Articles from 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published in 2026
Acemagic F9A Shrinks an AI Workstation Into 2 Liters With 128GB Unified Memory and OCuLink
Acemagic, a company better known for budget mini PCs, dropped a surprise on July 25: the F9A, a compact Windows machine that pairs AMD’s flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor with up to 128GB of...
Why a Rumored 8-Core Ryzen X3D Chip Could Be the Real Game-Changer for Laptops
A recent leak points to an upcoming AMD mobile processor that could bring the company’s desktop-famous 3D V-Cache technology to a more focused and potentially more affordable gaming laptop tier....
Lenovo Lecoo Mini Pro Packs Dual SSD Slots and Dual Ethernet into a 0.8L Chassis for $443
On July 22, 2026, Lenovo slipped a new configuration of its Lecoo Mini Pro onto Chinese store shelves. The tiny desktop stuffs a six-core AMD Ryzen 5 processor, twin M.2 slots, and two Gigabit...
Anker's Pocket-Sized 65W GaN Charger Falls to $20, a Travel Win for Windows Ultrabooks
Anker’s 715 Nano II 65W USB-C charger, a palm-sized GaN power adapter, has dropped to $19.99 in a limited-time deal. The discount, first reported by TechEBlog, slashes $10 off its usual $30 street...
Why Linux 7.2-rc5 Matters to Windows Users: Networking Fixes, AI-Discovered Bugs, and What to Test
Linus Torvalds pushed out Linux 7.2-rc5 on July 26 with a significantly larger-than-expected patch collection, but characterized the bulk as nothing “particularly strange or scary.” The release...
Cross-Platform Wins: Firefox 153's PDF Tools and VirtualBox 7.2.14's Windows Fixes Highlight Linux's Usability Push
The last week of July 2026 brought a suite of open-source updates that, on first glance, might seem like routine maintenance. But for anyone who splits time between Windows and Linux, the releases of...
Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’: A Testbed for Canonical’s Next Desktop Strategy, Not a Daily Driver
Canonical’s next interim release, Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray,” is scheduled to arrive on October 15, 2026, and it’s already shaping up to be far more than a routine placeholder between...
German Agency Exposes Windows Hello Face Login Gaps: Mask Bypass, Local Attacks, and Why ESS Is Critical
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published findings from a reverse-engineering study showing that Windows Hello for Business facial authentication can be fooled by...
The Hidden Audio Export Trick in Windows 11’s Free Video Editor — and How to Keep Your Projects Safe
Clipchamp, Windows 11’s built-in video editor, has a quiet superpower that most users miss: you can export an entire project as an M4A audio file, effectively turning the app into a basic but...
Logitech’s First Foldable Mouse Fits in Your Pocket—But Its Scrolling Needs Work
Logitech has just shipped its most ambitious travel mouse yet, one that physically folds in half to survive the chaos of a crowded laptop bag. The $79.99 Mobi Fold collapses into a stubby,...
Windows 11's Hidden Diagnostic Toolkit: 5 Commands That Surface Battery Stats, Driver Details, and Wi-Fi History
Windows users often reach for the Settings app first when troubleshooting. But for stubborn issues—battery that drains faster than it should, Wi-Fi that drops intermittently, or applications that...
Microsoft Confirms Printer Install Failures on Windows on ARM — Here’s the Workaround
Microsoft has quietly acknowledged a problem that’s been tripping up owners of the newest Windows PCs: some ARM-based devices, including Copilot+ models, can’t install a printer using the...