Steam Machine delayed due to memory and storage shortages | Windows
Valve’s ready-made miniature Steam Machine gaming PC was announced in November last year with a tentative release window of early 2026, targeting the Spring. I predicted that the component pricing…
Read moreTransform your old PC with Microsoft’s essential suite, on sale now for $20 | Windows
TL;DR: Enjoy a PC refresh for only $19.97 with this Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows license. Not all major upgrades have to be expensive. In fact, a Microsoft…
Read moreForza Horizon confirms cross-save between consoles and PC | Windows
The official Forza Horizon account has confirmed in a social media post that the latest installment of the racing game — Forza Horizon 6 — will fully support cross-save functionality…
Read moreList of new features coming to Windows 11 in 2026 (so far), and it’s not just Copilot (AI) stuff | Windows
Windows 11, as a “service,” is always getting better, and a major update is planned for later this year with several features. This includes a new Windows Search experience powered…
Read moreHelldivers 2’s new Bastion tank stratagem absolutely rules | Windows
After the meddling Automaton Legion managed to hack into Super Earth’s database and steal plans for the planet-destroying Star of Peace, Helldivers 2 players have been ordered to launch a…
Read moreMicrosoft releases urgent Office patch. Russian-state hackers pounce. | Windows
Russian-state hackers wasted no time exploiting a critical Microsoft Office vulnerability that allowed them to compromise the devices inside diplomatic, maritime, and transport organizations in more than half a dozen…
Read moreWindows 11 asks for admin access to open Storage settings, but breaks Temporary files cleanup for some files/folders | Windows
Windows 11 KB5074105 (Build 26200.7705) quietly added a new feature that requires admin permission to access your Storage settings. Microsoft confirmed to Windows Latest that this change is “intentional” and…
Read moreFinal Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 might come to Xbox day one | Windows
Following the big, highly anticipated launch of Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade on Xbox (and Nintendo Switch 2) last month, a new rumor has surfaced that suggests Part 2 of…
Read moreGoogle Cloud’s customer chief returns to Microsoft as head of security | Windows
Microsoft has a new head of security. Hayete Gallot, who left Microsoft in October 2024 to become the president of Google Cloud’s customer experience, is returning to the software giant…
Read moreMicrosoft deprecates 3D Viewer app | Windows
There was a time, believe it or not, when Microsoft was all-in on virtual and mixed reality. Not quite all-in like it is currently with AI, but enough to have…
Read moreMicrosoft and ServiceNow’s exploitable agents reveal a growing – and preventable – AI security crisis | Windows
Alexey Brin/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Researchers discover exploitable agentic AI technologies from ServiceNow and Microsoft….
Read moreSecretlab Lockable Casters: Price, Compatibility, and Details | Windows
Secretlab just announced lockable casters for its gaming chairs, which will allow you to lock the chairs in place with the tap of your foot. The lockable casters join a…
Read moreAs The Economy Goes, So Does Ad Spend; Microsoft AI Plays Nice With Pubs | Windows
GDP vs. ROI One long-standing concern among investors is that ad-dependent businesses – even the largest ad platforms – are tethered to the economy. When growth slows, advertising budgets are among the…
Read moreTop-selling shooter ARC Raiders hits two colossal milestones | Windows
Just in case you thought the ARC Raiders hype train might be slowing down, allow me to pass along the news that it’s still cruising along. It may now be…
Read moreMicrosoft SDL: Evolving security practices for an AI-powered world | Windows
As AI reshapes the world, organizations encounter unprecedented risks, and security leaders take on new responsibilities. Microsoft’s Secure Development Lifecycle (SDL) is expanding to address AI-specific security concerns in addition…
Read moreSkyrim lead says The Elder Scrolls 6 should be more like BG3 | Windows
With Xbox and Bethesda‘s latest RPG, Starfield, now out, many are turning their eyes to the horizon. Far, far out there lies the studio’s next projects, including the long-awaited, highly…
Read morePublishers vs. AI — Microsoft just picked a side with its new marketplace | Windows
The AI revolution has been anything but kind to content creators and publishers, and the disruption of traditional revenue streams that for years kept the lights on has seen more…
Read moreMicrosoft says it’s building an app store for AI content licensing | Windows
Microsoft says it is working on the Publisher Content Marketplace (PCM), an AI licensing hub that shows usage terms set by publishers. That way, AI companies can easily shop the…
Read moreAn easy AI kill switch is the feature that Edge needs most | Windows
Late last year, Mozilla announced that it was evolving Firefox into an AI browser as part of new CEO Anthony Enzor-DeMeo’s new plan to turn Firefox into a “broader ecosystem…
Read moreEndeavor4 welcomes Microsoft clients from DataSys Corporation in Boston MA | Windows
“Adding these additional Microsoft clients from DataSys to the Endeavor4 family accelerates our vision of being a leader in Microsoft Business Applications across North America.” David Shimoni, CEO, Endeavor4 Post…
Read moreMicrosoft will disable NTLM as standard in Windows | Windows
Microsoft recently announced its plans to disable the legacy New Technology LAN Manager (NTLM) protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases. The software giant disclosed that the move is designed…
Read moreNoviSign Announces Support for IAdea Devices Running Microsoft MDEP | Windows
NoviSign, the cloud-based digital signage software provider, announced support for IAdea digital signage devices running Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP), helping extend enterprise-grade security, device manageability and identity governance into…
Read moreSurface RT chaos linked to Epstein email leak | Windows
Microsoft’s former Windows head, Steven Sinofsky, has been revealed to have shared confidential email chains and sought career and PR advice from Jeffrey Epstein over a decade ago. The latest…
Read moreNvidia is looking into gaming issues after Windows 11 KB5074109 January 2026 Update (artifacts, black screen and other problems) | Windows
Nvidia has confirmed that it’s aware of Windows 11 gaming issues after the January 2026 Update (KB5074109) and is looking into them despite the fact that “it started after a…
Read moreMicrosoft, Adobe, Cisco to support UK’s first Tech Town | MLex | Windows
( February 3, 2026, 00:01 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: Microsoft, Adobe and Cisco are backing plans by the UK government to boost AI skills in Barnsley, northern…
Read moreWindows 11 Market Share Spike: Real Growth or One-Month Blip? | Windows
Windows 11 adoption appears to have changed direction, at least according to a single month of figures from Statcounter. The latest stats from the tool states that Windows 11 now…
Read moreMicrosoft’s AI Chip And Perplexity Deal Reshape Growth And Risk Profile | Windows
Microsoft has signed a reported $750 million, multi year Azure cloud deal with AI startup Perplexity, focused on advanced AI workloads. The company has also launched its Maia 200 AI…
Read moreWindows 11 AI backlash highlights trust issues | Windows
Microsoft’s decision to scale back parts of Copilot and rethink how Recall fits into Windows 11 has sparked a wave of responses across the web — and what’s striking is…
Read moreInside Microsoft’s quirky chaos vocabulary | Windows
Anyone who’s worked in a fast‑moving tech environment knows that teams eventually invent their own language to cope with the chaos. At Microsoft, that language became surprisingly vivid. A former…
Read moreSnowflake bypasses Microsoft to strike multiyear deal with OpenAI | Windows
Snowflake Inc. today said it has struck a $200 million, multiyear partnership with OpenAI Group PBC to bring enterprise-grade generative artificial intelligence models directly into its data platform, deepening a…
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