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AI chatbots and assistants are being integrated into nearly every software product and services at a blistering pace. Take, for example, Windows, which has recently been infused with Bing Chat AI via a feature called “Copilot.” While this feature might be cool for some, others may not want an AI bot lurking in the...
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After what feels like ages and ages (but has really been less than two years), Microsoft is finally drawing near the finish line of its $68.7 billion dollar attempt to purchase Activision-Blizzard. The last roadblock, placed in the way of the acquisition by the United Kingdom's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)...
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Microsoft announced its new Surface Laptop Studio 2 with RTX graphics and a dedicated AI chip yesterday. The tech giant also revealed its latest Surface Laptop Go 3 and Surface Go 4.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2
The Surface Laptop Studio 2 is touted as being the most potent and versatile Surface Laptop yet...
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Misconfigured cloud storage seems to be a recurring problem for Microsoft, who just last year had customer information leak through an exposed Azure Blob Storage server. Now, the Redmond-based company has had 38TB of private internal data leaked thanks to a bucket of open-source AI training data linked on...
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Microsoft will reportedly announce a pair of new Surface devices next Thursday on September 21, including the new Surface Laptop Studio 2 and Surface Go 3. The new Laptop Studio 2 in particular will reportedly come with Intel’s latest Raptor Lake-H CPUs and RTX 40 series graphics starting at a price of €2240 for the...
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I'm dating myself here, but in the old days of gaming, players competed to see who could earn the highest score (the Atari 2600 generation knows all about sending in Polaroid evidence of a high score). This is still a thing in the world of classic arcades, though at home, leaderboards and achievements are the new...
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Bethesda's Starfield is a huge hit, according to Head of Xbox Phil Spencer, as he reports the game has reached the incredible milestone of 1 million concurrent players across all platforms. The news comes after Starfield officially launched on both Xbox and PC on September 6, 2023.
While Starfield met some...
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Apple is insisting that its iMessage feature is not popular enough to be designated under EU legislation as a "gatekeeper." Microsoft is also arguing that its Bing search engine is not popular enough to be considered a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Under the DMA, a gatekeeper is defined as a large...
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As the saying goes, no matter how much CPU, RAM, or storage you have, developers will find a way to use it. That doesn't necessarily mean that the way will be good or useful, mind you. According to some folks, Windows 11's File Explorer is notoriously slow even on fast systems with quick NVMe storage. Directories with...
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After a 30-year run, Microsoft WordPad is being put out to pasture in favor of newer software. Microsoft says there is no need to worry, however, as it offers two options to take its place.
As Microsoft has updated its Windows OS through the years, certain features and functionality have been deprecated or simply...
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As Bethesda's highly-anticipated Starfield video game lifted off into early access, those who had pre-purchased either the Premium or Constellation Edition were reporting having issues. Gamers with an Intel Arc graphics card said they were enduring a large amount of problems, as well as having the game crash...
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Gamers eagerly awaiting the official release of Bethesda's Starfield video game were given an unofficial online sneak peek recently by a 29-year-old man who is now facing criminal charges. Darrin Harris posted a 45-minute video of Starfield gameplay that has since been taken down.
According to inmate records from...
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Starfield and Tempur have teamed up in order to create the ultimate cockpit in the Starfield Tempur Dream Chair. This incredible re-creation of an in-game cockpit can be taken for a test flight at Gamescom 2023.
Many are eagerly anticipating the September 6 release of the long-awaited Starfield video game. Dreams...
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Despite the fact that Microsoft’s Dynamic RGB lighting software is still in the testing stage with Windows Insiders, a tool has appeared that allows you to test the new RGB software without signing up for Microsoft’s Windows Insider program. The program is easy to use, and it only requires a couple of terminal...
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If you're against the Microsoft purchase of Activision-Blizzard-King, what would be some potential reasons that you might present in a court to convince the judge that the deal shouldn't proceed? Would you talk about Call of Duty, or perhaps the massive back catalog of beloved IPs held by ABK? Or would you focus on...
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Twenty-eight years ago, Microsoft was faced with the rapid expansion and commercialization of the Internet. Then-CEO Bill Gates saw this change coming and sent out an internal memo calling this phenomenon “The Internet Tidal Wave.” Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella believes that artificial intelligence might be on the...
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Using keyboard shortcuts in Windows is a great way to save time and make you more productive. That's not news to many of you reading this who have long since mastered the basics, like CTRL-X to cut, CTRL-V to paste, ALT + Tab to quickly switch between open apps and windows, and so forth. Then there's my personal...
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A very powerful internal testing tool was accidentally shared with the public by Microsoft, known as the StagingTool, which has the ability to unlock hidden features of preview builds of Windows 11. As a result, users can now circumvent any attempts from Microsoft to hide certain features from Windows Insiders...
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Cybersecurity incidents are constantly on the rise, with many threat actors launching targeted or widespread opportunistic attacks. In what effectively amounts to cyberterrorism, these acts are not limited to large companies and organizations as one might think, but extend to things like high-profile sporting events...
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Microsoft has begun selling replacement parts for its Xbox controllers that will allow tech-savvy owners to make much-needed repairs to their beloved gamepad. Parts include things such as a replacement input PCBA to buttons, triggers, and bumpers.
Anyone who has ever used a controller for gaming for any extended...
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Gamers and fans can a expect quite a lot of good things at the Xbox booth at Gamescom this year, with much-anticipated sequels to some endearing franchises.
In a recent Xbox Wire news article, the Xbox team shared that it would be bringing its biggest-ever and flashiest booth to Gamescom, scheduled to be held later...
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Apple and Google are increasingly dominant players in the maps provision business. Such is the scale of their domination; some might say the Silicon Valley pair control a duopoly. This hasn't gone without note among other tech titans, and now a powerful group formed by Meta, Microsoft, Amazon (Amazon Web Services...
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