Today: Jony Ive ruins Christmas, Xbox One game streaming coming to Oculus Rift, Microsoft's Arrow Launcher for Android is updated, HP Elite x3 updated, more.

While Google's Pixel and Pixel XL are the first smartphones to ship with Android 7.1 Nougat, you don't have to wait until tomorrow---or spend upwards of $650---to experience the new system.

I've always had a mixed reaction to the games in the Gears of War series, and as I noted in my latest review, that's true of Gears of War 4 as well. Here's a quick rundown of my experiences with this game franchise.

Thanks to a torrid set of leaks, we know that Google is set to announce its Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, the Google Home virtual assistant appliance, the 4K/HDR-capable Chromecast Ultra, and a mesh-based Google Wi-Fi networking solution. But that doesn't mean Google doesn't have a major surprise it could share with us on Tuesday.…

Tech tidbits from around the web: Dell introduces XPS laptops with Windows 10 in new colors, Tim Cook casts his vote for AR over VR, the Pixel Launcher is a thing, and I make fun of terrible headlines.

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Surface AIO rumors, the end of Microsoft Band, how long it may take to get the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, a new Windows Insider build, Patch Tuesday, the sunsetting of Sunrise, tons of Xbox news, and a lot more.

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Microsoft open-sourcing PowerShell and bringing it to Linux and macOS, Microsoft breaks millions of webcams with the Anniversary Update, a fix for the Surface Pro 3 battery life issues is on the way, Android 7.0 Nougat, and some interesting new Xbox…

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss last week's live event in New York, new Surface device rumors, more changes to the Get Windows 10 ads, some new Windows 10 builds for Insiders, Skype news, Microsoft Dynamics, Xbox, and more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Spotify now has over 100 million active users, HP voluntarily recalls some laptop batteries, Fitbit improves its sleep tracking functionality, and Google is improving symptom search.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft Planner is now available to Office 365 commercial customers, first ever Office Insider Fast update for Mac Insiders is now available, whether we are stuck with two smart phone platforms, six more Xbox 360 games hit Xbox One Backwards compatibility, more.

Those who adopt Android as their smart phone platform will need to deal with Google and its apps to some degree. But even if you're not a fan of the search giant, there are some Google apps for Android that you should embrace.

Tech tidbits from around the web: NexDock is now fully funded, you might be able to get the new Outlook.com earlier, Microsoft Edge will handle Flash a lot more elegantly, Microsoft improves its Arrow Launcher for Android, Microsoft could be adding lock screen-based camera to Windows phones, more.

For the past year or so, I've been wrestling with how to advise Windows users who are disappointed in the failure of Windows phone and wish to choose between Android and iPhone. This week, that choice became much clearer.

In this episode of Windows Weekly, Fr. Robert Ballecer joins Mary Jo Foley and I to discuss next week's BUILD 2016, Edge support for extensions, a new Windows 10 build, a major change to Intel processor development, the Windows 10 Mobile ugprade drama, Tay.ai, and some Xbox news.

In the first episode of Windows Weekly in 2016, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Windows 10 being active on over 200 million devices, CES 2016, China v. Microsoft, Surface news, Xbox, R Server, and more.

A week ago, I wrote about my very early experiences using the Nexus 6P smart phone with Google's Project Fi mobile connectivity solution. Here's a quick update to both.