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  1. Windows 10 End of Support 2025: Is Dell 16 Plus the AI PC Upgrade You Need?

    Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10 reaches end-of-support on October 14, 2025 — and that looming cut-off is now the single clearest reason for many users to seriously consider new hardware, not just a software update. The message in recent sponsored coverage for the Dell 16 Plus is...
  2. Extend Laptop Battery Life with Hibernation and 14 Windows 11 Tweaks

    Title: Enable Hibernation (and 14 other practical Windows 11 tweaks) to squeeze more life from your laptop battery By: WindowsForum.com — Senior IT Desk Summary — what the Analytics Insight piece said (short) Analytics Insight’s visual guide recommends several straightforward Windows 11 tweaks —...
  3. Ultimate Performance Power Plan in Windows: When and How to Enable

    Windows hides a high-drain, low-latency power profile called Ultimate Performance that can nudge certain workstation workloads a little faster—but it’s a tool with real trade-offs that should be used deliberately, not by habit. (howtogeek.com, winaero.com) Background Microsoft introduced the...
  4. Honor MagicBook Art 14 review: OLED display, AI NPU, ultra-thin design

    Honor’s new MagicBook Art 14 arrives as a slender, style-first Windows 11 laptop that tries to marry aerospace-grade materials with the latest Intel “Core Ultra” AI silicon, a dazzling 14.6‑inch OLED panel, and a removable magnetic webcam — but the headline-grabbing specs hide real-world...
  5. ROG Xbox Ally: ASUS-Microsoft Windows Handhelds Redefining Portable PC Gaming

    Asus and Microsoft have taken the wraps off the ROG Xbox Ally family — two Windows 11 handhelds that marry ASUS’ ROG hardware design with an Xbox‑layered, controller‑first Windows experience — and they arrive on store shelves on October 16, 2025, positioning themselves as direct rivals to...
  6. Acer Swift 16 AI review: 16-inch OLED, Lunar Lake power, great value

    Acer’s Swift 16 AI lands as a striking rebuttal to the idea that large-screen ultraportables must be expensive: its 16-inch 3K OLED panel, Lunar Lake silicon, and long endurance make it one of the most compelling value propositions in the premium-thin Windows segment — but close inspection...
  7. Toshiba dynaEdge AR: Windows 10 wearable for frontline enterprise

    Toshiba’s dynaEdge is a clear signal that Windows 10 is not merely a desktop OS anymore but a platform for enterprise-grade augmented reality tools — a wearable Windows PC built around an optical head‑mounted display, a belt‑worn mini‑PC, and a software suite aimed squarely at frontline workers...
  8. Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS: A Console-Style Handheld for Steam Gaming

    Lenovo’s Legion Go S running SteamOS doesn’t just sidestep Windows; it rewrites the handheld’s identity into something leaner, faster to live with, and much closer to the pick‑up‑and‑play promise that made Valve’s own handheld so beloved. By dropping a desktop OS and embracing a console‑like...
  9. Dell XPS 13 9340 Review: Core Ultra Redesign, Thermals & Battery vs MacBook Air

    Thanks for the link. That Houston Chronicle page is behind a “Press & Hold” human verification step (a CAPTCHA), which I can’t complete from here, so I can’t open the article directly. How would you like me to help? Summarize the review: Paste the article text (or key passages) and I’ll produce...
  10. Windows 11 Game Day: Optimize Edge for Smooth Sports Streaming

    A small local-news photo page showing a Jaguars–Saints football moment—paired with a Bluefield, West Virginia forecast calling for mid‑70s highs, rising rain chances through the afternoon, and a cooler, showery evening—captures a bigger reality of game day in 2025: fans jump between highlights...
  11. ROG Xbox Ally X: Windows Handheld Gaming Goes Console-First

    The ROG Xbox Ally X I tried shows genuine promise as a portable Windows gaming platform — but its success depends almost entirely on how far Microsoft and OEMs can push Windows 11 out of its desktop mindset and into a controller‑first, battery‑smart handheld experience. Background Handheld PCs...
  12. Dell Inspiron 14 2-in-1 with Ryzen 8640HS: real specs vs reseller upgrades

    Dell’s 14‑inch Inspiron 2‑in‑1 is being advertised in reseller channels as a surprisingly well‑spec’d convertible — a configuration that pairs the AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS with unusually large memory and storage (32 GB DDR5 and a 2 TB NVMe SSD), an FHD+ touchscreen with Dolby Vision, AI‑enhanced...
  13. Windows Handheld Gaming Mode: Console-Style UX on ASUS ROG Ally

    Microsoft’s move to carve a dedicated, controller-first path through Windows 11 has finally surfaced in a hands-on preview: a new Handheld Gaming Mode (sometimes referred to as a gamepad‑optimized UI) is being shown in early footage running on the ASUS‑branded Xbox Ally family, and the changes...
  14. Copilot+ PCs: On-device AI with NPUs - Reality vs Hype

    Microsoft’s Copilot+ PC pitch promised a new class of Windows machines where on-device intelligence — powered by dedicated NPUs — would deliver privacy-friendly, instant AI features that change how we use a laptop every day. After a year of hands-on testing and watching Microsoft’s rollout, the...
  15. Microsoft Copilot Wearables: Ambient AI Without a HUD

    Microsoft’s Copilot branding has quietly become the connective tissue for a new generation of imagined and real-world AI hardware — and the latest speculative designs show how familiar form factors (earbuds, pins, pendants) might finally fulfill the original promise of Google Glass without a...
  16. Snapdragon Windows 10 on ARM: The Always-Connected PC Era Begins

    Qualcomm’s public commitment to bringing the full Windows 10 experience to ARM-based Snapdragon processors — and the company’s prediction that the first devices would arrive by the end of the year — marked a deliberate attempt to re-open the PC platform to non‑x86 silicon and to revive the...
  17. Boost Windows 11 Battery Life by Tuning the Windows Search Indexer

    If your Windows 11 laptop runs hot, fans spin up frequently, or battery life feels worse than it should, the built‑in Windows Search Indexer — also known as searchindexer.exe or the Windows Search (WSearch) service — is one of the single background features that can meaningfully affect power...
  18. Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Review: A Faster, More Efficient Handheld

    Lenovo’s decision to ship the Legion Go S with Valve’s SteamOS turns a capable but unfocused handheld into a genuinely competitive, purpose-built gaming device — and in practical terms, that change matters more than the hardware revisions themselves. The SteamOS model trims the Windows desktop...
  19. Surface Pro 11: Battery Limit Regression and 80% Charge Feature

    Microsoft’s Surface Pro 11 — a device praised for its exceptional standby and all‑day battery endurance — is suddenly being hamstrung for some owners: a firmware/UEFI interaction is capping affected units at roughly 50% state of charge, and in many cases the usual UEFI toggle to disable that cap...
  20. Lenovo Legion Go S SteamOS Review: Pros, Cons, and What It Means for Handheld Gaming

    Lenovo’s decision to ship the Legion Go S with SteamOS turns a capable handheld into a fundamentally different user experience — one that trims Windows bloat, favors console-style simplicity, and magnifies what matters most on a small, high-refresh gaming device. Overview Lenovo has released a...