Scott Hanselman, a long-standing Microsoft employee and current Vice President of Developer Community at Microsoft, has caused a stir in the Windows world with a brief post. He hints that the requirement to have a Microsoft account for Windows 11 might be coming to an end.
In the social media post, Hanselman writes just a few but loaded words: “Ya I hate that. Working on it.”
Hanselman wrote…
Traditionally, a laptop’s battery life tends to be governed not by the microprocessor inside it, but by the display that you’re staring at for hours on end. That’s why a new “Oxide 1Hz” display technology from LG Display is so interesting.
As a component maker, LG…
FCC moves to block new foreign-made routers
March 24, 2026
In an unwelcome surprise, the FCC has placed all foreign-made routers on the so-called Covered List, effectively banning new products from sale within the United States.
The decision follows the FCC’s National Security Determination, which concluded that routers used by…
For years, Windows critics have described the operating system as unnecessarily big and bloated. Microsoft might not be able to slim down Windows 11 overnight, but it’s still putting it on a diet.
The goal is to make Windows more responsive, and those grand plans include making long-awaited tweaks to the Taskbar and easing the pace of updates, among other things. But making Windows speedier and…
A repositioned Windows Taskbar, a better Start menu: Windows 11 changes that users have begged for for years will finally arrive, Microsoft promises.
A memo published Friday afternoon by Microsoft’s Windows + Devices chief Pavan Davuluri finally promises day-to-day…
Over the past few months, Microsoft senior executives have quietly made a promise to me directly, as well as to other journalists: They’re going to improve Windows. Today, they’re making that same commitment to the public, with an emphasis on “performance, reliability…
Game devs say Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal blindsided them
March 20, 2026
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PCWorld reports that Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement caught major game developers from Ubisoft and Capcom off-guard, who were unaware their games would be featured in demonstrations.
The generative AI technology faces significant backlash from gamers who criticize it as an “AI filter” that potentially devalues game aesthetics and may require two…
With Vivaldi 7.9, the Scandinavian browser company makes a good point: Do you really need to see all of a browser’s visual cruft, all the time?
Vivaldi is launching UI auto-hide, a new feature that’s available within the free web browser in an upgrade that’s available…
Intel is joining Microsoft in releasing precompiled shaders for its own graphics cards, which will save you time in loading and then playing PC games.
Intel said earlier this week that it will store precompiled shaders in the cloud, and then download them when needed to your…
Though Internxt Drive rightfully touts its 256-bit encryption and dedication to privacy, there’s no feature in particular that sets it apart from the crowd.
As with services such as Dropbox, Sync.com, OneDrive, iDrive, etc. there’s sync and storage. There’s also backup, though it’s not true inviolable backup, but mirroring.
What wholly distinguishes Internxt from the hoi polloi are its…
