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Flyoobe 1.10 Bypasses Windows 11 Hardware Checks and Removes AI at Setup
The latest release of Flyoobe, version 1.10, lands just four days after version 1.7, and it marks a significant leap forward: the free tool now not only sidesteps Microsoft’s hardware gating for...
Microsoft Delivers On-Device AI to Copilot+ PCs with Fluid Dictation, Studio Effects, and File Explorer Upgrades
Microsoft has begun rolling out a wave of on-device AI features for Windows 11 that will sharply divide the user base: if your PC lacks a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), you’re locked out. The latest...
Copilot's 5.6M Mobile User Surge Proves In-App AI Is Becoming Enterprise Infrastructure
Microsoft Copilot’s mobile user base jumped by 5.6 million in three months, overtaking ChatGPT’s 3.9 million additions in the same period, according to Comscore data reported by Adweek. That...
Windows 11 Beta Unlocks Fluid Dictation and Studio Effects for Any Camera, But Copilot Hover Draws Fire
Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5790 (KB5065779) to the Beta Channel, delivering a trio of AI-centric upgrades that sharpen voice dictation, extend premium camera...
Microsoft Rolls Out GPT-5 and Smart Mode to Copilot, Transforming Windows AI into an Intelligent Orchestrator
Microsoft has begun rolling out OpenAI's GPT-5 model across all Copilot surfaces and introduced a server-side Smart Mode that automatically routes each query to the most appropriate model—a fast,...
Edge 140 Brings On-Device AI Scareware Blocker and Critical Patch for CVE-2025-53791
Microsoft has equipped Edge 140 with an on-device AI scareware blocker that locally detects and neutralizes browser-based tech support scams, and simultaneously patches a security bypass flaw tracked...
Samsung Puts Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity on Your TV to Kill the 'Phone Lookup' Habit
{ "title": "Samsung Puts Microsoft Copilot and Perplexity on Your TV to Kill the 'Phone Lookup' Habit", "content": "At IFA 2025 in Berlin, Samsung revealed that its future televisions will do...
End of an Era: Microsoft Retires Live Tiles, Maps, and 5 Other Windows Features—Here's What’s Next
The July 2025 deadline for Windows Maps is no longer a distant rumor. Microsoft confirmed the app will receive a final update that renders it nonfunctional and yanks it from the Microsoft Store. That...
Microsoft’s Deleted Surface Ad Exposes AI Image Hallucinations and Brand Blind Spots
Microsoft’s Surface marketing team yanked a promotional post from X last week after eagle-eyed users spotted an unmistakable iPadOS-style interface on the screen of a supposed Surface Pro. The...
Microsoft Copilot’s NFL Verdict: Give the Ball to Marshawn Lynch
Artificial intelligence is now officially on the NFL sideline, and when it replays the one play Seattle fans can never forget—the goal-line pass intercepted in Super Bowl XLIX—it delivers a...
Windows 11 25H2: The Update That’s More About Subtraction Than Addition
Microsoft has begun rolling out Windows 11 version 25H2 to Insiders in the Release Preview channel, and it’s unlike any feature update in recent memory. Instead of a splashy list of new...
Windows 11 Fluid Dictation Hands-On: On-Device AI Makes Speech-to-Text Smarter, but Hardware-Locked
Microsoft shipped Windows 11 Insider Preview builds 26220.5790 (Dev) and 26120.5790 (Beta) under KB5065779, and the headline feature is Fluid Dictation – an on-device AI engine inside Voice Access...