On this episode of the Sams Report, a switcheroo with your emoji, Ignite has Windows, and Xbox passes a major milestone.

Parallels has announced the release of Parallels Desktop 17.1 for Mac, which adds full support for macOS Monterey and Windows 11.

Microsoft announced today that Xbox fans can preorder the official Xbox Series X mini fridge on October 19, 2021 for $99.99.

Microsoft has released Windows 10 build 22000.282 to Windows Insiders in the Beta and Release Preview channels.

Well, you gotta give Lenovo an “A” for effort: I’m not aware of any PC maker that experiments so often with new form factors.

On this special episode of First Ring Daily, we are joined by good friend Stephen Rose and talk Ignite, hybrid work, Teams, and the good times ahead.

It’s the ides of October, so let’s kick off the weekend---and the spooky season---with a great set of reader questions.

Microsoft announced this morning that it is discounting over 60 retro indie Xbox game titles by up to 75 percent.

A new Windows 11 build for Insiders in the Dev channel finally adds a few post-RTM additions to the new system.

The Samsung Galaxy Book Pro 360 15 is one of the sleekest, thinnest, and lightest 15.6-inch portable PCs I’ve ever used.

Stardock today announced the release of Start11 Release Candidate 2 (RC2), which adds a full-screen option and numerous fixes.

Google announced today that it is bringing continuous scrolling to search results on mobile, with no need for separate pages.

Microsoft’s 343 Industries announced that Season 8 for Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) is now available.

Leo, Mary Jo, and Paul discuss Windows 11's first update, Notepad, WSL in the Store, Azure news, Microsoft 365, Visual Studio, Xbox, and much more.

Luna Display 5.0 comes to Windows for the first time, letting you use your iPad as a second display. And guess what? It works great.

Windows fans know that the past several Build and Ignite conferences have been light on Windows news.

Microsoft’s Bethesda announced a major update to the recent Quake remaster that targets next-gen consoles.

At its annual [email protected] global press event, the hardware maker announced a broad lineup of new PCs, Chromebooks, and other devices.

Intent on always copying Apple, Samsung revealed last night that it, too, will hold an event in late October.

Microsoft will launch Visual Studio 2022 on November 8. And it has released near-final versions of the product and some .NET 6 solutions.

Apple’s long-anticipated M1X-based Macs should debut at a special event next week which the firm dubs “Unleashed.”

With its eye on Apple’s appeal of a nearly-identical case, Google this week counter-sued Epic Games for bypassing its in-app payment system.

Gartner and IDC confirmed that the PC market barely grew in Q3 2021, with PC makers selling 85.4 million units in the quarter.

Microsoft has made a preview version of its Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) available via the Microsoft Store in Windows 11.

Amazon now says that it will leave remote work decisions to individual team leaders after failing to establish a new policy that works for everyone.

Google is improving Google TV with better personalization, new ambient mode capabilities, and better integration with live TV.