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Dell’s shift at CES 2026 — quietly shipping AI-capable silicon while publicly downplaying “AI-first” marketing — rewrites the narrative of this year’s PC market and exposes a widening gap between platform ambition and consumer reality. The company’s executive remarks and product repositioning...

Microsoft’s short, teasing post — “Your hands are about to get some PTO. Time to rest those fingers…something big is coming Thursday.” — may be the clearest signal yet that Windows 11 is poised to push voice and conversational AI from an accessible add‑on into a mainstream, system‑level...

Microsoft’s new Xbox Full screen experience for Windows handhelds can already be forced onto existing devices — but early testers warn that getting it running is only the first step; making it stable, usable, and genuinely advantageous is another matter entirely. Background Microsoft and ASUS...

Microsoft’s latest round of Windows 11 updates doubles down on on-device AI, delivering new voice, camera, and Copilot integrations specifically for Copilot+ PCs while sharpening the split between NPU-equipped machines and the larger Windows installed base. Background / Overview Microsoft has...

Microsoft is rolling out a long-awaited change to Windows 11 that finally lets many users apply Windows Studio Effects to additional cameras — including USB webcams and rear-facing laptop cameras — on supported Copilot+ PCs, while also shipping a suite of related Copilot and accessibility...

Microsoft’s latest component update for Copilot+ PCs quietly advances the on‑device AI stack: KB5066127 raises the Phi Silica local language model on AMD‑powered systems to version 1.2508.906.0, delivered automatically through Windows Update and gated by the latest Windows 11, version 24H2...

Windows has stopped pretending to be merely an operating system that quietly evolves; with Windows 11 Microsoft has made a series of deliberate architectural and policy choices that break long-standing continuity with the past—and those choices are already reshaping the desktop landscape...

Windows 11’s AI-first push has turned into a study in contradictions: promising productivity shortcuts and local intelligence on one hand, and on the other hand delivering a fragmented, confusing, and sometimes privacy-ambiguous user experience that many feel undermines the core job of an...

Microsoft’s latest headline-maker isn’t an official product roadmap or a Redmond press release — it’s a cinematic concept video and a string of executive hints that together sketch a vision of what a post‑Windows‑11 world might look like: a highly adaptive, AI‑first operating system that’s...

Microsoft’s Windows 11 rollout has become the most consequential — and controversial — technology migration of the decade, one that now sits at the intersection of cloud strategy, AI ambitions, and investor calculus. What began as a measured, security-centric upgrade has devolved into a...

KB5065504 — Phi Silica AI component update (v1.2507.797.0) for Intel-powered systems Summary On August 12, 2025 Microsoft published KB5065504, a component update that delivers Phi Silica version 1.2507.797.0 for Intel‑powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11, version 24H2. The update is described...

Across the ever-expanding digital frontier of enterprise IT, the underlying processors that power cloud infrastructure have become hotly contested territory. For years, Intel’s Xeon series held an unshakable lead, but recent shifts have put AMD’s EPYC and a growing portfolio of Arm-based server...

For all the talk surrounding Microsoft’s relentless update cadence and the seemingly endless drip of feature drops, Week D stands out as yet another landmark in the company’s journey to redefine what “Windows” truly means in a cloud-and-AI-centric era. With the latest preview update rolling out...

Few qualities define the Windows experience as starkly as its extraordinary commitment to application compatibility. While Microsoft’s decisions and strategies are frequently the subject of spirited debate, even lifelong users of rival operating systems have come to quietly—sometimes...

June 2025 ushers in a new chapter in Windows 11’s ongoing evolution with the arrival of the KB5060842 cumulative security update—delivered as OS Build 26100.4349 for version 24H2. This release continues Microsoft’s methodical cadence of Patch Tuesday deployments, targeting not only security...

For anyone who has followed the development trajectory of Microsoft’s operating systems, the most persistent critique has been the relentless expansion of features—often dubbed "bloat"—that accompany each new release. Each iteration of Windows seemingly demands more resources, delivering...

From the moment Windows 11 was officially unveiled, users and IT professionals alike sensed this wasn’t a radical reimagining—it felt more like a living, evolving project. If you’ve worked with the OS for any length of time, that sense hasn’t dissipated. In fact, Microsoft seems to have embraced...

For months, the trajectory of Windows 11 adoption seemed steady—even if a little sluggish—hinting that Microsoft’s big bet on its latest operating system might finally be yielding results. Yet, fresh data from Statcounter reveals a surprising twist: in May, Windows 11 experienced a setback...

Apple’s reported move to jump directly to “iOS 26” and unify all operating system version numbers based on years—rather than the traditional incremental system—marks a bold philosophical and practical shift in the tech giant’s software branding and interface strategy. For decades, the digital...

Windows 11 users have long been envious of features exclusive to Apple’s tightly integrated macOS and iOS ecosystem, especially the seamless workflow benefits available through macOS Handoff. This cross-device continuity has empowered Mac and iPhone users for years, allowing them to pick up...