The world's first Snapdragon X2 Elite mini PC is now available in Europe
Mini PCs The ASUS Ascent QN10 brings Snapdragon X2 Elite performance, Wi-Fi 7, and AI acceleration to a compact desktop design. It's now available in Europe.
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Features
Join Daniel and Zac on November 6 at 1PM ET for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast
LIVE Join Daniel and Zac on October 7 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast.
Xbox and PC prices are out of control, and Microsoft clearly knows it
Opinion When no one can afford to upgrade, where do they get the upgrades?
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Does Windows 11 26H2 actually use less RAM? I tested to find out.
Windows 11 Microsoft just revealed a more responsive Windows 11, but what does that feel like in the real world?
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Windows Wrap: When "not a priority" becomes Priority 0, criticism deserves a second look
Windows What began as a conversation about a Windows 11 taskbar app turned into a reflection on criticism, product decisions, and how Windows gets better.
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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.
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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
If you use Magnifier across multiple screens, this Windows 11 update could make a huge difference
Windows Windows 11 Insider builds bring significant accessibility upgrades and new storage tracking tools as Microsoft prepares major changes to Microsoft 365 Family and OneDrive storage.
Edge now launches faster on Windows 11, but only if you meet these requirements
Windows 11 Microsoft's browser is the first to support Windows 11's accelerated app launches, which can significantly reduce launch times.
Windows 11 on a foldable phone just feels right, too bad it's only a passion project
Windows 11 A developer got Windows 11 working on a foldable, and the result feels like a glimpse of a road Microsoft never took.
PC Hardware
This free tool tells you what is hogging your GPU
Apps A new free utility from a Microsoft engineer shows which apps, AI models, and processes are consuming your GPU resources.
AMD is now "data center first." Does it still care about gaming?
Hardware AMD's CEO hints that the company's main path forward heavily emphasizes AI, leaving consumers worried about Ryzen and Radeon.
Lenovo's Pro 9n looks like a better buy than the Surface Laptop Ultra
Versus You don't want to buy the wrong RTX Spark laptop, and I can help.
Microsoft made Windows 11 more responsive on these 8GB laptops
Laptops Windows 11 should feel a lot more responsive these days, especially on the new crop of laptops that focus on affordability and premium features.
After years of resisting touchscreen laptops, Apple just proved Windows PCs had a point
Opinion Apple spent years resisting touchscreen Macs, but its new touchscreen MacBook Pro shows why treating any tech company’s product philosophy as gospel can eventually come back to bite you.
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Deals
PC parts are expensive, but these iBUYPOWER gaming rigs can still save you money
Deals Best Buy is discounting iBUYPOWER gaming PCs before Black Friday even starts, and it's a great way to dodge rising component costs.
Acer's OLED Swift 16 AI laptop gets a huge discount before Black Friday
Deals Acer's Swift 16 AI offers premium productivity without the premium price, now that Best Buy has slashed 35% off its asking price.
LG's Gram laptops prove you don't need a heavy PC to get serious productivity power
Deals Whether you need a budget-friendly work machine or a premium productivity powerhouse, there's an LG Gram laptop to fit the bill before Black Friday even starts.
Forget Black Friday, one of the snappiest Snapdragon X2 Elite laptops is already on sale
Deals The Microsoft Surface 8 laptop with advanced haptic feedback, a Snapdragon X2 chip with 16GB RAM for improved performance, and a 20+ hour battery life is now on a 26% discount.
Handheld Gaming PCs
Steam Deck gets an Xbox Series X|S dashboard UI with this community-made plugin
Handhelds A new Steam Deck plugin called Decky Xbox Dashboard brings the Xbox Series interface to Valve's handheld, complete with familiar navigation, game pages, and more.
Gaming
'We Are Mass Effect' parks protest billboard on EA's lawn for N7 Day
GAMING Just before N7 Day, the #SaveMassEffect campaign escalated its efforts by deploying a mobile billboard directly outside Electronic Arts' headquarters in California.
Call of Duty: MW4 no longer demands VRR on Xbox for optimal performance
Gaming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's Season 1 patch notes reveal the game has removed the controversial mandate for VRR monitors by applying Performance Mode (120Hz) to all 120Hz displays
The shiny new Xbox PC app is going live today for Insiders — Here's how to get it early
XBOX The Xbox PC app has had a huge overhaul with performance and usability in mind. Here's what it looks like, and here's how you can join the public test.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI sociopath Sam Altman says it's "terrible" that your PC, Xbox, etc. have RAM that could be used for his AI
AI Altman once again makes himself look like a generational knob in this latest quip, where he doubles down on his aspiration to deprive you of ownership.
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Microsoft is killing Copilot for smart TVs this year
Copilot A popup on webOS-powered LG TVs has confirmed that Microsoft is ending support for Copilot on smart TVs this year.
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Copilot goes missing from the Edge Sidebar during Microsoft's awkward migration
Apps Microsoft is temporarily disabling Copilot in Edge for some users during a migration to a new experience.
Microsoft warns AI agents "can't be trusted" as adoption grows
AI Microsoft's vision for the future is drenched in AI agents. That's what makes this stark warning so notable.
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Microsoft
Join Daniel and Zac on November 6 at 1PM ET for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast
LIVE Join Daniel and Zac on October 7 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast.
Take a closer look at Discord's faster, lighter desktop app
Apps Discord's new Rust-based desktop client uses less memory and power than the Electron app it replaces.
Microsoft Teams can now transcribe your swear words exactly as you said them
Apps Microsoft is giving Teams admins control over profanity filtering, allowing meeting transcripts to include uncensored language.
Microsoft is tackling Outlook's search problem, and it wants your feedback
Apps Microsoft revamped Outlook search with better ranking, improved performance, and a new feedback system that lets users rate results.
Peripherals & Accessories
Xbox’s smallest controller is pocket-sized, rechargeable, and only $50
Xbox The Xbox Nano Controller drops on November 4, 2026 for the United States, UK, and other select markets. Here's some early impressions ahead of the full review.
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