On Friday, Microsoft released the first build of Windows 11 26H1—and as suspected, you won’t need to worry about it. Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 28000 to the Canary Channel, the most experimental of the four Windows Insider channels. “With this build today, Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel will see the versioning updated […]
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Since the launch of its Polestar 2 sedan in 2021, Swedish EV company Polestar has launched two additional models: the spacious 3 compact crossover SUV, and now the 4, a sporty, even more compact crossover SUV. The 4 slotting in between the 2 and 3 in size may confound some consumers, but one of its
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TL;DR: Save 51% and get free shipping on this ASUS Chromebook with a detachable touchscreen while supplies last. You shouldn’t have to choose between affordability and functionality. Chromebooks are proving that budget devices can still deliver. Case in point: the ASUS Chromebook CM30 that not only doubles as a tablet, but is a perfect lightweight laptop for students and remote
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Epic Games recently added support for Arm64 to its Epic Online Services (EOS) developer kit, which means that more games can now be played on computers with Arm-based chips. For example, Fortnite can finally be played on computers with Snapdragon X Plus or X Elite chips without emulation, provided you’re running at least version 38.00
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Last year I did the thing I’d been dreaming about for a decade: I bought a van. After twenty years of tech journalism, creating a mobile test platform for remote work was just as exciting as having an adventure vehicle to pursue my outdoor hobbies. For that I’d need lots of battery capacity to power
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At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Top notch motion clarity Professional design with significant use of metal Great image quality and color performance Broad adaptive sync support Cons Only 1440p resolution No USB-C HDR isn’t as bright as some OLED monitors Our Verdict The Samsung Odyssey OLED G60SF is among the first 500Hz QD-OLED monitors.
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Microsoft has quietly begun to challenge Ninite with an interesting addition to the Microsoft Store: multi-app installations that are as simple as a few clicks. Interestingly, the new option doesn’t seem to be available via the Microsoft Store application within Windows. Instead, Windows Central found it tucked away on the Microsoft Store website, Ninite has
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The best soundbars are designed primarily to be heard, not seen. This new aluminum-clad behemoth from Bang & Olufsen, however, demands to be heard and seen, and it arrives with a price tag as lofty as its eye-catching “sculptural” design. Slated to go on sale next month for a whopping $5,800, the Beosound Premiere from Bang & Olufsen arrives packed with speaker drivers—10 of them—as
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Google has finally begun adding support for its own internal services to Google Gemini, just a month after Microsoft began offering the same capabilities to Windows testers. Google said Wednesday that Gemini Deep Research can now connect to Gmail, Google Drive, and Chat, along with Docs, Slides, Sheets, and PDF files stored within those services.
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I’ve been as much of a thin phone skeptic as anyone. Why would I give up on camera specs and battery life just to shave a couple of millimeters off a phone’s waistline? I asked pretty much exactly that when I first saw Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge earlier this year. But the Motorola Edge 70
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