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Today Microsoft has announced that the 2025 update to Windows 11 has started to roll out. Commonly known as version 25H2 (because it's meant to arrive in the second half of the year), it's the annual feature update to Microsoft's latest OS (the company used to issue two updates per year but has switched to only one a few years back).
The update will be delivered using "servicing technology", Microsoft says, which is the same one used for the monthly updates. Availability today begins via a "controlled fe
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Affordable Care Act subsides and Medicaid funding are at the center of October's government shutdown. Read more âș
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As of 12:01 am ET, the US federal government has been shut down. Workers deemed ânonessentialâ are staying at home, meaning that many government functions (like national parks) will be closed because of a lack of staff. âEssentialâ workers, ranging from soldiers to air traffic controllers, will be working even after money for their paychecks [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits. Read more âș
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The confusion comes from multiple apps with the same Copilot name. Internal audio shows what Microsoft plans to do about it. Read more âș
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Microsoft has increased the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription, along with a shake up of its tiers. Read more Read more âș
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This year's Rolliefest in New York City showcased luxury watches, including brands like Rolex, Cartier, and HermĂšs. Read more âș
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Tesla's lease pricing increases come after the expiration of the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit as a result of Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read more âș
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The White House wants to move at least 50% of U.S.-bound chip production into the United States, but Taiwan says no. Read more âș
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Could this meeting have been an email? Last week, when news broke that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had ordered hundreds of generals from around the world to gather at the Marine base in Quantico, Virginia, this week, it set off fevered speculation about the possible reason for the unprecedented gathering. After the meeting, itâs [âŠ] Read more âș
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TrumpRx will connect people to companies' direct-to-consumer programs, but experts caution that many people are unlikely to save money from it. Read more âș
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Microsoft is raising the price of its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription again and rebranding some of its Xbox Game Pass plans. Starting today, Game Pass Ultimate will be priced at $29.99 per month instead of $19.99 â a 50 percent increase. Microsoft is attempting to justify the price hike with a variety of upgrades [âŠ] Read more âș
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called for the US military to embrace a more hardcore culture, much like AT&T CEO John Stankey did in August. Read more âș
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T-Mobile just announced that its T-Satellite with Starlink service now integrates with several apps. These include AllTrails, AccuWeather, X, WhatsApp and several others. Certain native apps also now integrate with the service, like Google Messages, Apple Music and Samsung's weather app. It's important to note that users won't always have access to the full app experience here, as satellite connectivity is limited. Some features may be limited and everything is... Read more âș
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World Liberty Financial will offer a debit card in thee latest addition to Trump family's crypto empire. Read more âș
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The UK government has issued a new request for Apple to provide access to encrypted iCloud user data, the Financial Times reports. The report reveals that, in early September, the UK Home Office demanded that Apple creates a way for officials to access encrypted âiCloudâ backups. Unlike its previous order, the latest request focuses on the âiCloudâ data of British citizens specifically. The demand is designed to aid law enforcement... Read more âș
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Paradox and The Chinese Room have revealed the voice cast performing in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, the action role-playing game which is barely a month away now. The game releases on 21st October. Read more Read more âș
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Apple released iOS 26 in mid-September, bringing a range of new features and changes to iPhones across the globe. But not all of the included improvements have been showcased with Apple's typical fanfare, and many are likely to have been overlooked. Below, we've highlighted 26 lesser known additions and enhancements that could potentially change how you use your iPhone on a daily basis. Got any favorite iOS 26 tips we... Read more âș
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Itâs cool how the cover display on flip foldables enables main camera selfies, right? Well, these two donât fold but they can do the same trick â the Xiaomi 17 Pro and Pro Max have full-width secondary displays on their backs with a number of creative ideas on how to use them. Xiaomi 17 Pro The Xiaomi 17 Pro is the second small flagship that the company unveils today â... Read more âș
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vivo recently confirmed that its upcoming Android 16-based OriginOS 6 will be available globally on vivo and iQOO smartphones. The new OriginOS will replace FuntouchOS, and now the company has revealed its global launch date. The Chinese brand has scheduled the OriginOS Global launch for October 15, where itâs expected to share details on the softwareâs international rollout and availability. Meanwhile, vivo will introduce OriginOS 6 in China on October... Read more âș
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The Realme Watch 5 leaked at the beginning of this month, and now it's finally official, listed on Realme's official website in all its glory. Realme Watch 5 official images The watch comes with advertised 14-day battery life from its 460 mAh battery, which of course tells you it's running proprietary software and not Google's Wear OS. The watch has a 1.97" rectangular AMOLED screen with 390x450 resolution, 60Hz refresh... Read more âș
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Xiaomi unleashed the new 17-series of flagships this week (and the 15T duo, but weâll save that for another week). This year there are three models â a vanilla Xiaomi 17 that takes over from the Xiaomi 15, a Xiaomi 17 Pro that has the same 6.3â size but offers more premium features (better tele camera, secondary screen) and the large model that is now called the Xiaomi 17 Pro... Read more âș
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Xiaomi hosted a big event this week where we saw the debut of several new devices, including the Redmi Pad 2 Pro. We got to test out the Pad 2 Pro with the Matte Glass screen, and these are our first impressions. For a âŹ380 tablet, the Redmi Pad 2 Pro Matte Glass Version looks and feels like a more expensive device. It brings an aluminum unibody, which is cool... Read more âș
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The One UI 8 rollout continues with phones from 2024 and 2023. This is happening ahead of schedule, but right now it appears that only devices in Korea are getting the new OS version. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 (both from 2023) are joining their 2024 Z siblings in Android 16. This is a limited release for now, though, and only devices in Korea that are running... Read more âș
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The OnePlus 15 has been the subject of multiple leaks lately, with the most recent one revealing the flagshipâs color options. OnePlus has now released official images of the handset in the new Dune finish. According to OnePlus, the Dune color is inspired by the sand dunes and said to offer an âIce skinâ feel when held. The phone will use an aerospace-grade nano-ceramic metal frame with rounded edges. OnePlus... Read more âș
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The Honor Magic8 series is launching next month and Honor has now officially confirmed that its Magic8 series will feature the brand-new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset. Honor is also set to launch the first Android tablet with Qualcomm's new flagship chip with the Magic Pad 3 Pro 13.3. We also got a more detailed look at the Magic8 Pro in its green color. It features a flat back... Read more âș
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We're giving you the freshly announced Xiaomi 15T, the second half of this year's T series. You may call this one the vanilla or the non-Pro, but it isn't a big downgrade to the Xiaomi 15T Pro. In fact, you will have a hard time telling them apart by just looking at them. They're essentially the same size, with the same screen diagonal, and they have the same design. Our... Read more âș
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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Tecno Spark Slim and Pova Slim, and, of course, the iPhone Air will all soon have some (more) competition. This time it's Motorola jumping into the extra-thin phone trend. The brand has started teasing the Moto X70 Air, and it's all very obvious from that name, isn't it? In case you still had doubts about how this device is meant to be positioned in the... Read more âș
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