Linux now has a 5.38% share of the US desktop operating system market, its highest-ever result.
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Linux Just Hit a Big Milestone in the Desktop OS Race
The open-source favorite has scored record adoption among US desktop users, following a just over 5% dip in Windows popularity since December 2024.
The previously rumored news that ChromeOS will be brought together with Android has now been confirmed by a Google executive:
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Android and ChromeOS Merger: Google Exec Confirms Plans to Combine Software
The previously rumored news that ChromeOS will be brought together with Android has now been confirmed by a Google executive. We don't yet kno...
Amazon's Ring devices can now send you AI-generated descriptions of what they see.
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What's at the Front Door? Ring Cameras Add AI Video Descriptions to Alerts
Ring alerts currently lack any context. Did your camera spot a squirrel or a burglar? Going forward, those with premium accounts will get AI-genera...
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon may have infiltrated satellite internet provider Viasat, after breaching several US mobile carriers and ISPs.
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Salt Typhoon Hackers Are Back, Recently Targeted Satellite Internet Service Viasat
Viasat isn't divulging details about the hack. But Bloomberg reports the intrusion has been linked to the notorious Chinese state-sponsored ha...
Nintendo updates its user agreement to say it can render a console 'unusable' if any piracy or tampering is detected.
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Nintendo: We Can Brick Your Switch Console If You Pirate Games
The company updates its user agreement to say it can render a Nintendo console 'unusable' if any piracy or tampering is detected.
US Oil & Gas Association President Tim Stewart is purchasing a Tesla, describing it as his way of "protesting the protesters."
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Head of Oil & Gas Lobby Buys Tesla Model 3 to 'Protest the Protesters'
Tim Stewart of the US Oil & Gas Association calls the anti-Tesla crowd 'a veritable army of morons,' and notes the electricity powering t...
Shouldn't Microsoft Copilot, at a minimum, be able to do everything Cortana did? One of our writers investigates:
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Why Can't Copilot Be More Like Cortana?
Given Copilot's advanced capabilities, there's no reason the AI companion can’t handle more practical tasks, like controlling your Wind...
To stop scalpers, Nintendo's Switch 2 preorder system favors loyal fans who've bought a Nintendo Switch Online membership:
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Nintendo Switch 2 Preorder System Favors Longtime Fans, Switch Online Members
After scalpers scooped up first-gen Switch consoles, Nintendo will implement an invite system for Switch 2 preorders through its online store. Here...
Gigabyte's Aorus Master 16 posts blistering gaming frame rates with its GeForce RTX 5080 and snappy all-around performance, but its plastic build leaves us a touch cold, given the hefty price. Here's our review:
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Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 Review
Gigabyte's Aorus Master 16 posts blistering gaming frame rates with its GeForce RTX 5080 and snappy all-around performance, but its plastic bu...
Amazon will discontinue its Amazon Appstore for Android, effective Aug. 20.
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Amazon Is Killing Its Appstore for Android Devices
The Google Play Store competitor will cease operations on Aug. 20 but will live on via Amazon's Fire TVs and Fire Tablets.