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Windows 11 has quietly added a new feature to your PC: AI-powered editing to the Windows 11 Notepad app, called Rewrite. In November, Microsoft began testing the addition of AI rewrite capabilities in Notepad, and then developed it further as part of a February update. Now, Windows Latest has reported that the AI-powered Notepad appears to have rolled out to everyone. It has certainly shown up on my PCs, whether they’re running the stable version of Windows or one of its test Insider editions. In the upper right-hand corner of Notepad, you should see a little “magic pen” icon. That’s the new Rewrite (preview) application. You may not see it if you don’t subscribe to Microsoft 365, as those AI capabilities appear to be part of Microsoft’s productivity subscription. Rewrite, as the name suggests, won’t actually create text for you; that’s left to Microsoft Word. However, you can copy a block of text into Notepad, highlight it, and then ask Notepad to “rewrite” it in several ways. You have the choice of simple editing, or to make the text shorter or longer. More importantly, you can change the style and format. You can ask Notepad to rewrite in a formal, casual, inspirational, or humorous tone; and you can also ask it to rewrite text as a list, a business memo, in an academic style, in marketing speak, or as a poem. Notepad’s Rewrite feature in action.Microsoft How does Notepad’s Rewrite feature work? I don’t use AI as part of my daily workflow, save for some spellchecking and occasionally asking Copilot or ChatGPT to provide some alternative headlines. I don’t like Copilot that much, honestly, because I find its careful neutrality a bit annoying. But, admittedly, it’s designed for business, and usually does a good job of striking a formal, explanatory tone. Still, a business tone is boring. So I asked Notepad’s Rewrite to make a poem out of one of the nerdiest stories of the moment — Nvidia’s inability to produce GPUs with the required number of GPU ROPS. Notepad will produce three results, one of which I’ve shown above. Notepad has a small “gear” icon, too, which hides its Settings menu. Inside, you can turn off Rewrite. Windows Latest reports that rewriting will tap your limited number of AI credits, which are an unfortunate part of the new Microsoft 365 subscriptions, though I can’t see any visual indication that Notepad is doing so. Rewrite can be turned off via the Notepad Settings menu.Microsoft It’s worth noting that on a PC with an Insider build running on it, Notepad got confused and just did some cosmetic editing on the first few paragraphs of the Nvidia ROPs story. When I switched over to a PC running a stable version of Windows, Notepad did an excellent job of taking a complex article and turning it into doggerel. Notepad has never really been a creative tool. It’s more of a utility. Microsoft clearly thinks of the same of AI. Combining these two utilities seems in keeping with Microsoft’s strategy. Read...

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There are only so many ways to make a laptop, right? Screen on one half, keyboard on the other, hinge in the middle. That’s the way it’s been going for decades, save for the occasional experiment. But Lenovo likes to mix things up, and at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona, it’s doing just that with super-tall screens, double screens, triple screens… They’re all on display, but most won’t make it to market. The ThinkBook “Codename Flip” highlights the company’s portfolio. It looks a little goofy in still images, but think of it as a fusion between a folding phone and a laptop and you’re pretty much there. The super-tall, 18.1-inch OLED touchscreen display is essentially two screens stacked on top of one another, with a hinge in the middle that lets the screen fold backwards. The “rear” screen, which is essentially just the top half of the same plastic display, can be used to present to other users without needing a secondary monitor. Lenovo The rest of the laptop is fairly conventional, though if you look closely you can see that a kickstand deploys on the rear side for a little extra stability in that super-tall vertical orientation. Lenovo also added some integrated haptic buttons with light-up indicators to the touchpad, a design element we’ve seen on some Asus and Dell laptops before. Though the ThinkBook Plus laptop line has been where Lenovo sometimes brings outlandish designs to the retail market, there’s no indication that Codename Flip will actually be sold anytime soon. With a vulnerable folding screen exposed on top when the laptop is closed, I can’t imagine it ever will. What if you want that extra screen real estate to be horizontal? Enter the Magic Bay Dual Display Concept. This add-on for the (real) ThinkBook 16P gives the laptop two extra 13-inch screens, deploying to the left and right on hinges. The device connects to Lenovo’s proprietary Magic Bay expansion port… which is pretty much the only way it varies from existing designs that you’ve been able to buy on Amazon for years. It’s a slick-looking presentation, but once again, this is only a concept. Lenovo Some less-outlandish variations on the extra screen design were also on display at MWC 2025, including the Tiko and Tiko Pro, which add a cute little circular screen to the top of the laptop or a very stretched-out horizontal one, respectively. These designs were positioned as permanent spots for AI-powered extras, though I think one promo image showing a live transcription of a meeting might be more useful. That said, there’s nothing on display (sorry) in these concepts that can’t be done with a regular application running on your laptop’s main window. Lenovo also showed off a glasses-free 3D laptop display. But once again, it’s purely a concept, which seems underwhelming to me since those devices already exist on retail shelves, albeit in very limited numbers. Lenovo What about real, non-concept designs that you might actually be able to buy? Most of what Lenovo had to share at the trade show are variations on existing ThinkPad and ThinkBook laptops, all getting new chips and gently redesigned chassis for release later this year. The lone exception is the ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1, the first convertible design to be given the moniker of Lenovo’s most venerated workhorse laptop. The 2-in-1 is based on an Intel Core 200H/U series platform, with a 14-inch 1920×1200 LCD screen, up to 64GB of RAM (soldered in place, sadly) and up to a terabyte of speedy PCIe Gen5 storage. Lenovo The T14s 2-in-1 chassis is a mix of magnesium and aluminum parts, with double USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB-A, HDMI, and Ethernet ports, plus an optional SIM card slot if you go for the optional cellular connection. Other goodies include an IR camera, a physical privacy shutter, and a fingerprint reader. That’s a lot of connectivity options for a 2-in-1 design, but business travelers will appreciate it. They might think a little less of the 3.08-pound (1.4 kilograms) weight class or 19.21mm thickness, especially with a middle-of-the-road 58 watt-hour battery. The ThinkPad T14s 2-in-1 will be available starting in June for €1,649 before VAT. That’s about $1,730 USD, though I wouldn’t nail that down in terms of US price since we’re in the middle of a trade war that’s driving up expenses across the board. Read...

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TL;DR: Save over 30% on the newest edition of Microsoft Office, which also comes with AI integrations for $160.  If you’re still holding onto your Microsoft 365 subscription, you may be in for a not-so-nice surprise. Microsoft recently announced they’re raising the price by $20 for the first time in 12 years. Don’t want to deal with the recurring fee or price hike? Opt for a Microsoft Office lifetime license instead. The latest 2024 version for PC and Mac is now $159.97 (reg. $249), while downloads last. Owning Microsoft Office 2024 eliminates the need to pay a subscription fee, all while giving your favorite productivity apps a fresh makeover. You’ll find that each app’s features change depending on your task, and you can also pin your most-used tools for easy access. Office 2024’s most notable improvement is its comprehensive AI integration. Typing a report in Word? Use Smart Compose to help you complete sentences or suggest text that suits your writing. PowerPoint also arrives with intelligent suggestions for formatting, design elements, and accessibility improvements. Never pay a recurring fee again for your productivity apps once you grab Microsoft Office 2024 for your PC or Mac for $159.97. Act while codes are still available.   Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License Only $159.97 at PCWorld StackSocial prices subject to change. Read...