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Gaming Infinity Ward's second attempt at an extraction shooter mode might just be the new lease on life Call of Duty fans have been asking for.
Xbox With the Xbox Game Showcase drawing near, it's time to look back at some of the most memorable announcements and reveals for Xbox games and consoles in celebration of the brand's 25th anniversary.
Computex ASUS's ROG gaming brand turned 20 this year, and Computex is where the anniversary is being celebrated. I went through the elaborate exhibit to find the best new products.
Windows 11 Windows 11's June 2026 update adds Low Latency Profile, Shared Audio, NPU monitoring, camera upgrades, and setup improvements.
Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.
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.
Flashback From our archives: A decade ago Microsoft was already testing a Bing “concierge bot,” an early take on the AI agents Google is only now announcing.
Flashback Microsoft’s decision to offer full Windows 10 upgrades to non‑genuine PCs marked a rare moment of outreach — and a major shift in how the company thought about Windows adoption.
APPS Microsoft added 15 new features to its new Outlook, bringing it closer to feature parity with the classic Outlook client, including improved meeting tracking, schedule send, and keyboard shortcuts.
Microsoft’s latest announcements build directly on the architecture it introduced a year ago.
Apps Microsoft's Edge browser retired passwords and is moving to Windows Hello and passkeys.
Surface Microsoft returned a rare 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop after a repair mix‑up exposed a workflow flaw.
Computex ASUS's ROG gaming brand turned 20 this year, and Computex is where the anniversary is being celebrated. I went through the elaborate exhibit to find the best new products.
Computing The global memory shortage tanked PC shipments in the first half of this year, and things don't look any better for the next six months.
Laptops Dell's new XPS 13 is the new best deal in laptops, surpassing the MacBook Neo with a better display, ports, build quality, and performance.
Deals ASUS' ROG Strix OLED 27 is a 4K gaming monitor with a 0.03ms response time, discounted ahead of Prime Day.
Deals The Dell Inspiron 15 (3530) laptop, with its 32GB RAM and Intel Core i5 CPU, makes for a high-quality companion piece for budding students or workers looking for efficient ways to get work done faster
Deals The Samsung Pro 990 SSD with its 2TB configuration is back on sale for PC users desperate for more space, and 7,450 MB/s Read Speeds to severely cut down videogame loading times so they don't interrupt your fun
Handhelds Lenovo's Legion Go 2 handheld exceeds $2,000 at some retailers, and remains far above its MSRP at others. The once-lauded device is becoming unattainable.
Xbox The Elder Scrolls Online Season 1 got a sweet new trailer at the Xbox Games Showcase, with the devs teasing a brand new Thieves Guild storyline.
Xbox During the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, Fallout 76 developer Bethesda showed a trailer for the game's newly released Infestations update.
XBOX Fable launches February 23, 2027, on Xbox, PC, and PS5, featuring a star-studded cast led by villain Hayley Atwell.
AI Satya Nadella denies claims Microsoft wants to make people addicted to AI as the company pivots from traditional software to AI agents.
AI Microsoft data shows AI costs surpass payroll, with a $500 million Claude fiasco proving how expensive automation can get.
AI Microsoft admits the floating Copilot button in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint was a mistake, and will now allow users to move the AI back to the ribbon.
AI Former Microsoft executive Mat Velloso claims the company missed its chance with AI, citing past failures in the internet and mobile.
OFFICE Office 2019 for Mac will stop editing documents after July 13, as Microsoft blames certificate expiry.
Artificial Intelligence After Windows Phone, Microsoft is eager to get ahead of the next paradigm shift in computing, and it's betting big on an agentic hardware and software future.
MICROSOFT Microsoft says it no longer intends to pursue legal action against security researchers who conduct or publish their findings.
Microsoft Computex has seen a raft of interesting news for Windows on Arm, as NVIDIA commits its first N1X Arm chip to a wave of new PCs targeting the autumn.
Accessories Logitech’s new Signature Comfort Plus keyboard and mouse add built‑in cushions that allow for more relaxed hand positions. The real question is whether they'll convince me to upgrade?
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