On Monday, Apple unveiled the next releases of each of its four major personal computing platforms---iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS---and unveiled a free app called Swift Playgrounds for the iPad.

This morning at its E3 press conference, Microsoft announced the Xbox One S, a smaller, sleeker and more versatile version of its flagship video game console. Let's take a closer look.

Tech tidbits from around the web: It's time to watch Indie Game: The Movie, the Beta version of Microsoft Authenticator app will let you unlock your Windows 10 PC with your Windows phone, Telltale Games could be bringing its entire catalog coming to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and Windows Store, more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: A real life Half-Life 2 City Scanner drone, Xbox One price drops by $50 ahead of E3, Windows 10 Mobile build 14342.1004 heads to Insiders in the Slow ring, a "leaked" image purportedly shows Surface phone, BBC's Micro Bit computer is now available to the public, more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Sony has now sold over 40 million PlayStation 4 consoles, Microsoft shouldn't be making smart phones, Google kills the Nexus 9 and Nexus Player, and Microsoft isn't alone in wanting to kill passwords.

For the past five months I've divided most of my small screen time between the iPhone 6S Plus the Nexus 6P. And Google's latest flagship can stand tall: Here, truly, is an Android handset that can take on the best that Cupertino has to offer.

The Xbox One is a paradox of sorts. It has sold at a far faster clip than previous Xbox consoles, which should be celebrated. But it's also been outsold by as much as 2-to-1 by the PlayStation 4. So "fixing" the Xbox One in 2016 is tricky: Microsoft will need to continue with what's working…

Tech tidibts from around the web: Some thoughts about a possible Surface 4, this is what would have happened to Nokia if they had gone Android, the iPhone SE is just as bendy and breakable as other iPhones, and championing "lawful hacking" is just another way to see the world in black and white.

A few tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft throws a bone to MixRadio users, Microsoft offers big discounts on tons of Xbox One and 360 games, Vizio P-Series is the First Google Cast-compatible TV, some interesting details about iPhone and iPad sales, RIP Andy Grove.

Two and a half years after I first purchased the PlayStation 4, I've dusted off Sony's flagship console, renewed my PlayStation Network subscription, and purchased some games. And while I'm a long-time Xbox fan, I can understand the allure of a console that just works and performs better than the Xbox One.

About a month ago, I wrote about my plans to build a few PCs this year. Before getting to that, here's a (literally) small and easier diversion: A Skylake-based Intel NUC mini-PC.

As I wrote yesterday, my Surface Book sleep problems appear to be fixed by the recent firmware update. But what happened? Why did some Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 devices succumb to power management issues that didn't seem to impact many other new PCs?

Windows Store remains the Achilles heel of the experience. But I still believe that universal apps can be a key differentiator across the hardware platforms that Windows 10 serves, and a key benefit for users.

I'm not sure why it's doing so now, but in a bid to perhaps stave off the sales doldrums of winter, the Microsoft Store online is offering great savings on some of Microsoft's first-party devices, including Band 2, Surface Pro 4, and Xbox One.

As you may recall, I'm a big fan of the InFocus Kangaroo mini-PC, which offers amazing functional value and a low price. Today, InFocus announced a second model of its mini-PC, called Kangaroo Plus, which provides double the RAM, storage, and performance.

It's been an interesting couple of months since the launch of Surface Pro 4 and the initial roll out of Surface Book. These are both amazing, trend-setting devices, but some customers have experienced bewildering reliability issues. What's going on?