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Microsoft backtracks on legal threats against hacker Nightmare Eclipse following intense industry backlash over unpatched Windows Defender zero-days.

The latest Seven Deadly Sins Origin update introduces SSR Mage of Infinity Merlin alongside the new Sealed Sanctuary region and Taranis raid dungeon.

Enterprise IT fleets face significant BitLocker risks and Intune telemetry gaps following the recent Microsoft Secure Boot AMA engineering session in June 2026.

The Epic Games Store has revealed the details of its next free game giveaways for Windows and macOS gamers. Available on June 11, Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks and The Ouroboros King are highly rated on Steam with Very Positive averages in both cases.

A stealth multiplier update tied to the recent GitHub Copilot pricing change is draining annual subscriber quotas up to four times faster than expected.

Microsoft's June 9 Patch Tuesday is the final deployment window before 2011 Secure Boot certificates begin expiring on June 24. Unpatched devices lose security protection.

Getac has unveiled the 8-inch ZX80W ruggedized tablet designed to withstand harsh climates and abuse. The Qualcomm ARM-powered tablet comes with a 1,000-nit display visible under the outdoor sun and is MIL-STD-810H-rated for water submersion, temperature extremes, shock and drops.

Bosgame’s VTA‑439 mini PC delivers 86 TOPS of AI performance via the Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, supporting large models and AI assistants like OpenClaw locally. It pairs up to 256 GB RAM and triple NVMe slots with optional eGPU expansion, launching at $1,049 on sale.

In times of rising prices, the PC industry explores various ways to keep prices in check. One of them: Use cheaper components to lessen the blow of the RAM crisis. This is what Lenovo does with the screen of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7.

Microsoft not only accepts AI addiction, but declares it as the primary goal of the brand new Scout AI agent. As leaked documents show, functionality only plays a subordinate role in the first phase of the rollout; Microsoft primarily wants users to become addicted to the AI agent.

CVE-2026-41089, a critical Windows Netlogon flaw rated CVSS 9.8, is now actively exploited. Unpatched domain controllers face full SYSTEM-level compromise with no credentials needed.

Intel promised that Panther Lake would deliver the same power efficiency as the last generation Lunar Lake chip. While Panther Lake does well, our review of the ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 shows that this is not quite the case.

GitHub Copilot switched to token-based billing on June 1 for 4.7 million paid subscribers. Flat-rate subscriptions are out, AI Credits are in, and agentic users face the steepest cost increases.

The Asus Ascent QN10 is a compact Windows‑on‑ARM mini PC powered by an 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite CPU, delivering 80 TOPS of on‑device AI performance for AI developers. It offers up to 32 GB RAM and 4 TB NVMe storage to run OpenClaw locally.

The 2026 Asus Zenbook 14 laptops deliver accelerated AI performance thanks to Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm CPUs with 45+ TOPS of compute power. They come with OLED displays, large touchpads, Dolby Atmos speakers, and smudge-proof Ceraluminum covers.

CISA's June 3 deadline for the two Nightmare Eclipse Defender zero-days is 48 hours away. YellowKey, GreenPlasma, and MiniPlasma remain unpatched, with GreenPlasma and MiniPlasma carrying no CVE assignment.

The Windows laptop space finally has a competitor to the Apple MacBook Neo with the new Dell XPS 13. The latest XPS 13 starts at $699 ($599 for students), is made from high-quality materials, and is super light. However, consumers are worried Windows 11 won't run well on just 8 GB of RAM.

Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26300.8553 brings a modular Start menu with Small, Large, and Automatic size presets and new privacy tools to the Experimental channel.

Microsoft Build 2026 opens June 2 in San Francisco with AI agents, GitHub Copilot updates, and Windows local AI. Here is what developers can expect.

A top supply chain insider says Nvidia’s N1X/N1 processors will target a niche market, with projected shipments of 10 million units through 2028. While the N1X offers high-performance on-device AI capabilities, it might faces limited demand as consumers favor the Apple MacBook Neo, which saw its 2026 shipment forecast double to 10 million units.

European ThinkPad users have long been complaining about the keys to the left of the Enter key being shrunk down. With the new ThinkPad T14 Gen 7, Lenovo changed their keyboard layout, which means that two of the four shrunken keys finally have the standard size now.

Also tested with CashyOS | We recently reviewed the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7. As always, we tested it with Windows, but for this device, we also decided to do a quick compatibility test with Linux.

Microsoft's threat to criminally prosecute Nightmare Eclipse has drawn sharp criticism from security veterans, with three Windows zero-days still unpatched.

We had both the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6 and Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 on hand - a good opportunity to compare the new ThinkPad design with the old.

After we already reviewed the new Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 7 with Panther Lake, we are now also testing the new larger 16-inch model ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 powered by an AMD processor. What is our first impression of the large business laptop?

Acer has unveiled a new Windows handheld backed by a 120 Hz display and an 80 Wh battery. Featuring up to Intel Arc B390 graphics and 24 GB of RAM, the Predator Atlas 8 is confirmed to be releasing globally in 2026.

Nightmare Eclipse has been removed from GitHub and GitLab within days and is threatening a new Windows exploit release on Patch Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

Microsoft's KB5089573 preview adds Shared Audio and NPU tracking to Windows 11, while flagging an EFI partition install failure on older OEM hardware.

NEC Japan has unveiled its latest 13.3‑inch Lavie Nextreme model, a 994 g Copilot+ PC powered by an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V CPU. The new model is designed for business users, with 20+ hour runtimes, AI‑accelerated workflows, and a carbon‑fiber body.

Elecom’s new Ist Plus wireless mice introduces 5‑ball rollers for smoother trackball operation, alongside models that retain traditional linear rollers. For corporate users, the optional 2.4 GHz Elecom Bridge E USB receiver provides encrypted connections.

Microsoft is testing a revamped docked Copilot sidebar for Windows 11, pinning the AI to either screen edge and marking the AI assistant's sixth UI redesign.

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Experimental build 26300.8497 with screen tint, braille display support, and voice isolation improvements for Insiders.

Windows Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire June 24. Devices without the update will lose boot-level security protections, with no fix for some older PCs.

More than 13 years since its birth, Vivaldi hits version 8.0. Described as the "biggest design overhaul ever," this update comes with a new visual approach, sporting six preset layouts, as well as multiple UI refinements across all the browser's areas, such as the auto-hide feature, tab management, and more.

Remember when Windows was actually half decent? The days before AI bloat, telemetry, and enforced advertising. Classic 7 aims to bring back the look and feel of Windows 7, on an operating system base that should receive security updates until 2032.

Microsoft issued out-of-band patches for two actively exploited Defender zero-days, RedSun and UnDefend, after Huntress confirmed real-world use in attacks.

Microsoft released mitigation steps for YellowKey (CVE-2026-45585), a BitLocker bypass that grants physical attackers access to encrypted Windows drives.

Modder Throaty Mumbo has successfully ported Windows CE 2.11 to the Nintendo 64, using custom-built drivers, Microsoft’s old Platform Builder tools, and an EverDrive 64 cartridge to boot the system on original hardware. The project turns the retro console into a functional Windows CE desktop with controller-based mouse input, audio and graphics support, SD card app loading, and demos including Cube3D and Tetris.

Since 2024, Microsoft has almost forced laptop manufacturers to install a keyboard with a Copilot key. Until now, this key has been practically useless for users who did not want to use Microsoft's AI assistant. This is set to change later this year.

A working proof-of-concept for MiniPlasma, a Windows Cloud Filter driver zero-day, lets standard users gain SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows 11 systems.

Microsoft confirms active exploitation of Exchange Server zero-day CVE-2026-42897 via crafted email with no permanent patch available for on-prem deployments.

Microsoft is finally giving Windows 11 users more control over the taskbar again, including full screen-edge placement and a smaller, more compact mode. The update also improves how menus and window labels behave depending on the taskbar position.

Pwn2Own Berlin 2026 paid out over $908,000 across 39 zero-days in two days, with Microsoft Exchange compromised for $200,000 and Windows 11 hacked four times.

Dual-screen laptops are still rare and Asus now offers the powerful ROG Zephyrus Duo with an Intel Panther Lake CPU and Nvidia's most powerful mobile GPU, the GeForce RTX 5090 with 24 GB VRAM. The price, however, is very high.

Windows 11 Release Preview builds KB5089573 and KB5089570 landed May 14 with Copilot in Excel, zero-day patches, Shared LE Audio, and new IT admin AI controls.