Noble numbats and vibranium: The geeky world of hidden tech code names
Many IT product names hide a story, a joke, or a message. We reveal what lies behind the seemingly normal names of hardware ...
Smithsonian Magazine1d
The Enterprising Woman Who Built—and Lost, and Rebuilt—a Booming Empire During the Klondike Gold Rush
With flinty perseverance and a golden touch, Belinda Mulrooney earned an unlikely fortune in the frozen north and reshaped ...
Cast your eyes upon this deeply cursed setup: Windows 95 on a hacked Nintendo 3DS
In light of the closing of the Nintendo 3DS store and cessation of online support for the handheld, the portable console has ...
A TechTuber nostalgically runs Windows 95 on a Nintendo 3DS with 256MB of RAM and a stylus pen — but painfully slow boot times hashed his mellow
TechTuber MetraByte recently managed to get Windows 95 to run on the new Nintendo 3DS. The modder encountered several ...
PC Magazine14d
What’s New in the Windows 11 24H2 Update?
Microsoft rewrote some of the core Windows platform’s kernel code in the Rust programming language, which should make the OS faster and less prone to memory bugs. This isn't a minor change ...
Forbes21d
Microsoft Windows Deadline—900 Million Users Need To Upgrade Before Time Runs Out
Microsoft has given itself a seemingly impossible race against time. With almost exactly a year to run before Windows 10’s unpopular end-of-life hits users in October 2025, Windows 11 is still ...
theregister22d
Microsoft hits go on Windows 11 24H2: Fresh features, bugs, and a whole lotta AI
Microsoft has made Windows 11 24H2 generally available, dishing out several new features - some that are even useful and interesting - as well as a generous dollop of known issues. This week's release ...
Windows Report23d
Windows 11 24H2 is out and ready for download: Here's everything you need to know
Microsoft has officially rolled out the Windows 11, version 24H2, also known as the Windows 11 2024 Update. The release will be available through various updates, including Windows Server Update ...
PC Gamer23d
Windows 11 24H2 is finally here and Microsoft's calling it a 'full OS swap', it's just a shame the new Windows update still has Recall
Despite this, the new Windows 11 version does indeed have some pretty cool features—though whether this justifies the "full OS swap" designation is questionable. Here are a few of my favourite ...
Windows Report23d
How to Run Windows XP Virtual Machine in Windows 10
Mostly for educational or testing purposes, some users need to run Windows XP without the hassle of a dual-boot or a secondary computer. In this article, there are a couple of ways to achieve this but ...
Ars Technica24d
Windows 11 24H2, the biggest update in two years, starts rolling out today
Microsoft will begin rolling this year's annual Windows 11 update out to consumers starting today, the company announced at a Windows- and Copilot-centric event today. The Windows 11 2024 Update ...
Mashable24d
A huge Windows 11 2024 update dropped today: 5 new AI-powered features, including Recall
Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is rolling out the new Windows 11 2024 update today — and it's arguably the most highly anticipated version of the OS this year. Why? Among a slew of other new ...