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Now's the time to lock in a discounted Adobe subscription plan
By Rebecca Spear published
Deals Now's the time to lock in an Adobe subscription plan while they're discounted to far more affordable prices. Here are the five best deal plans available right now.

Teams now has threads in channels — a feature Slack users have had for years
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft Teams is finally adding threaded replies in channels, a feature Slack and others have had for years. The feature is now in public preview.

Microsoft Edge just got a lot faster — UI elements now load up to 40% quicker
By Sean Endicott published
Browsing Microsoft Edge is now faster than ever, with UI load times reduced by 40% and key elements loading in under 300ms thanks to WebUI2.0.

You can now bold and italicize in Notepad — no, seriously
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft has added bold, italic, and Markdown support to Notepad for Windows 11, updating the famously simple text editor with formatting tools.

Intel Unison ceases functionality, leaving users abandoned
By Zac Bowden published
Windows Intel has discontinued its popular Unison app on Windows, which let users sync their phone's data with their Windows PC. Now, the app is encouraging users to switch to another multi-device experience.

PowerToys Command Palette just got a major upgrade — and it makes Windows Search look outdated
By Sean Endicott published
Apps PowerToys 0.92 brings a faster, more stable Command Palette with improved extensions, search tools, and customization options for Windows users.

AI in OneNote is cool, but this new multi-monitor feature turned my head
By Sean Endicott published
Apps Microsoft recently added Copilot Notebooks to OneNote, but a fix for blurry content might be more useful in daily life.

I finally tried the Linux distro built by a Microsoft software engineer
By Richard Devine published
Software This Linux distro is probably one of the best places to start if you're a long time Windows user, in no small part due to it being built by a Microsoft engineer.
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