Defecting Windows users make up the bulk of the curious crowd

Open saucy Zorin OS 18 has clocked a million downloads in a single month, which is not bad for a Linux distro trying to lure disillusioned Windows refugees.

High-end handhelds vanish

Asus has joined the parade of companies waving quarterly numbers at investors, and its chief financial officer, Nick Wu, used the Q3 2025 call to gush about the latest ROG Ally machines, which were launched last month, with Microsoft’s Xbox crew lurking in the background.

Windows lets Linux virtual machines do what they like 

Russian hackers have figured out how to bypass Windows security by running their malware on Linux inside Microsoft’s own Hyper-V virtualisation.

Microsoft adds automatic RAM diagnostics to tackle BSOD headaches

Software king of the world Microsoft is rolling out a new feature called Proactive Memory Diagnostics that will automatically trigger a memory scan at reboot after a system crash, helping users pinpoint whether their blue screens or random restarts are caused by dodgy RAM.

Enterprises rush refreshes while consumers tag along

Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their collective shoe size and reckons the PC market just clocked its best quarter in years.

Apple and Electron feud

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has managed to ship macOS 26 "Tahoe" with a nasty surprise for anyone running Electron-based apps.

Older Intel CPUs could see more than 10 per cent rises

Gamers still buying Raptor Lake might be in for a nasty surprise, with Troubled Chipzilla reportedly set to lift prices on its 13th-gen parts by more than 10 per cent.

Radeon 9000, 7000 and Ryzen AI kit now less useless 

AMD has delivered on its Computex 2025 promise to make PyTorch work on Windows for consumer GPUs and APUs.

Pre-release firmware in the frame

Another cause has been found for the reason why SSDs have been dying in strange ways since the software king of the world, Microsoft pushed out its August Windows security patch.

Microsoft accused of kicking rivals out of Windows with dodgy tactics

Browser minnow Opera has lodged an antitrust complaint in Brazil claiming Microsoft’s Edge is being unfairly shoved down users' throats.