Microsoft 365 Family plan slashes cloud storage from 6TB to 2TB
Microsoft 365 Family plan slashes cloud storage from 6TB to 2TB

‘Bad decision, they will find many customers cancel the auto renewal now’: customers suggest a rebellion could be underway.

Microsoft 365 slashes storage capacity for shared accounts amid industry-wide shortages
Microsoft 365 slashes storage capacity for shared accounts amid industry-wide shortages

This effectively increases the costs for large users, although it may benefit those who have family members that don’t take up much cloud storage space.

Spotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or more

Spotifast lets you enjoy Spotify tracks while lowering RAM usage by 5x or more — alternative client also packs Winamp skins and Milkdrop visualizations.

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 search better — and it’s about time
Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 search better — and it’s about time

Microsoft promises ‘substantial improvements in performance and memory usage’ as it fixes Windows 11 search — but some critics are still unhappy.

Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all

Multiple Adobe creative tools were recreated using Claude and made open-source by one person.

New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup
New Linux tech compresses memory in RAM, as RAM, for 452x speedup

The new method allows access using standard memory semantics instead of as a block device, drastically improving performance.

Norway becomes first country to propose temporary ban on smart glasses
Norway becomes first country to propose temporary ban on smart glasses

Norway’s temporary ban will prohibit the use of smart glasses at parks, beaches, museums, schools, kindergartens, among other venues.

Dutch retailer Hans Anders halts sales of Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses over privacy concerns

The eyewear retailer has pulled the smart glasses from stores following growing concerns over the public use of the tech.

Windows 11 update packs a bug that’s making the lives of gamers a misery
Windows 11 update packs a bug that’s making the lives of gamers a misery

Gamers complain of a ‘disaster’ of an update for Windows 11 — and Microsoft doesn’t have a solution yet.

Windows 11 was released five years ago today

Windows 11 was released five years ago, on October 5, 2021. But it feels like it’s been around longer as Microsoft’s latest OS has put users through so much pain.