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The 5 best Linux alternatives to Windows in 2026 (that aren't Mint)

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I've used Linux for years and there's never better a better time to make the leap. Zorin OS is a beautiful desktop distribution. New Linux users have lots of distros to choose from. This list mostly consists of lesser-known systems. Each makes it easy to migrate from Windows to Linux.


Apple announces new M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio

Mashable

Trending Now Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Mashable Selects Mashable Voices Safety Net Creator Hub Versus Gift Ideas For Everyone On Your List Switch Off In My Bag All Series The M5 Ultra is Apple's most powerful chip yet. Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what's actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons . Well, that was fast .


Witcher 3 on a phone is cool. What it means for PCs is not

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Witcher 3 on a phone is cool. A cool phone modding project has me seeing visions of doom and gloom for the future of the PC market. Somebody built a desktop "PC" out of a gaming phone. The modder basically disassembled a powerful Android phone, strapped on an enclosure and cooler setup, and connected it to an external monitor.


Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? I tried it to find out

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Can MainstreamOS finally make Linux a household name? Finally, there's a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy - while adding the polish of MacOS. What's not to love about MainstreamOS? There's finally a Linux distro that makes Arch and Hyprland easy. Mainstream OS is everything you need in a desktop.


Windows 11 quietly backs up your files to OneDrive. How to stop it

PCWorld

Windows 11 quietly backs up your files to OneDrive. Windows 11's default OneDrive backup gives Microsoft access to your files. Windows 11 includes a backup tool which, by default, automatically backs up the user folders'Documents', 'Pictures' and'Desktop' to OneDrive in the cloud. On the one hand, this is good, as the feature protects users from data loss. However, it is not good that this backup runs opaquely in the background and, in the latest versions of Windows, can only be stopped after several prompts and mouse clicks.


I tested GNOME's glassy new look - and it's simply spectacular

ZDNet

I installed Aura Glass, opting for the full Monty of features. I did find a noticeable hit on performance; however, I was running GNOME as a virtual machine with only 3 GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores. Give it at least twice the amount of RAM and cores, and you'll hardly notice it (which is impressive, given how much blur it adds).


I tested Omarchy Quattro, one of the first Linux distros to go all in on AI - and I didn't hate it

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I tested Omarchy Quattro, one of the first Linux distros to go all in on AI - and I didn't hate it Omarchy made me fall in love with Hyprland - can it do the same for AI? Omarchy Quattro brings together two very efficient technologies. AI in Linux has become a hotly debated subject. For some, it makes perfect sense. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has decided that AI is a great option for the kernel development process. I've been of the opinion that injecting AI into Linux places the open-source operating system on the same (often unwanted) plane as Windows and MacOS, where many users prefer not to have either Copilot or Apple Intelligence getting in the way .


Sparky Linux just restored 32-bit support - why that still matters

ZDNet

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Don't throw it away - Sparky Linux has decided not to give up on the aging architecture. Every PC sold today is 64-bit. In fact, one of the last true 32-bit-only CPUs was the Pentium 4 Northwood chip, which was available for purchase between 2000 and 2008. I can't remember the last time I actually saw a 32-bit-only machine. Couple that with Microsoft ending support for Office 365 on 32-bit architecture this December, and it's pretty simple to conclude that 32-bit PCs are done.


This overlooked Windows feature makes multitasking so much easier

PCWorld

When you purchase through links in our articles, we may earn a small commission. Use Snap Layouts to keep your work organized and make better use of your screen. By pressing Win + Z on your Window's desktop you can make it much easier to arrange apps for writing, research, spreadsheets, and more. Dragging windows to the sides of your screen works okay, I guess, but Windows 11 provides a much better way to arrange them. These ready-made layouts divide your screen into two, three, or four sections--across nine different arrangements.


People training new AI models admit they just get chatbots to do it

New Scientist

The next generation of AI models are meant to be trained by people paid to have conversations with them, but several of these workers have admitted to that they simply get chatbots to do it instead. People who are paid to train new AI models by supplying them with high-quality conversation and tests are cheating and using chatbots like ChatGPT to do the job instead, multiple whistleblowers have told . The seemingly widespread practice risks undermining the future of AI, as it could lead to the "collapse" of more advanced models. Most AI models operating today were trained on text and data scraped from the internet . But as models have scaled up, requiring yet more training data, AI firms have begun using workers who carry out conversations and tests with AI, in the hope that the resulting high-quality data can improve the power and usefulness of future large language models (LLMs). These workers are normally employed by third parties, rather than AI companies directly, and are often working without full-time contracts and for low pay.