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LibreOffice accuses Euro-Office of being a freeware Microsoft Office clone
Office LibreOffice calls Euro-Office a freeware clone of Microsoft Office, questioning its open-source claims and sovereignty credentials.
Dell and HP users battle reboot loops, and Windows is innocent
WINDOWS 11 Dell and HP PCs were stuck in reboot purgatory after faulty updates. Here's what caused the issue and what the companies are doing to get around it.
Windows 11 version 26H1 gains Beta Channel access for the first time
Windows 11 Windows 11 version 26H1 just gained a new preview channel, splitting testing between Experimental and Beta Channels on devices powered by Snapdragon X2 and RTX Spark chips.
Microsoft Build completely skipped the weakest part of Windows 11
Windows 11 Microsoft highlighted AI agents and native apps at Build, but the Windows 11 Widgets panel saw no improvements and still lacks useful options.
Microsoft might have solved AI's water problem
MICROSOFT Satya Nadella claims Microsoft’s AI centers now consume as little water as a restaurant thanks to new cooling technology.
Build 2026 only makes sense if you remember Build 2025
Microsoft’s latest announcements build directly on the architecture it introduced a year ago.
Microsoft VP says Windows 11’s messy context menus are finally getting fixed
Windows 11 Microsoft’s Marcus Ash says Windows 11 context menus will soon be faster, simpler, and more configurable. I just hope we don't have to wait until 2027 to see the improvements.
Office 2019 for Mac hits July 13 cutoff and users are not happy
OFFICE Office 2019 for Mac will stop editing documents after July 13, as Microsoft blames certificate expiry.
Microsoft's veteran engineer says Windows 8 only wanted to be modern
Windows Microsoft veteran admits Windows 8’s codename lacked creativity. A veteran engineer adds that the Start menu was derived from earlier ‘Go page’ explorations.
Project Solara is Microsoft's latest attempt at setting the narrative for the next era of computing
Artificial Intelligence After Windows Phone, Microsoft is eager to get ahead of the next paradigm shift in computing, and it's betting big on an agentic hardware and software future.
