Latest articles by Sean Endicott
Windows 11 Microsoft is testing a slightly larger search box in Windows 11. While it sounds minor, it signals a massive commitment to fixing the OS's infamous design inconsistencies.
Microsoft While some claimed Microsoft emissions hit 34 million metric tons, the raw data shows actual emissions were much less. It was still a 25% increase, but there's important context missing.
Windows 11 Cloud rebuild offers a frictionless, USB‑free way to rescue an unbootable PC, and Microsoft was smart enough to keep the other recovery options, too.
Windows 11 Microsoft is deploying a massive multi-agent AI system called MDASH to defend Windows.
Apps Microsoft Forms has added Copilot chat, offering suggestions, smarter edits, and clearer insights.
Apps Microsoft has paused development on new minimized views that would have made multitasking easier.
Microsoft Microsoft has launched a dedicated feedback portal for its Rewards Program, giving people a clearer way to submit ideas, vote on suggestions, and follow progress on changes.
Apps Former Windows engineer Dave Plummer built a working notepad app that's just 2,686 bytes. The app illustrates how bloated modern software has become.
AI Fairwater, Wisconsin is home to one of the most powerful datacenters in the world, but many local residents claim the site emits too much noise.
Windows 11 A bloated file related to app permissions is gobbling up hard drive space, but Microsoft's latest update addresses the issue.
Apps A third‑party file explorer just added Tree View, better multi‑pane controls, and cleaner navigation, once again beating Microsoft’s own File Explorer.
Microsoft Close to 2.1% of the company's workforce is affected, with the vast majority of cuts hitting Xbox and gaming divisions.
Apps Microsoft simplified the controls for Copilot, Facilitator, and Intelligent Recap, giving licensed meeting organizers a clear way to turn off meeting AI.
Surface Microsoft extended Windows 10 support, retired two Surface PCs, and explored disc‑to‑digital for Xbox as Sony ended physical discs and deleted purchased movies.
Apps You no longer have to use a Microsoft account to keep your browser data synced in Edge. The latest update adds support for standard Google logins on Windows and macOS.
Deals Microsoft 365 subscription prices went up last year, but these limited-time deals from Woot cut through the price hike.
Apps Microsoft highlighted several new Teams features released in June, but its recap omitted the workplace check-in via Wi-Fi feature that sparked privacy concerns.
Microsoft Reportedly, thousands of roles will be cut across Xbox, sales, and consulting as the tech giant starts its new fiscal year.
Windows 11 A new option in Windows 11 lets you resize the taskbar, not just make its icons smaller.
Gaming Sony is erasing over 550 movies from PlayStation libraries without offering refunds, showing the dangerous reality of digital ownership.
Xbox Xbox mode is now XBOX mode in the latest Windows Insider builds. The update is part of a rebrand of XBOX that's rolling out.
Surface New 8GB configurations make the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop more affordable, but competing deals leave them looking like poor value.
Laptops Framework lowered Laptop 13 Pro pricing with new SSDs and free preorder upgrades, but warns looming CPU hikes will drive costs back up.
