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Microsoft update breaks Linux on dual-boot systems

Microsoft's latest security update has inadvertently caused significant disruption for users who run both Windows and Linux on the same machine. The update, which was designed to address a two-year-old vulnerability in the GRUB boot loader—a critical piece of software used by many Linux systems—has led to widespread issues with Linux installations failing to boot.

SteamOS may challenge Windows in handheld gaming

Valve, the video game company behind the popular digital distribution platform Steam, has announced plans to extend support for its custom operating system, SteamOS, to rival handheld devices such as Asus' ROG Ally.

Microsoft patches 132 security vulnerabilities in latest Windows update

Microsoft has recently patched a total of 132 security flaws in the latest Windows update. Out of them, nine were rated 'critical' and 121 were rated 'important' in terms of their severity when the patch was first released.

Ways to decorate your window sill

You will be surprised to know how easily window sills can be styled to literally transform your rooms in the most creative ways.

Bill Gates ditches Windows Phone for Android

The Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announces in an interview with Fox News Sunday that instead of Windows Phone he's now using an Android phone.

WhatsApp releases desktop apps for Mac and Windows

After launching WhatsApp Web, the browser-based version of the WhatsApp client for PCs and Macs last year, the company now takes it one step further by introducing a true WhatsApp application for Windows and Mac OS X machines.

Blackberry Priv: The final phone in the coffin?

Before Apple's iPhone, Blackberry kicked off the smartphone revolution and brought the office out of the office and into the tap-tap-tap grasp of workers all over the world.

How to run an Android app on a Mac or PC

Google's goal is to make all of its Android apps available across multiple platforms (smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers), a little like Microsoft's idea with its forthcoming OS, Windows 10, and its dedicated multi-platform app store.

August 21, 2024
August 21, 2024

Microsoft update breaks Linux on dual-boot systems

Microsoft's latest security update has inadvertently caused significant disruption for users who run both Windows and Linux on the same machine. The update, which was designed to address a two-year-old vulnerability in the GRUB boot loader—a critical piece of software used by many Linux systems—has led to widespread issues with Linux installations failing to boot.

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

SteamOS may challenge Windows in handheld gaming

Valve, the video game company behind the popular digital distribution platform Steam, has announced plans to extend support for its custom operating system, SteamOS, to rival handheld devices such as Asus' ROG Ally.

July 19, 2023
July 19, 2023

Microsoft patches 132 security vulnerabilities in latest Windows update

Microsoft has recently patched a total of 132 security flaws in the latest Windows update. Out of them, nine were rated 'critical' and 121 were rated 'important' in terms of their severity when the patch was first released.

January 19, 2022
January 19, 2022

Ways to decorate your window sill

You will be surprised to know how easily window sills can be styled to literally transform your rooms in the most creative ways.

September 27, 2017
September 27, 2017

Bill Gates ditches Windows Phone for Android

The Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates announces in an interview with Fox News Sunday that instead of Windows Phone he's now using an Android phone.

May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016

WhatsApp releases desktop apps for Mac and Windows

After launching WhatsApp Web, the browser-based version of the WhatsApp client for PCs and Macs last year, the company now takes it one step further by introducing a true WhatsApp application for Windows and Mac OS X machines.

November 6, 2015
November 6, 2015

Blackberry Priv: The final phone in the coffin?

Before Apple's iPhone, Blackberry kicked off the smartphone revolution and brought the office out of the office and into the tap-tap-tap grasp of workers all over the world.

April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015

How to run an Android app on a Mac or PC

Google's goal is to make all of its Android apps available across multiple platforms (smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers), a little like Microsoft's idea with its forthcoming OS, Windows 10, and its dedicated multi-platform app store.