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Huawei's Microsoft Windows license for PCs expires this month, company launching PCs with Harmony OS: Report
By Anton Shilov published
Huawei's licenses to install Windows expired this month, so the company will no longer be able to produce and sell PCs with Windows.

Linux or Landfill? End of Windows 10 Leaves PC Charities with Tough Choice
By Avram Piltch published
Many donateable PCs can’t run Windows 11. Should non-profits still be giving them away? Should they install Linux instead?

Nvidia teams up with Microsoft to put neural shading into DirectX, giving devs access to AI tensor cores
By Anton Shilov published
The DirectX preview will be shown at GDC 2025.

Asus rumored to launch Xbox handheld in 2025 — OEM working with Microsoft to 'unify' Windows and Xbox libraries
By Jowi Morales published
Sources say that Asus and Microsoft are working together to build the first Xbox handheld gaming console for launch later this year.

Microsoft's latest Quantum computing claims have been named 'unreliable' by scientists
By Jowi Morales published
Several scientists expressed concern that Microsoft's Majorana 1 chip is deeply flawed.

Windows 11 Task Manager update will show accurate CPU utilization
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft just released a Dev and Beta Channel that updated Task Manager to ensure that the way it calculates your CPU utilization is more accurate.

Best Flash Drives 2025: Fast, Spacious, Pocketable USB Storage
By Matt Safford last updated
Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch
By Christopher Harper published
Skype to be sunsetted in Q3 2025.

Microsoft's ad-supported version of Office only saves to OneDrive
By Christopher Harper published
Microsoft Office gets an add-supported model.

Microsoft CEO says there is an 'overbuild' of AI systems, dismisses AGI milestones as show of progress
By Jowi Morales published
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview that there is AI hardware overbuild and that his company would be lease capacity from competitors in the future.
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