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This week, Microsoft made a major announcement related to the rollout of the New Outlook for Windows. The new app will automatically be installed on Windows 10 PCs very soon. Thankfully, though, for those who don't want it, Microsoft has also shared a way to deal with it using a PowerShell and Registry workaround.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at Microsoft doing shady stuff to make people use Bing, a big drop of new hardware, a "year of Windows 11 PC refresh," only one new Windows 11 preview build, an upcoming Surface event, and more.

Linux Mint 22.1 “Xia”, which got a beta release in December, is now undergoing final testing of its ISO before the stable version is made available for everyone. According to the Linux Mint website, the Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce editions are all undergoing testing right now and if they pass, they will start to filter out to the Linux Mint mirrors before an official announcement is made a couple of days later.

At its CES 2025 event this year, AMD shied away from unveiling details about its new Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs based on RDNA 4. The company pre-briefed us and other media outlets on it though so we were already a bit familiar with what is coming.

What's a January without CES? This year's event was held from January 7 to 10, and as you've probably come to expect, it did not fail to deliver on showcasing the latest technological innovations.

The latest Geekbench listing of the Galaxy S25 Slim might have put to rest all rumors about Samsung using Exynos processors in its upcoming S25 series. The much-anticipated Galaxy S25 Slim US variant was spotted on Geekbench listing with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. This also suggests that although the phone will be launched in limited quantity, it is highly likely to be sold in the US.

Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month's security update.

There is an ex-Microsoft employee doing the rounds on X about how Microsoft does not care about people pirating its operating systems, such as Windows 10 and 11. In a series of posts on X, @Barnacules shares the trivia about activating Windows 11 and 10 using unauthorized KMS servers (a big no-no and a violation of the license agreement).

Teams Rooms on Windows 10 will not be supported after October 14, 2025.

These are the most basic commands you have to know on Windows 11.

By Susan Bradley
 
We’re less than a week away from the first round of updates for 2025, not just for Windows but for all our devices.

Calendar Flyout fixes one of the biggest issues in the Windows 11 Action Center.

AMD had several announcements and revelations at CES 2025. These included the new Ryzen 9950X3D/9900X3D desktop CPUs, Ryzen AI Max(+) APUs as well as as 9955HX3D CPUs for laptops, and more.

There may be more in store for the processor Nvidia codeveloped with MediaTek for its Project Digits AI supercomputer.

It’s long been rumored that Nvidia is planning to break into the consumer CPU market in 2025, and we may have already had our first look at its new processor.

Have another sneak peek at Monster Hunter Wilds with a second Open Beta Test and hunt down the classic Bird Wyvern, Gypceros.

With the release date for Assassin's Creed Shadows fast approaching, the developers have taken a moment to highlight the parkour system in the next entry of the popular franchise.

You could get up to $20 for every device you bought and accidentally activated Siri on.

Apple has agreed to a $95 million settlement with users whose conversations were inadvertently captured by its Siri voice assistant and potentially overheard by human employees. The proposed settlement, reported by Bloomberg, could pay many US-based Apple product owners up to $20 per device for up to five Siri-enabled devices. It still requires approval by a judge.

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips are coming to desktop PC form factors after a 2024 full of Windows on Arm laptops.

CES 2025, is underway and we are already seeing some great announcements. LG has already given a sneak peek at its UltraGear GX9 Series monitors, which includes the world's first bendable 5K2K OLED monitor (45GX990A) as well. Now the company has unveiled the world's first 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 connectivity.

At CES 2025 today, AMD debuted its new Ryzen 9 9955HX3D mobile 3D V cache-based processor, alongside the 9950X3D and 9900X3D desktop chips. It also unveiled Ryzen 200 series CPUs for the mainstream.

It’s the latest attempt to get people to use Bing and Edge instead of Google and Chrome.

Microsoft is pulling yet another trick to get people to use its Bing search engine.

Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Wicked' tops the chart, followed by 'Mufasa: The Lion King'. 'Gladiator II' completes the top three.
 
 The data for our weekly download chart is estimated by TorrentFreak, and is for informational and educational reference only.
 
Downloading content without permission is copyright infringement. These torrent download statistics are only meant to provide further insight into piracy trends. All data are gathered from public resources.

ChatGPT has taken the tech world by storm since its debut, and 2024 wasn't any less for the chatbot and its maker, OpenAI. The Delaware-based generative AI company saw many ups and downs last year. While it continued to launch new AI products and features, OpenAI was a part of several legal battles.

In this episode of Microsoft Weekly, we look at a revival of some Microsoft-designed keyboards, the first Windows 11 preview builds in 2025, some unreleased wallpapers, solid recommendations from ESET for Windows 10 users, and more.

Chinese smartphone OEMs are popular for packing large batteries into their smartphones. In contrast, major players like Samsung and Apple typically opt for traditional battery capacities inside their phones. While Samsung's M-series and F-series include a few models with batteries as large as 7,000mAh, this trend doesn't extend to its flagship series. However, if the latest report is to be believed, then we may soon see bigger batteries inside Samsung and Apple smartphones.