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Microsoft Weekly + GEEKOM AS 5 review + Happy International Friendship Day

Issue #272

Author

Steven Parker
July 30, 2023

I hope you had a great week, meanwhile here's a recap of our most recent news, as well as the Microsoft Weekly, we hope you take a look!

GEEKOM AS 5 review: A truly powerful mobile Ryzen 9 5000 series Mini PC

GEEKOM partnered with ASUS to build the PN52 to spec and what we get is a truly powerful Mini PC, but using the Ryzen 5000 series Mobile CPU that came out two years ago. Here's our verdict.

Microsoft Weekly: Edgehog, a new antitrust investigation, fresh Windows 11 builds, and more

Tonight on Microsoft Weekly: Microsoft reports its finances and gets slapped with an antitrust investigation from the EU; Windows 11 receives new builds and features; and Edge has a new mascot.

Hackers continue to distribute malware through hacked verified pages on Facebook

Hackers have used a family of sophisticated malware to distribute malware ads through compromised verified Facebook pages. More than two months later, these malware ads are popping up again.

Software updates

Weekend PC Game Deals: Classic RPGs to bundle, Stealth festivals, and more

This weekend's PC game deals include a classic RPG bundle for Baldur's Gate fans, a collection of space strategy games to claim for free from Epic, a triple dose of free events, and much more.

Disney Speedstorm, Tropico 6, and more join Xbox Free Play Days this weekend

Microsoft has kicked off July's final Free Play Days offer. This one brings four games to try out for Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members, including Tropico 6, For Honor, and more.

Windows 11 to get graphics improvements for high-refresh-rate displays

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more friendly to high-refresh-rate monitors. The latest Canary build, introduces a set of improvements to allow better efficiency and different refresh rate support.

From the Forums

Northrop Grumman Antares rocket to take cargo to the ISS - TWIRL #125

We have several launches this week but perhaps the most interesting is Northrop Grumman's launch of its Antares rocket. It will be launching the Cygnus cargo craft to the ISS on a resupply mission.

Here's how you can restore the Twitter bluebird icon on Android

Earlier this week Elon Musk started removing the iconic bluebird branding of Twitter across its web and apps, even Twitter HQ had the signage pulled down, but not everyone is a fan of the new 'X'.

Snapchat will show you a special Story on International Friendship Day

Snapchat said it will celebrate International Friendship Day by showing users a special Story. It will offer users personalized throwbacks featuring memorable moments with their best friends.

This week's deals

Get the Seagate FireCuda gaming SSDs on Amazon for rock bottom all time low prices

You can get the Seagate FireCuda 530 4TB internal SSD with 7,300 MB/s read speeds for $377 on Amazon right now, and the other 1TB and 2TB models are also at all-time price lows at the moment.

Tech deals we posted this week

A quick look back at Microsoft's proto-smartwatch technology, SPOT

Microsoft SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology) first launched in a series of watches in 2004, and were the precursors to today's modern smartwatches like the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6.

A quick look back at when Microsoft made a 360 degree video conferencing system

Launched in 2007, the Microsoft RoundTable was a very unique product, with a 360-degree camera system that allowed anyone to see everyone who was attending a meeting from a panoramic viewpoint.

You can now download the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Fold5 wallpapers

A new set of Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5 wallpapers has been released on Twitter. The wallpapers are inspired by round rings with different designs and colors. Check them out now.

Logging off

Did you know that today is International Friendship Day? Maybe today is a good day to check in on that friend you haven’t spoken to for a while. In any case have a great day!

Cheers, Steve.