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Microsoft is working on adding a bit more order to the somewhat chaotic Windows Widgets space. The latest Canary build lets you try a much better-organized layout, so here is how to enable it.

Not so long ago, Microsoft removed eye candy from its browser without any explanation. Now it appears the company is considering returning the Mica effect to Edge in a slightly better variant.

Ventoy, which is a utility designed to create bootable USB, among others, has received its latest update earlier today. The new release improves Fedora performance, adds 1100+ ISO support, and more.

The DuoWOA project that allows running Windows on the first and second-gen Surface Duo has received yet another update. This time, Windows 10 support is back alongside a massive list of improvements.

The 30-day trial offer Microsoft has been offering to new and returning Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass subscribers has been discontinued, meaning no more $1 promotions from now on.

Twitter revealed the source code leak in a court filing on Friday, but there's no word on who posted the code on GitHub, nor how long it was available on the Microsoft-owned software development site.

The new upper limit on chat turns in Bing Chat was confirmed by Microsoft VP Michael Schechter, but it may just be temporary as he indicated that it was only being tested this past weekend.

An official Microsoft statement says the company has actually "expanded footprint" of games that it has shipped on PlayStation consoles following its acquisition of ZeniMax in 2021.

The tactical shooter from Valve reached a new peak of 1,519,457 players online at once this weekend, a few days after Valve officially announced plans to update the game with Counter-Strike 2.

The idea of offering "early access" to games in development, for a price, started 10 years ago this week. This idea has spread to not just PC games, but PlayStation and Xbox console titles.

With today's highlighted deal you can gain access to learn all 25 languages with the critically-acclaimed software CNN calls "The Gold Standard". Temporarily enjoy all the benefits at $120 off!

If you are new to the Windows Insider Program or want to join, here are five cool features (announced and hidden) to test in Windows 11 preview builds from Canary, Dev, and other channels.

Get the Acer Predator Cestus 335 Gaming Mouse includes an optical sensor with up to 19,000 DPI, along with RGB lighting customizations, and it's on sale for just $59.99 on Amazon at the moment.

Apple's heavily rumoured Mixed-Reality headset has reportedly been demoed to it's top 100 executives in the Steve Jobs Theater within the past week in a 'key milestone' for the company.

As announced back in January, Microsoft is increasing the cost of its Microsoft Cloud services by up to 15% in certain regions of Europe. This move will impact organizations, not consumers.

A new change spotted in Edge Canary builds reveals an interesting improvement coming soon to the vertical tabs feature. Microsoft is making it easier to close tabs when in vertical mode.

A new report claims Microsoft has told two search engines that get some data from Bing to not use that information to power their own AI chatbots, which could compete with Microsoft's Bing Chat.

A court has ruled in favour of several book publishers against Internet Archive and its Open Library service. The judge said that Internet Archive needed permission to share the books online.

Gordon Moore's prediction that the number of transistors on one chip would double every two years has resulted in more powerful and cheaper personal computers over the last several decades.

Microsoft is getting closer to making Windows 11's taskbar more like the one found in Windows 10. The latest Canary build has a hidden feature that lets you move Widgets to the right.

The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 gaming notebook includes a second screen below the display that can be used for tons of applications, and it's currently discounted for hundreds of dollars on Amazon.

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about updates to Microsoft 365 apps and services like Teams and Edge, new features and bugs in Windows, and Copilot upgrades.

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Last year, the Android-based Orange Pi (Droid) OS was released. The interesting thing is that it is based on Windows 11's UI. A new and improved Orange Pi 5B has been released with support for the OS.

According to several reports from Windows Insiders, the latest Canary build have problems with shutting down. Microsoft has confirmed the issue and said it is related to Xbox controllers.

We have a packed week in rocket launches coming up. Of note is the launch of Space Pioneer's Tianlong 2 rocket which will be launching for the first time carrying CubeSat satellites.

The recently released Edge 111 comes with a non-removable Bing button that opens Bing Chat on hover. Not everyone likes this change, so here is how to disable the Bing button in Microsoft Edge.

This weekend's PC game deals include a bundle filled with scary games, a freebie for chess fans from the Epic Games Store, plenty of discounts for digital tabletop games, and much more.

Microsoft has announced a new feature for PowerPoint users on the web to let them use bulleted lists using keyboard characters. It's available to everyone including those without a Microsoft 365 plan.

Microsoft has reminded organizations with Surface Hub devices to get a Teams Rooms Basic or Pro licence by July 1. It warned Surface Hubs won't be able to sign in after that date without a licence.

Gordon Moore, one of the co-founders of Intel and creator of Moore's Law, has passed away at the age of 94. Intel announced his death explaining that he was surrounded by family at home in Hawaii.

The new Microsoft Edge 111.0.1661.54 stable release also lets Enterprise users choose between either 'always show' or 'auto hide' if their business IT admin enables the browser's Sidebar.

A rumor suggests that Intel may already be aware of Microsoft's plans regarding the release of next-gen Windows 12, which will be aligning with Meteor Lake-S. However, there may not be enough proof.

The option to either show or hide the Twitter Blue checkmark was discovered in the social network's code by an app developer, but this feature could end up not going live to the general public.

You can now test Windows 11's latest feature update without purchasing a license for the operating system. Microsoft has updated its official virtual machines available for a free evaluation.

The payment information from a tiny percentage of ChatGPT subscribers may have been visible during a nine-hour window on March 20, but full credit card numbers were seemingly not exposed.

Last year, Microsoft announced Edge Workspaces, a new tool for collaborative browsing. It was initially limited to enterprises, but now regular consumers can access the feature in a public preview.