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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Is Working to Bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to iOS Via Web App
Last month Apple updated its guidelines for the App Store regarding game streaming with new language that effectively put a stop on standalone game streaming apps. So in an effort to work around Apple’s policies and provide access to Xbox cloud gaming on iPhones and iPads, Microsoft is turning to its one remaining option: the … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Sets Fairer App Store Policies for Itself in Clear Dig at Apple
For absolutely no reason, no reason at all, Microsoft dropped a blog today outlining 10 app store principles that “[build] on the ideas and work of the Coalition for App Fairness,” a group of developers and companies that banded together against Apple’s draconian App Store policies. Just kidding. This blog post is Microsoft making a … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftTrump’s Department of Labor Is Targeting Microsoft for Pledging to Hire More Black Managers
Trump’s Department of Labor has opened an investigation into whether Microsoft violated federal law by promising to hire more Black and African American managers and leaders, ABC News reported on Wednesday. Microsoft has faced criticism for years about a lack of diversity everywhere from its rank and file to the executive suites, as well as … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Is About to Make Windows ARM Laptops Actually Worth Buying
Yesterday, Microsoft officially announced that it’s working on an x64 emulation for Windows on ARM, which will pave the way for up-to-date versions of applications like the Adobe Creative Suite to finally work on the platform. “We will also expand support for running x64 apps, with x64 emulation starting to roll out to the Windows Insider … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Finally Has a Budget Laptop
After producing a fine laptop and a great budget tablet, Microsoft is finally voltroning these concepts together to make the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go, a $550 laptop with a real Intel 10th-gen i5 processor. This is what we’ve been asking for. The problem with Microsoft’s budget lineup (until today) is that it felt pricey if … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft’s Refreshed Surface Pro X Sports a New Chip and Commitment to Arm
With its tiny bezels and incredibly thin chassis, last year’s Surface Pro X had one of the most impressive designs I’ve seen on any 2-in-1 ever, and now for 2020, Microsoft is refreshing its lone ARM-based Surface with a new processor and flashy platinum paint job. Featuring a new SQ2 chip which Microsoft says was … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftWindows XP Source Code Leaked By Apparent Bill Gates Conspiracist
It’s probably not the biggest security issue that Microsoft is dealing with right now but the software giant probably isn’t happy about it either way: This week, a torrent appeared online that contained the apparent source code for Windows XP, the extremely outdated Microsoft operating system that still runs on millions of computers around the … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftNext Year You’ll Be Able to Use Microsoft Office Without a Subscription, Thank Goodness
If there’s one thing we could do without next year besides, well (gestures at everything), it’s subscription services. Peacock. Xbox Game Pass. Disney+. Adobe Creative Suite. Apple Arcade. Stadia. HBO Max. CBS All Access. Netflix. Hulu. Spotify. Amazon Prime. Even our shoes aren’t safe from monthly payments. Kind of makes you pine for the good … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Can Now Make Master Chief and Doomguy Kiss If It Wants To
Microsoft is buying ZeniMax Media and its subsidiary, publisher Bethesda Softworks—giving it ownership of wildly popular game franchises including Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, Doom, and Wolfenstein, as well as others like Dishonored, Prey, and The Evil Within—for a price of $7.5 billion. Technically, Microsoft now has the power to make the iconic Master Chief from … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft’s Underwater Data Center Rises From the Seafloor a Grimy Success
Microsoft’s underwater Northern Isles data center has risen again from the ocean depth, the company announced on Monday, and it is remarkably intact other than being covered in sea scum. The data center—which Microsoft sunk under 117 feet of water off the coast of Scotland’s Orkney Islands in 2018—resembles a large, airtight fuel tank. After … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft Is Taking a Gamble By Releasing Two Xbox Consoles at the Same Time
A $300 Xbox is nothing new; Microsoft has priced consoles that low before (except for the Xbox One and the One X). The difference now is that Microsoft is releasing two consoles at the same time, which it’s never done before. That’s why the $300 Xbox Series S seems so cheap compared to the beefier, … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftThe Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X Will Both Launch November 10
The launch and preorder dates for Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X consoles are official. To sum everything up, both next-gen consoles will launch Nov. 10, the Series X will cost $500, the Series S will cost $300, and you can preorder starting Sept. 22. Some of these details aren’t exactly new. The … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMicrosoft May Release a $500 to $600 Surface Laptop This Fall
Microsoft is expected to revamp its line of Surface laptops and convertibles later this fall. But based on some new rumors, in addition to refreshes and spec bumps for existing systems, Microsoft may also release a new more affordable version of its Surface Laptop. According to sources who spoke with Windows Central, this new device … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftThe Microsoft Xbox Series S May Have Just Leaked—And It’ll Be Cheap [Update: It’s Real]
Updated 9/8/2020, 8:06 a.m. ET: It’s official. Over the night Microsoft dropped the tweet below. There will be a smaller Xbox Series S retailing for $300, and it will look sort of like a turntable. Our original story is below. Late Monday evening, we got our first purported look at the Xbox Series S, the … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftYou Probably Never Found This Wholesome Windows 95 Easter Egg
The news cycle is bleak. Easter eggs are fun. And maybe it’s the nostalgia speaking (and the recent anniversary), but Windows 95 still reigns supreme in my memory as the best operating system of all time. It’s for these three very scientific reasons that the reveal of a long-hidden Windows 95 easter egg temporarily cured … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftHappy Birthday, Windows 95
As of today, Windows 95—the first of the “modern” Microsoft OSes—is a quarter-century old. Happy birthday old friend. We could, of course, take this opportunity to recount the myriad features of 95 that would become staples of Windowses to come: the huge graphical improvements over 3.1, the start button and task bar, file shortcuts, plug-and-play … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftThank God Microsoft Is Actually Trying New Things
Last fall, Microsoft surprised everyone when it announced the Surface Duo. Following months of development, Microsoft is finally ready to release the Surface Duo for real, and after learning more about it, I feel like the Surface Duo is so much more than just a dual-screen gadget or even Microsoft’s first Android phone. This phone … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftMore Surface Duo Leaks Hint at Imminent Launch and Upcoming Carrier Support
Officially, Microsoft’s upcoming dual-screen Android phone—the Surface Duo—remains slated for a holiday release. However, following a new round of leaks and rumors, there’s a growing pile of evidence indicating that the Surface Duo’s launch could happen a lot sooner. Late last week, longtime Windows enthusiast Paul Thurott posted on Twitter that Microsoft was planning virtual briefings … Continued
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Tech NewsMicrosoftApple’s App Store Policies Are Reportedly Keeping Microsoft’s Project xCloud off iOS
Microsoft’s cloud gaming service, Project xCloud, seems to be running into the same issues as its competitors have—specifically, Apple’s guidelines are reportedly making it difficult for xCloud to get into the App Store. So Microsoft has decided to end its Project xCloud preview period using the iOS TestFlight app, effective immediately. The company recently announced … Continued
