On this episode of First Ring Daily, we try to record a podcast, my kid tries to burn the house down, and everything smells wonderful.

BY Brad Sams with 4 Comments
On this episode of First Ring Daily, we try to record a podcast, my kid tries to burn the house down, and everything smells wonderful.
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On this edition of the Sams Report, Microsoft shares Sony's motive, more cuts at the org, and games are back on the menu.
BY Brad Sams with 5 Comments
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Sony pays to keep it away, Disney wants you to pay more, and eventually, we may all be paying less.
BY Paul Thurrott with 65 Comments
Google’s “Get the Message” ad campaign is aimed at convincing Apple to adopt RCS. But it’s Google that needs to get the message. Apple ain’t listening.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox has cuts, we could have been the athletes, and OneDrive hits a big milestone.
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Xbox looks to have a new controller, Sonos for us, and Paul is gone for you.
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On this episode of First Ring, Sonos wakes up for Google, Xbox gets a smidge faster, and Amazon wants more robots.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Nintendo does it the right way, a new Widget for Windows 11, and a delay of the OS.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, AMD is winning, Android for Windows has an update, and even Nintendo has a miss.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
Most of the laptops I review are actually 2-in-1s or convertibles despite the fact that most would be better served by a traditional form factor. That’s curious.
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google has a Yammer, Activision reports earnings, and Brad almost says it.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, the Pixel 6eh, tapping to pay, and a little iOS beta talk.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, everyone else has released their earnings, Microsoft releases many builds of Windows, and Paul drops some pain.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, a little more earnings news, Ignite gets a date, and fighting the beast.
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On this edition of First Ring Daily, Microsoft posts their earnings and while they missed, no sleep was lost.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Google has a new icon, Brad remembers a date, and the future of video.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, Paul is back, NFL is everywhere, and the Xbox boots faster.
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On this episode of the Sams Report, Microsoft hosts Inspire, Xbox ships Discord, and Edge gets a neat feature.
BY Paul Thurrott with 52 Comments
Windows 11 has always been hostile to power users. But with the latest coming updates, I’ve found evidence of further changes in this direction.
BY Paul Thurrott with 21 Comments
Steven Sinofsky once observed that three years is “about right” for each release of Windows. He may have been onto something.
BY Brad Sams with 5 Comments
On this episode of the Sams Report, what's ahead for Windows 11, Windows 12 enters the conversation, but don't forget about Windows 10, too.
On this episode of First Ring Daily, the tooth broke, the mic broke, and the broke, broke.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, an Apple beta, a Microsoft cut, and a car project.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, PC sales drop, HP has a good one, and ships are on the horizon.
On this episode of First Ring Daily, Apple looks outdoors, Defender logs you out and going on a boat.
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On this edition of the Sams Report, Xbox moves up the ladder, Windows splits the Insiders, and gold rolls on.
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On this episode of First Ring Daily, another trip for the future, Apple locks it down, and M2 on Friday.