Latest articles by Sean Endicott
The Surface Pro 12 name is confusing and here’s why
Surface With the arrival of the second Surface Pro 12 in two months, it's time to take a closer look at Microsoft's horrible naming scheme for flagship PCs.
Surface prices are rough, but the whole premium PC market is upside down
Surface The new Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 highlight why Surface prices look bad even among skyrocketing premium prices.
This discounted Surface Pro keyboard beats Microsoft’s free option
Deals Microsoft’s newly announced flagship 2-in-1 comes with a free bundled keyboard, but power users will want to skip it for this $70 discount.
The real difference between consumer and business Surface PCs
Surface Surface for Business PCs will be available with Snapdragon X2 chips starting next month. Here's what separates those systems from their consumer-focused counterparts.
Windows 11 in-box apps are getting a massive wave of new features
Apps Calculator, Camera, Clock, Media Player, Paint, Photos, and Sound Recorder all have new features and improvements on the way.
Windows Wrap: Should Xbox CEOs have term limits?
Windows Xbox’s financial troubles and leadership questions overshadowed Windows 11 updates and PC reboot fixes this week.
The latest Windows 11 preview build tackles the reboot problem
Windows Microsoft shipped six new Windows Insider builds, headlined by a new unified update experience designed to reduce your monthly PC reboots by bundling driver, .NET, and firmware updates together.
Spotify’s ugly disco ball icon proves Windows 11 is a second-class citizen
Apps Spotify has officially killed off its widely disliked 3D disco ball app logo. But if you only stream music on a PC, you never even knew it existed.
The Files app just solved a problem Microsoft has ignored for decades
Apps An update to the Files app adds a clever button to view the size of folders on demand without eating up your PC's resources.
Microsoft fixed the biggest causes of slowdowns and freezes in Teams this year
Apps Teams now loads chats faster, hangs less often, and returns people search results more quickly thanks to fixes Microsoft shipped this year.
Dell's brilliant XPS 14 laptop with 16GB of RAM drops by $800
Deals This deal drops the Dell XPS 14 to $1,749.99 and gets you a 3.2K OLED touch display, an Intel Core Ultra 7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage.
PowerToys makes Command Palette extensions easier to install
Apps A new Extension Gallery in PowerToys streamlines how you find, install, and update Command Palette extensions.
The Surface Laptop needs to adopt these 3 Surface Laptop Ultra features
Surface The Surface Laptop Ultra shows what Microsoft can achieve at the high end, and several of its features could make the standard Surface Laptop a stronger option for everyday users.
Microsoft Build completely skipped the weakest part of Windows 11
Windows 11 Microsoft highlighted AI agents and native apps at Build, but the Windows 11 Widgets panel saw no improvements and still lacks useful options.
What the massive news out of Microsoft Build means for your PC and AI
Windows 11 From a massive push for faster, native apps to monster new desktop hardware, Microsoft just gave us a genuine reason to be excited about the PC on your desk.
Windows Wrap: Surface Laptop Ultra, RTX Spark, Build highlights, and more
Surface A packed week filled with major announcements gives Windows 11 its strongest momentum in years.
Build 2026 only makes sense if you remember Build 2025
Microsoft’s latest announcements build directly on the architecture it introduced a year ago.
Microsoft returns lost 50th Anniversary Surface after fixing repair mix-up
Surface Microsoft returned a rare 50th Anniversary Surface Laptop after a repair mix‑up exposed a workflow flaw.
Microsoft VP says Windows 11’s messy context menus are finally getting fixed
Windows 11 Microsoft’s Marcus Ash says Windows 11 context menus will soon be faster, simpler, and more configurable. I just hope we don't have to wait until 2027 to see the improvements.
Microsoft wants AI to close the app gap for RTX Spark and Snapdragon X
Apps A Build session will show how AI agents can port apps to get native Arm performance
Microsoft wants developers building real native Windows apps again
Apps Microsoft wants more WinUI 3 apps across Windows 11, and Build 2026 shows how developers can get there with new tools, agents, and hardware.
PC shipments plunged in early 2026, and more declines are coming
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.
Microsoft debuts seven MAI models built from scratch with zero distillation
AI Microsoft’s new MAI model family includes a flagship reasoning model, zero distillation, and lower developer costs.
