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Microsoft is no stranger to computers. The company has come a long way since ‘75 and now creates a range of products and services that span the entire spectrum of consumer tech. Whether you’re a fan of Microsoft Office or the latest from the Surface product family, chances are you’ve used a Microsoft product at one point or another. To help you make sense of the company’s many projects and endeavors, we’ve curated a hub that houses the latest news, reviews, and Microsoft-related tutorials. Windows was only the beginning, after all.

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A flesh monster appears in Still Wakes the Deep.

Xbox Game Pass’ new horror game is like a playable John Carpenter movie

If you love John Carpenter movies like The Thing, you owe it to yourself to try Still Wakes the Deep.
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A dangerous new jailbreak for AI chatbots was just discovered

A girl holds a camera in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage delayed because of Life is Strange: Double Exposure

An Xbox Series X sits next to both Series S models.

Surfaced patent shows what an Xbox streaming console would’ve looked like

A woman holding a remote while looking at an Amazon Fire TV with the Xbox app on it. It's on the Cloud Gaming menu with Fallout 76, Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 and more on it.

Game Pass is coming to your Amazon Fire TV, even if you don’t own an Xbox

A photo of Mustafa Suleyman.

The Microsoft AI CEO just dropped a huge hint about GPT-5

A blue car in Forza Horizon 4. It's on a road in front of some fall trees.

Forza Horizon 4 will be delisted in December after one final update

Windows phone mockup 2024

Here’s what the Windows Phone would look like in 2024 if Microsoft had never killed it

Stellar Data Recovery Premium appears on a PC monitor.

Stellar Data Recovery Premium review: Great support isn’t always enough

The keyboard and trackpad on the new Surface Laptop.

The new Surface Laptop whips the MacBook in this important test

One hero passing a sword to the other in Fable.

Fable: release date window, trailers, gameplay, and more

Geoff Keighley shows a slide showing the top 10 selling Steam Games of 2024.

Every summer 2024 gaming showcase: full schedule and stream recaps

Intel keynote.

No, Intel’s Lunar Lake CPUs aren’t being delayed

A new report suggests that Intel's Lunar Lake CPUs are being delayed, but Intel says that's not the case.
The Surface Laptop shown in front of a Copilot+ sign.

Copilot+ PCs have a secret skill that’s hardly been talked about

The Copilot+ launch has been all about the AI hype, but it might the good old-fashioned performance that really makes these new laptops shine.
Recuva Professional data recovery app shown on a PC monitor

Recuva Professional review: a $25 data recovery app that works

I review one of the cheapest data recovery apps available to find out if it works well and is easy to use on SSDs, HDDs, and more.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus

These new chips could be good news for Copilot+ PCs

Although Copilot+ PCs based on Arm appear to have had a rocky start, it seems we haven't seen everything yet.
Gaming on a laptop with the Snapdragon X Elite chip

3 important ways gaming on Arm PCs just got better

Arm PCs have yet to conquer consumers who use Windows for gaming, but Microsoft is confident in their potential.
xbox game pass june wave 2 still wakes the deep

From horror to cozy: Xbox adds more games to its June Game Pass lineup

Xbox announced the latest slate of games hitting Game Pass this month, including a hew horror game and a cozy adventure.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chornobyl: release date predictions, trailers, gameplay

Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl is coming sometime in 2023. Here's what you need to know about the release date, gameplay trailer, multiplayer, and preorders.
The Phone Link app being used on a phone and laptop screen.

This background process may consume up to 20% CPU usage

A new Windows 11 bug was spotted almost two weeks ago, and there appears to be no fix yet.
AMD CEO Lisa Su presenting performance for Ryzen AI CPUs.

AMD and Intel are being locked out of Copilot+ — for now

Despite launching new components that meet Microsoft's requirements for Copilot+, AMD and Intel won't have the new AI features at launch.
The new Surface Pro on a table.

The Windows transition to Arm just found its missing puzzle piece

Slack has finally announced a native Arm64 app just days before the release of the first Copilot+ PCs.
A photo of a laptop with the Snapdragon X Plus CPU.

No, an old iPhone won’t beat the Snapdragon X Elite

One Reddit user received a Snapdragon X Elite laptop early, and the initial benchmarks don't look promising.
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Nit Nerds News: Exciting new Apple TV 4K features, new Xbox consoles

Today on Nit Nerds News: New Apple TVOS features that will freshen up existing Apple TV 4K boxes. Asus has unveiled some eye-popping new PC monitors.
Two men look at an election poster for Guybrush in Sea of Thieves.

Xbox’s multiplatform strategy is already paying off

After just a month, we're already seeing returns on Sea of Thieves leaving Xbox exclusivity for other pastures on PlayStation 5.
Microsoft's CEO introducing Copilot+.

Microsoft is backpedaling on Recall, but it’s for the best

Recall, the headline feature for Copilot+ PCs, won't be available at launch, undermining Microsoft's push into the era of AI PCs.
Nefertiti in Egypt menu in Ara: History Untold. An upgrade on screen is called Rays of the Aten: Farms and their Upgrades provide an additional +1 food per turn

An Xbox PC Game Pass exclusive just got a release date and no one noticed

Upcoming Xbox strategy game Ara: History Untold got an under the radar release date days after it didn't appear at this past weekend's Xbox Game Showcase.
Person sitting and using a Windows Surface computer with Windows 11.

Windows may let you purge your PC of AI

Microsoft is trying to mend the damage it may have caused with Recall by giving users more control over its AI implementation in Windows.
A player fights a bear in Avowed

Avowed: release date window, trailers, gameplay, and more

Avowed is the latest and greatest RPG from Obsidian, and will be arriving in 2024. Here is everything you need to know about it, from the story to how it plays.
Joanna Dark posing with a pistol.

Perfect Dark: release date window, trailers, gameplay, and more

It's been years, but the classic first--person shooter has finally reappeared in the reboot simply called Perfect Dark. Here is everything we know.
Person using Windows 11 laptop on their lap by the window.

Your PC’s security is being attacked on two new fronts

Hackers are taking a different approach when accessing computers with a low level approach.
Poster with the MediaTek logo in orange.

PCs are about to be flooded with new chip competition

MediaTek is reportedly developing a new chip designed for Microsoft Windows that focuses on AI capabilities.
Val and Hinna standing side by side with other characters strewn in the background.

You won’t have to wait that much longer for Visions of Mana

Square Enix announced that players excited for Visions of Mana won't have to wait much longer thanks to a newly anounced August release date.
Key art for Age of Mythology: Retold.

Age of Mythology: Retold will have controller support on PC from day one

The PC version of Age of Mythology: Retold will have controller support from day one, a World's Edge developer tells Digital Trends.