These Microsoft 365 companion apps are getting retired after just one year
Microsoft’s Calendar, People, and Files companion apps for Windows 11 are being retired roughly a year after they first shipped.
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MotherDuck vs Snowflake vs BigQuery: $0.60 vs $2/Credit [2026]
A three-person engineering team building a usage-analytics dashboard for a B2B SaaS product does not need the same database as a bank running nightly batch jobs across forty petabytes. Yet for most of the last decade, “cloud data warehouse” meant picking between two or three enterprise-scale platforms and paying enterprise-scale prices no matter how small…
GameSir's Tarantula 8K controller is up there with the best, without the high price
The GameSir Tarantula 8K is a mindblowing controller for PC players, boasting high-end tech and performance at a budget-friendly price.
Microsoft Fixes Bug That Broke File History Backups [2026]
Microsoft has confirmed a fix for a bug that broke the built-in File History backup feature on millions of Windows 10 and Windows 11 machines, closing out a nearly two-week saga that started with the September 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout. The company’s support documentation, updated on September 22, 2026, says the problem is resolved in…
ROG Xbox Ally X20 Setup: 12 Steps, $1,299.99 [2026]
The ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X20 went up for US preorder on September 24, 2026 at 6:00 a.m. Pacific, priced at $1,299.99 for the standalone unit and $2,499.99 for the ROG 20th Anniversary bundle. It is the fastest handheld ASUS has shipped under the Xbox banner, and it is also the most confusing one to…
Stardock's new Snipboard app aims to fix clipboard management on Windows 11
Stardock’s new Snipboard app brings a pinned, searchable clipboard dock with cross-PC copying to Windows 11.
AI comes to Surface Ink: Microsoft’s new Canvas transforms handwriting into a smarter workflow
Microsoft’s new Ink Canvas app brings AI-powered inking and brainstorming tools to Surface devices and other supported Windows PCs.
Surface feels more fragmented than ever after Microsoft's latest refresh
Microsoft just announced new Surface hardware weeks before a Surface event, leaving even less to discuss in October.
GMKtec EVO-X2 vs GTR9 Pro vs MS-S1 Max: $750 Gap [2026]
Six months ago, an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 mini PC with 128GB of unified memory cost around $1,500 to $2,200 depending on the brand. In September 2026, the same hardware routinely lists for $3,500 to $4,349. Nothing changed inside the chip. What changed is the price of DRAM, and it has turned a category…
ChatGPT Voice Adds Email, Calendar, Slack Access [2026]
OpenAI pushed ChatGPT’s Voice mode past small talk and into your inbox on September 23, 2026. The company’s release notes confirmed that Voice can now use connected apps, including Gmail, Google Calendar, and Slack, while ChatGPT Work — the assistant’s task-automation layer — became available directly through Voice on web and mobile. 9to5Mac summed up…