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Posted on Aug 05, 2026 by Paul Thurrott in Cloud, Photos, Music, and Videos, YouTube, Netflix, Apple TV+ with 2 CommentsThe day that I canceled my Netflix subscription was a good one, but not having infinite choice in video was a bigger…
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- Christian Gaeng
- Aug 05, 2026
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Hi folks, since when does OneDrive install a new startmenu entry for OneDrive Photos?
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Doom in Paint
Now we know what Paul is doing when he’s using Paint. LOL https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-executive-modifies-doom-to-play-it-inside-paint/?utm_source=rss
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Proton Drive
- Christian Gaeng
- Aug 03, 2026
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Hi everyone, Does anyone have any experience with Proton Drive? I’m thinking about switching from Google Drive to Proton. I’m particularly interested in how reliably Proton Drive synchronizes and how fast file downloads are. Thanks. Greetings Christian
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Extended Windows 10 support
- madthinus
- Aug 03, 2026
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I received an email over the weekend telling me that my Windows 10 extended support have been extended to Oct 2027. This is great news and I guess finally confirmation of a change, they seemed to have done weeks ago.
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Microsoft confirms it will make Windows 11 run better on 8GB of RAM.
- Alan1
- Aug 02, 2026
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Not really news since I think Paul mentioned this before but hopeful this will come to fruition to make Windows more efficient with resources. “Memory optimization for 8GB and above. Reducing Windows memory footprint to deliver a fast and responsive Windows experience across the PCs customers use every day.” (21) Pavan Davuluri on X: “Windows…
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[CLOSED] Ask Paul for this Friday, July 31
- Paul Thurrott
- Jul 30, 2026
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The day that I canceled my Netflix subscription was a good one, but not having infinite choice in video was a bigger deal than expected.
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AMD reported that it earned a net income of $2.3 billion on revenues of $11.5 billion in the quarter ending June 27, 2026.
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WhatsApp Groups Now Support @All Mentions and End Times for Polls
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WhatsApp is starting to roll out various improvements to its group chats feature, including the ability to ping all participants using @all mentions. The app is also adding more granular controls for polls, with a new option to hide voter names to improve privacy. The new @all mentions are best used to alert all members…
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- Paul Thurrott
- Aug 04, 2026
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Gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced that its acquisition by a group of investors is complete, with the company now privately owned.
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Cricket 26, Date Everything, and More Are Coming to Game Pass
- Laurent Giret
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The first wave of new Game Pass games for August includes Cricket 26 and the sandbox dating simulator Date Everything.
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Gears of War: E-Day Early Access Beta Kicks Off on August 6
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The upcoming Xbox exclusive Gears of War: E-Day will have two multiplayer betas this month, with the first one running from August 6 to 10.
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