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Features It's not just cars you can race on your simulator setup nowadays; motorcycles are starting to join the party.

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Opinion Reading Mode is a standard feature in Microsoft's Edge browser on desktop PCs, and it's also available on smartphones, where I've been using it to skip ads.

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Features Somehow I was allowed to try out a ridiculously expensive Porsche sim racing rig at a recent event. It's a glowing endorsement of how far this technology has come in recent years.

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XBOX Why Call of Duty has no Xbox Metascore, and how Microsoft's cumbersome review system is hurting its own platform.

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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.

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Flashback A decade later, Microsoft’s unreleased Moonraker smartwatch still feels like a glimpse into an alternate timeline.

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Flashback Looking back at the 2016 editorial that captured Xbox’s growing pains and predicted the decade ahead.

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Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.

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Opinion Reading Mode is a standard feature in Microsoft's Edge browser on desktop PCs, and it's also available on smartphones, where I've been using it to skip ads.

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Apps Windows 11's system tray is easy to ignore, but one developer just packed it with free apps, games, and practical utilities.

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Accessories Logitech unveiled a developer-themed version of the MX Master 4 packed with coding references, Easter eggs, and Windows 11 haptics support.

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Windows 11 I found a free, open-source app on GitHub that integrates my smartphone into my workflow, and it's even more useful than Microsoft's Phone Link.

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Handhelds It's not quite the deal you think it is, but it's still a great way to land Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme for less.

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Surface Mini LED is a new technology for Microsoft, and it's causing a bit of a stir on the new Surface Laptop Ultra. Here's what you need to know.

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Laptops Surface isn't without its high points, but it does seem like ASUS nailed the ProArt P16.

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Surface Microsoft has issued its first post-launch firmware update for Surface Laptop Ultra that addresses some of the biggest issues users have noticed since launch over a week ago.

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Deals Newegg has a special promo code offer for a $100 Xbox Gift Card, taking its price down to $90 to save on Xbox Game Pass plans, apps, movies, and expensive titles like Grand Theft Auto 6.

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Deals The HP OmniBook 5 already offers massive battery life and 16GB of RAM if you can't wait for Black Friday.

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Deals Newegg bundles feature our favorite gaming AMD CPUs packed with vital RAM, storage, and compatible motherboards.

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Deals Dell has offered generous discounts on its self-branded and Alienware gaming monitors, with surprisingly affordable prices.

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Handhelds ASUS’s ROG XBOX Ally X20 launch is off to a massive start, selling out across all configurations — including a $2,499 bundle that shocked even longtime handheld fans.

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Unboxing The limited-edition ROG Xbox Ally X20 has landed with a gorgeous OLED display, translucent design, AR glasses, dbrand Killswitch, and one seriously over-the-top carrying case.

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Features It's not just cars you can race on your simulator setup nowadays; motorcycles are starting to join the party.

By Richard Devine Published
Features Somehow I was allowed to try out a ridiculously expensive Porsche sim racing rig at a recent event. It's a glowing endorsement of how far this technology has come in recent years.

By Alexander Cope Published
Gaming Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is getting lots of new additions over the next few months, including Xbox Play Anywhere support, a new 13-mission campaign, balance changes, and much more

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Xbox A year after the 2025 Tokyo Game Show trailer, the indie JRPG Threads of Time has uploaded a new trailer revealing a release date and a Nintendo Switch 2 port to the Xbox and PC versions.

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Gaming Return to the terrifying world of Cronos: The New Dawn to experience new weapons, stories, and horrors when its DLC expansion, Cronos: Lazarus, launches on December 3, 2026

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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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Apps Microsoft is temporarily disabling Copilot in Edge for some users during a migration to a new experience.

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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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AI Why worry about privacy, token limits, and an internet connection when local AI is this easy to set up?

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Microsoft Microsoft is giving 60,000 employees a voluntary path out of the company, raising questions about future workforce cuts.

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Apps Microsoft is retiring Prioritize My Inbox, an Outlook Copilot feature once described as a revolution for email.

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AI Microsoft has reportedly ended its involvement in a planned UK AI data center that may not receive sufficient power until 2030.

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Microsoft Super Mario 64 running on a Zune HD ... what year is it?

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Accessories McDonald's China turned old Happy Meal toys into a fry-shaped mouse, and now I desperately want one.
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