It's a wrap for the world's largest technology trade show - here are the top announcements throughout the week-long event....
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
The XGIMI Memomind series comprises three smart glasses, with one of them weighing under 30 grams....
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
Chipolo's One and Card Point trackers remain tried-and-tested options for users who want to keep tabs on their personal items....
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
I tried Mophie's AirPods Max wireless charging stand. Is it really worth up to five times more than budget alternatives?...
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
You might be surprised to learn how many 'vampire devices' could be in your home, silently draining power....
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
The NextSense Smartbuds, new sleep earbuds I saw at CES, use EEG to deliver more restorative sleep....
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Published on: 2026-01-11
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All About Microsoft
Dell is walking back recent branding changes with the 'Plus' and 'Premium' monikers, returning the XPS name to its flagship position....
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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All About Microsoft
I spent the week on the CES show floor, searching for compelling smart home devices. Here's what I found....
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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All About Microsoft
Every single OmniBook model is getting upgrades, with one laptop in particular reportedly gaining a record-setting battery life....
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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All About Microsoft
Meet Qira, a personal ambient intelligence system that works across your devices....
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Published on: 2026-01-10
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All About Microsoft
Clearly, you are not alone. This is why I am urging everyone to just be patient as the ball swings back from the edge to the middle, where we will truly want AI for some things and some tasks, but not for all things and especially not shoved at us....
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Published on: 2026-01-09
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ISSUE 23.01.1 • 2026-01-08 By Susan Bradley The holidays are behind us, so now we can get back to business as usual. You know — when to pause updates so we can test and evaluate the January patches. Thus, the MS-DEFCON goes up to level 2. For those of you...
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Published on: 2026-01-08
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Sometimes browsers give us too many choices or don’t make defaults obvious. Edge wants to display “pretty URLs” and hide the actual URL For example, if you go to YouTube and copy a URL to another browser window, it puts in the title rather than the raw URL. But you...
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Published on: 2026-01-07
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Intel has a lot riding on any announcement it makes these days, so its presentation about the new Core Ultra 3 Series processors at CES 2026, which began yesterday, is of importance. 14 models were introduced covering a wide range of configurations. These new chips have the Panther Lake architecture,...
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Published on: 2026-01-06
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ISSUE 23.01 • 2026-01-05 EDITORIAL By Will Fastie To begin 2026, we bring you our best advice about keeping your PC spit-polished and ready for another year of hard work. The article “Let your PC start the new year right!” has been a staple around here for years. The tradition...
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Published on: 2026-01-05
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BEN’S WORKSHOP By Ben Myers Make sure your Windows PC is tuned up so that it is 100% reliable this year. The year 2025 has been a year of significant change and trends in the industry, so I am compelled to address these trends and how they might affect your...
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Published on: 2026-01-05
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Yesterday, Susan mentioned keeping AI at bay in 2026. We’ve covered that extensively, especially because reader feedback objects to the way Copilot showed up, rather intrusively. I agree with caution, and I have no problem with anyone who wishes to keep Copilot out of their orbit. I can’t ignore AI,...
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Published on: 2026-01-02
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As we start the new year of 2026, I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who supports this publication as well as this website. First and foremost, I couldn’t do any of this without Will Fastie. He is the foundation of this site and when I gulped...
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Published on: 2026-01-01
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Today is the last day of AskWoody’s fifth year under the stewardship of publisher Susan Bradley, better known as “The Patch Lady.” I can tell you that Susan’s commitment to the AskWoody Plus newsletter, this site, and its active forums remains firm. Our mission to provide excellence in long-form technical...
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Published on: 2025-12-31
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If anyone doubts Microsoft’s complete commitment to AI, look no further than Microsoft’s own blogs. In the past, most Microsoft news was found at news.microsoft.com in the form of press releases. But that now redirects to news.microsoft.com/source/, which could be considered a blog in itself. Traditional press releases can now...
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Published on: 2025-12-30
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