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Microsoft admits faulty drivers were killing Windows 11 battery life for years

It sucks when a failing battery or a slow PC lets you down at crucial moments—and Windows 11 in particular has repeatedly struggled with such issues. Microsoft now officially acknowledges that these problems appear to be linked to faulty drivers. As reported by Windows Latest, Microsoft has addressed this long-standing issue. At the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2026, the…
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Smart TV vs. streaming box: Which is better in 2026?

Buying a new TV and a new streaming device used to be separate decisions, as televisions didn’t always come with adequate smart TV software. These days, though, it’s virtually impossible to buy a television that isn’t a smart TV, with Roku, Fire TV, or other streaming…
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The Alienware 15 is a fine gaming laptop priced into irrelevance

How much should a gaming laptop cost? The answer is—depressing and unhelpful as always—”it depends.” If you insist on an Alienware logo on the top and you’re looking at the Dell shop today, then the answer starts at a hefty $1,299. That gets you a relatively recent CPU… and an RTX 4050 graphics card from 2023. The Alienware 15 is ostensibly what’s replacing the Dell G series of…
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Using Functional AI to Automate Document Workflows

A recent study conducted by Nitro found that 75-95% of the employees and executives surveyed use AI for document processing—including data extraction, PDF tasks, and contract summaries.To reinforce the importance of providing teams with the right AI tool for the right job, let’s look at the difference between chatbots and functional AI in terms of automating document workflows. However, when…
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Copilot is replacing Edge’s browser history with AI slop

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that Microsoft Edge’s new AI-driven ‘Journeys’ feature is replacing traditional browser history with AI summaries that often omit direct website links. This change frustrates users by hindering their…
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Googlebooks aren’t just Android laptops. They’re a Trojan horse for Gemini

We’ve been hearing about Google’s push to unite Android and ChromeOS into a new laptop operating system rumored to be called “Aluminum” for a while now. A week before this year’s Google I/O conference, the company is ready to talk about it. And to the surprise of absolutely friggin’ no one, these seem more interested in Gemini “AI” than the actual product. The newly-minted…
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