Joao Carrasqueira

4 days ago | xda-developers.com | Joao Carrasqueira |João Carrasqueira

The gaming handheld market has truly boomed in the last few years, propelled by the success of the original Nintendo Switch. For a while, power alone was enough to make PC gaming handhelds more appealing, but with the Switch 2 now on the market and outshining most of the alternatives, it's become apparent to me once again that Lenovo was the only one to ever come close to delivering the same vision as Nintendo.

4 days ago | xda-developers.com | Joao Carrasqueira |João Carrasqueira

Windows updates are often known for adding features. Good or bad, most Windows updates bring something new to the table, and that's what makes the OS more exciting. But many times, Updates also remove features instead. Whether it's things like WordPad or... a good Start menu, we've had to say goodbye to a lot of things during the Windows 11 era. But there's one thing we've lost that stands above the rest: the Windows Subsystem for Android, or the ability to run Android apps.

4 days ago | xda-developers.com | Joao Carrasqueira |João Carrasqueira

As I've mentioned a few times in the past, I've used Windows all my life. But recently, I've been curious about Linux and I wanted to start with something relatively familiar, so I installed Linux Mint on one of my laptops. This is running natively and exclusively, and I've been using this laptop somewhat regularly as my primary work machine to get more familiar with Linux. But my biggest impression from Linux Mint is still one it made early on: the customization.

1 week ago | xda-developers.com | Joao Carrasqueira |João Carrasqueira

We talk a lot about Microsoft's problems at XDA, and how the company seems to be trying to drive Windows 11 into the ground a lot of the time. But it's not just us saying it, and in fact, a recent piece of news out of Denmark suggests that governments are getting tired of Microsoft, too. The Danish government, particularly the Ministry of Digitalization, recently announced plans to move over the entire department from Windows and Microsoft Office over to Linux and LibreOffice.

1 week ago | xda-developers.com | Joao Carrasqueira |João Carrasqueira

Microsoft makes a lot of changes to Windows 11 with its updates. Many of them cause more backlash than anything, but every now and then, Microsoft squeezes in something that's genuinely useful. And, unbeknownst to a lot of us, that happened very recently. The June 2025 Patch Tuesday Update, which rolled out last week, came with a major change for the System Restore feature.