MediaTek working on ARM for Windows SoC
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Will push it as soon as Qualcomm's exclusivity deal expires

According to a report from Reuters, MediaTek is allegedly working hard on an ARM-based SoC for Windows-based laptops and could launch it as soon as Qualcomm's exclusivity deal expires.

Arm claims it will have half the PC market in five years
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Easier when you have abs not fabs

Arm Holdings is set to capture over 50 per cent of the Windows PC market within five years.

Volish Recall worries Red Panda maker
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Mozilla feels some things are best forgotten

Microsoft's Windows Recall feature is drawing controversy even before it has left the preview stage.

Microsoft tinkers with Windows for AMD AI  
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Preparing Task Manager for the AI onslaught

Software King of the World, Microsoft seems to be gearing up for the inevitable rise of hardware-accelerated local AI tools and is tinkering with Windows software to play nice with AMD’s AI chips.

Microsoft scraps Cortana in Windows
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Gone the way of the paperclip

As expected, Microsoft has scrapped its digital assistant Cortana in Windows 11.

Vole beavers away on Core OS
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Modular and customisable variant of Windows

Software King of the World Microsoft is having a go at modernising the Windows platform with many of the same innovations it was working on for Windows Core OS.

Steam won't work on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of 2024
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Valve closes that window

Valve has announced that it will be ending support for Steam on the Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems as of January 1st, 2024.

New Windows update preview brings in Bing
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But beats up your PC

Windows 11’s major new update (Moment 2) has been released as a preview and brings the AI driven Bing to the taskbar. However, the update appears to get drunk and get into a fight with the rest of the software and shuts everything down.

Microsoft says its "quiet update" was not spying
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Trust us

Software King of the World Microsoft has reassured users that its KB5021751 update which was quietly delivered last month via its Windows Update channel was not spying on rival software.

Windows has too many colours
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Why are there so many songs about rainbows?

A new Windows update is inserting some unexpected colours into the user interface of Task manager apparently thinking that light and dark modes are not enough.