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Microsoft Windows 95 will always be special to me This laptop has the longest battery life we've ever seen 6 reasons to buy a Cromebook over a Windows laptop What's Windows 11 LTSC, and can you install it on your computer? 3 tips to make your Windows PC start faster Microsoft Warns Windows Users Of Ongoing Russian Hack Attack Here's how to get Windows 10 Pro for $31.99 3 Windows 11 taskbar tricks to change up your desktop Windows 11 can now bombard you with ads - here’s how to turn them off 5 reasons Microsoft doesn't like local accounts on Windows 11	Apple Apple will reportedly overhaul its native iOS apps and stun iPad users at WWDC 2024 Punk & Pizza, Brenden MacIntosh Releases Debut Album "Pizza Time" WhatsApp will include a new security feature on iOS Apple and OpenAI are reportedly in talks for iOS 18 integration 10 Hidden iOS 17.4 Features You'll Want To Start Using On Your iPhone Apple sees Siri as the ultimate treasure of iOS 18. iOS 18 Rumored to 'Overhaul' Notes, Mail, Photos, and Fitness Apps New iOS 18 AI Security Move Changes The Game For All iPhone Users iOS secrets you've never heard of that will blow your mind Report: iOS 18 to update many of the built-in apps, home screen updates, 'modular' design tweaks	Linux Ubuntu Linux 24.10 is named 'Oracular Oriole' Linux 6.9-rc6 Released With This Kernel Looking "Pretty Normal" AMD Enabling "Fast CPPC" For Even Greater Linux Performance & Power Efficiency On Some CPUs Linux 6.9-rc6 To Fix Accidentally Disabling Mitigations By Default For Non-x86 CPUs Cloud Hypervisor 39 Adds NVIDIA GPUDirect P2P Support How to disable Ubuntu Firewall SteamVR Beta gets Linux fixes, plus Beta updates for Desktop and Steam Deck Proton 9.0 Beta updated and nearing release for Linux / Steam Deck Linux: Deploy the Netdata Server Performance Monitor Rework For Intel CPU Model Handling To Land With Linux 6.10
Chromebooks Google Sans font is coming for the rest of your Chromebook Don't miss this unbeatable $329 Galaxy Chromebook 2 deal 6 reasons to buy a Cromebook over a Windows laptop OneDrive documents can now be opened directly from the Files app on a Chromebook Best Acer laptop deals: From Chromebooks to gaming laptops Upcoming Chromebook tablet 'Ciri' gets impressive Geekbench ML score Acer is about to give us a Chromebook 516 GE Chromebook Plus upgrade The best Chromebook deals today: April 26th edition The Acer Chromebook Vero 514 combines performance and sustainability with ease I'm loving the new ChromeOS Focus Mode: here's how to try it	Google Nvidia set to capture billions as big tech boosts AI spending Google Sans font is coming for the rest of your Chromebook I tested Google Gemini vs ChatGPT vs MetaAI — which chatbot generates the best images? The Google Play Store now lets you download two apps at the same time Google probably won't make that high-end Chromecast you want, and that's okay Google explains how it fixed the recent Android TV security vulnerability Google Play Store rolling out simultaneous Android app downloads Google Chrome's new post-quantum cryptography may break TLS connections Why your Google search results may look different Why it's the right time for a new 4K Chromecast with Google TV	Raspberry Pi This cool Raspberry Pi-powered storybook automatically generates stories on an eInk display You can make your own handheld XS2040 emulator with a Pi Pico Every Current Raspberry Pi Model (And The Differences Between Them) Raspberry Pi storybook uses AI to create stories with pictures on its eInk display A beginner's guide to programming the Raspberry Pi My first hands-on experience of RISC-V is with the Milk-V Duo S, and I'm excited 3 Things Arduino Can Do That Raspberry Pi Can't Pi Wars pits SBC robots against one another, and it returned after a 5-year break The Evolution Of Raspberry Pi: From Prototype To Single-Board Computing Workhorse I turned my Raspberry Pi into a full-fledged weather station — here's how you can, too

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