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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...
Microsoft Is Racing to Merge Its Copilot Tools Into One App by Mid-2026
Microsoft is building a unified “super app” that will pull together its disjointed Copilot experiences—chat, coding, Microsoft 365, and autonomous agents—into a single interface, with a...
TSMC’s CoWoS Shortage Pushes AI Chip Orders to Intel and Taiwan Rivals
TSMC can’t keep up with demand for its CoWoS advanced packaging, pushing some AI chip orders to Intel and Taiwanese packaging firms. As first reported by Wccftech, customers unable to secure enough...
ASUS and Intel Pack Copilot+ and On-Device AI Into New Education PCs—But Privacy Isn't Automatic
At ISTE+ASCD 2026 in Orlando, ASUS and Intel lifted the curtain on a broad education hardware portfolio that stretches from rugged student laptops to a new Chromebox 6a with Wi‑Fi 7, and...
OpenAI Sanctions Fight: What It Means for Your Privacy, ChatGPT, and Microsoft Copilot
On July 9, 2026, The New York Times, the New York Daily News, and 15 other media organizations asked a federal judge in Manhattan to sanction OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT maker of deliberately...
Microsoft Copilot’s Outlook AI Requires Exchange Online — And That Changes Everything
A widely shared roundup of the “best AI email assistants” for 2026, published by AutoGPT.net on July 13, is missing a detail that matters enormously to the millions of people who live in...
Teams Meeting AI Toggle: How to Disable Copilot Mid-Call (and the Transcription Catch)
Microsoft will start rolling out a long-awaited in-meeting control for Teams that lets meeting organizers and presenters disable AI features live, the company confirmed this week. The toggle,...