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Google expands Search Live globally: Now available across 200 countries
Google is officially expanding Search Live globally, making its multimodal search experience available in over 200 countries and territories. This update allows users to interact with the Google app via voice and camera in any region where AI Mode is currently active. The technical foundation of this rollout is the Gemini 3.1 Flash Live model.…
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Microsoft confirms Windows 11’s dark mode will become more consistent over time
Microsoft’s head of Windows Design and Research, Marcus Ash, has provided a much needed update on the progress of Windows 11’s dark mode, which to this day is still incomplete. In a new post on X, Ash confirms that Microsoft is continuing to work on dark mode, bringing it more more areas of the OS,…
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Samsung browser is finally available on Windows
Microsoft Edge has a new competitor on Windows. Samsung Browser just launched for Windows 11 and Windows 10. It promises secure and simple syncing, sign-in, and continuity across devices. Until this week, Samsung Browser has been exclusive to mobile devices. It’s a bit of a dark horse, trailing Chrome and Safari by a significant margin…
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Apple adds iPhone age verification in the UK, as Meta and Google get fined
iOS and iPadOS users in the UK now have to verify their age Otherwise certain features may be disabled for under-18s Meta and Google have been fined over their child safety policies It seems we’re hitting a point of reckoning when it comes to phone usage for under-18s: Apple is rolling out mandatory age verification…
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Can Apple threaten Microsoft’s grip on the business-centric enterprise sector?
Microsoft has had a rough start to the year with critical bugs impacting Windows 11’s functionality. In case you missed it, the tech giant’s first Windows 11 update in 2026 made it difficult for some users to fully shut down their PCs, while others reported being unable to sign in to a device when using…
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Microsoft exec promises ‘a calmer and more chill OS with fewer upsells’ is a goal for Windows 11
Microsoft is going to cut back on promotional activity in Windows 11 An exec said on X that “a calmer and more chill OS with fewer upsells is a goal” with Windows 11 Microsoft has mentioned other notable improvements on social media, including making the taskbar better beyond giving us the ability to move it…