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Today — 15 October 2026Main stream

Microsoft says Windows 11 is now ‘more responsive’ and runs better on 8GB of RAM

15 October 2026 at 13:41

Earlier this year Microsoft laid out a plan to fix Windows 11, with a focus on performance, reliability, and the overall OS experience. After months of fixes, Microsoft now says the "result is a Windows experience that's up to 20 percent more responsive."

Microsoft has made improvements to Start, File Explorer, Search, Edge, and other parts of Windows 11 to make it feel faster and more responsive. "A big part of that work is making smarter use of memory and system resources," says Navjot Virk, corporate vice president of Windows experiences at Microsoft. "We've improved memory management and efficiency across Windows to help keep more of yo …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Nazi-Looted Kandinsky Painting Sells for $42 Million at Auction

15 October 2026 at 13:29
“The Colorful Life,” a 1907 work by the Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky, had been returned to the original owners’ heirs in 2023.

© Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press

“The Colorful Life,” by Wassily Kandinsky, at Christie’s auction rooms last week.

GTA VI’s new trailer gives you one more look at Vice City

15 October 2026 at 13:17
A screenshot from GTA 6.

The day is almost here, as Grand Theft Auto VI is just about a month away from finally coming out. But before that there's still one more look from Rockstar Games, which just put out a brief "launch" trailer for the game. It doesn't reveal much new, but the 90 second clip does give a good sense of the Miami-inflected vibe. It also includes a new track from electronic duo Justice, who are scoring the game. (As with past titles, GTA VI has a huge focus on music.) Rockstar says the new trailer was captured entirely on a PS5.

The trailer also includes a brief new description for the game's story, for those who haven't been following along close …

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Quick question: Who exactly is iPhone Handoff for?

15 October 2026 at 13:00
A seamless solution to a problem almost nobody has. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

Last month, Apple announced a feature called iPhone Handoff. Not to be confused with that Handoff; this is a new one.

iPhone Handoff allows you to keep your number active on two iPhones at the same time so you can easily switch between them. According to Apple's support website, you pick one phone as your main phone and set up Handoff on the other as your secondary phone. When you unlock one of them, your number becomes active on that phone - that's where you'll get calls, and that device will be used for Find My.

The idea is that your secondary phone will be something you pick up on weekends, for example, with apps and settings configured …

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Google launches its ‘universal’ online shopping cart ahead of the holidays

15 October 2026 at 13:00
Still images showing screenshots of Google’s Universal Cart tool.
Save all of the products you’re browsing in one place. | Image: Google

Google's intelligent AI shopping cart is finally here, and just in time to tempt users into Black Friday and seasonal holiday spending. The Universal Cart tool Google previewed at its I/O event in May is now rolling out in the US across the Gemini app and Google Search, with the aim of making it easier to stay organized and save money when shopping online.

As the name suggests, it's a "universal" digital cart that lets you save products from multiple retailers in a single unified space, and works across different Google platforms. That means you can find and add a bunch of products using the Gemini app and Google Search AI Mode, and they'll …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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