued. More than 6,000 flights are being…
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These are the Office icons Microsoft rejected
Microsoft is busy rolling out new curvy and colorful new Office icons, and now it’s revealing a set of design concepts it experimented with before finalizing these new icons. Some of the concepts are radically different from what Microsoft is shipping, with design explorations for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint that…
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Only a few Garmin watches are compatible with the Oakley Meta Vanguard smart glasses – here’s the full list
The new Oakley Meta Vanguard glasses were one of the standout announcements of Meta Connect 2025, especially for athletes wanting to find tech to help push them on their runs, bike rides, ski sessions, and other supported sports. That’s because these specs can sync with your Garmin device to gather…
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UK energy system is “screwed” says Octopus Energy CEO
I’m at GITEX Global, Dubai, one of if not the biggest tech exhibition in the world. All the big names that you would expect are here, Microsoft, AWS, Google, and of course most are talking about AI. And, part of that conversation is energy. Is there enough, where do we…
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Apple exec on Apple TV rebranding: ‘let’s just do it’
We have some new insight into Apple’s muddled rebrand of Apple TV Plus to Apple TV, courtesy of an interview with the company’s senior vice president of services, Eddy Cue. Speaking on The Town podcast, Cue said that no consultants were involved, and that it was a collective decision to…
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