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iPhone Duo: The apps weren’t ready, but the market was

How did Apple manage to sell millions of new smartphones at $2,000 each in a downturn?

23 Oct 20265 mins

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7 out-of-sight Googlebook highlights

23 Oct 20269 mins

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Apple, please give family IT admins a pester button

23 Oct 20266 mins

The Googlebook work test: Can an Android laptop get the job done?

20 Oct 202619 mins

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October Patch Tuesday: 1,408 CVEs, 1 exploited flaw and a SharePoint surprise

By Greg Lambert

17 Oct 202613 mins

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Microsoft's Patch Tuesday updates: Keeping up with the latest fixes

By Computerworld staff

17 Oct 20265 mins

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Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra: NVIDIA RTX Spark means business

By Dave Altavilla

16 Oct 202610 mins

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Windows 11 has now been optimized for 8 gigabytes of memory

By Mikael Markander

16 Oct 20261 min

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6 wild ways to make Android widgets more useful

16 Oct 202613 mins

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Apple’s 'Minions' tech turns idle Macs into an AI data center

An internal Apple technology harnesses the GPUs in company Macs to form a 'virtual GPU cloud' for executing large-scale inference workloads.

16 Oct 2026 5 mins

Linus Torvalds has started using AI to develop the Linux kernel

The new changes are still experimental and have not been incorporated into the official Linux kernel.

By Viktor Eriksson

15 Oct 2026 2 mins

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You've never seen Android widgets like this.

14 Oct 2026 8 mins

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16 advanced Android messaging features you've probably never noticed

These out-of-sight options will make your Android texting experience easier — and more enjoyable.

12 Oct 2026 21 mins

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Microsoft will let Copilot act on local files on Windows PCs

Copilot will also use AI models running on the PC alongside cloud models to help customers reduce costs and gain more control over their data.

By Matthew Finnegan

9 Oct 2026 5 mins

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12 tricks for more efficient Android texting

Save time and communicate more effectively with these easy-to-miss Android messaging step-savers.

8 Oct 2026 16 mins

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How to navigate the Windows Insider Program

Microsoft has changed the channels and options available through its beta testing program more often that we can count. Here’s up-to-date info on how it all works and how to choose the best options for you.

By Preston Gralla

7 Oct 2026 14 mins

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Windows 11 gains ground as price hike looms for Windows 10 security updates

A year after mainstream support for Windows 10 ended, business customers' fees for the Windows 10 Extended Security Updates program are about to double.

By Viktor Eriksson

7 Oct 2026 2 mins

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Apple locks down Full Disk Access, and AI agents are the reason

'Some developers are using Full Disk Access in ways that could put users at risk,' the company warned.

5 Oct 2026 6 mins

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Microsoft adds support for Linux containers in WSL

The popular Windows Subsystem for Linux feature lets users run Linux distros on Windows — and now supports containers as well.

By Mikael Markander

2 Oct 2026 1 min

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Apple issues urgent iOS patch as it navigates the spyware arms race

A new zero-click flaw in CoreGraphics underscores the precarious nature of mobile endpoint security.

30 Sep 2026 5 mins

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Your guide to Google Messages' new hidden gestures

Save time and manage messages faster with these recently revamped Google Messages gestures on Android.

30 Sep 2026 9 mins

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Google will pay people to use less electricity so its data centers can use more

By Maxwell Cooter

24 Oct 20262 mins

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Hyperscalers allow more scrutiny of controversial data center plans

By Maxwell Cooter

24 Oct 20262 mins

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Matrix gains ground in Europe’s public sector — but replacing Teams is another matter

By Matthew Finnegan

24 Oct 202611 mins

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Can your tech stack actually handle AI?

12 Aug 202630 mins

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Physical AI: How Intelligent Robots Are Changing the Future of Work

4 Aug 202629 mins

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By Arnold Davick

23 May 20262 mins

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Why AI tools alone won't make your workforce more productive

9 Sep 202640 mins

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How AI helps hackers make attacks look like normal work

26 Aug 202638 mins

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Why 'broken' tech stacks are derailing enterprise AI

12 Aug 202630 mins

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