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Amazon is discontinuing Kindle for PC on June 30th

Amazon is shuttering Kindle for PC in June and releasing a new standalone app only compatible with Windows 11.

OpenAI drastically updates Codex desktop app to use all other apps on your computer, generate images, preview webpages

OpenAI is releasing more than 90 new plugins. These connectors—including CircleCI, GitLab, and Microsoft Suite—allow the ...

Google releases new apps for Windows and MacOS

The “Google app for desktop” first arrived on Windows in a beta form last September. It was pretty rough at first, and Google ...

I tried the new Gemini app for Mac - and it's better than the website in one big way

I tried the new Gemini app for Mac - it has one major advantage over the web version ...
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Xbox app for PC now lets you browse, install, and play games from your Steam library

TL;DR: Microsoft's updated Xbox app for Windows PCs and handhelds unifies game libraries from Xbox, Steam, Epic Games Store, Battle.net, and GOG into a single interface. It enables seamless browsing, ...

OpenAI’s Codex Mac app adds three key features that go beyond agentic coding

OpenAI is releasing a new version of its Codex desktop app today. The latest Codex update adds three key features that expand ...

I found the apps slowing down my PC - how to kill the biggest memory hogs

I found the apps slowing down my PC - how to kill the biggest memory hogs ...