WhatsApp is logging out native app users — and forcing them onto a slower, resource-heavy web wrapper, sparking outrage

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13 décembre 2025 à 10:09

WhatsApp is pushing Windows users toward a new wrapped web app that uses significantly more RAM, raising concerns about performance on lower-end PCs.

WhatsApp Desktop on Windows

iPad Air deal highlights a tough truth — Microsoft still can’t match Apple’s tablet experience

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12 décembre 2025 à 16:20

A big iPad Air discount underscores how Apple still leads in tablet usability, even as Microsoft’s Surface Pro offers stronger productivity features.

Surface Pro 12-inch and iPad Air side-by-side

The latest victim of AI-driven RAM price hikes — the cost of building your own laptop

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

12 décembre 2025 à 08:14

Framework’s DIY laptops now cost more due to a 50% jump in DDR5 prices, showing how AI datacenters continue to squeeze consumer RAM supply.

Framework Modular Laptop

Don’t settle for Windows 11’s default design. The Microsoft Store is your unlikely savior for customization

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Par : [email protected] (Sean Endicott)

11 décembre 2025 à 17:45

Windows 11 users frustrated with its look now have an easier way to customize it, thanks to a new Themes section in the Microsoft Store.

Microsoft Store themes

Microsoft Teams upgrades screen sharing on macOS — but is it better?

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11 décembre 2025 à 10:49

Microsoft Teams on macOS will support native screen sharing for a polished and secure experience, but you won’t be able to give or take control if you opt in.

The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. Microsoft Corp. risks a hefty European Union fine after regulators accused the company of abusing its market power by bundling the Teams video-conferencing app to its other business software. Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images

JerryRigEverything proves you absolutely need a case for your Xbox Ally X — and dbrand just discounted its Killswitch ultimate upgrade

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11 décembre 2025 à 08:26

JerryRigEverything's teardown of the ROG Xbox Ally X highlights its plastic construction, making a protective case like dbrand's discounted Killswitch a must-have.

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