As Windows 11 lurches into 2024 with rumors of a Moment 5 update, there are far bigger and more important updates to come. And it all starts with Windows 11 version 24H2, which I think will deliver Windows' long-awaited AI moment. First things first. Nothing is certain these days, but Moment 5 should arrive in…

The Windows 11 Insider Canary build 26040 expands access to Voice Clarity, a previously Surface-exclusive feature that uses AI to improve audio quality in apps and games.

While most are familiar with at least a few Google Chrome alternatives, some lesser known new browsers look promising too.

Windows 11 includes a set of AI-based camera and audio enhancements called Windows Studio Effects that can help improve your audio and video calls. These enhancements include: Background effect. This video effect is used to blur your background during video calls. You can set it to a standard (heavy) or portrait (light) blur. Eye contact.…

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss the end of Windows Mixed Reality, Windows 11, Surface, AI, Microsoft 365, Xbox, and much more.

I took another look at the inexpensive Chromecast with Google TV this past week and it’s still a bit underpowered for my tastes. In this case, you really do get what you pay for, but I’d like to pay more to get more. And that more should be in the form of a more powerful…

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss all the news from Microsoft Ignite 2023 and .NET Conf 2023 live from the podcast studio in Seattle.

Microsoft today announced Windows AI Studio for local AI development and deployment, plus updates for Dev Home and WSL.

The consensus in the community is that Windows on Arm (WOA) is doomed, and that this platform will never go mainstream, let alone take over as the primary PC platform. And while I’m as clear-eyed as I can be on this topic, given my years of experience with WOA and the many WOA-based PCs I’ve…

Microsoft describes Windows 11 as being "fresh and familiar," and while that sounds paradoxical, it's true. That is, Windows 11 offers a fresh new user experience that is simpler, prettier, and more modern than that of its predecessor, Windows 10. But it is also instantly familiar, providing all of the same basic interfaces that Windows…

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss a Snapdragon X tease, Windows 11, Microsoft 365, lots of AI, dev, Xbox, and so much more.

Leo, Richard, and Paul discuss no more free Windows 7/8 upgrades to Windows 11, 23H2, AI, Microsoft 365, Surface, Xbox, and much more.

Mikah Sargent, Richard, and Paul discuss Microsoft's special event, Windows 11 23H2, last week's other blockbuster news, Xbox, and more.

Thanks to Microsoft's non-transparent and ever-changing updating strategies and inability to communicate, we're unknowingly living in a weird and uncertain new Windows era. And while I continue to struggle with that, weighed down in part by my decades of experience with this process and my strong opinions about what works and what doesn't, we should…

Leo and Paul discuss this week's blockbuster news: Panos Panay, the Xbox leak, and the Microsoft Special Event in New York.

Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Studio 2, the Surface Laptop Go 3, the Surface Go 4, and the Surface Hub 3 today.