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The best holiday gift was Mac losing out to Windows, at least according to these stats
By Richard Devine published
📈 The latest desktop OS market share stats for December 2023 are out and they show an interesting trend when it comes to Windows vs Mac
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Microsoft just renamed its Edge browser on iOS and Android... kind of
By Sean Endicott published
AI all the things! Microsoft has added "AI" to the name of its mobile browser.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight — Seeds of Renewal update coming mid-January
By Alexander Cope published
Seeds of Renewal Blizzard has announced that World of Warcraft: Dragonflight's Seeds of Renewal update will go live on January 16, 2024.
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Last chance to get a FREE Xbox Series X and a $200 Amazon gift card by signing up for Verizon Fios
By Sean Endicott last updated
for free?! Right now, you can get a free Xbox Series X, a $200 Amazon gift card, and a $100 Verizon gift card when you sign up for Verizon Fios 1 Gig internet, but the deal ends TOMORROW.
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Bing and ChatGPT are the best free apps for keeping your fitness New Year's resolutions, here's how to harness AI to improve your health
By Sean Endicott published
Get Fit Copilot with Bing Chat and ChatGPT are excellent free tools that can help you achieve your New Year's resolutions. Here's how to use them to improve your health in 2024.
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Microsoft's Windows Experiences leader also hates this Start menu failing and pushes his team for a fix
By Kevin Okemwa published
START MENU Windows 11 users will soon be able to access all their apps directly from the Start menu without navigating to the 'All apps' section.
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Steam drops support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, dozens of PC gamers affected
By Sean Endicott published
DOZENS OF US! Valve officially ended Steam support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 this week. Steam clients on those operating systems will no longer receive updates, including security updates.
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Microsoft's Brad Smith reflects on the UK CMA regulator, changes tone while discussing the Xbox-Activision purchase
By Jez Corden published
Breaking Brad Previously, Microsoft's Brad Smith said that the UK was "closed for business" over regulatory scrutiny of Xbox's big Activision deal, but has since changed stance.
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Infamous Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox save bug gets new workaround fix from Larian: "We’re doing everything we can to ensure this problem ... is resolved as quickly as possible"
By Brendan Lowry published
Try This! Larian has offered a new workaround for the Baldur's Gate 3 issue on Xbox causing saves to be deleted.
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The state of Windows as 2023 ends — Windows 10 nears end of life as Windows 12 rumors heat up and Microsoft bets on AI
By Kevin Okemwa published
Windows in 2023 Big on AI, features and updates, but is this enough for Microsoft to convince Windows 10 users to transition to Windows 11?
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