The UK’s cloud computing sector stands at a critical juncture, as a landmark investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concludes that dominant players Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are harming competition. The findings mark an inflection point not only for British...
As the October 14, 2025, end-of-support date for Windows 10 approaches, a significant debate has emerged regarding Microsoft's decision to cease updates for the widely used operating system. The KDE community, known for its development of the Plasma desktop environment, has launched a campaign...
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As millions of Windows 10 users face the looming deadline of October 14, when official support ceases, Microsoft’s latest campaign to accelerate the shift toward Windows 11 has taken a notably more aggressive tone—a move that has ignited debate among tech enthusiasts, privacy advocates, and...
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As the end of official support for Windows 10 looms on the horizon, a new storm of controversy has erupted within the broader community of PC users, open-source advocates, and IT professionals. Microsoft’s decision to phase out support for its decade-old operating system—slated for October...
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When Brian Eno first lent his creative genius to Microsoft in the mid-1990s, few could have predicted that his Windows 95 startup sound—a mere 6-second chime—would become one of the most recognizable audio logos of the digital age. That tiny musical flourish not only signaled the hopeful dawn of...
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Huawei’s dramatic shift in strategy, marked by the official debut of HarmonyOS as a desktop replacement for Microsoft Windows on its laptops, signals a profound transformation in the global operating system landscape. Once aligned closely with Western tech giants, Huawei now finds itself at the...
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