The MacBook Neo is moonlighting as a Windows gaming machine, and it’s doing it well

Apple’s MacBook Neo, a budget laptop running a mobile A18 Pro chip with just 8GB of RAM, has passed a Windows 11 gaming test via Parallels Desktop, delivering playable frame rates in several titles.

‘More bang for your buck’: 7 easy ways to boost your MacBook Neo’s performance for free

Help your new MacBook Neo run faster than ever with these quick performance tips.

The smart home was supposed to be open, but it’s becoming a toll booth

The smart home promised seamless convenience. What it increasingly delivers is a polished system of gatekeeping, where screens, speakers, and dashboards shape what gets seen, what gets used, and what keeps charging after the hardware is already paid for.

I like what Framework is promising, but it needs to deliver

Framework teases next-gen hardware event with focus on open computing and user control

Claude Cowork is becoming shared workplace infrastructure

Anthropic is pushing Claude Cowork beyond preview with enterprise controls, analytics, and connector governance, a sign it wants the product used across operations, finance, marketing, and legal, not kept inside technical teams.

Microsoft Teams is about to fix an utterly embarrassing daily problem in meetings

Microsoft is bringing a pre-join mic test to Teams while also rolling out privacy-first Copilot recaps, giving everyday users a smoother call start and enterprises tighter control over AI meeting summaries.

‘Just not sustainable’: Why your monthly £25 broadband internet bill could soon hit £45

Entry-level UK broadband around £25 is increasingly unsustainable as smaller alternative networks face rising costs, slowing growth, and potential price hikes.

France says “au revoir” to Windows, “bonjour” to Linux

France is planning to replace Windows with Linux to reduce reliance on US technology and strengthen digital sovereignty.

TurboQuant isn’t the RAM crisis savior you’re hoping for, analysts say — as memory prices continue to look bleak

Where are we now with the RAM crisis? It’s still bleak, despite some positive glimmers of late — and I wouldn’t rely on TurboQuant to save the day.