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Report Outs the Delayed Sonos Competitor to Apple TV

A new report in Lowpass claims that Sonos has partnered with a company called The…

Google Confirms It Will Bring Desktop Windowing to Android

With Android 15 complete, Google is turning its attention to the desktop windowing capabilities it…

Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit

Microsoft Security Summit Was a Lot of Talk, Little Action

Microsoft held its high-profile Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit this week with Crowdstrike and other…

Google Gemini Live Android

Google Makes ‘Gemini Live’ Voice Chat Free on Android

Gemini Live is now rolling out to free Gemini users on Android, who will get…

Unity Game Engine

Unity Cancels its Runtime Fee Following Backlash From Game Developers

Unity is canceling its controversial Runtime Fee for game developers based on game installations, but…

ExplorerPatcher

ExplorerPatcher Updated for 24H2, Windows 11 on Arm

Valentin Radu's useful ExplorerPatcher now supports Windows 11 version 24H2, including Arm64, and a new…

Xbox Friend Requests

Xbox is Bringing Back Friend Requests to the Social Experience

Microsoft is planning to change the Xbox social experience and bring back the friend requests…

Google Wallet

Google Expands Digital ID and Commuter Capabilities in Wallet

Google announced new capabilities for Wallet as it moves ever closer to an all-digital future…

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Microsoft is Laying Off 650 More Employees in its Gaming Division

Microsoft is laying off 650 more employees in its gaming division. This is the second…

Microsoft Deprecates Legacy DRM Services in Windows

It's been a big year for deprecated Windows features, possibly the biggest ever. And you…

.NET 9 Release Candidate 1

Microsoft Issues .NET 9 RC1

Microsoft has released the first of two release candidates for .NET 9 ahead of its…

Apple HomePod mini
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A HomePod a Day Keeps the TV at Play (Premium)

We don't write much about Apple's HomePod line of smart speakers here at Thurrott.com, but…

Meta AI

Meta Confirms It’s Using Data from Adults Users in Australia for AI Training

Meta has now admitted that it's been using public data from adult Facebook and Instagram…

Microsoft Will Let Developers Update UWP Apps to .NET 9

Microsoft Will Let Developers Update Legacy UWP Apps to .NET 9

Microsoft today announced a surprising new modernization path for developers stuck supporting legacy UWP apps.

Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 6 More Custom Dialogs
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Modernizing .NETpad Step-By-Step, Part 6 More Custom Dialogs (Premium)

In this phase, we'll use our custom Content dialog to create the Go to line…

Microsoft Ignite 2024

Microsoft Opens Registrations for Ignite 2024 on November 19-22

Microsoft has opened registrations for Ignite 2024, its annual conference for developers and IT pros…

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