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Pre-Trial Hearing in FTC Case Against Microsoft Set for Tuesday

Microsoft and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will face each other in court on…

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Ask Paul: December 30 (Premium)

Happy Friday, and welcome to the final installment of Ask Paul of 2022. So let’s…

Microsoft Announces Games with Gold Titles for January

January is suddenly bearing down on us, and Microsoft has responded by announcing the first…

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More Mobile: Minimal Mobile (Premium)

In 2022, my More Mobile setup helped me discover a problem with 12th-Gen Intel Core…

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Back to the iPhone? (Premium)

For the past five weeks, I’ve used the Pixel 7 Pro exclusively, but now that…

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Windows 11’s Next “Moment” Update is Reportedly Coming in Early 2023

Microsoft will reportedly continue to spread out the rollout of new Windows 11 features in…

Report: Amazon is Working on Standalone Video App for Sport Content

Amazon is reportedly developing a new standalone video app for sports content. The company already…

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Nice Guy (Premium)

What a difference two decades makes. Microsoft, once the belligerent brat of antitrust, is now…

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 Won’t Get Any New Firmware Updates

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 2 will no longer receive new firmware or driver updates, though it…

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Tabs … Again (Premium)

After failing to “tabs all the things” with Sets, Microsoft seems to be adding tabs…

Microsoft is Testing Tabs for Notepad Internally

Microsoft appears to be testing a new version of its Notepad app with tabs internally.…

Report: More Developers Use Linux Than a Mac

A new survey from Stack Overflow shows that significantly more developers use Linux than a…

Google Pixel 7 Pro Review

While the Google Pixel 7 Pro is just a minor upgrade over its predecessor, it…

This Week in Tech: The Old Guys Look Back – 2022 in Review

Paul joins Leo Laporte, Steve Gibson, Jeff Jarvis, and Doc Searls on an epic three-hour…

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My Favorite New Apps of 2022 (Premium)

We develop habits and workflows, and behavioral change is difficult. But if you’re open to…

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Microsoft is Gaming Xbox Live Gold (Premium)

I understand that Microsoft wants to push customers to its more expensive Xbox Game Pass…

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