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.

A few tech tidbits from around the web: No 512 MB Windows phones will get Windows 10 Mobile upgrade, Action Center improvements are coming to Windows 10, a look at the $79 Endless Mini PC, Spotify strikes deal with music industry, more.

Here are a few tidbits from around the web: Windows 10 usages surpasses Windows 8.x, IE is about to fall into second place, EA estimates 24 million Xbox Ones, Black Ops III DLC finally ships on Xbox One, and Gears for Windows 10 has issues.

Here are a few tidbits from around the web: What the PC industry could learn from the NRA, Lumia 650 rumors, the best way to run Windows 10 on a Mac, and John Romero makes a free new level for the original Doom.

Good morning. Today we have a new Xbox One bundle, four ways to improve Surface Pro 4 battery life, a free week of EA Access for Xbox One users with Xbox Live Gold, bad news about Xbox One background audio, and an iOS 9.3 public beta.

I'm drowning in news from CES, so here are some quick tidbits from around the web: You can buy the Lumia 550 from Microsoft now, Amazon has not stopped selling the 950 XL, Acer Liquid Jade Primo coming in February, and more.

Other news from around the web: WSJ delivers a Windows 10 universal app, Apple surprised by response to iPhone battery case, Samsung is copying Apple again, more.

Microsoft had an incredible year, with some epic moments. So without further ado, here's my look at Microsoft's 2015, the good, the meh, and the WTF.

Here's some other news from around the web today: Microsoft makes nice with Apple in new holiday ad, tablet shipments to fall this year, a Google accusation.

Surface Pro 4 may look like Surface Pro 3, but it improves on everything that needed to be improved while carrying forward with what was already magical.

Surface Pro 4 features a bigger screen, a thinner and lighter body, better RAM and storage options, improved pen and Type Cover, and Windows Hello options.

It looks like Microsoft isn't the only browser maker adopting the Google Chrome add-on model: Mozilla revealed this past week it will soon do so as well.

A few readers have asked me recently for recommendations on recent books about the personal computing industry. And looking through my Kindle and Audible collections, I do see a pretty decent list of books that should be of interesting to many readers of this site. Here’s a quick run-through of the past few year’s worth…

Folks, this is the Windows tablet you’ve been looking for. With Surface 3, Microsoft has hit the right combination of performance, capability and durability, with a device that provides the best of the successful Surface Pro 3 at a more affordable price. Surface 3 is a fine choice for students of all ages, mobile professionals,…

The big news—actually, the only real news—in Windows 10 Technical Preview 2 build 10049 is the long-awaited inclusion of “Project Spartan,” Microsoft’s new web browser. Having finally installed the new build in a marathon session that involved both physical and virtual machines, I spent part of last night tooling around in Spartan to see what…

Today, Microsoft is announcing Surface 3, the successor to its Windows RT-based Surface 2. Yes, Surface 3 fills a gap in its hardware lineup, but it’s not quite the device you’ve been led to expect. Forget the rumors, folks: Surface 3 is nothing less than a lower-cost Surface Pro 3. And that’s a good thing,…