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Game Pass price increases standard tier

Game Pass is Getting Price Increases and New ‘Standard’ Tier Without Day-One Releases

Microsoft is raising the price of various Game Pass subscriptions today, and the company also…

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From the Editor’s Desk: In Any Case (Premium)

We all have our weird or unusual pretensions, things that are not so much interests…

Copilot in Windows 11 version 24H2

Microsoft Releases July 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates

With today's July 2024 Patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft is starting to roll out its new…

Firefox 128

Firefox 128 Arrives with Built-In Language Translation Capabilities

Mozilla shipped Firefox 128 today for Windows, Mac, and Linux, adding language translation capabilities and…

Affinity apps for Mac, PC, and iPad

Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher are Free for 6 Months

Affinity announced that its award-winning Photo, Designer, and Publisher apps are now free for 6…

Spotify podcasts comments

Spotify Starts Rolling Out Comments on All Podcasts

Spotify has started rolling out comments on all podcasts to help creators grow their audience…

God hands AI to Eve

Report: AI PCs Won’t Help the PC Industry This Year

IDC and Bloomberg have tag-teamed to throw cold water on the impact that AI will…

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Modernizing .NETpad: .NET 9, Arm64, and More (Premium)

As part of my .NETpad modernization work, I'm investigating various ways one might update an…

Xbox app on Amazon Fire TV Stick

Xbox Cloud Gaming is Now Available on Amazon Fire TV

Microsoft announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming, a perk of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, is now…

Apple Watch Series 9-min

Apple Watch Series 10 May Come With Bigger Displays and Thinner Design

As we're approaching the 10th anniversary of Apple's smartwatch, the Apple Watch Series 10 will…

Lenovo, HP, Surface (front to back)
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Snapdragon X Copilot+ PC: Differentiators (Premium)

With three Snapdragon X-based Copilot+ PCs in-house, I have an interesting opportunity to compare and…

Amazon Echo Spot

Amazon Reveals New Echo Spot Smart Clock Ahead of Prime Day

Amazon has put the wraps off a new Echo Spot smart clock today that Prime…

autocorrect Spellcheck Notepad

Microsoft Starts Rolling Out Spellcheck and Autocorrect in Notepad

Microsoft has started rolling out a new update for Notepad that introduces new spellcheck and…

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The Windows 11 on Arm ISO Conundrum (Premium)

Among the many issues with Windows 11 on Arm is that Microsoft doesn't make ISO…

Epic Games Store

Apple Quietly Accepts Epic Games Store Submission in EU App Store After Outcry

Apple quickly bowed to public pressure after Epic Games accused it of violating the EU…

Apple iPad Air 13-Inch M2

Quick Mini-Review: Apple iPad Air 13-Inch M2

This has been a crazy year for hardware upgrades. In addition to the MacBook Air…

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