As you should expect at any E3, Microsoft has announced many new games this week, and it is of course describing its 2016 lineup as its best-ever. But here's a quick peek at the games that matter most .. to me.

Microsoft is owning E3 this week, but lost in all the understandable hoopla around the new Xbox One consoles is a set of coming improvements to Xbox Live that are in many ways just as important. Here's a quick rundown.

Microsoft announced today that it has shipped the May 2016 Update for HoloLens, a release it describes as the first major software update for this new platform.

Tech tidbits from around the web: A Games with Gold reminder, Microsoft is shutting down Project Spark, Microsoft Band not working properly with Windows 10 Mobile, Microsoft to tackle your digital memories, and Google may have inadvertently (pre) announced a new service called Spaces.

A few tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft was more profitable than Apple at $1 trillion in revenues milestone, WhatsApp comes to Windows desktop, Microsoft releases Visual Studio '15' Preview 2, Amazon releases a new video service to compete with YouTube, and more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Microsoft open sources the Xamarin SDK, Office Lens for iOS and Android is updated, Google expands Android Wear bands to better compete with Apple Watch, a reminder about Amazon cloud storage, more.

Tech tidbits from around the web: Kangaroo releases Mobile Desktop Pro, Microsoft Groove app is now "truly universal," the Minecraft generation, Google Play Podcasts is finally happening, Google launches Live Cases for Nexus 5X and 6P, more.

Happy Sunday. A few tech tidbits and random musings: Microsoft again affirms it's ready for cross-network play with PS4, "the year of desktop Linux" is still a joke, Redditor unearths Easter egg in 'Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!' 30 years later, Project Fi and RTFM, and Google launches Android Studio 2.0.

Tech tidbits from around the web: How to learn Xamarin for free, more Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book deals, a Windows phone collapse in Europe, the Vivaldi web browser is now available, Amazon is prepping a new high-end Kindle e-reader, and fun stuff for fans of Stephen King.

Microsoft just started shipping HoloLens Development Edition kits and after its long trek from Suzhou, China, it's here. With a clicker in tow.

Tech tidbits from around the web: No, Microsoft Edge will not natively block ads, even Microsoft’s own Build presenters have given up on Windows Phone, Apple fans don't line up for the iPhone SE, more.

I'm in full-bore Build 2016 mode today, so here's a rundown of some information I've not had a chance to get to personally.

During a quick Q & A with Terry Myerson today, Microsoft's executive vice president in charge of Windows and Devices provided Mary Jo Foley and I with some interesting thoughts about the day one Build announcements.

During its Build 2016 keynote on Wednesday, Microsoft announced a few new high-profile Universal Windows Plaform (UWP) app releases and provided a much-needed update on its Windows Bridges and Xamarin plans.

Tech tidbits from around the web: On the way to San Francisco, Xbox One's growing backwards compatibility library, what was lost when Microsoft restarted work on Gears 4, coming Groove Music improvements, and more.

to get ready for Build 2016, let's take a look back at last year's show and see how Microsoft came through---or didn't---on its 2015 initiatives. Here, I'm looking specifically at the client-side: Windows 10, the Windows Store, and the Universal Windows Platform (UWP).