The Xreal 1S glasses put a big virtual screen in front of your face, and I’m loving the simplicity and pure entertainment value

The Xreal 1S

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Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation

Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it’s on a build that they haven’t even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still lis…

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Microsoft in 2025: year in review

Microsoft doubled-down on AI this year, and the resulting backlash marked one of the biggest stumbles for the company.
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Linux’s contemporary filesystem mount API went without documentation for six years — latest man-page package finally adds content for 2019 code

Linux’s contemporary filesystem mount API has been missing documentation since 2019,

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My gift to Windows 11 users — here are 10 keyboard shortcuts I can’t live without

Quick screenshots, easy emojis, and more – I use these shortcuts almost every day.

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I’m transforming Windows 11 in 2026 using PowerToys – here’s how you can too

If you thought PowerToys was a mysterious suite of high-powered tools for enthusiast tinkerers only, well, think again.
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Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system — nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window

Nostalgia addicts can now get their Unix v4 fix in a browser

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5 big problems with Windows 11 that I really hope Microsoft fixes in 2026

If Microsoft follows this five-point action plan, I can absolutely guarantee a much happier Windows 11 user base.

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Microsoft engineer clarifies speculation around plans to ‘eliminate’ C, C++ languages by 2030

Details have been clarified by a Microsoft engineer.

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Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard — updated benchmark includes an SMT core test

Cinebench 2026 out and ready to hammer CPUs and graphics cards six times as hard