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Windows 11 feature spotted in testing promises another speed boost for the OS — but you'll need to buy a new…

A new Windows 11 feature is in testing, but it doesn't work yet
It's an option to enable Intel's 'Advanced Performance Extensions' or APX to boost the performance of some apps
This will benefit Intel's next-gen CPUs, and AMD's processors will be in line for this speed boost eventually, too

There's a new Windows 11 feature to boost the performance of apps that's been spotted in testing, but only PCs with Intel's next-gen desktop CPUs (codenamed Nova Lake) will benefit from this initially.

Windows Latest noticed that a regular Windows 11 watcher, XenoPanther on X, posted a screenshot of an option for 'Advanced Performance Extensions' (APX) which is present in a recent preview release of Microsoft's OS (build 29695).

Intel explains that APX "expands the entire x86 instruction set with access to more registers and adds new features that improve general-purpose performance."

This means that app developers can...

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T-Mobile’s T-Mix Phone Plans Introduce New Choose-Your-Own Perk Scheme - CNET

T-Mobile is remixing its phone plans again, and this time it’s more substantial than adding a “2.0” to the names. Announced today, the T-Mobile Experience plans are being replaced by T-Mix, a new trio of postpaid phone plans with a core set of features and a plethora of

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Some iPhone Duo Models Are Breaking. iFixit’s Teardown Might Explain Why

The tricky part, according to iFixit, is the inner display. A thin matte nano-texture finish sits on top of the OLED screen, and if you’re not careful, you could easily peel the layer off. (Apple strictly tells users not to remove this finish on a support page.) Removing the

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Apple updates the iPad Mini with a larger OLED display

Apple announced a new iPad Mini with an 8.5-inch OLED display. The company revealed the new device just days before its “Pro and tell” event on Wednesday. It starts at $699 for the Wi-Fi-only model. Aside from an OLED display, the new iPad Mini features an upgraded A20 Pro

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Steam is down for many — here's what we know about the 'loading user data' issue

Steam is having a bad start to the week, according to thousands of users who are reporting that a "loading user data" issue is preventing them from logging in. Reports about the problem have been on the rise on Downdetector since around 4.30am ET / 9.30am BST,

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Steam is down for many — here's what we know about the 'loading user data' issue