I signed up for an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription yesterday, and now I feel like I've taken a step into the future.

Apple’s annual WWDC keynote address is a chance to see how the firm’s major platforms will advance in the coming year. And this year’s show was notable on a number of levels. Apple expanded its platform count from four to five by breaking out iPadOS from iOS. It highlighted two major developer advances, something it…

There’s a new Forza experience available on Windows 10 called Forza Street. But it’s coming to Android and iOS soon, too.

The reaction to the news this week that Microsoft is killing the ebook support in Edge and the Microsoft Store was fairly muted compared to previous retreats from consumer product and services. That makes some sense: Reading isn’t exactly a high-order activity on PC, and usage of this service was likely pretty low. Helping matters,…

Happy Friday. There are some curiously serendipitous questions in this week’s Ask Paul. Activation with a digital license Darekmeridian asks: Last weekend I did a clean install of Windows 10. I followed your guide (This is how I Configure Windows 10) and got a nice clean install (Thanks for the guide btw). Made an image…

Google's game streaming service, Stadia, is finally official.

Microsoft's working on a major overhaul of its gaming infrastructure on the PC and we are starting to see how the company plans to bring Xbox games to the PC.

A recent Quartz article uses data from Microsoft’s annual 10-K regulatory filings to determine which companies, over time, where the firm’s “biggest competitors.” The theory here is that those companies mentioned the most over Microsoft’s lifetime make the cut. It’s an interesting idea. But it’s also wrong. Which you can see by which companies came…

In celebration of the release of the eagerly-awaited Crackdown 3, here’s an annotated look at my review of the original Crackdown, from 2007.

Happy Friday! With the holidays bearing down on us again, here's another week-ending edition of Ask Paul. Next Xbox Elite Controller v2? Suberungoer asks: Have you heard any more about the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller 2? My original is in tatters. Only that it's happening. Every time an Xbox or industry event goes by with…

Nintendo announced today that it will it will launch its Nintendo Switch Online service next week, on September 18.

Happy Friday and Happy September everyone. Here's another round of questions and answers to kick off the new month. Outlook, oh I have questions johnlavey asks: Paul, can you explain the differences between The Outlook which is part of Office 365, Outook.com, Outlook.live.com on the Web, etc. etc. etc. Right now I am using Outlook.live.com…

Greetings from Sweden. This week's Ask Paul is a day early because we're flying home tomorrow. It's also one of the longest yet. Keto and Europe drjohnnyray asks: Do you have problems staying Keto on these 3 week visits to Europe? Short answer: No, not at all. Longer answer: This requires a bit of clarification.…

This week, we have a wide range of questions and a call-back to a 1970's Christmas present and life lesson. Surface refresh simont asks: Have you heard anything about a possible Surface Refresh (Dates, devices etc)? I have not, sorry. Given that this is almost certainly the most frequently asked question I receive these days,…

Leo, Mary Jo, and I discuss Surface Hub 2, the end is nigh for Redstone 4 development, mobile madness, cloud, Xbox, and more.

Five years ago this week, I published the ultimate review of Microsoft's first Surface Pro PC. Here it is, edited annotated.