The Recall saga continues. As it turns out, Microsoft’s controversial AI feature cannot be uninstalled, although that was spotted as an option in the latest version of Windows 11 24H2.
The ability to uninstall it was initially observed by Desk Modder as a part of the “Turn Windows features on and off” menu in Control Panel, but Microsoft has now confirmed to The Verge that it was merely a bug. The statement to The Verge says that being listed in that menu is an issue that “will be fixed in an upcoming update.”
That might sound innocuous, but the ability to uninstall Recall would have provided some amount of reassurance in the wake of its ongoing security kerfuffle.
To be clear, you can still disable Recall. It was originally announced as on by default for new Copilot+ PCs, but after concerns about some security vulnerabilities were raised, it was changed to an opt-in feature, and eventually delayed entirely. The update to Recall will provide some extra security measures when it eventually launches, including requiring Windows Hello and being fully encrypted.
The feature is expected to launch in preview in October, but it may not be until much later that it officially rolls out. Microsoft says Recall requires a powerful and efficient neural processing unit ( NPU) with at least 40 Tera Operations Per Second (TOPS), meaning older PCs — or even current-gen “AI PC” Intel laptops — won’t be supported.
Recall was originally sold by Microsoft as the primary use case for the more powerful NPUs in the Copilot+ line of laptops, along with more minor creative features like Cocreator in Paint.
Fortunately, these first Copilot+ PCs were powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Arm chips, providing a meaningful step up in battery life and efficiency to be marketed on.
The absolutely absurd idea of putting a touchscreen display on a mouse isn't exactly new. Turtle Beach already did it with its Command Series MC7, which features a 2.25-inch control screen. But apparently, even that wasn't ridiculous enough for Arctic Fox Technologies. Its new Super Mouse looks like someone took the chunky old Atari ST mouse, slapped a touchscreen and scroll wheel on it, and called it an upgrade.
The result is a rather unusual-looking mouse that is now on Kickstarter, starting at $199. And as ridiculous as it looks, some of its features are genuinely intriguing.
Apple is less than a day away from launching its highly anticipated OLED MacBook Pro with a touch-sensitive screen. But it appears that the upgrade is going to cost a pretty penny. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple is reportedly eyeing a starting price of $2,899 for the 14-inch MacBook Pro, while the 16-inch version could start at $3,399 in the US.
"At $2,899, the 14-inch model would mark the highest starting price for a new MacBook Pro model, surpassing the $2,799 Apple charged for a 17-inch version introduced in 2006," says the report. The report claims that Apple is targeting a minimum price hike of $400 for its upcoming redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
I've spent a good amount of time digging into the spec sheet of the new M6 MacBook Pro (14-inch), and for all intents and purposes, this is a classic Apple "chip and connectivity" refresh. It's not a full redesign. The chassis, Liquid Retina XDR panel, speakers, ports, and battery, all of them carry over unchanged.
However, the M6 brings more cores, stronger on-device AI, higher memory bandwidth on the larger configs, and modern wireless. Here’s the practical rundown of what actually improved, and whether those gains are worth your money.