Following AMD yesterday, Intel has released details about its new Lunar Lake CPUs for Copilot+ PCs. The company has explained how, despite no HT, Windows gets the best performance out of it.
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Microsoft has confirmed in a statement it has cut an unspecified number of jobs in its Mixed Reality division but added that it will continue to sell and support its HoleLens 2 MR headset.
Here is some good news for those who miss the old File Explorer after upgrading to Windows 11: you can still open it with only a few clicks and without tinkering, registry tweaks or third-party apps.
Microsoft has launched a new add-in for its Word app that will allow Microsoft 365 frontline worker subscribers to create and manage new approval requests within the Word app for the first time.
Avalanche Studios, which is working on the upcoming Microsoft-published game Contraband, announced the layoffs of about 50 of its team members today and the closing of two of its five locations.
If you are on build 26100.712, which is the upcoming Windows 11 version 24H2, you may get an odd error related to the Pcasvc.dll file. Microsoft has just confirmed it and offered a workaround.
Jordi Ribas, the corporate vice president for search and AI at Microsoft, posted some thoughts on the company's Bing search engine as it celebrates the 15th anniversary of its launch on June 3, 2009.
Xbox players are finally getting the chance play Kena: Bridge of Spirits later this year. Ember Lab has announced Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S versions of the award-winning adventure game.
Virtual reality fans will soon have another headset to choose from. The PS VR2's PC adapter lands this August. However, it disables some features like haptics and eye tracking on PC.
Larian has revealed that its hit fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3 will get official mod tools for the PC version in September, with a limited closed beta test to be held sometime in July.
After a bunch of emulators, Folium is the latest to join the crew which is also the first emulator to bring Nintendo 3DS games to an Apple iPhone. It is available for a one-time fee of $4.99.
Microsoft has released a new firmware for the Surface Laptop Go 2. It fixes a bug preventing the computer from restarting upon holding the power button and resolves a few vulnerabilities.
The May 2024 results of the monthly Steam Hardware & Software Survey reveal Windows 11 is almost catching up with Windows 10. It now has a 46.08% market share, only a few points away from Windows 10.
The Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) has issued a warning that Russian-based hacker groups are using AI as part of a campaign to spread misinformation about the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympics.
There has been some concern ever since Microsoft announced its Recall feature for Copilot+ AI PCs. The feature is now enabled by default during setup but could reportedly change soon.
AMD has launched new Ryzen AI 9 300 series mobile APUs that easily meet the minimum requirement outlined by Microsoft for its Copilot+ AI PC. These will soon be available alongside Ryzen 9000.
This week's look back at the Microsoft 365 Roadmap includes a mention of a new Copilot feature that will allow it to make a PDF file out of a PowerPoint presentation file sometime in July.
Windows 11's Recall is a brand-new headline feature for Copilot+ PCs. While the idea is interesting, researchers say it makes it way too easy to steal everything you viewed or typed on your computer.
Nvidia could soon overtake Apple as the second-most valuable company in the world, only behind Microsoft. Nvidia has been doing very well for itself in recent years because it powers ChatGPT.
Catch up with the latest Microsoft stories in this episode of Microsoft Weekly. Key news includes Recall on unsupported hardware, much-needed Settings improvements, new builds, and more.
Statcounter reports that Microsoft's desktop browser has now reached its all-time new high share of 13.14%, further securing its "second most popular browser" position in the desktop market.
CISPE, a European cloud provider association, has denied that it is close to a deal with Microsoft to address an antitrust issue. Sources said yesterday that the two were approaching a deal already.
Statcounter has published the latest report, revealing new stats about the PC market. According to their findings, Windows 11 reclaimed some of its lost customers after two months of decline.
Microsoft could pay out millions of euros to the European cloud provider association, CISPE, for the latter to drop an antitrust case and not file any complaints against it anywhere else in the world.
Microsoft recently announced an interesting WIndows 11 24H2 feature that's both cool and controversial. Called Recall it is currently only officially supported on Qualcomm Snapdragon X.
This weekend's PC game deals include a bundle full of cooking-related sims and arcade titles, a medieval warfare freebie from the Epic Games Store, free events for multiplayer fans, and more.
Newly independent game developer Toys for Bob has confirmed earlier reports it has made a deal with Microsoft to work on a new game for the Xbox division. Details about the game have not been revealed
Private Division, a publishing label from Take-Two Interactive devoted to smaller indie games that was first announced in December 2017, may reportedly be shut down or sold off in the near future.
Microsoft has released the latest Windows 11 update for members of the Insider Progam in the Dev Channel. The 26120.751 build adds support for pinning the Copilot app to the taskbar and more.
Microsoft has added a known issue to Wednesday's Windows 11 non-security preview update, as many people who installed the update have experienced problems with the taskbar glitching or disappearing.
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick was asked if Grand Theft Auto VI would be released for the PC at a later date, but he gave an incredibly confusing answer to that question.
Microsoft and Currys entered a new partnership that will allow Surface owners to take their Microsoft-made computers for official support and repairs across Currys' 300 stores in the United Kingdom.
Microsoft has expanded the list of deprecated features in Windows with another component. This time, Driver Verifier GUI received the axe, and it will soon be removed from the OS in a future update.
Microsoft Edge 127 is now available for testing in the Dev Channel. The latest weekly feature update delivers Settings improvements and various fixes across the browser for a better user experience.
Microsoft Edge is a free web browser based on the Chromium Open Source project and other Open Source software.
Windows Subsystem for Linux constantly receives improvements. In a newly published blog post, Microsoft outlined some upcoming changes and new features to make Linux on Windows better.
Grinding Gear Games has confirmed that its fantasy action-RPG sequel Path of Exile II is coming to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles, with early access to the game due in late 2024.
Konami has confirmed that the remake of its classic horror game Silent Hill 2 from developer Bloober Team will be released for the PlayStation 5 console and also for the PC, via Steam, on October 8.
Sony's latest State of Play online event revealed a number of games that will be coming to PlayStation 5 and the PSVR 2 headset, including one that's set in the Alien movie universe and more.
Sony's next port to the PC platform has been confirmed to be God of War Ragnarök. The highly acclaimed entry by Santa Monica Studio is coming with uncapped FPS and 4K support to the new platform.