Microsoft Teams is now noticeably faster and more stable across desktop, web, macOS, and iOS, thanks to deep engineering work behind the scenes.
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Millions rely on Microsoft Teams daily, but that doesn't stop many of us from absolutely despising parts of the experience.
Microsoft says multiple upgrades are coming to Windows 11 components that should lead to a hefty performance improvement.
Everyone knows AMD 3D V-cache CPUs are some of the best chips for gaming. However, in a new test, these Ryzen processors are massive improvements.
New data reveals how badly Windows instability is hurting workplaces, with disruptions piling up more than most expect.
Microsoft just gave Teams a major performance boost on mobile, but only certain users will feel the difference.
New Intel benchmark numbers have surfaced for Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus; early results hint at a notable leap.
Windows 11 has built-in options to make the file searching process in Search and File Explorer much faster. However, this comes with some trade-offs.
Microsoft is making significant enhancements to a core Windows 11 security feature, bringing performance improvements of up to 70%.
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Microsoft has promised to make "Windows the best place to play" through upcoming features like AI upscaling through Auto SR.
Microsoft has finally acknowledged that File Explorer in Windows 11 is quite slow, and is implementing a workaround to fix the issue.
After migrating some existing Edge components to WebUI2 earlier this year, Microsoft is planning a similar upgrade for another feature, bringing performance gains.
Microsoft has reminded .NET developers for Android that they need to update their apps to support 16 KB page size by November. Its latest .NET MAUI 9 supports this automatically.
The Gearbox-developed looter shooter Borderlands 4 has been in hot water regarding its poor performance, but the studio CEO says the PC version is "pretty damn optimal."
Microsoft is previewing its new mssql-python driver, claiming that it is significantly faster and better than the industry-standard pyodbc.
A freshly installed Windows 11 PC was tested against a 'dirty' older install to see who wins. The results may surprise you.
Intel's official performance claims have allegedly leaked. Apparently, there could be a massive improvement thanks to more cores and a new 3D cache, similar to AMD's.
Discord has revealed that a native Windows on Arm app is currently in development. Although it is in the early stages, it seems to be quite good in terms of performance.
AMD's RDNA 4 was a no-show at the CES 2025 event. However, a major media outlet sneakily managed to test the RX 9070 and it may be better than expected.
In a recent 3DMark's Solar Bay ray tracing performance test, Samsung Galaxy S24 FE's Exynos 2400e beat the iPhone 16's A18 chipset by a big margin.
With models ranging from LFM 1.3B to LFM 40B MoE, Liquid AI claims its technology outperforms comparable models from major tech companies without the high memory demands.
Just don't try to eat it... The Roccat brand is no more, Turtle Beach's takeover has resulted in some legacy gaming products seeing a refresh, so let's put the Burst II Air through its paces.
The official Microsoft performance-boosting and clean-up app for Windows called "PC Manager" thinks a user's PC needs repairing if they choose to ignore Bing. But it's hardly a surprise at this point.
Apple has published a support document describing how the Vision Pro might perform in various conditions affecting the battery. Users might experience changes in the performance of the headset.
Colossal Order is working on updates to improve Cities: Skylines 2's severe launch performance on PC. FSR2 and DLSS2 support are also being worked on, but there aren't any launch dates yet.
Microsoft has published an explainer detailing why it does not publish specific performance metrics for its Windows 365 Cloud PC offerings. It does publish relative performance details though.
WhatsApp has unveiled many improvements for its Windows client. These include better aesthetics, faster performance, audio and video calls with larger groups, and more. A Mac app is being built too.
Our latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is jampacked with news about Microsoft handing out free USBs to Insiders, the integration of AI in even more Redmond products, and pirated Windows (!).
A letter from a UK investor claims Google's current headcount is “excessive” as compared to hiring patterns in the past. As such, the company may lay off its low-performing employees to reduce costs.
Microsoft has detailed the performance gains in Visual Studio 2022 17.4. Most Save operations have been moved to a background thread and Find and Replace in Files should be a whopping 3-4x faster.
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This week's edition of Microsoft Weekly is jam-packed with news about Windows 11, including items related to its performance and bugs, growth, as well as some new features that were recently added.
Mozilla Firefox 105 is now available, it packs significant improvements to how the browser handles low-memory situations. Both Linux and Windows customers will see the benefits of these changes.
Marvel's extremely popular Spider-Man Remastered becomes one of the first titles to show insane performance gains going from DDR4 to DDR5. In certain cases, the difference is nearly 40%.
WhatsApp has announced that its new app for Windows is now live. It ditches the web-based Electron framework in favor of Windows-native Universal Windows Platform (UWP) technologies.
The Tabbed File Explorer in Windows 11 has finally arrived for all Dev Channel Insiders. While it is still in its infancy, here are five features I would like the new interface to have if it hits GA!
Microsoft has announced the general availability of a Teams client that runs natively on Apple Silicon. The key benefit here is performance improvements as compared to running Teams on emulation.
Discord has adopted the cross-platform framework React Native for its Android app so it can keep up with the development pace of its clients on other OSes. However, there have been lots of complaints.
Microsoft is working on improvements for the cold boot start time in Xbox Series X|S consoles. The boot up animation has been reduced by five seconds, resulting in a 25% faster cold boot overall.
Microsoft has released the latest Xbox system software. The release notes are fairly uninteresting, as this update focuses on general stability and performance improvements over new features.
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A new report suggests that Microsoft Defender has a bug which is causing it to hog the CPU resources on a system using an Intel processor, leading to reduced performance. AMD is apparently unaffected.
Microsoft: Windows 11 KB5094126, KB5093998 finally stops trusting a critical system threat
Microsoft wants to end printer driver headaches with Windows Ready Print
Microsoft explains why PowerToys 0.100.0 is faster and slimmer, there are new features too
