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A popular Grammarly alternative is killing its browser extension unless you pay — blames AI in the process.

LanguageTool, a popular grammar checker, is killing its free browser extension and opening it only to paid, premium users.

The LanguageTool extension showing over the Windows Central homepage on a Lenovo ThinkPad.

LanguageTool is now warning its users that the browser extension requires payment to use.

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Microsoft Teams in January: The 3 best features for multitasking — and a sneak peek at what's coming next

Microsoft Teams finally adds a native "pin on top" mode and a revamped Shared tab for links.

Microsoft Teams screen sharing on macOS

A new screen sharing option for Microsoft Teams on macOS is more secure and aligns visually with the operating system by using the native screen picker.

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AI agents in OneDrive want it to be the ultimate productivity hub — but you'll need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to create one

Microsoft recently shipped AI agents in OneDrive to general availability for AI-powered document search and analysis, but you'll need a Microsoft 365 Copilot license to access the tool.

Microsoft OneDrive logo with clouds and artificial intelligence imagery

Microsoft OneDrive logo with clouds and artificial intelligence imagery

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Microsoft is even gobbling up PC resources on Linux — Visual Studio Code could be hogging hard drive space

VS Code's official Snap package on Linux has a bug first reported in 2024 that still hasn't been fixed and is gobbling up storage space.

A screenshot of Visual Studio Code showing a toml file

VS Code's official Snap package on Ubuntu has some issues.

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