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Windows keeps track of where downloaded files came from, here's how to check

Ivan Jenic — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:00:02 +0000

Windows identifies files downloaded from the internet through Mark of the Web. You can use it to find out where a file came from. Here's how: Read more...

85-inch TCL QD-Mini LED TV is a visual spectacle, now down to just $897.99

Usama Jawad — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:10:01 +0000

An enormous 85-inch TCL TV with QD-Mini LED visuals and a 144Hz refresh rate just hit its lowest price yet on Amazon, but hurry. Read more...

iPhone owners can get up to $95 from Apple by submitting lawsuit settlement claim

Usama Jawad — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:54:01 +0000

Did Apple promise more than it delivered with its AI capabilities a couple of years ago? Eligible iPhone owners can now claim a share of a massive settlement fund. Read more...

Bungie revives Destiny 2, admits Marathon fell short

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:10:01 +0000

Bungie's new leadership has announced it is resuming Destiny 2 development, planning to remaster and unvault removed campaigns, raids, and zones. Read more...

Snapchat is getting more AI features, but they're locked behind Lens+

David Uzondu — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:40:01 +0000

Snap has announced a bunch of new AI features coming to Snapchat, but you'd need a Lens+ subscription to access them. Read more...

LibreOffice developer explains why it cannot display some Microsoft Office charts

Usama Jawad — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:00:01 +0000

Microsoft's Office files hide a nasty interoperability problem, and LibreOffice is putting the spotlight on what's really happening. Read more...

Grok 4.7 brings multi-hour coding and $2 input pricing

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:40:01 +0000

Built on a larger base model with extended reinforcement learning, the release scores 46.3% on CursorBench 4.0 and 71% on DeepSWE 1.1 while maintaining low refusal rates for legitimate use. Read more...

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Neowin Deals — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:00:01 +0000

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AMD reaches $1 trillion market cap on AI demand

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:36:02 +0000

The chipmaker reported $11.54 billion in Q2 revenue, up 50% year-over-year, as surging demand for artificial intelligence hardware powers its record valuation. Read more...

Credible Nvidia RTX 6000 and AMD RDNA 5 GPU release rumors bring disappointing news

Sayan Sen — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:20:01 +0000

If you are a gamer anticipating some great news in the forthcoming months about upcoming gaming GPU releases, you are likely in for a disappointment. However, there could be a silver lining. Read more...

Acer Googlebook 14 packs Intel Core Ultra and Gemini Intelligence

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:18:01 +0000

Starting at $899, the GP714-91N features an aluminum-magnesium chassis, Wi-Fi 7, and 12 months of Google AI Pro with 5TB of cloud storage. Read more...

Windows 11 is getting a better way to wipe a PC before giving it away

Ivan Jenic — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 15:02:01 +0000

Microsoft's recently introduced Cloud rebuild recovery option for Windows 11 just got a useful feature for wiping storage clean. Read more...

Googlebook launches from $899 with Gemini built in and five premium laptops

Pradeep Viswanathan — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:46:01 +0000

Google has officially launched Googlebook, a new premium laptop tier running on an Android and ChromeOS foundation powered by Gemini Intelligence. Read more...

Windows Admin Center version 2610 hits public preview, brings major improvements

Usama Jawad — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:52:01 +0000

Windows Admin Center gets a major refresh with a unified installer and several useful upgrades, but one preview feature has been removed. Read more...

Samsung 32-inch S3 curved monitor drops to $149

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:36:01 +0000

Featuring a 1000R curve and optimizable game settings, the 32-inch S39GD cuts glare in bright rooms while keeping fast-paced motion smooth. Original price was $159. Read more...

Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from checkouts

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:32:02 +0000

The restriction hits iOS, Android, and WhatsApp users trying to automate purchases. Amazon defends the block over terms of use violations, while Meta disputes the security claims. Read more...

Linux 7.3-rc4 arrives with heavier filesystem patches

Paul Hill — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 07:20:01 +0000

Reaching the halfway point in the development cycle, the update features heavy storage component adjustments for NTFS and SMB alongside routine architecture fixes. Read more...

Windows 11 needs such hardware requirement enforcements that Google made mandatory

Sayan Sen — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:24:01 +0000

Windows may need some bold system-requirements enforcement, similar to what Google made mandatory recently, raising the bar for performance on limited hardware. Read more...

People hate Flock so much its employees are now demoralized and thinking of quitting

David Uzondu — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:20:01 +0000

If you've been criticizing Flock online, your comments may be hitting harder than you think. Some employees say the backlash is affecting morale, and some are now considering quitting. Read more...

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Google adds new back-to-school features to Gemini Notebook

David Uzondu — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:44:01 +0000

Google is introducing several new back-to-school features and improvements to Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) as students settle into the new school year. Read more...

ZimaCube 2 is a compact Personal Cloud Home NAS with 12 bays for HDD and SSD

Steven Parker — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:48:01 +0000

From looking at it (it is quite compact) you would hardly believe you can build in six HDDs and six NVMe SSDs, but yes... it's possible. Read more...

Microsoft Copilot integrates side-by-side web browser

Paul Hill — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:38:01 +0000

The embedded side-by-side view lets you open reference links without leaving your chat window, behaving similarly to Microsoft Teams and Outlook. Read more...

7 Days: Google Play backlog angers dev, DLSS 5 anywhere, and new PS headsets

Aditya Tiwari — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:22:01 +0000

Our '7 Days' weekly tech roundup brings the juiciest announcements. Read about DLSS 5 anywhere, Firefox's latest update, and EU on social media. Read more...

How to clean up and declutter the Start menu in Windows 11 (25H2 and 26H2)

Ivan Jenic — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:01 +0000

Microsoft introduced a lot of new options for Windows 11's Start menu. Here's how to get the most out of them. Read more...

Microsoft confirms its free highly rated Windows 11 editor is surprisingly hard to run

Sayan Sen — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has acknowledged that its free, highly rated Windows 11 video editor can surprisingly be pretty difficult to use effectively without capable hardware. Read more...

Hands on with Windows 11's new Magnifier contrast themes

Ivan Jenic — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 18:00:04 +0000

Microsoft introduced Magnifier contrast themes for reducing screen glare with the latest Windows 11 Insider build. Here's how they look and feel: Read more...

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Neowin Deals — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 17:00:02 +0000

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Microsoft Weekly: Emergency Windows fixes, Steam Frame launch, and Advanced Shader Delivery

Ivan Jenic — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:00:01 +0000

Catch up with this week's Microsoft stories in our latest recap. Latest Windows updates, gaming news, and more. Read more...

Garmin Vivoactive 6 smartwatch is selling at its lowest price ever

Fiza Ali — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:28:01 +0000

The Garmin Vívoactive 6 health and fitness GPS smartwatch is currently available in six colour variants at its all-time low price. Read more...

Insomniac's Wolverine update tones down "fart gas" scent visuals

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 10:06:01 +0000

Insomniac Games has released Marvel's Wolverine patch v.01.001.005, reducing the visual intensity of controversial Scent Trail indicators. Read more...

Weekend PC Game Deals: Dying Light, Assassin's Creed, Baldur's Gate, and more

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:34:01 +0000

This weekend's PC game deals include a whole lot of bundles to check out, freebies from Epic and Ubisoft, RPG discounts, and more. Read more...

ChatGPT finally comes to Microsoft Word, gets new Google Chrome extension, and more

Pradeep Viswanathan — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:16:01 +0000

OpenAI just rolled out a batch of major desktop and plugin updates that eliminate repetitive logins, account switching and more. Read more...

Microsoft hasn't given up on mixed reality, brings mic and camera streaming to Meta Quest

Pradeep Viswanathan — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:28:01 +0000

With support for onboard audio, physical passthrough video, and virtual avatars, Microsoft is turning Meta Quest headsets into a great communication and collaboration device for Windows PCs. Read more...

Intel Arc driver adds Silent Hill: Townfall and EA FC 27 support

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:44:01 +0000

Intel has released the 32.0.101.9030 graphics driver that adds support for EA Sports FC 27 and Silent Hill: Townfall alongside Dragon's Dogma 2 bug fixes. Read more...

Microsoft releases Windows 11 26H2 ISOs free for limited time for enterprise evaluation

Sayan Sen — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:52:01 +0000

The new evaluation ISOs from Microsoft are meant for enterprises and IT professionals, but that does not mean a home user can't try it out. Read more...

Windows 11 Future Platforms build 29671.1000 gets the latest Start menu changes

Ivan Jenic — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:35:19 +0000

Microsoft brought the already known Start menu changes to Windows 11 Insider Experimental (Future Platforms) Preview build 29671.1000. Learn more: Read more...

Windows 11 Beta build 26220.9492 improves Live Captions and fixes Hyper-V issues

Ivan Jenic — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:27:35 +0000

Microsoft just released Windows 11 Insider Beta Preview build 26220.9492. See what's new in the latest Beta build: Read more...

New Windows 11 Insider builds improve Cloud rebuild, Magnifier, and Hyper-V

Ivan Jenic — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:24:01 +0000

Microsoft just released two new Windows 11 Insider Experimental builds, 26340.9502 and 28120.3032 (26H1). See what's included: Read more...

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