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Smartphone's Peak? Record 2026 Decline Shifts Industry Focus to AI Wearables and Spatial Computing
Global smartphone shipments are set to plunge 13.9% in 2026, the steepest annual contraction in the industry’s history, according to new data from IDC. The forecast, a sharp downward revision from...
Microsoft’s Windows 10 ESU Program: Free, Rewards, or $30 to Stay Secure Until 2027
Windows 10 users now have a clear, albeit time-limited, path to keep their systems patched after the operating system hits its end-of-support milestone on October 14, 2025. Microsoft has opened...
Microsoft’s $30 ESU Now Secures Windows 10 Until October 2027, But Migration Jitters Persist
Microsoft’s official Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 consumers will now provide critical patches until October 12, 2027—a full year longer than many had expected. The news,...
Microsoft to End Office Store Updates: October 2025 Feature Freeze, December 2026 Security Cutoff
Microsoft has delivered a clear but widely misunderstood message: the Microsoft Store installation type for Microsoft 365 Apps is being retired. Feature updates will stop in October 2025, and...
Build 27744 Endows Windows on Arm with AVX/AVX2 Emulation, Expanding x64 App and Game Support
Microsoft's latest Canary-channel Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27744 delivers a long-awaited upgrade to Prism, the x86/x64 emulator that powers Windows on Arm. The update exposes previously...
Microsoft Tests Copilot Promotions in Windows 11 Start Menu Amid Paid AI Push
Microsoft is testing a plan to surface Copilot recommendations directly inside the Windows 11 Start menu, according to code found in recent Insider preview builds. The changes, first spotted by...
Microsoft Copilot Just Got a Massive Free Upgrade—Vision, Deep Reasoning, and Pro Tips Inside
Microsoft Copilot has shed its experimental skin. The AI assistant that once kept its most advanced features behind a paywall is now offering them to everyone for free—including the ability to see...
Dell's Misleading Windows 11 24H1 Wi-Fi 7 Promise: The Truth Behind the Spring Update Mirage
Earlier this year, a footnote in Dell's promotional materials for its latest XPS laptops ignited a wave of speculation that Windows 11 would receive a spring "24H1" update delivering Wi-Fi 7 support....
Notepad’s Bloated Right-Click Menu Gets a Compact, Two-Tier Overhaul in Latest Windows 11 Insider Build
Windows Insiders running the latest Notepad build are waking up to a friendlier right-click menu—one that finally tucks the stampede of AI and reference commands beneath a tight row of classic...
Forget 4K Hype: The Real Webcam Features That Make You Look and Sound Professional
PCWorld’s latest webcam roundup arrives with a blunt promise: you can look and sound great on video calls without spending streamer money. In a market flooded with 4K sensors and gimbal-tracking...
Windows 11's File Explorer Gains AI Image Editing, Document Q&A, and Native Archiving
Microsoft is testing a series of ambitious updates to Windows 11’s File Explorer that transform the humble file manager into a context-aware productivity surface — complete with AI-powered image...
Draw Before You Snip: Microsoft Tests Live Annotation for Snipping Tool
The Snipping Tool’s latest evolution breaks the traditional screenshot workflow. Microsoft is internally testing a feature called Live Annotation that lets users draw, highlight, and add shapes...