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Airport Biometric Job Boom: Tanzania Recruits 23 Windows IT Techs for Immigration Systems
A recruitment portal in Tanzania has just posted a single intake for 23 identical junior IT support roles, all stationed at Dar es Salaam’s airports and all tasked with keeping biometric...
Windows To Go Is Gone—Here's How to Keep Your OS on a Portable SSD
Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Windows To Go with version 2004, but a full Windows installation on a pocket-sized SSD is more practical today than ever. Thanks to third-party tools like...
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 Orders External Review Led by Covington & Burling After Azure Mass Surveillance Allegations
Microsoft has commissioned an urgent external legal review after a Guardian-led investigation alleged that Israel’s signals intelligence unit, 8200, operated a segregated Azure environment to...
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 Relocates Copilot to Taskbar’s Bottom-Center with Alt+Space Trigger, Stirs Shortcut Conflicts
Microsoft has yanked Copilot out of the Windows sidebar and dropped it into a floating, bottom‑center quick view that hovers right above the taskbar — and it comes with a new Alt + Space shortcut...
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...
10 Hidden Windows Features That Instantly Boost Productivity and Lock Down Security
Most Windows users spend years staring at the same taskbar, the same Start menu, and the same handful of shortcuts without ever discovering the OS powers that lie just one keystroke away. Microsoft...
Forget the May 5 Hype: OpenAI's ChatGPT Search Has Been Live for Months
A fresh wave of rumors has swept through tech forums and regional outlets, insisting that OpenAI is poised to unveil a standalone search application based on ChatGPT—and that it could happen as...
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...