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Microsoft says it still has 1.4 billion monthly active users (Updated)
By Jowi Morales last updated
Windows lost its crown to Android eight years ago, and it seems that it's still bleeding users.

Apple considers external AI partners to boost Siri smarts
By Andrew E. Freedman published
Apple is considering using models from OpenAI or Anthropic to power Siri and improve its AI competitiveness, according to a Bloomberg report.

Steam and Linux gaming is safe: Fedora will not drop 32-bit support after all
By Aaron Klotz published
The developers behind Fedora have withdrawn their proposal to drop 32-bit support from the OS. Fedora 44 will maintain 32-bit support, allowing Steam to keep functioning on the Linux distribution.

Windows 12 release is pushed back at least another year as Microsoft announces Windows 11 version 25H2
By Hassam Nasir published
The next version of Windows is now confirmed to be Windows 11 25H2, and since it's built on the same codebase as its predecessors, it will install much faster on 24H2 systems.

Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain
By Hassam Nasir published
Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is 2.3 times faster than Windows 10, but fails to mention that the comparison is based entirely on new hardware versus old.

Before Windows 10 goes EOL, I'm testing three alternative Linux distros to save my 6-year-old laptop from the landfill
By Les Pounder last updated
Windows 10 goes EOL on October 14 2025 and I’m testing three alternative Linux distros that the community are raving about.

Microsoft replaces the iconic blue screen of death with a black version in Windows 11
By Hassam Nasir published
After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a simpler black screen that displays the stop code and faulty driver error message.

Fedora Linux ponders dropping 32-bit packages
By Jowi Morales published
A proposal for Fedora 44 suggests removing 32-bit support from the operating system, and many gamers are up in arms against it.
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