Don't settle for lesser laptops as one of Dell's best in years is 33% off
Deals The Dell XPS 13 laptop is one of its best in recent years, and its gorgeous 3K OLED display is now on sale for a 33% discount.
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Features
The path ahead for Xbox and Surface — Windows Central Podcast LIVE
LIVE Join Daniel and Zac at 2PM ET on June 12 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast!
Microsoft fixes the Windows 11 GIF mess by replacing Tenor with GIPHY
Windows 11 Windows 11 emoji panel showing "GIF service is not available"? Here's why GIFs disappeared, how to fix the problem, and why results have changed.
Microsoft keeps Windows 10 alive, complicating Windows 11’s future
WINDOWS 10 Microsoft's extended support for Windows 10 through 2027 is casting doubt on Windows 11’s future.
Spyro is back, and the studio behind it almost didn’t survive
XBOX Toys for Bob was on the chopping block at Activision. Instead of being shut down, they escaped the Call of Duty machine and went independent — proving there is another path for other XBOX studios at risk of closure.
Moonraker turns 10 and still looks ahead of its time
Flashback A decade later, Microsoft’s unreleased Moonraker smartwatch still feels like a glimpse into an alternate timeline.
Looking back at 2016’s “I love you, Xbox” — and how much (and little) has changed
Flashback Looking back at the 2016 editorial that captured Xbox’s growing pains and predicted the decade ahead.
Revisiting the LG Lancet, 11 years later
Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.
The 2016 Android‑apps warning that now echoes Googlebooks
Flashback A 2016 warning about Android apps on Chrome feels newly relevant as Googlebooks pushes Android PCs into the agentic era and challenges Microsoft again.
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Windows & Software
Microsoft fixes the Windows 11 GIF mess by replacing Tenor with GIPHY
Windows 11 Windows 11 emoji panel showing "GIF service is not available"? Here's why GIFs disappeared, how to fix the problem, and why results have changed.
Microsoft skips its most controversial Teams feature in June roundup
Apps Microsoft highlighted several new Teams features released in June, but its recap omitted the workplace check-in via Wi-Fi feature that sparked privacy concerns.
Microsoft is finally fixing the Windows 11 taskbar sizing issue, for real this time
Windows 11 A new option in Windows 11 lets you resize the taskbar, not just make its icons smaller.
PC Hardware
HP's OmniBook 3 has the potential to be the best budget laptop out there
Review At its cheapest (around $399 on sale), the OmniBook 3 16" is an easy recommendation. If only it were always on sale.
RAM makers are facing a new lawsuit for alleged price and supply fixing
Hardware Samsung, SK hynix, and Micron are under fire for alleged bad business practices, and it's not the first time it's happened.
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Windows Wrap: Microsoft’s new budget Surface models land in the middle of better deals
Surface New 8GB configurations make the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop more affordable, but competing deals leave them looking like poor value.
Here's when RAM prices could finally drop — and why PC retailers might not care
Hardware Experts aren't offering a sunny forecast, and PC prices may not ever return to their "normal" state.
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Deals
These Microsoft 365 deals beat a decade of inflation
Deals Microsoft 365 subscription prices went up last year, but these limited-time deals from Woot cut through the price hike.
Internal SSDs are selling out but this one with fast speeds and vast sizes is in stock and on sale
Deals The WD_Black SN8100 PCIe SSD, with its 14,900MB/s Read Speeds is one of the best premium options for storage PC games, and its 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB models are on sale at Best Buy
This HP 2-in-1 laptop may look plain, but it can take on your daily workload
Deals HP's OmniBook X Flip 14 is a great 2-in-1 laptop that trades style for work efficiency, and its Core Ultra 5 226V model is now 35% off.
Skip desktops — mini PCs are the smarter choice for working at these prices
Deals Several of Geekom's finest mini-PCs have been given lucrative discounts for Best Buy's 4th of July sale.
Handheld Gaming PCs
Winhanced on handhelds keeps making Xbox Mode look totally outdated
Handhelds Winhanced's latest update adds a built-in game store with price comparisons, Game Pass support, and personalized recommendations for Windows handheld gamers.
Gaming
World Update 22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 goes live a little early
Gaming Originally revealed for July 4, the very American World Update 22 for Microsoft Flight Simulator is available a little early, so you can jump in and experience the new locations right now.
French presidential candidate calls for game ownership protections
Gaming Jean-Luc Mélenchon, running for president of France, caught wind of GTA 6 being digital-only and Sony's decision to kill off physical PlayStation discs, and he isn't happy.
Companies mock and reproach Sony for killing off physical PlayStation discs
Gaming Gaming retailers like GameFly and even fast-food companies, such as Domino's Pizza, have made various satirical responses to Sony's retirement of physical discs for its PlayStation consoles
Artificial Intelligence
Bill Gates says athletes are safe from AI
AI Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says athletes are safe from AI, arguing that no one wants to watch computers playing.
Microsoft and OpenAI face publisher lawsuits over AI copyright
AI A coalition of publishers has sued Microsoft and OpenAI for scrapping their content without their consent or compensation.
Satya Nadella calls for AI to benefit everyone — not just elites
AI Satya Nadella calls for open AI development, warning against the concentration of power among a small group of tech companies invested in the landscape.
NVIDIA’s new AI data centers could end community water concerns
AI NVIDIA unveils a cooling breakthrough that could reduce water and energy use in data centers.
Microsoft
The path ahead for Xbox and Surface — Windows Central Podcast LIVE
LIVE Join Daniel and Zac at 2PM ET on June 12 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast!
Microsoft expected to lay off up to 2.5% of workforce next week
Microsoft Reportedly, thousands of roles will be cut across Xbox, sales, and consulting as the tech giant starts its new fiscal year.
Critical "RoguePlanet" exploit bypasses Microsoft Defender
MICROSOFT Microsoft confirms RoguePlanet zero-day exploit in Windows Defender, leaving Windows 10 & 11 PCs exposed while a patch is on the way.
Steve Ballmer called Linux a "cancer" — but it could be the cure for Windows 10 holdouts
MICROSOFT Microsoft once dismissed Linux, but today it’s becoming the lifeline for Windows 10 users facing performance and RAM challenges.
Peripherals & Accessories
Dbrand's amazing Steam Machine Portal Companion Cube case just got canceled
Accessories Dbrand's extremely popular Portal Companion Cube Steam Machine case has been discontinued after Valve issued a takedown due to licensing issues.
