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Nvidia RTX Spark Geekbench scores just leaked — should Apple be worried about the fastest Windows laptops on the planet?

Newly revealed Geekbench scores reveal a powerful chip that should easily rival Apple and Intel offerings.

Tom’s Guide

'Not all heroes wear capes': Someone ported Word from 1990 to run in Windows 11, and it's perhaps the ultimate protest against Microsoft's bloat

Think Windows 11's Notepad is too bloated these days? Someone got an ancient version of Word running natively in Windows 11.

TechRadar

Are Chromebooks finally good enough for university students?

Our Back-to-School series continues, and this time it's the former class clown's time to shine.

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Reddit helped me find not one, but two AirDrop alternatives for Windows 11

Transferring files between an iPhone and a Windows PC can be awkward without the right apps. Blip and LocalSend make sending files seamless.

Windows Central

Microsoft apparently just upped its Windows licence fee for OEM handheld and PC makers, and I'm taking it as an excuse to switch to Linux

Microsoft has allegedly increased Windows OEM licence fees by 7% to 10%, according to a PC brand executive, and that could lead to higher handheld and PC prices.

GamesRadar

My biggest Steam Deck regret was losing native PC Game Pass, but an open-source project called Xodus might finally undo that mistake

Ever wish you could play PC Game Pass games natively on your Steam Deck or Steam Machine? No cloud or Windows install required? That's what this open-source project known as "Xodus" is attempting to achieve, and it's actually quite far along in its development journey.

Windows Central

As if PCs weren't expensive enough already, Microsoft is reportedly now charging OEMs more for Windows licenses

Supposedly, it's a "significant increase."

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Valve Slowly Expands SteamOS to Third-Party Hardware as Beta Arrives on Intel-Based Handhelds

Valve's SteamOS is slowly expanding beyond the Steam Deck to more third-party hardware, including the Intel-based ones.

Player One

Amid RAM price hikes, Microsoft reportedly raises Windows license cost, forcing OEMs to hike prices even further on hardware

A new report claims Microsoft has raised the cost of the Windows license by up to 10% for certain OEMs, which is much higher than usual.

Windows Central

Microsoft isn't scrapping its unwanted OneDrive Photos app; it's just giving you a way to get rid of it

Microsoft plans to release its OneDrive Photos app that rolled out accidentally, but the tech giant will let you uninstall it and have options for admins to manage the app.

Windows Central

Can one free tool really replace Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox without slowing down your PC? Here’s all about Rclone and how it works

Rclone can effectively replace three cloud apps like Google Drive, OneDrive, and Dropbox on Windows PCs. Running three separate background sync tools wastes over one gigabyte of memory and slows system performance. This lightweight open-source software mounts all your scattered cloud files into a single virtual drive. You eliminate background…

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Notchify brings macOS-style “Dynamic Island” flair to Windows 11 — and it’s surprisingly useful if you can get by the ick factor

Notchify is an indie Windows app that recreates Apple’s “Dynamic Island” concept, turning it into a customizable hub for notifications, media, and widgets. Available on the Microsoft Store for $1.99 with a free trial, Notchify blends playful design with practical utility, making it a surprisingly handy addition to any Windows…

Windows Central

Windows 11 is pulling picture passwords and pushing people to PINs, passwords, and biometrics

You will soon lose the option to set up a picture password in Windows 11. Existing picture passwords still work, but Microsoft now pushes PINs, biometrics, and passwords.

Windows Central

GeForce NOW exploit lets you access the full Windows desktop through a simple file swap — Modder runs local AI models on Ultimate tier with 48GB of VRAM and no restrictions

Swapping the executable of a game with a modified file will fool Steam into thinking it's opening that game when it's really just giving you unrestricted desktop access. This is against GeForce NOW's terms of service, though, so you run the risk of getting banned.

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“‘We’re fixing that," Microsoft admits error that caused new OneDrive Photos app to appear on millions of Windows 11 PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that it accidentally rolled out a new OneDrive Photos app for Windows 11more broadly than it intended.

Tom’s Hardware

Windows 11's built-in weather app hogs more than 1.2 gigabytes of RAM just to tell the forecast — memory-sucking web wrapper filled with ads masquerades as an actual application

MSN Weather acts as the native weather app for Windows 11 and all it does it run a bunch of Chromium subprocesses in the background to retrieve the forecast data. This causes it to use 5x more memory than the macOS weather app. And, oh, you also get to enjoy…

Windows Central

Microsoft confirms that it won't be bringing a transparency slider to Windows 11 anytime soon: Says developers have the freedom to build their own tools to allow this

A Microsoft designer has confirmed that there are no plans to being an iOS-like transparency slider to Windows 11 at current, and recommends users download Windhawk instead.

Tom’s Guide

Windows 11 is broken — and Microsoft is fixing the wrong things

Microsoft has been rolling out updates and corrections to Windows 11 but perhaps the operating system is past saving?

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This VPN firm has created a way to stop Microsoft's hidden tracking tool on Windows — although it will break some key cloud services

Windscribe's deGDID removes Windows tracking identifiers while preventing new ones, although several Microsoft cloud authentication services stop functioning afterward.

Tom’s Hardware

Two variants of Nvidia's RTX Spark show up on Geekbench, revealing a cut-down 18-core model — Full 20-core beats most x86 mobile chips across multi-core and single-core tests

The 20-core SKU of the RTX Spark that we've known to exist for a long time scored 2,570 points in the single-core test and 23,126 points in the multi-core test. The second, 18-core cut-down SKU scored 2,541 points in the single-core test while its multi-core was 21,776 points.

Windows Central

Windows 11 is getting better, but it took years of frustration to get here — and Microsoft knows it

Microsoft is updating core Windows 11 components with WinUI to modernize legacy UI and improve performance on lower-RAM devices. Updating an OS is complex, but why wasn't having a unified core a priority years ago?

Tom’s Guide

I tested the Dell14S for a week — and its epic battery life blew me away

The Dell 14S delivers epic battery life, solid performance, and a premium chassis, but a dim display and pricier configurations could hold it back.

TechRadar

I wanted to love this weird foldable mouse from Logitech, but its underwhelming ergonomics and performance left me feeling disappointed

The Logitech Mobi Fold is a truly one of a kind mouse — but is it worth its relatively high asking price?

Tom’s Guide

I replaced my Mac mini with Lenovo's round Yoga PC — and accidentally found the ultimate Mac accessory hack

Lenovo cut all the right corners with its puck-shaped Yoga Mini, delivering a Windows mini PC that truly thinks outside the box to rival the Mac mini.

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MacBook Neo vs budget Windows laptops: which is worth your money?

As the back-to-school hordes descend on laptop retailers, this is perhaps the most important question of the season.

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