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Winlator 6 lets you play Windows PC games on your Android phone for free -- gains external mouse support and a magnifier

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If you want to play Android games on your PC, you can use third-party emulators such as Bluestacks or NoxPlayer.

Winlator, which has just been updated to version 6, lets you do the opposite and play Windows games on your Android phone. The latest release is a major update and introduces a lot of new features, as well as fixing issues and improving performance.

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The 'pure' version of Kodi for Ubuntu Linux is dead

Team Kodi, which has long provided Personal Package Archives (PPA) for Ubuntu users seeking up-to-date and undiluted versions of the hugely popular Kodi media player, has announced the retirement of the service. This decision was apparently made due to the high maintenance overhead associated with its upkeep.

As the Linux world gradually transitions towards packaged deployments and containers, The Kodi Foundation says it is planning to use Flatpak for future applications. This move will not only provide a more maintainable "pure" Kodi application, but also extend its accessibility to more distributions than the PPA ever could.

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Apricorn announces a 24TB hardware encrypted USB drive

Apricorn, a leading manufacturer of software-free, hardware-encrypted USB data storage devices, has unveiled a 24TB version of its Aegis Padlock DT and Padlock DT FIPS Desktop Drives.

The drives are fully hardware-based and offer military-grade 256-bit AES XTS encryption. They also have onboard keypad PIN authentication and ultra-fast USB 3.2 (3.0) data transfer speeds.

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Kodi 21 'Omega' RC2 has arrived -- download it now

Two weeks ago, the Kodi Foundation rolled out the first release candidate for Kodi 21 ‘Omega’. Its arrival was proof that the hugely popular home theater software was edging ever closer to being ready for prime time.

Today, the company makes the second release candidate available, and the arrival of Kodi 21 'Omega' RC2 coming so quickly on the heels of its predecessor suggests we won't have to wait too much longer for the stable release to arrive.

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Windows 12 'first look' will make you want the future OS right now

Microsoft is preparing to discontinue support for Windows 10 in the near future, giving users the option to either upgrade to Windows 11 or wait for the anticipated successor, Windows 12.

We’re not expecting to see the arrival of the next-gen operating system this year -- Microsoft is focused on adding more AI functionality to Windows 11 at the moment -- but we do have an idea of what Windows 12 could look like.

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Kodi 21.0 'Omega' RC1 has arrived -- download it now

The Kodi Foundation recently detailed the changes it made in Kodi 21.0 ‘Omega’ Beta 3. Now it has rolled out a new build which sees the latest incarnation of the hugely popular home theater software edging ever closer to being ready for prime time.

Today sees the arrival of the first Release Candidate for Kodi 21, and it comes with a long list of changes and improvements.

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