Microsoft will charge consumers for extended Windows 10 support

From PC World: If you’re loath to give up Windows 10 when support expires in about two years, there’s some good news and bad news: Microsoft is extending your support options — but you’ll be forced to pay an additional fee.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 will reach the end of support on October 14, 2025...

Microsoft Copilot for Windows 11 Gets GPT-4 Turbo and Dall-E 3

From CNET: Copilot, the AI assistant baked into Windows 11, is getting some enhancements for more robust text and image generation, Microsoft said in a press release on Tuesday.

GPT-4 Turbo, the latest AI model by OpenAI, creators of ChatGPT, will be coming to Windows 11 in the coming weeks. Along...

Noctua introduces NM-M1 Torx based SecuFirm2+ mounting kits

From Noctua Press Release: Noctua today introduced its new NM-M1 enthusiast-grade multi-socket mounting kits. Available for Noctua coolers with 83 and 78mm mounting pitch, the NM-M1-MP83 and NM-M1-MP78 represent an ideal upgrade for users who want to migrate their Noctua CPU coolers to the new, Torx...

US regulator threatens Nvidia’s Chinese chips

From PC World: The United States and China have a relationship that could be summed up in a single word as, “complicated.” Or “adversarial.” Or “contentious.” And if you want to use more than one word, “kind of like that video of two dogs growling at each other through a gate.” While megacorps just...

Microsoft's Seeing AI App is Now Available on Android

From CNET: Microsoft is expanding its Seeing AI app to Android, the company said Monday. It's now available on the Google Play Store and works across 18 languages, with plans to expand to 36 languages next year.

Seeing AI narrates a person's surroundings and is designed to help blind and low...

AIDA64 v7.00: Revamped Design and AMD Threadripper 7000 Optimizations

From FinalWire Press Release: FinalWire Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme 7.00 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; the immediate availability of AIDA64 Engineer 7.00 software, a professional diagnostic and benchmarking solution for...

Microsoft guts Microsoft Rewards points, and its fans are outraged

From PC World: Microsoft has quietly reduced the amount of Microsoft Rewards points users can earn, enraging users who have used the points to offset some of Microsoft’s more expensive services, like Game Pass.

Microsoft has removed the daily 15-point bonus for using Microsoft Edge, and has reduced...

MediaTek's AI-Powered Chips Aim to Make Your Next Phone Very Personal

From CNET: Phone makers like Google and chip makers such as Qualcomm suggest that 2024 will be the year of on-device AI. Last month at its annual Executive Summit, MediaTek, the producer of the silicon that ends up in millions of phones and smart devices, highlighted the advantages to using...

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