Steve Ballmer once called Linux a “cancer” — it’s funny Windows 10 holdouts may now see it as the cure for Windows 11’s hardware rules and the RAM crisis

« Linux is a cancer that attaches itself in an intellectual property sense to everything it touches, » indicated former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in 2001. At the time, the executive considered Linux users to be communist thieves and viewed the open-source operating system as a « malignant cancer » on Microsoft’s intellectual property. In 2016, Ballmer seemingly changed […]

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iPhone 18 Pro emerges in leaked drop test

In a very un-Apple manner, the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro emerged in the flesh well ahead of its announcement. The yet-to-be-released flagship appeared in a drop test showcasing its design which, as expected, is nearly identical to the iPhone 17 Pro. There are two videos circulating the web and both showcase controlled environment drops of […]

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Samsung Galaxy A27 launched in India

The Samsung Galaxy A27, unveiled last week, made its India debut today. The smartphone comes in Light Green, Light Pink, and Black colors in India, with three memory configurations – 6GB/128GB, 8GB/128GB, and 8GB/256GB, priced at INR31,999, INR34,999, and INR40,499, respectively. [#InlinePriceWidget,14606,1#] The Galaxy A27 will go on sale in India starting July 3 through […]

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UK Pushes Apple to Loosen App Store Payment and NFC Rules

The U.K.’s competition regulator has proposed letting app developers direct users to payment options outside Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, in a move aimed at increasing competition and reducing the fees charged by the two companies. As reported by Reuters, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposals would remove restrictions that […]

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