New Windows update preview brings in Bing
But beats up your PC
Windows 11’s major new update (Moment 2) has been released as a preview and brings the AI driven Bing to the taskbar. However, the update appears to get drunk and get into a fight with the rest of the software and shuts everything down.
Xiaomi 12 Pro gets Android 13
MIUI 13.2.4.0 in Europe
Xiaomi released a 4.6GB heavy Android 13 update for its Xiaomi 12 Pro in Europe. The new android was released almost three months ago for the Pixel phones, and Samsung Galaxy 22 line got the update roughly a month ago.
Microsoft admits update hurts gaming performance
Will be fixed one of these days
Software King of the World Microsoft has admitted that its Windows 11 22H2 update is causing game performance issues for some users. It will pause the update for affected devices until a fix is ready.
Tor gets update
Bypasses national censorship
The version 11.5 of the Tor Browser will have features that will bin most attempts at national censorship.
Microsoft issues out of band update
Fixes app installation failures
Microsoft has released an important out-of-band (OOB) update which resolves an issue that was leading to app installation failures from the Microsoft Store.
Lenovo updates security on 100 laptops
Bug effecting a million laptops
Lenovo has released security updates for more than 100 laptop models to fix critical vulnerabilities that make it possible for advanced hackers to surreptitiously install malicious firmware that can be next to impossible to remove or, in some cases, to detect.
Big Windows 11 update rolls out
Can run Android apps in the US
Microsoft is releasing its first big update to Windows 11 today, which includes a public preview of Android apps on Windows 11 at least in the US.
Realme GT 5G is still missing Android 12
Some Italian users got it
It is officially a year of a Tiger, and most of China is on holiday (happy holidays). It is easy to notice that brands out of mothership China are delaying the announcement of the Realme UI 3.0 for the Realme GT 5G phones.
Microsoft’s first 2022 patch Tuesday was pants
Too much pain for users and admins
Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday for 2022 was so bad it appeared to have been written by the software genii at Apple.
Windows 11 updates on Snapdragon 8CX
Update: now it does Galaxy Book S doesn't automatically gets it
I always like to play with the next generation of Windows and have been an active part of the Windows Insider program for years. Out of curiosity, after Intel-powered devices, I wanted to update Galaxy Book S powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8CX. I was surprised to see that Microsoft currently doesn't offer this feature, at least not automatically.