Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to undo Intel’s bad Spectre fix
Intel and its partners scrambled to release patches that would fix the severe Meltdown and Spectre security issues unveiled a few weeks ago. But it …
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Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in February
When The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III is the highlight of Games with Gold, you know it’s a down month. That was the case in January …
Xbox One exclusives will now be available on Xbox Game Pass at launch
2017 was not the most promising year for the future of the Xbox One. While the Switch dominated headlines and the PS4 got more console …
Mysterious Xbox Watch uncovered years after Microsoft abandoned the project
While the Xbox One continues to sell well (despite its disappointing lack of exclusive games), the Xbox brand doesn’t always guarantee success. Back in 2013, …
Microsoft cancels AMD Meltdown and Spectre patches after they start bricking PCs
As if the Meltdown and Spectre processor security bugs that have been dominating headlines across the internet for the past week weren’t scary enough on …
Microsoft confirms that Spectre updates will slow older PCs
Microsoft has begun pushing patches that fix the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, two recently-revealed processor-level security flaws that affect almost all computers and mobile devices. …
Here’s everything you can do to protect yourself against Meltdown and Spectre
The recently discovered Meltdown and Spectre processor security flaws are two of the worst security threats we’ve ever witnessed. If exploited, they’d let hackers use …
Microsoft discontinues Kinect Adapter for Xbox One, killing the accessory once and for all
Despite making a splash when it launched for the Xbox 360 in 2010, the Kinect never seemed to find a foothold in the market. There …
Kodi media player might be the best Xbox One exclusive of the year
When it comes to console exclusives, the PS4 and Nintendo Switch wiped the floor with the Xbox One in 2017. With Crackdown 3 being delayed …
Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in January
2017 is (mercifully) almost over, which means it’s time to start looking ahead to 2018. And where better to start than a new collection of …
Windows 10 face authentication can be fooled with a printed photograph
Keeping your devices up to date with the latest software is always a good idea, because along with added features and bug fixes, new software …
Google trolled Microsoft’s Windows Store, and it didn’t take long to get a reaction
Earlier today, Google published a Chrome app in the Windows Store. At face value, that’s a big win for Microsoft: the Windows Store doesn’t have …
Buy an Xbox One X and get ‘PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds’ for free
Just a few short days after PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) launched on Xbox One, Microsoft has found a way to use it to incentivize consumers to buy …
Is this Microsoft’s foldable Surface gadget?
We’ve been talking a lot about foldable phones lately because Samsung is supposed to unveil one next year. The Galaxy X, they call it, and …
The Galaxy X might not be the most exciting foldable phone in the works
Samsung is expected to launch the Galaxy X at some point next year. The device is supposed to be Samsung’s first foldable smartphone, a new …
Samsung needed 8 months to figure out there are no Microsoft Edition Galaxy phones
Samsung needed eight months to figure there are no Microsoft Edition Galaxy S8 and Note 8 phones I won’t blame you if you don’t remember …
Microsoft is sending Xbox One X early adopters free copies of ‘The Lego Batman Movie’ in 4K
If you picked up your Xbox One X on launch week, you might see a gift in your inbox the next time you turn it …
Microsoft is building a massive new HQ that looks nothing like Apple’s
Microsoft has announced plans to radically overhaul its existing campus in Redmond, Washington, and replace it with a bigger and more modern HQ. With Apple’s …
Windows 10 is about to get a game-changing feature
Remember this Windows 10 feature name: Sets. If all goes well, Sets might be a total game-changer for Windows 10, bringing over an absolutely impressive …
Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in December
Although we’re currently far more concerned with the awesome deals Microsoft is offering on Xbox One and Xbox 360 games over on the Xbox Store, …
Black Friday 2017: Xbox One digital sale features dozens of discounted games
Just days after giving Xbox Live Gold subscribers a head start on its digital Xbox One and Xbox 360 games Black Friday sale, Microsoft has …
Microsoft’s Black Friday deals: Cheapest Xbox One S ever, huge savings on Surface
Perhaps in order to avoid being overshadowed by the dozens of Black Friday sales events that were announced last week, Microsoft finally took the wraps …
Microsoft hints that the Xbox One X could be its final home console
Shortly before this console generation kicked off in 2013, there was speculation that the era of the home video game console was coming to an …
Xbox One X review: The world’s most powerful console is everything it’s cracked up to be
When Microsoft finally unveiled the Xbox One X at E3 earlier this year, I was fairly critical of it. I just couldn’t see where the …
Microsoft has a secret weapon in its fight to save the 3.5mm headphone jack
Apple was not the first one to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack from a phone, but the iPhone maker was the only one to receive …
Microsoft may be working on a foldable Surface
Remember the Courier? That mythical foldable tablet that Microsoft was rumored to launch some eight years ago? Microsoft never got around to actually unveiling the …
Every Xbox One and Xbox 360 game you can download for free in November
As if this week wasn’t busy enough with the release of Super Mario Odyssey, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Assassin’s Creed Origins, Microsoft has given …
13 original Xbox games will be playable on the Xbox One starting this week
Over the summer during E3 2017, Microsoft announced that it would begin adding original Xbox titles to the list of backward compatible games on the …
Microsoft is about to make the dream of multi-day laptop battery life a reality
Consumer electronics companies are still struggling to build smartphones with battery life that can actually carry the user through a full day, let alone two …
How to download the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update right now
It’s that time of the year, Windows 10 enthusiasts, when Microsoft launches a brand new major update for your favorite operating system. We already know …
