Today, Microsoft announced that previews of its Chromium-based Edge Canary browser are now available for older versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1.
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Indefinite Lumia Personality of the Year. All puns are intended. Lover of all things technology, but also pizza and French fries.
I love to talk about and listen to others talk about technology. I like to hear people's opinions, especially when they're different from mine. It's fascinating to me why people do or don't use certain technologies and what they do or don't care about.
It's Wednesday, and that can only mean one thing. It's time for a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build in the Fast ring. This week's build is 18922, and it contains a few new features.
As Microsoft promised that it would do in June, it's beginning to automatically roll out the Windows 10 May 2019 Update to those that are still on the version from a year ago, which is 1803.
Yesterday, Microsoft had announced that Edge Dev 77 was going to be available, but the update didn't ship until today. Naturally, the changelog is now finally published for the new build.
Amazon refreshed its flagship e-reader, the Kindle Oasis today. The main difference is that you can adjust the color temperature of the display, making reading at night a bit easier.
Patch Tuesday was exactly one week ago, but Microsoft is already releasing another round of cumulative updates. Today's new builds are for all supported versions except for 1903 and 1507.
This week's Edge Dev update is a big one, since it upgrades the browser to Chromium 77. Other than that, it also contains a range of fixes and improvements for the browser on Mac and Windows.
Today, Microsoft released Windows Server Insider Preview build 18917, corresponding to last week's Fast ring build. It's the first Windows Server preview build that's from the 20H1 development branch.
Microsoft today added a number of new AI features to PowerPoint, building on top of its Designer tool. Designer now works with branded templates, and there's also a new Presenter Coach.
As was reported over a month ago, Microsoft is now offering the 15-inch Surface Book 2 with an Intel Core i7-8350U and no dedicated GPU, along with 16GB RAM and a 256GB SSD for $1,999.
After going missing for nearly a month due to the current ban in the United States, Huawei's lineup of MateBook Windows 10 PCs have returned to the Microsoft Store, including the MateBook 13 and D.
Today, Apple released the second developer beta builds of its next major updates, which include iOS 13, iPadOS 13, watchOS 6, tvOS 13, and macOs 10.15 Catalina. There are new configuration profiles.
Lenovo's Yoga A940 could be called a clone of Microsoft's Surface Studio, but it's better in many ways. It has a full desktop processor, a Dolby Atmos soundbar, wireless charging, and more.
At 2.83 pounds, Acer's Swift 3 is one of the lightest laptops that you can get for $900. It comes with a Whiskey Lake Core i7, an anti-glare 1080p display, and more. There are some downsides though.
Announced at CES 2019, Lenovo's IdeaPad S940 is a beautiful device, with a 4K Dolby Vision display that has curved edges. It's also incredibly slim, with an aluminum body and AI sensors.