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Microsoft's Revamped Windows 11 Search Prioritizes Local Files Over Web Results

Before and after the Windows 11 search refresh.Credit: Windows

Microsoft is updating Windows 11's search function to show clearer, local results and fewer ads. The new design replaces the cluttered search home screen, which previously showed MSN tiles, news, trivia, and other promotional content. Now it will have a cleaner layout that shows recent searches and results.

In a blog post, Microsoft said it overhauled Windows 11's search after users complained that it was too cluttered, slow, and focused on web content. Now, the "calmer" search interface displays apps, settings, local files, and OneDrive items before web results. Each result also says whether it's from an app, document, setting, web page, or Microsoft Store option, so users can quickly understand what they're opening.

Microsoftalso says it has removed promotional content from web results in the search interface, which means sponsored links and similar promos should no longer...

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Honor Announces a Surprisingly Capable Gimbal-Equipped 'Robot Phone'

On Wednesday, Chinese smartphone brand Honor announced the Honor Robot Phone, which features a built-in motorized camera. The camera rotates, tilts, and stabilizes video footage regardless of the handset's orientation, mimicking a gimbal. The phone's primary rear camera uses a 200MP sensor with an f/1.

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Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

AI AND ML Copilot's gurning blob is leaving Voice for a new career in education Microsoft has yanked Mico from the Copilot spotlight less than a year after unveiling the anthropomorphic assistant intended to make its AI a little less soulless. As part of Microsoft's announcement

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Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors

* Flock is making it harder for its systems to be abused * Its CEO says the company's priority is public safety * You can now 3D print a Flock Sock to disable cameras near you Flock knows that its license plate readers and other surveillance tech are facing a substantial

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Google’s Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More

If you have an Android device and FOMO around Apple’s AirDrop, the wait for a similar feature that lets you physically tap phones together to send files and contact cards is over. Google’s Quick Share now has a tap-to-share feature that lets you do the same motion to

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Honor Announces a Surprisingly Capable Gimbal-Equipped 'Robot Phone'

Less than a year on, Microsoft tells Mico to pipe down

Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations &mdash; as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors

Google’s Pixel Phones Are Getting a Tap-to-Share Feature for Contact Info and More

Flock CEO says 'we're not Big Brother' in the face of surveillance allegations — as 3D printing enthusiasts share 'Flock Sock' camera cover to help protestors