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Microsoft Edge mobile and desktop showing Reading Mode with text in dark mode for an article
Edge's Reading Mode became an unlikely ad blocker when my plugins couldn't keep up

By Ben Wilson Published

Opinion Reading Mode is a standard feature in Microsoft's Edge browser on desktop PCs, and it's also available on smartphones, where I've been using it to skip ads.

Opinion
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 with contents mirrored on a Windows desktop
This is 'scrcpy': An open-source alternative to Phone Link for Android mirroring that barely uses any RAM

By Ben Wilson Published

Windows 11 I found a free, open-source app on GitHub that integrates my smartphone into my workflow, and it's even more useful than Microsoft's Phone Link.

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Windows 11
Android smartphone displaying the Xbox PC Game Pass logo on a green screen, resting on a wooden desk in front of an RGB gaming keyboard.
Forget cloud gaming, DroidDeck brings PC Game Pass to Android natively

By Adam Hales Published

GAMING Droid Deck now lets Android users play Xbox Game Pass PC games locally, without relying on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

GAMING
ztOS mockup appearing on a Samsung Galaxy S9 phone on a wooden table
This fan-made OS brings Windows Phone back to one specific Android device

By Adam Hales Published

WINDOWS PHONE Windows Phone might be dead, but ztOS is bringing its iconic interface back to life on Samsung's Galaxy S9.

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WINDOWS PHONE
ASUS Googlebook 14 open with widgets and apps open alongside a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7
I tested ASUS' Googlebook 14: So, how does it feel to a lifelong Windows user?

By Ben Wilson Published

Hands-on Windows Central's Senior Editor Ben Wilson goes hands-on with the ASUS Googlebook 14 and shares his first 24 hours with Google's own operating system.

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Hands-on
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 14-inch laptop (2023)
Remotely shutting down your PC is about to get a lot easier

By Sean Endicott Published

Windows 11 Hidden code hints that Link to Windows will soon let Android users remotely shut down or restart their PCs or put their PCs to sleep.

Windows 11
In this photo illustration a Microsoft Edge logo of a web browser developed by Microsoft is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen.
Microsoft is testing a bizarre requirement to unlock new themes in Edge for Android

By Sean Endicott Published

Apps Microsoft Edge for Android is testing new background themes, but you have to set Edge as your default browser to use them

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Apps
Surface Pro Microsoft Store
Microsoft’s 2016 Android app port push predicted today’s AI integration

By John Callaham Published

Flashback Microsoft is using the Cortana notification sync feature in Windows 10 to add a "request app" feature if the notification comes from an Android smartphone.

Flashback
Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1
Is METROV the new best way to recreate Windows Phone 8.1?

By Cale Hunt Published

Phones Although Windows Phone went away years ago, it has lived on in the hearts of many. This custom Android launcher returns the feel of WP 8.1, and it's starting to get attention.

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Phones
Android phone showing Outlook Lite icon marked as retired next to the full Outlook app icon.
Microsoft is shutting down the Outlook Lite app for good on May 25

By Cale Hunt Published

Apps After announcing its intentions to kill the Outlook Lite app about eight months ago, a firm end-of-life date has now been revealed. It's time to find an alternative if you haven't already.

Apps
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