Valve Ships $1,049 Steam Machine, Expands SteamOS 3.8 Beyond Its Own Hardware
Valve’s long-anticipated return to the living room began in late June 2026, when the first batch of new Steam Machine units landed on doorsteps of selected buyers. Priced from $1,049, the sleek,...
Samsung Drops Vascular Load, Adds Blood Pressure Trend in One UI 9 Watch US Update
Samsung Messages Will Stop Working on July 6, 2026 — U.S. Galaxy Users Must Switch to Google Messages
- 01Windows 11 Restore goes GA, adding built-in point-in-time rollback via WinRE for faster recovery from bad updates or unstable software.
- 02Linux Kernel CVEs surge, disrupting Hyper-V, Azure, and hybrid Windows environments with denial-of-service risks.
- 03Microsoft Copilot faces competitive pressure as Google Gemini and consumer AI apps push for workflow dominance across devices.
- 04Quantum Credibility under scrutiny after Nature critique of Majorana 1 claims, testing Microsoft's long-term strategic narrative.
Samsung Galaxy Glasses Design Leak Confirms Android XR and Gemini AI to Rival Meta Ray-Ban
Samsung's unannounced Galaxy Glasses have surfaced in a set of detailed renders, revealing a design that borrows heavily from Meta's successful Ray-Ban collaboration but packs Google's Android XR...
Samsung's Good Lock Modules Leap to One UI 9: LockStar, MultiStar Now Ready for Galaxy S26
Samsung's customisation powerhouse, Good Lock, is receiving its first major refresh for One UI 9 in early July 2026. Four core modules—LockStar, ClockFace, MultiStar, and RegiStar—are being...
CISA Flags Critical API Flaws in iDirect iQ-Series Satellite Terminals Used Worldwide
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent industrial-control advisory for ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series satellite terminals, warning that two high-severity...
CGI Advantage Government ERP Secures Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Certification, Paving Way for Smarter Public Sector Solutions
CGI announced on June 30, 2026, that its CGI Advantage government enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform has achieved the Microsoft Solutions Partner designation with Certified Software status...
Smart Garden Nightmare: CVSS 10 Flaws in Gardyn Hub Let Attackers Seize Control, CISA Urges Patching
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) fired a warning shot across the smart home industry on July 2, 2026, releasing an industrial control systems advisory for the Gardyn...
CISA Advisory: CubeSpace CW0057 Firmware Vulnerability Allows Malicious Code Injection
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an urgent industrial control systems advisory on July 2, 2026, warning that satellite reaction wheels manufactured by CubeSpace...
Claude Sonnet 5 Goes GA on Microsoft Foundry, Unlocking Enterprise AI with Azure Billing and Entra ID
Two days after bringing Claude Opus 4.8 and Claude Haiku 4.5 to production on Azure, Microsoft and Anthropic have made Claude Sonnet 5 generally available in Microsoft Foundry as of July 1, 2026. The...
Nokia Picks Azure for SAP S/4HANA Migration, Bets AI on Enterprise Overhaul
Nokia has signed a multi-year agreement with SAP to overhaul its enterprise resource planning systems, moving its core SAP S/4HANA environment to Microsoft Azure as part of a sweeping digital...
Azure CLI Brute-Force Bypasses MFA, Exposes 78 Cloud Accounts
Cybercriminals launched an astonishing 81 million login attempts against Microsoft cloud accounts in just two weeks, leveraging the Azure CLI to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) defenses and...
Star Citizen Sets July 2026 Windows 10/11 Minimum Specs—Is Your PC Ready for the 'Verse?
Star Citizen’s developer Cloud Imperium Games has published a refreshed set of minimum system requirements, dated July 2026, giving Windows gamers a clear hardware baseline for the ever-expanding...
Meta Plans July 2026 Launch for Cloud GPU Service, Taking on AWS and Azure in AI Compute
Claude GA Arrives on Microsoft Foundry: How Azure’s Governed Deployment Transforms Enterprise AI
Lancashire Council Streamlines Social Care with Microsoft Copilot and Teams
Meta Targets Enterprise AI with Rumored Cloud Service Launching July 2026
Microsoft Patches Classic Outlook to Restore Copilot Buttons That Vanished After Update
Beyond the Password: How Windows Hello for Business PINs Use TPM to Lock Down Your Identity
Windows Hello for Business PINs are far more secure than traditional passwords because they are device-bound, TPM-protected, and never transmitted over the network. This article explains how the PIN merely unlocks a cryptographic key pair that provides phishing-resistant authentication, stops lateral movement, and resists brute force. Enterprises adopting Windows 11 can leverage this built-in security to move toward a passwordless future.
Windows 11's New Point-in-Time Restore: Don't Turn It On Until You Pass These 4 Tests
Windows 11 now includes a point-in-time restore feature that lets users roll back their system to a previous state from WinRE. However, before enabling it, devices must pass four critical checks—OS volume size (200 GB+), free space, VSS health, and BitLocker recovery key availability—to prevent data loss. IT admins should pilot the feature on a subset of devices and monitor for issues before broader deployment.
Microsoft Imposes Stricter Bot Controls in Teams Amid Rising Identity Attacks
Microsoft enforces strict admin approval for Teams bots to counter surging identity attacks, while a researcher exposes a flaw in Apple's Hide My Email that reveals real addresses. The roundup also covers new token-theft techniques and defenses, with practical guidance for Windows users.
Azure Linux 4.0 Public Preview Arrives: Microsoft’s Fedora-Powered Cloud OS
Kyndryl Taps Azure Local to Power Sovereign Cloud for Regulated Industries
Azure Linux 4.0 Goes Public: How Microsoft's Cloud-Optimized OS Challenges Windows Server's Dominance
Kyndryl and Microsoft Forge Managed Sovereign Cloud Operations for Governments
Microsoft Extends Windows 10 Cloud PC Provisioning to July 2026, Buys ESU Migrators Three Extra Months
Windows 11 2026 Update Preview: Movable Taskbar Returns Alongside Revamped Feedback Hub and Admin Tools
Microsoft’s 2026 Windows 11 update preview reintroduces a movable taskbar and deep personalization options alongside a redesigned Feedback Hub with transparent issue tracking. IT administrators gain over 200 new policies for update control, app layout enforcement, and security hardening. Community reaction is hopeful but cautious, as users balance long-awaited features with skepticism over Microsoft’s follow-through.
Teams emoji sync coming July 2026 ends cross-device reaction fragmentation for commercial tenants
Microsoft is set to sync recently used emojis and reactions across all Teams devices starting July 2026, unifying the experience for commercial and government tenants. The long-awaited feature will eliminate cross-device inconsistencies and speed up communication for hybrid workers.
Microsoft Teams Adds CSV Bulk Import for Breakout Room Assignments on Desktop
Microsoft Teams has reached general availability for bulk CSV import of breakout room participants on desktop clients. Rolling out in May 2026 to the Worldwide standard cloud, the feature lets meeting organizers upload a spreadsheet to assign members to predefined rooms, eliminating tedious manual drag-and-drop. The update streamlines large meetings for educators, trainers, and corporate teams, though web and mobile support is not yet available.