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Samsung’s One UI 8.5 Starts Rolling Out to Older Galaxy Phones
Posted on May 07, 2026 by Laurent Giret in Mobile, Android with 0 CommentsSamsung’s new One UI 8.5 software, which first shipped on the Galaxy S26 series in February 2026, is now rolling out to…
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Microsoft Edge Stores All Saved Passwords in Cleartext Process Memory at Launch
- Christian Gaeng
- May 05, 2026
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https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-edge-passwords-cleartext/
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Dynamically remove apps from managed Windows 11 devices
- Christian Gaeng
- May 02, 2026
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Advice on Laptop purchase
- simard57
- May 02, 2026
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a friend is looking to retire soon and mostly has used work laptops for personal use. He is asking for advice on a laptop purchase for when he has to return the corporate laptop. I have settled on a Microsoft Surface Pro for a variety of reasons, but I think he would prefer a traditional…
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- Paul Thurrott
- Apr 30, 2026
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(off topic) NBA PLayoffs and Sports In Mexico
- helix2301
- Apr 30, 2026
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Paul, since you are in Mexico, are you able to figure out a way to watch the NBA Playoffs? Or Baseball? I know your baseball guy. Do you root for Boston teams or PA teams? What do you consider the home team?
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Microsoft is releasing the earliest DOS source code ever found
- Alan1
- Apr 28, 2026
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Microsoft just dropped a treasure trove of really early DOS source listings — like, pre‑PC‑DOS 1.0 stuff — and it’s basically software archaeology for retro‑computing nerds. https://opensource.microsoft.com/blog/2026/04/28/continuing-the-story-of-early-dos-development/
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Microsoft Edge Loads All Saved Passwords in Plain Text Upon Launch
- Laurent Giret
- May 06, 2026
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Microsoft Edge loads all saved passwords in the browser’s memory in plain text upon launch, but Microsoft says that this is "by design."
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Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews Now Show More Links and New Content Sources
- Laurent Giret
- May 06, 2026
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Google is updating its AI Overviews and AI Mode in search to show more links in responses and additional sources, including content from Reddit.
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OpenAI Starts Rolling Out New GPT-5.5 Instant Model and Memory Sources to ChatGPT Users
- Laurent Giret
- May 06, 2026
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ChatGPT now uses a new GPT-5.5 Instant model by default, which provides shorter, more factually reliable answers. OpenAI is also rolling out memory sources to all ChatGPT users.
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Xbox Consoles Are Getting a New Boot Animation
- Laurent Giret
- May 07, 2026
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Microsoft is about to introduce a new boot animation on Xbox consoles featuring the glowing green Xbox logo that the team has started using in recent weeks.
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Xbox CEO Announces Leadership Changes, Kills Copilot on Console Plans
- Laurent Giret
- May 06, 2026
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma picked up four senior executives from her previous CoreAI group at Microsoft to join Xbox. She also dropped plans to bring Copilot to Xbox consoles.
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Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2, and More Are Headed to Game Pass in May
- Laurent Giret
- May 05, 2026
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Xbox Game Pass will get several big games on day one in May, including Forza Horizon 6, Subnautica 2, and the narrative adventure Mixtape.
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