Articles from July 13, 2026
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Anthropic's Next Claude Model: Leak Claims Breakthrough, But Don't Update Your Plans Yet
If you’re hesitating to adopt Anthropic’s Claude models because a fresh leak hints at a more powerful successor, you can stop waiting. There is no confirmed next-generation Claude about to ship....
Linux Mint Looks Like Windows, But These 3 Friction Points Could Surprise You
A July 13 How-To Geek review has thrown cold water on the idea that Linux Mint can serve as a drop-in replacement for Windows. After watching a friend struggle with the operating system, the author...
Forced Dark Mode Arrives in Microsoft Edge Canary—No Extensions Required
Microsoft is giving Edge users a way to force dark mode on any website—no extension required. The new "Web Remix" feature, currently in limited testing on Edge Canary, applies a dark color scheme...
One in Three Coloradans Now Use AI, Microsoft Report Finds—But Rural Users Are Left Behind
Microsoft’s latest AI adoption figures reveal that 32.3% of Colorado’s working-age population used generative AI tools in early 2026—a number that surpasses the national average of 31.3% and...
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers Get a Promotional Spotlight – Here's What Windows Admins Should Know
IBM published a detailed explainer on July 13 highlighting its Cloud Bare Metal Servers, but don’t expect a new product release. The piece serves as a reminder that the company’s dedicated...
The Blueprint for a Smooth AWS-to-Azure Move: 8 Apps, 16 Sites, Zero Downtime
In late 2025, a Houston construction company moved its entire IT backbone from Amazon Web Services to Microsoft Azure without a moment of downtime — an eight-app, 16-site migration completed in...
simplewall 3.8.7: The default-deny outbound firewall that’s giving Windows users granular control
MakeUseOf published a detailed walkthrough on July 13, 2026, of simplewall, a free, open‑source tool that replaces Windows’ rule‑centric outbound firewall management with an application‑first...
MultiOS-USB 0.12.1 Lets You Install Windows Without Disabling Secure Boot
The open-source MultiOS-USB tool just eliminated one of the most awkward steps in deploying Windows from a multiboot drive: turning off Secure Boot. Version 0.12.1, released on July 12, 2026, finally...
Nintendo Switch 2 Camera Plummets to $9.99 at GameStop: Should You Grab It?
GameStop has quietly dropped the price of the official Nintendo Switch 2 Camera to just $9.99 — an 82% markdown from the standard $54.99. The promotion, first spotted by deal hunters and reported...
AMD Surfaces Experimental 8x Multi-Frame Generation in Adrenalin 26.6.2
When AMD released the Adrenalin 26.6.2 graphics driver on June 22, the release notes didn’t hint at any groundbreaking features—just routine support for FSR Upscaling 4.1 on Radeon RX 7000-series...
Nvidia RTX 60 2028 Launch Unconfirmed, RTX 50 Super Still a Possibility Amid Memory Crunch
Fresh reports claim Nvidia will skip new gaming GPUs in 2026 and push its next-gen RTX 60 series to 2028. Nvidia has yet to confirm any of this. The rumors, first published by NoobFeed, paint a bleak...
Windows 11 Bootable USB Showdown: Media Creation Tool’s Big Update vs. Rufus 4.15 Fixes
If you’ve been putting off a clean Windows 11 install because of the hours-long patching parade, Microsoft just gave you a reason to reconsider. A quiet, server-side refresh of the Media Creation...