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My biggest PC upgrades of 2026 were these 6 apps, not new hardware

The best upgrades are not always inside your computer. Sometimes they’re the apps that quietly improve how you use your PC ...
PC Magazine

Meta's Manus Launches Desktop App With AI Agent for Tasks Across Files, Apps

Meta’s recently acquired AI startup Manus has launched a desktop app for Mac and Windows. It features an agentic tool called My Computer that allows you to use text prompts to execute tasks across ...
Computerworld

Windows desktop apps are the future (with or without Windows)

From cloud PCs and smart TVs to Chromebooks, Macs, and Linux systems, everyone is betting on traditional Windows desktop applications. Good news for PC users: Windows desktop software isn’t going ...
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7 Windows 11 apps I install first on every laptop and desktop PC I review

Whether you're unboxing a new Windows 11 PC or reinstalling Windows 10 on your old laptop, I have some advice on how to streamline the process and get the best (free!) apps installed ASAP. I wanted to ...
Lifehacker

Why Microsoft Is Phasing Out Their Remote Desktop App (and What to Use Instead)

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...
VentureBeat

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

Confirming it has reached 3 million weekly developers, OpenAI is massively updating its Codex developer environment via its Mac and Windows desktop apps today to bring it closer to the “Super App” the ...