Enlarge / A minimalist view of the Firefox web browser. (credit: Firefox) Mozilla has released the latest version of Firefox, Firefox 95, for Windows and macOS. It’s available now for all users on both platforms. The Firefox team says the new macOS version reduces CPU usage during event processing and that power usage is reduced […]
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Microsoft is releasing Windows 10’s November 2021 update, also called Windows 10 21H2, to the public today. The company is also clarifying its plans for the future of Windows 10 updates: starting now, Microsoft will continue to provide Windows 10 feature updates once per year, rather than the current twice-per-year schedule. This […]
Enlarge (credit: Microsoft) Windows 11 is out , but Microsoft isn’t leaving Windows 10 behind just yet. The November Update for Windows 10 (also known as version 21H2 ) has rolled out to Home windows Insiders in the Release Preview channel and is also available to download as an ISO file. Microsoft expects the current […]
Enlarge / The updated iCloud for Windows and new iCloud Passwords app. (We’ve blacked out some private information here, obviously.) (credit: Samuel Axon) Apple has released a new version of iCloud for Windows, numbered 12.5. The update adds the ability to access and manage passwords saved in iCloud from a Windows machine, a feature users […]
Parallels Desktop 17 running Windows on a Mac. [credit: Parallels ] Parallels Desktop 17 has arrived with support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11. Further, the popular virtualization software for Macs is now a universal binary, making deployment a little less complicated for many IT professionals. Note that you can only run ARM versions of […]
Enlarge / Microsoft has advertised “Xbox Velocity Architecture” to summarize a range of game-loading boosts for its newest consoles. The upcoming DirectStorage API is primed to bring some of those benefits to Windows PCs, but now that it is spread across two OSes, with varying speed expectations on each, will it have the same impact? […]
Microsoft claims that “the new Windows is available on the widest array of devices,” but the Internet had a minor panic attack when requirements were outlined yesterday. [credit: Microsoft ] Since Microsoft’s announcement of Windows 11 yesterday, one concern has reverberated around the Web more loudly than any other—what’s this about a Trusted Platform Module […]
Enlarge / Xbox interface on Windows 11. (credit: Microsoft) Like many of Microsoft’s PC-specific announcements over the years, today’s sprawling Windows 11 unveil included a gaming-specific component—and at least one with major, next-gen performance in mind. Arguably the biggest component is DirectStorage, a DirectX 12 Ultimate API that had been previously announced (and then launched) […]
Enlarge / Please show your retired operating system the respect it deserves, with a proper Viking funeral. (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) A new Windows visual refresh, code-named Sun Valley. is on the way this summer. Until recently, we’ve assumed that this update would simply bring a new look for Windows 10 21H2—the major release of […]
Enlarge / Not all users will see 21H1 show up in Windows Update yet—but if you’re the itchy type, you can force the issue by downloading the Windows media installation tool directly. (credit: Jim Salter) The May 2021 update to Windows 10 is here—although most users likely won’t notice. The new version of Windows 10 […]