Tag: computing
Windows 11 could get updates that install without a reboot, as a Microsoft blunder hints these are coming with version 24H2
We’ve heard before that Windows 11 could be getting a ‘hot-patching’ feature with version 24H2, arriving later this year, whereby (some) future cumulative updates won’t require a reboot – and we’ve just been treated to another clue that this might come to fruition. Windows Latest reports that PhantomOfEarth on X…
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Apple’s M4 Macs spotted in testing – with a hint that entry-level MacBook Pro 14-inch could get the RAM upgrade everyone craves
Apple is apparently pushing harder with testing four new M4-toting Mac models ahead of their rumored release later this year – and seemingly there’s a big update for the entry-level MacBook Pro coming in terms of the base loadout of RAM (and a potential twist in the CPU stakes, too).…
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Windows 10 looks to be getting one of the worst features recently added to Windows 11’s Start menu
Windows 10 might get an unpopular change to the Start menu which Microsoft recently implemented in Windows 11, going by a new leak. This is the addition of an account manager section, and that piece of extra clutter in the Start menu could well be coming to Windows 10, as…
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Apple may be working on an AI ‘personality’ to replace Siri on its robots
Apple is rumored to be tapping into the capabilities of generative AI to build a new ‘personality’ that could live inside upcoming robotic devices, potentially working in a similar way to how Siri currently operates on the iPhone. That’s according to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, who is one of the…
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Meta is rumored to have canceled its next high-end VR headset – and the Vision Pro could be to blame
It would seem Meta has decided to cancel a high-end mixed reality headset it had in the pipeline – quite possibly the successor to the Meta Quest Pro – due in part to the lukewarm sales performance of the Apple Vision Pro. This is according to Meta insiders speaking to…
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I used to hate Samsung’s bloatware on laptops and phones – but it’s Windows 11 and Android’s best bet to take on Apple
Samsung has always made some of the best smartphones, and recently it’s been putting out some of the best laptops you can currently buy as well, but one thing has always put me off its products: the amount of bloatware that comes pre-installed. The company’s attempts to get me to…
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