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Windows 10 at 3: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Three years and five feature updates later, Windows 10 is in a very different place…

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Skype Is Finally Getting Read Receipts

You can finally tell when someone reads your messages on Skype with support for read…

Microsoft Brings FastStart, Game Grouping, More With Xbox’s July Update

Xbox's new FastStart tech is here to make you wait less when downloading new games.…

The Next iPhones Will Come in Too Many Colors

It's the iPhone season, and the leaks have already started. The latest? Apple's next iPhone…

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The PWA Revolution is Off to a Slow Start. Why? (Premium)

I had hoped that 2018 would be the year of the Progressive Web App. It…

Details of Microsoft’s $400 Surface Tablet Emerge

Details of Microsoft's upcoming $400 Surface tablet are revealed as it edges closer to a…

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Microsoft: If You Are Going to Put Ads in Windows 10, Be Smart About it (Premium)

Microsoft needs to use its fancy AI to know that I use its products on…

Microsoft Will Release a Dark Mode for Outlook.com

In a support forum post, Microsoft said that it will finally release a Dark Mode…

Reassessing the Sony PlayStation 4, Again

Two years after my last check-in, hows does Sony's PlayStation 4 stack up against the…

Reading List: Favorite Audiobooks of 2018, So Far

We're only halfway through 2018, but I've already listened to a long list of great…

Hands-On with Redstone 5: The Future Comes Into Focus

Six weeks after my first exploratory look at the next version of Windows 10, I'm…

Microsoft to Launch New Xbox Monthly Photo Competition

Microsoft's new XboxShot competition lets Xbox owners users win prizes by sharing screenshots from their…

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Comes to Windows Insiders in the Slow Ring

Windows Insiders in the Slow Ring can finally try out all the new Redstone 5…

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Cord-Cutting Services are Headed in the Wrong Direction (Premium)

Several cord-cutting services have announced price hikes recently. This isn't the way it's supposed to…

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Andromeduh? (Premium)

Microsoft is quietly working on a mobile hardware project called Andromeda that fans feel will…

Uber Brings Its PWA to Windows 10 Devices

Uber once again has an official app for Windows 10. This time, it's a PWA.

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