I almost want this new Windows wallpaper more than any of the RTX Spark laptops
Windows 11 A new Windows 11 wallpaper appeared on RTX Spark laptops, but Microsoft hasn't shared it, leaving fans to recreate it with AI.
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Features
Blizzard World should be a real park and here's why
GAMING We may have been 100,000,000 steps away, but now it's 99,999,999
Ex-Microsoft Panos Panay: 'To make a great product, you can't have great software without the hardware'
QOTD Panos Panay's quote about Surface still makes a lot of sense today, but has Microsoft lost the plot since he left? The October 7 Surface event should answer some important questions.
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Windows Wrap: Microsoft must show us why Windows still matters in 2026 and beyond
Windows Microsoft is finally prioritizing stability with Windows 11 version 26H2, but next week's event still needs to give users something to get excited about.
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I played March of Giants at Ubisoft Montréal, and it reminded me why small games can leave big impressions
PC Gaming Heart racing, slammed against the wall, watching infinite respawn timers, is March of Giants still fun when you're getting dominated?
I played 'March of Giants' with Ubisoft — Pay serious attention to this new MOBA
Interview I visited Ubisoft Montreal for a first look at one of the most promising new MOBAs in a decade. March of Giants is something special.
STUDY: Qualcomm’s 18‑core Snapdragon X2 outperforms Intel on CPU, AI, battery, and price
Study says New tests show Qualcomm’s 18‑core Snapdragon X2 outperforming Intel’s mainstream laptop chips across CPU, AI, battery life, and price, proving the non‑Extreme model is already a major threat.
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On This Day: Xbox’s 2015 “games everywhere” strategy revisited
On this Day A look back at Xbox’s 2015 “games everywhere” vision — the moment Phil Spencer sketched out a future that Asha Sharma is now fully realizing 11 years later.
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.
Windows & Software
You can now test Microsoft's new Windows Search experience
Windows 11 Microsoft is rolling out its redesigned Windows Search experience to Insiders, complete with faster performance and early support for inline actions.
New Outlook will soon check emails for spelling mistakes before they are sent
Apps Outlook is gaining an automatic pre-send spell check that could catch embarrassing mistakes before an email leaves your inbox.
I ignored the Windows app until Microsoft closed this major feature gap
Windows Windows App can now connect directly to remote PCs, filling one of the biggest gaps left by Microsoft's move away from Remote Desktop.
PC Hardware
Ex-Microsoft Panos Panay: 'To make a great product, you can't have great software without the hardware'
QOTD Panos Panay's quote about Surface still makes a lot of sense today, but has Microsoft lost the plot since he left? The October 7 Surface event should answer some important questions.
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STUDY: Qualcomm’s 18‑core Snapdragon X2 outperforms Intel on CPU, AI, battery, and price
Study says New tests show Qualcomm’s 18‑core Snapdragon X2 outperforming Intel’s mainstream laptop chips across CPU, AI, battery life, and price, proving the non‑Extreme model is already a major threat.
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Hands-on: Panasonic’s TOUGHBOOKs are becoming the AI nerve center for frontline operations
Rugged PCs These TOUGHBOOKs are built to run AI in police cruisers, military drones, and emergency vehicles.
Is Henry Cavill really ditching his gaming PC for a Googlebook?
Gaming Google wants you to think PC builder Henry Cavill loves Googlebooks. The actor will even make a video game using a Googlebook as part of a partnership.
Deals
Grab an XPS 13 for under $800 — the best laptop deal of the month is still going strong
Deal Prime Day hasn't started yet, but Dell's XPS 13 is already down to $799 with a $200 discount. There's even a model for just $599 if you can live with 8GB of RAM.
Samsung's fastest PCIe 5.0 SSD dropped below $199 for 1TB, with more sizes on sale
Deal Amazon Big Deal Days slashed Samsung's fastest 9100 PRO PCIe 5.0 SSD to under $199 for 1TB, with more discounts across 2TB, 4TB, and 8TB models.
These Bose headphones changed how I shop forever
Deal Buying these Bose headphones convinced me that sometimes paying more is worth it in the long run.
Steelbook or 2XP tokens? Your Modern Warfare 4 pre-order could get you free stuff
News Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 won't be on Xbox Game Pass this year, so you'll need to buy it. But if you pre-order, you can get yourself some free stuff, because who doesn't like that?
Handheld Gaming PCs
Winhanced 0.9.9.9 fixes my biggest complaints of Windows gaming handhelds
HANDHELDS Winhanced 0.9.9.9 adds friend cards, PC streaming, Windows updates, better integrations, and much more for handhelds.
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Gaming
Blizzard World should be a real park and here's why
GAMING We may have been 100,000,000 steps away, but now it's 99,999,999
Why State of Decay 3 Is Still Launching on Game Pass
GAMING Undead Labs boss Philip Holt explains why Game Pass remains important to State of Decay 3 despite the studio’s split from Xbox.
Battlefield 6 deploys on Xbox Game Pass just a few days before Call of Duty: MW4
Gaming Microsoft has announced the latest batch of new games coming in the second half of October 2026, which includes new IP like Valor Mortis and AAA games like Battlefield 6.
Artificial Intelligence
Forget the flashy AI features, this is the Copilot update that matters
AI Microsoft's latest Copilot update for Word adds source citations, making it easier to check whether AI-generated responses are actually correct.
Copilot reviewers speak out on grading AI-generated explicit content
AI Contractors reviewing Microsoft Copilot prompts report being flooded with sexually explicit images and potentially illegal user requests.
The Copilot+ PC brand is dead: How to remap your Copilot key
Laptops Microsoft is stepping back from the Copilot+ PC name, leaving many with an unused key that you can easily remap.
Microsoft Teams is losing its Copilot chat list shortcut next month
Apps Microsoft Teams will remove the Copilot shortcut from its chat list next month to steer users toward the full-featured app bar.
Microsoft
Microsoft got hacked, and somehow Clippy ended up in a crypto scheme
Microsoft A Clippy-themed cryptocurrency briefly gained visibility through Microsoft's own X account after it was compromised.
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Microsoft Teams can now automatically block unwanted bots from meetings
Apps Microsoft has rolled out a Teams feature that automatically blocks identified external bots before they can enter meetings.
These Microsoft 365 companion apps are getting retired after just one year
Apps Microsoft's Calendar, People, and Files companion apps for Windows 11 are being retired roughly a year after they first shipped.
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Microsoft Teams will soon support two users sharing screens simultaneously
Apps Microsoft Teams will soon support simultaneous screen sharing, making side-by-side comparison and multi-presenter meetings better.
Peripherals & Accessories
The Razer Basilisk V4 Pro may have AI, but it's still the best gaming mouse out there
Review Razer's new Basilisk V4 Pro maintains the lines position at the top of the gaming mouse tree, but why did they have to squeeze an AI feature in there nobody asked for?
