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Flashback From the archives: Back in 2015, when Windows Phone was fighting for relevance, we dreamed of bold reboots and concept phones. A look back at where Microsoft was — and where our community’s imagination took us.
History Back in 2015, Microsoft was laying the groundwork for Cortana, gaming, and your Xbox. Here's a flashback to our original coverage.
Android A developer has gone above and beyond to bring Windows XP (and Windows 95, 98, and ME) to your Android phone with a free launcher that blew me away with its attention to detail.
Chips Qualcomm’s latest ARM chip doubles multi-core performance, leads in GPU and AI, and could redefine battery life for premium Windows laptops.
Concepts A rotating‑screen ThinkBook and a motorized laptop stand headline Lenovo’s IFA 2025 showcase.
AI The latest Copilot app update for Windows 11 brings a calmer UI, quick access to recent files, app-specific vision, and more.
Review Microsoft's Surface Laptop 50th Anniversary Exclusive is a very limited-edition Copilot+ PC and a little special for these reasons.
Review Unlike Microsoft, which quit after two versions, Samsung's dedication to its folding phone pays off with the stellar Z Fold 7. Too bad about the price, though.
Industry A new report suggests more job cuts are coming for Microsoft employees in early July. This follows earlier rounds of layoffs this year and reflects the growing challenges of modern tech companies.
LIVE Windows 11 is constantly updating as Microsoft tweaks its operating system and the first-party apps installed by default, so I'm tracking the latest news happening in June 2025.
Review Microsoft’s Surface Pro 12 drops some premium features (and some size) to become a more affordable tablet PC, and is mostly a winner on its first try.
Deals The ASUS Zenbook A14 with Snapdragon Plus is my favorite of 2025, and it’s now $200 cheaper, but only for a few days.
AI Users can now say “Hey, Copilot” to their Windows 11 PC to use Microsoft’s generative AI bot.
Industry Here's the latest news on how the Trump administration's aggressive tariff strategy is affecting consumer electronics, including PCs and laptops.
All the doom-and-gloom talk about PCs doubling in price won’t happen as Trump carves out electronics from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs placed on China.
Laptops To celebrate its 50th birthday, Microsoft has announced a contest to win one of a minimal run of 50th Anniversary Exclusive Surface Laptops. Here is how to get one and what we know about it so far.
Laptops Even though Razer's primary business is selling laptops, it's no longer taking direct orders in the US for its gaming machines, likely due to new tariffs imposed by President Trump.
Microsoft @ 50 We're live from Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, at Microsoft's 50th Anniversary + Copilot event, reporting the latest news on AI.
Qualcomm Windows Search is now powered by a semantic AI engine utilizing new NPUs to enhance search capabilities.
Apps After months of testing, Google finally approved its Arm64-based Google Drive for Desktop app for Qualcomm laptops.
Laptops The new EliteBook 6 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processors and has me excited for one reason.
Desktop HP announced its new AIO EliteStudio PC and I got an engineering sample to take a first look.
Apps It’s taken a few years, but Microsoft is finally letting the web address bar live on the bottom where God intended.
