iOS 26 can run on an Android phone, and a developer proved it on...
SmuOS shared exclusive photos of iOS 26.5.2 running natively on Microsoft's abandoned Surface Duo 2, with Settings and the Phone app spanning both screens. He explains how Apple's open-source XNU kernel, UniXNU and a Metal translation layer made it possible, and what's coming next.
Microsoft confirms Teams will let third-party tools scan your meetings for deepfakes from November
Certified third-party bots will scan Teams meeting audio and video for deepfakes and flag participants to everyone in the call. Microsoft's Graph docs show confidence scores and admin permissions, but providers, licensing and data handling are still unknown, and it differs from Report a concern.
I’m an Outlook Classic holdout, so I used the new Outlook for 3 days...
Microsoft wants Outlook Classic users on the new Outlook, and Enterprise users get it by default from March 2027. After three days, offline mail and PST archives work with caveats, COM add-ins and VBA don't, notifications still lag, and Classic stays supported until at least 2029.
Bill Gates called Ctrl+Alt+Del a mistake, and Windows 11 still can’t let it go
Microsoft's NT team picked Ctrl+Alt+Del in the early 1990s because no shipping app used it, turning a reboot shortcut into a secure attention sequence. Windows 11 still registers it at boot through Winlogon, and one security policy decides whether you have to press it before you can sign in.
Even Microsoft’s Xbox reportedly didn’t want Windows 11 on its handheld, but its CTO...
Windows leaders wanted a trimmed-down Windows Home on the next Xbox handheld, and an Xbox exec threatened to scrap it. Xbox's CTO disputes that account, and 25 years of Xbox history show why "built on Windows" doesn't mean a Windows desktop.
Former Windows boss mocks Windows 8’s touch critics as Apple readies a touchscreen MacBook,...
Steve Jobs said vertical touchscreens make your arm want to fall off, Tim Cook compared Windows 8 PCs to a toaster-fridge, and Craig Federighi said touch on a Mac wasn't a good experience. Now Apple is reportedly launching a touchscreen MacBook Pro, and Steven Sinofsky remembers the headlines.
Microsoft explains why Windows 11 still uses MS-DOS file names, and why it can’t...
The 8.3 rule dates back to CP/M, a 1974 operating system MS-DOS tried hard to stay compatible with. On Windows 11 26H2, Program Files still answers to PROGRA~1, and Chen warns that one DLL loaded under two names can end up as two separate copies in memory, which is why Microsoft keeps the old names.
Windows 11’s last Secure Boot deadline hits Monday, Microsoft reveals what happens to your...
The certificate that signs the Windows boot loader is the last 2011 Secure Boot certificate to expire. We explain what Windows UEFI CA 2023 replaces, what each Windows Security message means, why some older PCs are stuck and how Microsoft is still pushing the update after June.
Microsoft wants to change Outlook Classic’s UI to look more like New Outlook, and...
Microsoft may have a new idea to push you to switch to New Outlook if you haven't yet: make Outlook Classic more like New Outlook.
“674 million paid views, and still nobody wants Windows 11”: Microsoft’s massive YouTube ad...
Windows 11 needs TPM 2.0, uses more RAM and dropped features like the draggable taskbar, while setup now takes over an hour in my tests. Microsoft promises 20% better responsiveness and lighter RAM use, but years of complaints have turned Windows 11's real problem into perception.
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