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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang Keynote at COMPUTEX 2025
Nvidia's N1X specs leak in full, showing what's next for Windows on Arm

It's looking really exciting.

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Paint.NET file displayed on PC, lego, waterbottle, and lamp in view
After 22 years, you can finally download Paint.net from the URL 'Paint.net'

All because the original owners made a huge error.

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A laptop running Linux with KDE Plasma showing the app launcher and a Vivaldi window with the XDA home page
KDE Plasma 6.7 is on the horizon as a flurry of bug fixes make it in before release

Only two weeks to go.

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steam-controller
People are making their Steam Controllers 'sing' songs, and so can you

It's as easy as dropping a MIDI file into a program.

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MSI Claw-1
The new SteamOS update finally adds controller support to some big handheld names

Plus, Bluetooth Wake has been enabled again, again.

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copilot-health-logo
Microsoft wants you to share your health symptoms with its new Copilot tool

It'll help advise you on where you should go next.

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Screenshot of the Heroic Games download page on Flathub in Firefox
Flathub bans LLM-generated code because its submitters were rude about it

Manners are free, just like FOSS.

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Microsoft's 12th-gen Surface for business sitting on a table
Microsoft and Nvidia tease "a new era of PC" as a potential Surface refresh looms

Could this announcement be related to Nvidia's long-rumored N1X chip? We'll likely learn more at Computex

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Windows 11 on an Asus laptop
Microsoft's rumored Windows 11 revamp initiative is confirmed with a movable Taskbar

You can customize the Start menu, too.

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CHDroid on a Pixel 10 Pro
This Android compression tool for emulator frees up space for more ROMs

Fit more ISOs on your Android device with CHDroid.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+
MSI's new Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld takes on AMD-powered rivals with Intel's Arc G3 Extreme chip

The Claw 8 EX AI+'s reveal follows Acer's Predator Atlas 8 and the OneXPlayer 3, two other PC handhelds that feature Intel's handheld-focused chip.

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Windows 11 desktop on a gaming PC.
Microsoft quietly nuked its controversial blog claiming Defender is all you need

It's a good option, but it's not the only one.

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Claude Code on a MacBook with YouTube on an iPad
Claude Opus 4.7 was just released last month, and 4.8 is already here with some massive improvements

I'm getting deja vu here.

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OneXPlayer's new 3-in-1 handheld has detachable controllers, liquid cooling, and a 144Hz OLED screen

And you can help fund it soon.

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The Acer Predator Atlas 8
Intel's Arc G3-Series chips are here to power the next generation of handheld gaming PCs

The chip giant aims to shake up the handheld gaming space with its new handheld-focused chip.

DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo wins over a surge of users as Google pushes further into AI Search

Following Google's latest AI search-related announcements, DuckDuckGo is reporting "a sustained surge" of installs

Windows 11's Search Menu
Microsoft is purging Copilot from parts of Windows 11 — but its still coming to the taskbar

Thankfully, Ask Copilot Taskbar integration won't be on by default for all Windows 11 users

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Steam Deck OLED header
The Steam Deck's price has increased from $549 to $789 as hardware woes continue

The shortages have ended, for a high price.

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Bambu Lab X2D Combo and xTool M2-1
xTool's M2 does color printing, laser cutting, and engraving for $599 — and it actually changes the game for makers
DIY

xTool’s M2 combines color printing, laser cutting, and engraving for less than $600, making desktop crafting feel far more accessible.

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Someone turned a $50 smartphone into a Linux laptop, and it works better than you'd think

I use Motorola, by the way.

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