GoKawiil - Tech News

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Microsoft's Weather app can eat up to 1.2GB of RAM just sitting open (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: microsoft, windows 11, msn weather

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Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: word for windows, microsoft, open source

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Microsoft Word circa 1990 can now run on modern Windows, thanks to a new native port (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: microsoft word, windows 1990, open source

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Microsoft confirms OneDrive Photos app was rolled out to millions of Windows 11 PCs by mistake, fix incoming (techspot.com)

2026-08-10 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: one drive, windows 11, jeff teper

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Windows 11's built-in weather app hogs more than 1.2 gigabytes of RAM just to tell the forecast — memory-sucking web wrapper filled with ads masquerades as an actual application (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: windows 11, msn weather, foreca

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Microsoft Responds to Outcry After Quietly Installing Beta 'Photos' App on Enterprise Machines (slashdot.org)

2026-08-10 | by Posted | tags: microsoft, onedrive, photos app

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Windows 11's built-in Weather app wastes more than 1 GB of RAM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-09 | tags: built, memory, microsoft

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I read Microsoft's Windows 11 'quality' progress report - and the subtext says it all (zdnet.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ed Bott | tags: file, just, microsoft

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Microsoft removes support page recommending 32GB RAM for gaming PCs (techspot.com)

2026-08-05 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: gaming, industry, memory

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Desktop Linux just cracked 10% market share - and Windows 11 is mostly to blame (zdnet.com)

2026-08-05 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: linux, microsoft, share

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Netflix quietly unlocked 4K in Chrome, but you’ll need more than an update (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-05 | tags: netflix, chrome, windows

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Windows 11 Home Vs Pro: What's the difference, and is it worth the upgrade? (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Dave Meikleham | tags: windows 11, microsoft, bitlocker

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Apple Might Finally Let You Copy and Paste From iPhone to Windows (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: apple, iphone, windows

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Think passkeys protect you from hacking and malware? Think again (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: passkeys, google password manager, windows pcs

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Microsoft finally realized Windows 11 is too annoying. Can it be fixed? (zdnet.com)

2026-08-04 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows 11, microsoft, file explorer

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Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Ultra Aura Edition review: A capable ultralight laptop that's way too expensive (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Devindra Hardawar | tags: lenovo, yoga slim 7i, intel core ultra 7 355

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Apple is working on a seamless copy-paste experience between iPhones and Windows PCs (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Mariella Moon | tags: apple, universal clipboard, microsoft

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Apple plans to open iPhone clipboard access to Windows PCs (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-04 | by Marcus Mendes | tags: apple, iphone, microsoft

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Windows XP 2002 for the Itanium: Unbridled rage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: windows xp, itanium, qemu

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Schools Are Ditching Chromebooks For MacBooks By the Thousands (slashdot.org)

2026-08-03 | tags: macbook neo, apple, chromebooks

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New Pass-ta-key attacks let malware hijack Google-synced passkeys (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: passkeys, google, chrome

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Windows is testing a new way to preview Android phone notifications (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: windows, android, microsoft

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Help Wanted (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Lake Hope | tags: agplv3, open source, pull request

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Can Microsoft Really Make Windows 11 Suck Less on Weak PCs? (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: microsoft, windows 11, ram

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Linux just cracked 10% desktop usage in North America, but no one's sure why (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Skye Jacobs | tags: linux, statcounter, windows

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Windows Task Manager's original creator is bringing a new version to Mac first (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: task manager, microsoft, macos

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Microsoft vows to make Windows 11 fly on 8GB RAM amid memory shortage — optimizations to reduce OS memory footprint have begun (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Jowi Morales | tags: windows 11, microsoft, ram

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The Art of 64-bit Assembly (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-01 | tags: masm, x86, windows

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Why your Windows installation files keep getting bigger - AI is filling up smaller drives (zdnet.com)

2026-08-01 | by Ed Bott | tags: windows, microsoft, copilot

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Did a OneDrive Photos app just appear on your PC? Here's what it does (and how to get rid of it) (zdnet.com)

2026-07-31 | by Lance Whitney | tags: one drive, microsoft, windows 11