I think I just found the best VR headset for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 — it’s so light and comfortable, but it’s pricey | Windows
I’m not a naysayer of VR; I’ve used it plenty over the years and had a lot of enjoyment. But one of the issues I’ve always had is fatigue, purely…
Read moreDell’s latest XPS discounts drop the prices of some of its best Windows laptops you could buy, with sizes and specs for everyone | Windows
Dell’s XPS line of laptops (temporarily known as Dell Premium) is considered by many tech experts (including ours) as some of the brand’s best-ever offerings for their premium-grade designs, performance,…
Read morePearson Crowns Certiport 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Champions | Windows
HOBOKEN, N.J., June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L) announced the winners of the 24th annual Certiport 2026 Microsoft Office Specialist U.S. National Championship. This year’s event, held in…
Read moreDDR3 RAM should be dirt cheap in 2026, but the market has other ideas — here’s what’s going on | Windows
I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the ongoing global RAM crisis caused by AI has gotten so bad that DDR3 RAM is continuing to make a comeback in June…
Read moreMicrosoft still can’t make Windows 11’s New Outlook work offline because it refuses to go native | Windows
Windows 11’s “new” Outlook is a hot mess, and nobody likes it, including many people who work at Microsoft. After all these years of trying to kill Outlook Classic, Microsoft…
Read moreWant to Banish Bing Results? Microsoft Launches Search Fix for Windows Insiders | Windows
Microsoft is finally pushing to fix Windows search and the frustrating way it seems to query Bing instead of searching your local files and apps. At Build earlier this month,…
Read moreMicrosoft says you don’t need another email security tool; experts say, not so fast | Windows
The SEG players it ranked itself against this year includes Mimecast, Proofpoint, Hornetsecurity, Trend Micro, Iron Port (Cisco), Barracuda, and FireEye (Trellix); ICES companies include Abnormal, Checkpoint Harmony, Cisco, DarkTrace,…
Read moreThe Surface Pro 12 isn’t the Surface Pro 12-inch: Microsoft’s naming scheme has reached peak chaos | Windows
Through a series of staggered press releases, Microsoft has unveiled six new Surface devices this year. The Surface Laptop Ultra and Surface RTX Spark Dev Box have distinct names and…
Read moreDstillery Brings Predictive AI Audiences to Microsoft Media | Windows
NEW YORK, June 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dstillery, a leading predictive AI audience targeting company, today announced the availability of its AI-powered audiences in Microsoft Advertising’s Media Marketplace as a…
Read moreHP’s OmniBook 5 laptops don’t get as much attention as they should for being some of the best value around | Windows
The budget laptop world was recently shaken up with Dell’s XPS 13 and Apple’s MacBook Neo, and while these devices are receiving a lot of attention, you’re doing yourself a…
Read moreIt’s STILL a terrible time to buy a Surface, but it’s not just Microsoft’s fault | Windows
Microsoft just announced even more Surface devices for us to gawk at. The Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 have been refreshed with Snapdragon X2 chips, placing the latest…
Read moreHP OmniBook Ultra 14 (2026) Snapdragon X2 Review: Basically the perfect Windows laptop | Windows
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Read moreMicrosoft confirms Windows 11 Search will find your apps, not Bing results, even if you make typos | Windows
Microsoft says Windows Search now shows the correct app even if you misspell Windows 11 Insider Experimental Preview Build 26300.8687, released on June 12, 2026, brings a long-overdue fix to…
Read moreROSEN, A GLOBAL AND LEADING LAW FIRM, Encourages Microsoft | Windows
NEW YORK, June 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces a class action lawsuit on behalf of purchasers of common stock of…
Read moreMicrosoft unveils Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 with Snapdragon X2 chips, featuring better performance and battery life, and higher price tags to match | Windows
Last month, Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12, powered by Intel Core Ultra series 3 chips and made available exclusively for business customers for a very…
Read moreMicrosoft Woes Hide Opportunity With This ETF | Windows
Entering Monday, shares of Microsoft (MSFT) were off 17.44% year-to-date, a stark, discouraging performance relative to some other megacap technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-adjacent names. However, there may be a…
Read moreNVIDIA’s RTX Spark launch is huge, but Qualcomm and Microsoft built the Windows ARM foundation | Windows
A few years ago, if you had told me that an ARM-based CPU would launch and be faster than traditional x86 processors, I would have been largely skeptical. At this…
Read moreExclusive: Lenovo Yoga Pro 9n images reveal NVIDIA RTX Spark’s MacBook Pro killer | Windows
High resolution images of Lenovo Yoga Pro 9n powered by NVIDIA RTX Spark (N1X) In our coverage of the Surface Laptop Ultra, I mentioned being particularly interested in the Lenovo…
Read more“The rumors are false”: No, Microsoft isn’t already looking to ‘reverse course’ on Xbox exclusives — but it’s not hard to understand why these rumors spread | Windows
Over the past couple of days, a rumor picked up steam spread by gaming forums that Microsoft isn’t actually serious about Xbox exclusive games. Exclusive games have been a contentious…
Read moreHidden in Teams: DragonForce Attackers Weaponize Microsoft Teams Relays to Stay Hidden | Windows
Attackers deploying the DragonForce ransomware against a major U.S. services firm hid their command and-control traffic (C&C) inside Microsoft Teams’ own relay infrastructure, using a custom Go-based backdoor that Symantec…
Read moreMicrosoft wants you on Windows 11’s modern Media Player, but it uses 3.5x more RAM and paywalls codecs | Windows
The Modern Windows Media Player is severly undercut by the legacy Media Player which is still faster and feature rich Microsoft rolled out new Insider Preview builds on June 12,…
Read moreSurface will have Snapdragon X2 in business and consumer models — so what are the differences? | Windows
Microsoft just announced the Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8. No, you’re not having Déjà vu; Microsoft also announced a Surface Pro 12 and Surface Laptop 8 earlier this…
Read moreMicrosoft’s free Surface Pro keyboard is okay, but this one makes the tablet feel like a real laptop | Windows
The real Surface Pro 12 is finally here. After a business-focused Surface unveiling that left people wanting, Microsoft has announced its latest flagship 2-in-1 powered by a Snapdragon X2 chip….
Read more“My jaw dropped”: Dell just launched its new $599 XPS 13, and I don’t think the Windows 11 laptop market will ever be the same | Windows
Dell’s new XPS 13 for 2026, which was only just announced at Computex a couple of weeks ago, is now available to buy. Prices start at $599 for students and…
Read more“We’re helping brands become part of those moments”: EA just made an entirely new division for putting ads in its games, and they’re already here | Windows
If you’ve been dreading the seemingly inevitable arrival of advertisements for real-world businesses and products within video games like I have, than I’ve got some bad news for you: Electronic…
Read moreMicrosoft reveals Teams can’t run well on low-RAM PCs, builds Efficiency Mode after years of bloat | Windows
Microsoft Teams is testing a new feature called “Efficiency mode,” and it will become available for everyone by the end of June 2026. Efficiency mode helps Microsoft Teams run better…
Read moreMicrosoft Teams introduces office attendance tracking via Wi-Fi | Windows
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: PCWorld reports that Microsoft Teams is launching a Workplace Check-in feature in June 2026 that detects employee office presence through company Wi-Fi…
Read moreXbox studios Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and others “at risk of being shuttered” according to new report — “active negotiations” for independence are ongoing | Windows
Hours after it was reported that Xbox’s South of Midnight developer Compulsion Games may soon be closed by Microsoft, a new report has come to light that suggests several other…
Read moreMicrosoft reveals Windows 11’s Copilot key may hurt your productivity, lets you remap it after years of backlash | Windows
A support document published in April and updated earlier this week confirms that Microsoft realized adding a dedicated Copilot key to new PCs wasn’t a good idea for everyone, as…
Read moreGet the full Office Pro 2021 suite for a one-time $33 payment | Windows
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 is down to $32.97, giving Windows users lifetime access to the essential Office apps for about $187 less than the usual price. $32.97 $219.99 Save…
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