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Windows 10 Support To End In October 2025. Here's What You Need To Know
With the clock ticking, users must now plan their next steps to ensure their devices remain secure and functional.
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Microsoft Lets Windows 10 Users Get Extended Security Updates Until 2026 for Free
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in October, and while licensed users can upgrade to Windows 11 for free, many older PCs aren't compatible. However, Microsoft says users can join the Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme for free, delaying the switch to Windows 11 and receiving crucial security updates until October 2026.
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Detention Ends, Amritpal Singh's 7 Aides May Be Probed Over Police Station Attack
The Punjab Police will bring back seven associates of jailed MP and radical preacher Amritpal Singh from Assam's Dibrugarh jail as the state government has decided not to extend their detention under the stringent National Security Act, said police.
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Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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iQOO 12 Software Update Policy Revised; Will Now Get 4 Years of OS and 5 Years of Security Updates
iQOO 12 is the company’s flagship smartphone for 2023 which debuted in India in December of the same year. At launch, it was confirmed to get three years of operating system (OS) updates and four years of security patches, and the company released the Android 15-based FuntouchOS 15 update in select global markets in November last year. However, i...
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Google Confirms Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 and Select Other Models Will Get 5 Years of OS Updates
Google has silently announced that it is extending the support for Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 series and select other models in its lineup. The aforementioned smartphones will now support a total of five years of operating system (OS) and security updates starting from when they first became available on the Google Store in the US — an increase over the...
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Series Set to Receive Extended Security Updates
Samsung Galaxy S20 series is confirmed to receive security updates for a few more months. During its February 2020 launch, the models were promised to get three major Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates. But Samsung has confirmed that the phones will continue to receive security updates quarterly.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Series Is Getting Wear OS 4-Based One UI 5 Watch Update: Details
Samsung unveiled the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch software update in May. It was launched with the Galaxy Watch 6 series and later extended to the Galaxy Watch 5 series. Now, the latest update is said to be available for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic users in the US.
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Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Update Version 102 With 32 Security Fixes
Google has released an update for Chrome. The update carries Chrome version 102 and fixes 32 security issues including 1 critical flaw. Google recommends users to install the latest update as early as possible.
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Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Tipped to Receive 4 Major OS Updates, 5 Years of Security Patches
Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will receive four major OS updates and five years of security patches, according to a tipster. Most Android manufacturers provide OS updates for at least two years and security patches for three years.
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Xiaomi 11T Series to Get 3 Android OS Upgrades, 4 Years of Security Updates
Xiaomi 11T series smartphones will get three Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates, the company has announced. The new update policy might later extend to already launched devices but no other devices were made part of this announcement. Xiaomi's promise of stepping up the availability of updates for its devices rivals Samsung's po...
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Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 8 Will Get Quarterly Security Patches for Third Year: HMD Global
HMD Global's Nokia mobile brand is extending software support for some of its models, and is now promising quarterly security patch updates into the third year.
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Windows 7 Support to End in a Year, Microsoft Reveals
Microsoft will stop seeding updates and security fixes for Windows 7 in January next year, while the paid extended support for enterprise users ends in 2023.
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Windows 10 Support Cycle Changes, Bugs Fixed Ahead of October Update, Windows 7 Gets Paid Extended Security Updates
Microsoft, ahead of the release of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, is bringing a number of changes.
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Tamil Nadu Bandh Updates: MK Stalin Arrested, Heavy Security Deployed In Cauvery Water Issue Protests
Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu, led by the DMK, have announced a state-wide shutdown on the Cauvery water issue. Congress, CPI(M) and CPI have also extended their support to the bandh. Their main demand is that the Cauvery Management Board should be set up immediately as ordered by the Supreme Court. They have accused the centre of delaying this ...
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Windows 10 Support To End In October 2025. Here's What You Need To Know
With the clock ticking, users must now plan their next steps to ensure their devices remain secure and functional.
-
Microsoft Lets Windows 10 Users Get Extended Security Updates Until 2026 for Free
Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 in October, and while licensed users can upgrade to Windows 11 for free, many older PCs aren't compatible. However, Microsoft says users can join the Extended Security Updates (ESU) programme for free, delaying the switch to Windows 11 and receiving crucial security updates until October 2026.
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Detention Ends, Amritpal Singh's 7 Aides May Be Probed Over Police Station Attack
The Punjab Police will bring back seven associates of jailed MP and radical preacher Amritpal Singh from Assam's Dibrugarh jail as the state government has decided not to extend their detention under the stringent National Security Act, said police.
-
Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Smartphones Will Now Receive 8 Years of OS and Security Updates
Google on Monday announced a collaboration with Qualcomm to offer extended operating system (OS) and security updates on Android smartphones powered by its latest flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chip. This means original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will now be able to offer their customers with support for up to eight years. In addition to the flags...
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iQOO 12 Software Update Policy Revised; Will Now Get 4 Years of OS and 5 Years of Security Updates
iQOO 12 is the company’s flagship smartphone for 2023 which debuted in India in December of the same year. At launch, it was confirmed to get three years of operating system (OS) updates and four years of security patches, and the company released the Android 15-based FuntouchOS 15 update in select global markets in November last year. However, i...
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Google Confirms Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 and Select Other Models Will Get 5 Years of OS Updates
Google has silently announced that it is extending the support for Pixel Fold, Pixel 6 series and select other models in its lineup. The aforementioned smartphones will now support a total of five years of operating system (OS) and security updates starting from when they first became available on the Google Store in the US — an increase over the...
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Series Set to Receive Extended Security Updates
Samsung Galaxy S20 series is confirmed to receive security updates for a few more months. During its February 2020 launch, the models were promised to get three major Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates. But Samsung has confirmed that the phones will continue to receive security updates quarterly.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 Series Is Getting Wear OS 4-Based One UI 5 Watch Update: Details
Samsung unveiled the Wear OS 4-based One UI 5 Watch software update in May. It was launched with the Galaxy Watch 6 series and later extended to the Galaxy Watch 5 series. Now, the latest update is said to be available for the Galaxy Watch 4 and Watch 4 Classic users in the US.
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Chrome for Windows, Mac, Linux Gets Update Version 102 With 32 Security Fixes
Google has released an update for Chrome. The update carries Chrome version 102 and fixes 32 security issues including 1 critical flaw. Google recommends users to install the latest update as early as possible.
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Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro Tipped to Receive 4 Major OS Updates, 5 Years of Security Patches
Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro will receive four major OS updates and five years of security patches, according to a tipster. Most Android manufacturers provide OS updates for at least two years and security patches for three years.
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Xiaomi 11T Series to Get 3 Android OS Upgrades, 4 Years of Security Updates
Xiaomi 11T series smartphones will get three Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates, the company has announced. The new update policy might later extend to already launched devices but no other devices were made part of this announcement. Xiaomi's promise of stepping up the availability of updates for its devices rivals Samsung's po...
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Nokia 3, Nokia 5, Nokia 6, and Nokia 8 Will Get Quarterly Security Patches for Third Year: HMD Global
HMD Global's Nokia mobile brand is extending software support for some of its models, and is now promising quarterly security patch updates into the third year.
-
Windows 7 Support to End in a Year, Microsoft Reveals
Microsoft will stop seeding updates and security fixes for Windows 7 in January next year, while the paid extended support for enterprise users ends in 2023.
-
Windows 10 Support Cycle Changes, Bugs Fixed Ahead of October Update, Windows 7 Gets Paid Extended Security Updates
Microsoft, ahead of the release of Windows 10 October 2018 Update, is bringing a number of changes.
-
Tamil Nadu Bandh Updates: MK Stalin Arrested, Heavy Security Deployed In Cauvery Water Issue Protests
Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu, led by the DMK, have announced a state-wide shutdown on the Cauvery water issue. Congress, CPI(M) and CPI have also extended their support to the bandh. Their main demand is that the Cauvery Management Board should be set up immediately as ordered by the Supreme Court. They have accused the centre of delaying this ...
