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Razer is making surgical masks to help with supply shortages

August 24, 2020
With many healthcare workers in dire need of more supplies to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies are helping by making essential items. Razer, for one, is joining the effort to fight the virus by making and donating surgical masks. The company plans to provide healthcare authorities around the globe with as many as a million masks. CEO Min-Laing Tan said Razer&aposs engineers and…
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There are now 1 billion Windows 10 devices in the wild

August 24, 2020
Windows 10 is now being used on one billion devices around the world — that&aposs one in every seven people on the planet. Since 2015, the operating system has made its way onto consoles, laptops and PCs across 200 countries, as exec Yusuf Mehdi notes that the entirety of…
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Windows 10's built-in Linux kernel will be available to everyone soon

August 24, 2020
You won&apost have to be a tester to try Windows 10&aposs new, built-in Linux kernel in the near future. Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 will be widely available when Windows 10 version 2004 arrives. You&aposll have to install it manually for a “few months” until an update adds automatic installs and updates, but that&aposs a small price to pay if you want Linux…
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An improved MacBook Air could debut as early as next week

August 24, 2020
Apple hasn&apost really touched the current MacBook Air design since its 2018 debut unless you count the addition of True Tone, but it might be close to a substantial update. A MacRumors source with a largely positive track record has claimed that a refreshed MacBook Air…
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Microsoft issues emergency Windows 10 patch for leaked vulnerability

August 24, 2020
Microsoft has released an unscheduled patch for a security bug that it accidentally disclosed during the release of its March 2020 patch several days ago. While difficult to exploit, the vulnerability is “critical” because it could allow malicious code to automatically spread from one machine to another. By releasing the fix now, Microsoft aims to avoid a chain reaction scenario that played…
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Microsoft's Surface Laptop 3 is on sale starting at $800 right now

August 14, 2020
You can upgrade your laptop to one of Microsoft’s own for much less now that one of the company’s newest notebooks is discounted. The 13-inch Surface Laptop 3 is on sale starting at $800 at Best Buy and Microsoft’s own site. That’s the price for the base model and it’s only $50 more than the lowest we’ve seen it. Buy Surface Laptop 3 at Best Buy – $800 Buy Surface Laptop 3 (Core…
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