Microsoft is using free software, Game Pass, and student laptop discounts to make Windows 11 PCs more appealing for college buyers, but the real value still depends on the hardware, eligibility rules, and whether you’ll use the extras.
In an interesting twist, Arm-based Surface devices won’t come until later this year, we’re told — as Intel models will be released first.
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New report suggests that Microsoft’s next Surface Laptop could finally get OLED options, but with recent Surface price hikes already in place, that upgrade may not come cheap.
New research says ChatGPT is helping Americans finish household digital chores faster, but much of the saved effort goes to leisure instead of learning, training, or other forms of self-improvement, with adoption gaps adding another concern.
With competitors already out the door with Arrow Lake-HX Plus laptops, MSI has arrived with a 13-strong lineup ranging from entry-level Cyborgs to RTX 5090-toting Raiders and Titans.
Google’s Gemini has arrived on Mac as a native app, free, feature-packed, and accessible with a single keyboard shortcut, beating Apple’s long-delayed Siri overhaul
Android’s freshest AirDrop alternative lasted less than a day on the Play Store. Nothing’s Warp app went from launch announcement to unexplained takedown in a single news cycle.
Two of Apple’s biggest execs have talked about the future of spatial computing in a new interview —and it sounds like there’s something in those smart glasses rumors.
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The Asus TUF F16 Gaming Laptop is a very appealing budget gaming laptop and it just got even cheaper thanks to this Amazon deal.
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Windows 11 Recall was delayed in 2024 due to security flaws, and those same issues are being discovered now, despite Microsoft’s promise to secure user data.
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