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(Image credit: Tom's Hardware)Copilot Vision, which lets you share your screen with the Microsoft AI companion, is now available in the United States on Windows 10 and 11, the company announced today. The feature was first shown off at Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, though previous iterations have been available in Microsoft Edge. Like the Edge version, Copilot Vision on Windows is part of Copilot Labs, a series of experimental features that are being refined.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Andrew Freedman

Maingear, a New Jersey-based company known primarily for its boutique gaming desktops, is today launching a new 18-inch gaming laptop that's packed to the gills with performance components. The Ultima 18, which starts at $3,599 on Maingear's website, utilizes an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor. There are two graphics options: Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5080 or 5090 Laptop GPU. Maingear says that the laptop was built with Clevo, which sells barebones systems to resellers that pick components.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Andrew Freedman

Apple's macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last major release to support Intel-based Macs. The news was delivered at a virtual Platform State of the Union at WWDC25. "Apple Silicon enables us all to achieve things that were previously unimaginable, and it's time to put all of our focus and innovation there," Matthew Firlik, senior director of developer relations, said on the video. However, Intel-based Macs will still receive three years of security updates after the launch of Tahoe.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Andrew Freedman

The next version of macOS will see a dramatic aesthetic change. This fall, Apple will release macOS 26 "Tahoe" (named after Lake Tahoe in California), featuring the new "liquid glass" look that's coming to all of Apple's operating systems. There's also a new Games app, along with updates to Spotlight and new features coming from the iPhone. The new design features changes to the Dock, as well as toolbars and sidebars.

2 weeks ago | tomshardware.com | Andrew Freedman

(Image credit: Shutterstock, Tom's Hardware)Windows 11 is available on all kinds of hardware, but Microsoft makes its own to showcase the popular operating system on its own premium machines. The company's Surface Pro has become something of an icon, seen on the sidelines of the NFL and on news anchor desks. Its design, a tablet with a kickstand and a detachable keyboard, has been widely duplicated and is extremely portable.