Articles from July 5, 2026
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The $1,000 Handheld: How Memory Prices Are Erasing the Budget PC Gaming Market
Handheld gaming PCs, once the banner carriers for affordable portable PC gaming, are now ground zero in the memory-price crisis. On July 4, 2026, PC Gamer’s Andy Edser reported that the global...
MSI Bets Its 2026 Laptops and Peripherals on a Unified Windows Ecosystem—What That Means for You
MSI is reengineering its entire product lineup around a single connected platform, the company revealed at a pre-CES 2025 press briefing, bringing gaming laptops, desktop components, peripherals, and...
Inside the PUGA: Sony's Forgotten Plug-and-Play PlayStation 1 Console for Brazil
Sony once built a plug-and-play PlayStation 1 console for Brazil, called the PUGA, that never saw store shelves. The prototype resurfaced this week during a developer interview, giving the world its...
PowerToys Awake Redesign to Introduce Timer Flyout and Per-App Keep Awake Controls
Microsoft is redesigning PowerToys Awake, the free Windows 11 utility that prevents your PC from dropping into sleep mode, to include a new flyout with timer presets and the ability to keep your...
Copilot+ PCs’ AI-Powered ‘Perfect Screenshot’ Feature Explained—and When You Actually Need It
Microsoft’s new Copilot+ PCs ship with a flashy AI-driven capture tool that promises flawlessly clipped screenshots every time. But for most people, the free Snipping Tool already built into...
Australia Clears Microsoft Copilot Chat and Google NotebookLM for Protected Government Data
Australia's Attorney-General's Department has officially approved Microsoft Copilot Chat and Google NotebookLM for staff use on information classified up to the "protected" level. The decision,...
Intel’s First x86 Chips with Integrated NVIDIA RTX Graphics Reportedly Arrive in 2028
Intel is preparing to ship its first x86 processors that integrate NVIDIA’s RTX graphics technology directly onto a single chip, with an internal roadmap listing a launch window in the first...
Forget Figma's Seat Counts: Penpot's 2026 Wireframing Tools Cut Costs for Windows Teams
Penpot's latest release, deployed by Kaleidos in early 2026, lands at a time when design teams on Windows are scrutinizing every software line item. The open-source, browser-based design platform has...
Thurrott’s Revamped Windows 11 Virtualization Guide Unlocks Hyper-V and Sandbox for Everyday Users
Thurrott.com, the independent technology site founded by veteran Microsoft watcher Paul Thurrott, overhauled its Windows 11 Field Guide on July 5, 2026, zeroing in on the operating system’s deeply...
Saskatchewan's New 10K AI SK Program Promises AI Literacy for 10,000—Here's How Windows Users Can Get Ahead
On July 1, 2026, Artificial Intelligence Saskatchewan launched an ambitious new initiative in Saskatoon: 10K AI SK, an AI literacy training program targeting 10,000 residents and businesses. The...
The Mid-Career AI Imperative: Why Domain Expertise Matters More Than Prompt Engineering
Enterprises are on pace to spend $200 billion on AI this year, but a critical blind spot threatens to derail their ambitions: the training and empowerment of mid-career domain experts. These are the...
2026’s Foldable Phone Revolution Is Invisible—It’s the Software That Finally Delivers
The most important news about foldable phones in 2026 isn’t that the hinges are thinner or the creases lighter. It’s that the software finally behaves as if the phone were designed by someone who...