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Sep 30, 2026440 views3 min read

Windows 11 Setup Is Testing TikTok and Netflix Picks - Here Is How to Skip Them

Microsoft's new Windows 11 Assisted Setup test suggests apps like TikTok and Netflix at the end of setup, and one click skips it.

Sep 30, 20261,173 views4 min read

Windows 11 26H2 Is Out - How to Get It Now, ISO and USB Included

How to get the free Windows 11 26H2 update today, from the one-restart Windows Update route to the full ISO and a Rufus USB installer.

Sep 29, 20261,616 views2 min read

Googlebook: An Android Laptop That Knows Your Phone

Google's Android-powered Googlebook laptops arrive October 4 from $899 - what they are, how they link to your phone, and which of your apps come along.

Sep 28, 20261,002 views5 min read

Firefox 157 Moves AV1 Video Calls Onto Your Graphics Chip

Firefox 157 finally lets your graphics chip decode AV1 in web video calls - which PCs qualify, the free Windows add-on it may need, and how to check.

Sep 28, 2026606 views2 min read

Windows Media Player Skins Die on November 10 - Here's How to Keep Your Look

Microsoft is ending skin support in Windows Media Player Legacy on Windows 11 - here's what stops working and which free players still let you change the look.

Sep 24, 2026673 views4 min read

Meta's AI Codec Fits A Whole Song on One Sheet of Paper

How one maker fit a whole song onto a sheet of paper with Meta's EnCodec AI codec - and why the 1,000x claim depends on what you compare it with.

Sep 23, 20267,350 views3 min read

Lyra and EnCodec Explained: The AI Codecs That Squeeze Sound Into a Few Kilobits

What Google's Lyra and Meta's EnCodec actually do, how AI codecs differ from MP3 and Opus, and which one you can put to use right now.

Sep 21, 2026526 views2 min read

Clipchamp Needs 8GB of RAM - Twice What Windows 11 Itself Asks For

Microsoft's own support page says Clipchamp wants 8GB of RAM and a recent graphics card - more than some Windows 11 laptops actually have.

Sep 20, 2026781 views3 min read

AV1 Was Supposed to Be Royalty-Free - Dolby's Lawsuit Says Otherwise

Each side's argument in the AV1 royalty-free fight, the three ways it can end, and what it changes for anyone just watching video.

Sep 19, 2026549 views3 min read

Windows 11 Is Almost There - What Got Fixed and What Didn't

The September update brought back the movable taskbar, but the Start rebuild and dark mode are not done - plus the 24H2 deadline you should not miss.

Sep 18, 202610,599 views5 min read

Why Amazon Bought MX Player, and Why the Brand Is Already Gone

Amazon bought MX Player in 2024 and retired the brand in July 2026, folding its shows into Prime Video while the Android player app carries on separately.

Sep 18, 2026564 views3 min read

Windows 11 24H2 Stops Getting Updates on October 13 - How to Upgrade Now

24H2 Home and Pro get their last update on 13 October 2026 - how to check your version, move to 25H2 in one restart, and what to do if it is not offered.

Sep 18, 2026781 views3 min read

Firefox Smart Window Now Runs on Mistral AI

Mistral AI joins Firefox Smart Window as one of three models you can pick, and the beta reaches France - plus the privacy fine print and the off switch.

Sep 18, 20263,687 views5 min read

Dolby vs Snapchat Made MX Player's Weird H.266 Bet Look Smart

How Dolby's AV1 patent fight with Snapchat turned MX Player's forgotten H.266 experiment into a smart move, and what changed after Amazon folded MX Player into Prime Video.

Sep 17, 2026597 views3 min read

Android 17 Added H.266 Playback - Most Phones Still Cannot Use It

Android 17 recognises H.266 video but supplies no decoder of its own - why most phones still cannot play it, and what to do instead.

Sep 16, 2026801 views3 min read

AV2 Is Final - What the New Codec Means for Your Videos

AV2 is finished and nothing you own can play it - what the new codec promises, and how long AV1 suggests the wait will be.

Sep 15, 2026504 views3 min read

Firefox 156 Uses Up to 20 Times Less Memory on Big JPEG Photos

Firefox 156 now shrinks big JPEG photos as it decodes them rather than after - what that saves, and the cases where it quietly does not apply.

Sep 15, 202611,684 views3 min read

AV1 Upgrades Android Video with VideoLAN's libdav1d Codec

The 2024 decoder swap that made AV1 video play smoothly on ordinary Android phones, and what it means for your device now.

Sep 14, 20268,448 views4 min read

How Microsoft Turned Windows 11 Setup Into an Endurance Test

One year on from the announcement that made Windows 11 setup longer, there is finally a button to skip the wait - and one step that got harder instead.