According to the regular schedule, Microsoft plans to ship monthly cumulative updates for all supported Windows versions on September 14, 2021. As usual, before public rollout, Microsoft releases a preview of updates to come. If you own a Windows 10-based PC with versions 21H1, 20H2, or 2004, you can install monthly preview updates with a hefty list of quality-of-life improvements.
Unsupported PCs will get Cumulative Updates but not new Windows 11 Builds
Microsoft sheds some light on how "unsupported PCs" will work when Windows 11 is installed on such hardware. In short, no new builds of Windows 11 will come to them. But they will receive cumulative updates until the general availability of the OS. After that, Windows will prompt the user to return back to Windows 10.
SwiftKey Beta gets integration with Microsoft To Do
Microsoft has released a new beta version of the SwiftKey keyboard (7.8.6.4), which includes integration with the Microsoft To Do service. The To Do icon would automatically appear in the keyboard toolbar after installing the SwiftKey update.
Windows Server 2022 is generally available
While Microsoft started deploying Windows Server 2022 on August 18, 2021, the Redmond software giant did not make an official announcement until today. The company wanted to make sure that the new version of the server OS is available on all distribution channels.
Chrome 94 receives new technologies to improve gaming
A few days ago, Google released the first beta of Chrome 94, which brings with it new web standards designed to improve games in the browser. In particular, the release includes the WebCodecs API, which can make cloud gaming easier and faster, and the experimental WebGPU technology should make it easier for developers of browser games to use the computing power of the device.
Microsoft has announced its Surface hardware event, happening on September 22
The official Microsoft Twitter account has just announced an upcoming Surface event. According to a post on the company's social media, Microsoft will unveil new Surface devices on September 22, 2021.
Telegram 8 is out with unlimited live streams, improved forwarding, more
Almost immediately after crossing 1 billion downloads, Pavel Durov's Telegram Messenger received another major update to version 8.0. Telegram 8 brings unlimited live streams, improved message forwarding, trending stickers, and other enhancements.
Edge can now open PDF documents where you left them
Microsoft seems to be never out of ideas about how to improve PDF experience in the Edge browser. After bringing the free-form text editing in PDF to Edge Canary, Microsoft is back with another quality-of-life improvement for those using the browser as a PDF viewer.
Chrome 93 is out – here are the changes
Google Chrome, the most popular browser in the world, has been updated to version 93. Unlike the previous major release 92, which was out in July, Chrome 93 brings less significant changes and improvements. Here is what is new in Chrome 93.
Google Adds its Lens feature to desktop Chrome browser
You probably heard about Google Lens, a technology that is integrated in its Assistant and Google Photos app. It allows to quickly recognize the image contents and identify the subject, recognize the text. It even allows performing a basic math calculations when it is able to recognize an expression or statement.
