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The Biden administration released a new mapping tool Thursday that gives a more accurate picture of who has broadband and who doesn’t. This new map could prove useful as President Joe Biden pushes his massive infrastructure spending agenda, which is expected to include funds to ensure every American has access to broadband.  The National Telecommunications …

Google said Thursday it’s funding a project to increase Linux security by writing parts of the operating system’s core in the Rust programming language, a modernization effort that could bolster the security of the internet and smartphones. If the project succeeds, it’ll be possible to add new elements written in Rust into the heart of Linux, called the kernel. Such …

At an all-virtual E3 video game show with only a handful of standout surprises, the biggest news to me was just how central Xbox Game Pass has become to the Xbox ecosystem. Microsoft’s subscription service was already a must-have to many gamers, but it’s now becoming the first stop for many of the biggest upcoming Xbox games.  Originally, Xbox Game …

Reports said Nintendo might announce a new Switch Pro soon. As of this year’s virtual E3, it still hasn’t happened. And, maybe, that should have been expected all along. Nintendo’s four-year-old-plus Switch hardware still doesn’t have a successor yet. The relatively low-key E3 edition of Nintendo Direct was full of games, including WarioWare, a new 2D Metroid game and another teaser for Legend …

Even though the Xbox Series consoles are out, they’re still hard to find, leaving many Xbox One owners waiting patiently to try to snag one. Microsoft says not to worry, as some of the biggest next-generation titles will still be playable on the older hardware.  Microsoft revealed its upcoming lineup of games during its E3 2021 presentation and said in a blog …

Video and images of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 11 have leaked online, according to a Tuesday report from The Verge. With Microsoft revealing Monday that support for Windows 10 will end in 2025, the next generation of Windows appears to feature a new Start menu, home screen, startup sound and a more modern and Mac-like aesthetic. The leak originated …

Microsoft has announced it’s sunsetting support for Windows 10 in October 2025, including across the Home, Pro, Pro Education and Pro for Workstations editions. The last day of support is slated for Oct. 14, 2025. The news, spotted Sunday by Thurrott, means Microsoft is ending its support for the operating system after a 10-year life cycle.  Read more: Is Windows …

Microsoft used its Xbox E3 livestreamed event Sunday to talk about most of the games we wanted to hear about: Starfield, Halo Infinite, Stalker 2 and even Diablo II Remastered. But what was especially interesting was how many of the games mentioned by the Xbox team at E3 2021 are coming to Xbox Game Pass, the console, PC and cloud game-subscription …

This week started off with a whole lot of Apple, which used its WWDC events to talk directly to developers working on software for Macs, iPhones, iPads and so on — but also indirectly to everyone who uses those devices. We learned a lot about iOS 15, MacOS Monterey, WatchOS 8, new privacy tools and more. Developer betas of all …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Another year, another no-show for Apple AR glasses at the annual WWDC conference. At the company’s second all-virtual version of the developer conference, there wasn’t a peep about Apple’s long-expected VR and AR headsets. No new big AR push, either. You could have …