Microsoft is bringing back this excellent File Explorer feature I bet you didn’t know existed or had been removed

What you need to know It appears that Microsoft will bring back the ability to drag and drop an item from File Explorer into the address bar. The functionality is available starting with a recent Beta Channel Insider Build of Windows 11, though you have to enable the feature through ViVetool. Microsoft removed the ability […]

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The Feds Just Bet Even Bigger on American-Made Heat Pumps

While everyone’s been focused on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles to cut carbon emissions, a technological hero has been rapidly ascending under the radar: the heat pump. Instead of burning natural gas or coal to produce heat, this fully electric device extracts warmth from outdoor air—even when it’s freezing outside—and pumps it inside to […]

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Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest: Microsoft has bet on both, as Zuckerberg calls out ‘Apple fanboys’ in scathing video

What you need to know Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared a video comparing Meta Quest and Apple Vision Pro. Zuckerberg claims that Meta Quest is not just a better value than Apple Vision Pro, but that “Quest is the better product, period.” The CEO then goes on to compare several features on Apple Vision Pro […]

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I bet you’ve never heard of this feature Microsoft will cut from Windows 11

What you need to know Microsoft released Windows 11 Build 23590 to Insiders in the Dev Channel recently. While the update adds previews for natural voices and brings other improvements, it also marks the end of a Windows feature. Going forward, Steps Recorder will not receive further updates and will be removed in future releases […]

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I bet you missed yesterday’s Surface Hub 3 announcement

What you need to know Microsoft announced the Surface Hub 3 this week. The all-in-one device is designed for hybrid meetings. The Surface Hub 3 features a Microsoft Teams Rooms experience, which is better than the experience that shipped with the Surface Hub 2S in several ways. I wouldn’t blame you if you missed Microsoft […]

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Flashback: how Amazon Fire Phone’s big bet on 3D and impulse purchases failed

In 2004 Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos created a team to build an ebook reader – in 2007 the Kindle was born and it went on to dominate its market. Then in 2011 the Kindle Fire Android tablet arrived and while it couldn’t quite achieve the same domination it became a major player in its niche. […]

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Samsung to care less about Galaxy S and A lineups, bet more on foldables

Samsung could unveil its next foldable phones in August, one month apart from the next-gen iPhones. Samsung’s foldable devices will have the task of diverting attention away from Apple’s latest flagships, and Samsung is reportedly taking extra steps to ensure that the Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 succeed in this task. […]

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