Microsoft is ending support for Remote Desktop, requiring users to switch over to its new Windows app. From May 27, the Remote Desktop app will no longer be available for download and Microsoft recommends current users uninstall the app.
The replacement, the Windows app, launched in September last year and is designed to give users “unified access” to a range of formerly separate Windows services.
If you don’t know what Remote Desktop or the Windows app is — don’t worry, they’re only available to users with a work or school Microsoft account. The services these apps provide center around cloud PCs and virtual desktops that allow employees and students to work remotely.
Another app, named Remote Desktop Connection, is a separate service that ships inside Windows and allows users to connect to a Windows PC from afar. This app isn’t limited to school and work accounts and it won’t be going anywhere for now. The Microsoft documentation does hint, however, that support for this “connection type” will be added to the Windows app eventually.
Since the Remote Desktop Connection app is used by people with personal accounts, this could mean that the Windows app will support personal accounts in the future too. Or the company might just release a third app for personal users with an equally similar name and a bunch of different rules and restrictions — just to make things easier for everyone.
However it happens, Microsoft has a long-term ambition to move Windows over to the cloud, so expanded cloud PC and virtual PC features should eventually come to all users.
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.