Corbin Davenport

1 day ago | howtogeek.com | Corbin Davenport

Microsoft is rolling out more changes to the Microsoft Store, the main app and games store on Windows 10 and 11. It now has more system integrations, faster performance, a Copilot button, and other updates. The Microsoft Store is still not the best experience around. It’s filled with a lot of low-quality applications, and the general experience with downloading and managing games is worse than Steam and other competing stores.

1 day ago | howtogeek.com | Corbin Davenport

MSI has released the Cubi NUC AI 1UMG, a tiny PC with Intel’s latest hardware and enough power for demanding productivity work. If you need a Mac Mini-style computer that can run regular Windows or desktop Linux, it’s worth considering. MSI announced its new Cubi NUC AI Series back in January, and now the NUC AI 1UMG is finally arriving at retail stores. It’s a compact desktop computer designed to sit horizontally or vertically, with optional VESA mount support.

2 days ago | howtogeek.com | Corbin Davenport

The KDE project, which maintains the Plasma desktop environment and dozens of open-source applications for Linux and other platforms, is making the case for Windows 10 users to switch to Linux. KDE says you should “upgrade the smart way” by switching to a Linux distribution with the Plasma desktop environment.

3 days ago | howtogeek.com | Corbin Davenport

Samsung is partnering with Glance to bring “a new AI Commerce platform” to the lock screens of Galaxy phones in the United States. It won’t be enabled automatically, but it’s still not great to see lockscreen advertisements coming to phones that already cost hundreds and thousands of dollars. The new service is owned and operated by Glance, a tech company founded in 2019 that runs a lock screen advertising platform.

4 days ago | howtogeek.com | Corbin Davenport

This Acer laptop has smooth and responsive performance, thanks to its Intel Core i5- 1334U processor, 8GB memory, and 256GB SSD. The 15.3-inch display and numberpad gives you plenty of room for productivity. Expand Collapse You can get an Acer Aspire Go 15 laptop for $350 at Best Buy, a savings of $250 from the usual price, but the sale only lasts for today or whenever stock runs out. That’s a good price for a PC with a mid-range Core i5 processor, 1080p screen, and Windows 11.