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WSL is Now Available in the Microsoft Store in Preview

Microsoft has made a preview version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) available via…

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Amazon Embraces Hybrid Work

Amazon now says that it will leave remote work decisions to individual team leaders after…

Google TV Updates Improve Personalization

Google is improving Google TV with better personalization, new ambient mode capabilities, and better integration…

Canalys: PC Market Grew Just 5 Percent in Q3

The market researchers at Canalys claim that global PC sales rose just 5 percent in…

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Apple Appeals Epic Games Ruling

Apple appealed the ruling in the Apple v. Epic Games case in a bid to…

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More Mobile: Hubs and Docks (Premium)

I’ve been using a Thunderbolt dock as part of my mobility experiments, but I suspect…

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Microsoft Embraces Right to Repair

Activist shareholders have convinced Microsoft to dramatically expand its “Right to Repair” efforts by the…

Yep, Microsoft is Updating Notepad for Windows 11 Too

After seeing the WinUI spit shine that it gave to Paint in Windows 11, it…

Vivaldi 4.3 Adds PWA, Sync, Download Improvements

This week, Vivaldi upgraded its flagship desktop web browser to version 4.3, adding several useful…

Is Mozilla Firefox Getting Sketchy?

Long the darling of the open-source crowd, Mozilla’s Firefox web browser has received some questionable…

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Ask Paul: October 8 (Premium) (Updated)

With the release of Windows 11 and new Surface PCs this week, we can enjoy…

Smooth Scrolling is Coming to Excel for Windows

Microsoft is now testing a smooth scrolling feature for Excel for Windows and expects to…

Microsoft Blames Russia for Most Nation-State Cyberattacks

In a new report, Microsoft states that Russia is responsible for more nation-state cyberattacks than…

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More Mobile: Minimizing and Overthinking (Premium)

For the first time, I’ve weathered the transition from a desktop PC-based setup to a…

Microsoft Announces 20th Anniversary Xbox Hardware

Xbox will celebrate its 20th anniversary on November 15 and Microsoft is marking the milestone…

Stardock Delivers Start11 Release Candidate

Windows 11 users who are understandably unhappy with the new Start menu now have a…

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