on-device ai

Microsoft’s new Copilot Actions turns a passive assistant into an active on‑device agent that can open apps, click, type and move files — a breakthrough that promises major productivity gains but also redefines the desktop’s threat model and raises urgent privacy, security and governance...

Microsoft appears to be preparing an intermediary Windows 11 release — version 26H1 — that will arrive early next year but only on a narrow class of new Arm-based laptops powered by Qualcomm’s freshly announced Snapdragon X2 family, according to reporting that surfaced this week. The report says...

Microsoft’s holiday pitch is deceptively simple: there’s a Surface for every person on your list — from the student who needs a featherlight study buddy to the creator who wants a pen‑first tablet that doubles as a studio‑grade slate — and this year the message leans heavily on on‑device AI...

Deadlines travel with you now: modern Intel‑powered AI laptops promise longer unplugged days, instant wake, and on‑device AI that smooths video calls and quick edits — but the reality is a layered trade‑off that buyers must parse before checkout. Background / Overview The recent roundup from HT...

Microsoft’s latest preview builds and the Release Preview drop for Windows 11 version 25H2 make one thing clear: Windows is no longer only a desktop operating system — it is now a platform being actively retooled to host AI as a first-class capability, with Copilot at the center and on‑device...

The 2025 roundup of “Intel Powered AI” laptops reframes the perennial laptop trade-offs: you can now get genuinely long unplugged runtimes, fast wakes and quieter fans, and practical on-device AI acceleration — but the reality behind marketing is nuanced and worth unpacking before you click buy...

ASUS’s new ExpertBook P5 arrives as a clear statement of intent: mainstream business laptops will be AI-first from here on, with on-device Copilot+ integration, dedicated NPU horsepower, and enterprise-grade manageability packed into a 14‑inch chassis that can comfortably live in a carry bag or...

Today’s Beta‑channel checkpoint for Windows 11 — Build 26120.6982 (KB5067109) — brings a compact but strategically important set of experiments and fixes that continue Microsoft’s measured push of on‑device AI features, usability polish, and platform reliability improvements for Windows 11...

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Microsoft’s latest Surface clearance — the short-lived Amazon discount on the 2024 Surface Laptop that Gizmodo flagged — is more than a one-day bargain; it’s a useful lens on where Windows hardware stands right now: premium design, aggressive AI marketing under the Copilot+ banner, and a new...

Microsoft has pushed the redesigned Start menu and a cluster of interface and reliability fixes into the Release Preview channel — a final testing phase that almost always precedes a wider rollout — meaning the new Start experience, improved Voice Access dictation, File Explorer recommendations...

Microsoft Paint’s long, humble arc from simple sketchpad to a miniature AI art studio continues with a new Restyle feature — but this particular upgrade comes with a clear hardware caveat: Restyle is rolling out to Windows Insiders today only for Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs, and it requires...

Microsoft has started rolling the redesigned Start menu and a raft of on-device AI features to Windows Insiders on the Release Preview Channel via update KB5067036, bringing the new Start UX, colored battery icons, Copilot Vision taskbar sharing, File Explorer enhancements, and Copilot+‑only...

Microsoft’s 2025 rollouts for Windows 11 — delivered across the 24H2 servicing stream and formalized in the 25H2 enablement package — represent a deliberate shift in how the OS evolves: incremental, service-driven feature seeding combined with an aggressive push toward on-device AI. The result...

Microsoft’s Release Preview drop KB5067036 (Builds 26100.7015 for 24H2 and 26200.7015 for 25H2) brings a concentrated set of user-facing improvements — chief among them a new, on-device “Fluid Dictation” mode inside Voice Access — and a broader set of Start menu, File Explorer, and Copilot...

Today’s Release Preview drop for Windows 11 — cumulative update KB5067036 delivering Builds 26100.7015 (24H2) and 26200.7015 (25H2) — is a focused but consequential update: it stitches in a broad sweep of user-facing polish, expands on-device AI capabilities for Copilot+ hardware, and patches a...

Windows 11 is delivering a sharper, more modern face to the PC — but beneath the cosmetic polish there’s a steady chorus of practical complaints that have solid reasons and real consequences for everyday users. From mandatory Microsoft account nudges during setup to an ever‑expanding suite of AI...

Intel’s Panther Lake, a tightened Windows 11 setup, a surprise Commodore desktop, JEDEC’s memory roadmap, shifting PC demand, Apple’s new M5 silicon — and a cluster of security stories from pixnapping to fresh Windows privilege escalations — all converged into the week’s conversation on PC...

Microsoft’s push to make AI genuinely local on Windows has produced a practical question for buyers, IT teams and privacy‑minded users: which AI capabilities actually run on your PC’s hardware, and how much control do you — or your organization — have over them? The headline answer is simple...

Title: The next PC platform shift? Ed Bott on Microsoft’s big Windows AI bet — what it means for users, OEMs, and developers Introduction Ed Bott — a veteran technology journalist who has covered Microsoft for more than three decades — recently laid out a straightforward but consequential...