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Microsoft Teams is Headed to the Microsoft Store

Microsoft Teams will soon be available to download from the Microsoft Store on Windows 10…

Report: Sony is Also Exploring Ads in Free-to-play Games

Just like Microsoft, Sony is reportedly working with partners to introduce ads in free-to-play games…

Amazon Will Offer ‘Buy with Prime’ Benefits at Other Retailers

Amazon's new 'Buy with Prime' program will soon let Prime subscribers enjoy their Prime shopping…

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Programming Windows: WinRT (Premium)

One hour into the Build 2011 keynote, developers got their first peek at the new…

EU Carries On With Common Charger Plans

The European Union’s plan to set USB-C as the new charging standard on portable devices…

Sony’s PS5 Controller Now Supports Firmware Updates on Windows PCs

It’s now possible to update the firmware of Sony’s PlayStation 5 DualSense controllers on Windows…

Chris Novak Leaves Xbox After Almost 20 Years

Head of Xbox Research & Design Chris Novak announced yesterday that he is leaving Microsoft…

Netflix is Considering Ad-Supported Plans to Attract New Subscribers

Netflix is open to the idea of introducing cheaper ad-supported plans to address its growth…

PC Sales Fell 6 Percent in Q1 2022

Is the great COVID PC sales boom finally winding down? Hardware makers sold 79.2 million…

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Microsoft Gets Ready to Disable SMB1 Protocol on Windows 11

Microsoft has now disabled the SMB1 protocol by default on the latest Windows 11 Home…

DuckDuckGo Blocks Google AMP Too

It’s not just Brave: DuckDuckGo announced today that it too is blocking Google AMP in…

Netflix Lost 200,000 Subscribers in Q1 2022

As part of its quarterly earnings report, Netflix revealed that it lost 200,000 subscribers in…

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Programming Windows: Fast and Fluid (Premium)

With Windows 8, Microsoft chose to “reimagine Windows from the chipset to the experience.” It…

Microsoft 365 Bug Bounty Program Now Offers up to $26K Rewards

Microsoft announced last week that it was increasing rewards for its Microsoft 365 Bounty Program…

Brave Protects Users from Google AMP (Updated)

Brave announced today that it is rolling out a new feature called De-AMP that lets…

AMD Announces New Ryzen PRO 6000 Series Processors

AMD's new Ryzen PRO 6000 Series processors for business laptops use a more power-efficient 6nm…

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