Latest articles by Colton Stradling
'Pokémon with guns' Palword comes to Game Pass this month as Xbox starts 2024 strong
Pika-pew-pew Being colloquially referred to as "Pokémon with guns," Palworld looks to offer a great time when it hits Xbox Game Pass this month.
Microsoft and Sony partnering on an AI-powered car assistant is the strangest news to come out of CES this week
AI wins In a surprising move, Sony and Honda announced that Microsoft is powering the AI assistant for Sony Honda Mobility.
Acer's new gaming laptops are all about AI power with RTX graphics and a dedicated Copilot button
Acer AI Acer announced two new Predator Helios and two Predator Helios Neo laptops that move the brand to 14th Gen Intel CPUs and add better AI integration into the devices.
Alienware announces the world's first 1440p monitor with an outrageous 360Hz refresh rate
QHD@360Hz With a 0.03 GtG response time and 360Hz refresh rate at 1440p, the Alienware 27-inch 360Hz QD-OLED Gaming Monitor will likely open the door to a new standard for FPS gaming.
Intellectual property theft? Non-fiction authors sue Microsoft and OpenAI in class action lawsuit mirroring New York Times case
Fair Use? In a similar argument as was seen in last week's suit by the New York Times against Microsoft and OpenAI, a class action suit looking to protect creators' intellectual property.
Microsoft is getting close to overtaking Apple as the most valuable US company
MSFT #1? Apple's $2.834 trillion market cap vs Microsoft's $2.752 value is an $82 billion difference, which is about the value of the recent ABK deal.
Baldur's Gate 3 developers are fighting for our right to record clips of any scenes on Xbox without the risk of account bans
Baldur's Bans Michael Douse, director of publishing at Larian, took to X to alleviate Xbox players' fears about potential bans for recording BG3 lewd content.
New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for impacting its business, claims generative AI models don't qualify for fair use
Fair Use? While regulators are already investigating the question of fair use regarding AI bots like ChatGPT, it seems the New York Times wants to press the issue in the courts instead.
"Whether a company loses a factory in a fire or millions of files in a cybersecurity incident it may be material to investors" A new SEC rule went into effect requiring public companies to report cybersecurity incidents in 4 days
Excel FTW From forcing public companies to report cyber incidents within 4 days, to mandating compliance standards for 16 sectors, the SEC is finally holding companies responsible for negligence.
"If you use incorrect data to train an AI model, then the AI model will give you wrong results, but it will also pretend as if it's really confident about those wrong results." Andrew Ngai, World Champion of Excel, states AI still has a long way to go
Excel FTW While Excel prowess is valuable for getting a job, you might also earn fame if you can manage to beat Andrew Ngai in the next Microsoft Excel World Championship.
To claim the title of 'portable Xboxes,' Windows gaming handhelds MUST bolster cross-feature support
Cross Play Phil Spencer needs to double down on solving the pain point for Xbox gamers playing on Windows Handheld where most 3rd party games don't feature cross-save or cross-play.
Here's why this 15-inch HP AMD laptop is a steal at 44% off and just $379 (only at Best Buy)
HP $379 A good laptop for $379 is the perfect holiday gift for yourself or a student in your life.
"We are sending a strong message to those who seek to create, sell, or distribute fraudulent Microsoft products for cybercrime: We are watching, taking notice, and will act to protect our customers." Microsoft takes down cybercrime group Storm-1152
Crime != pay Microsoft estimates Storm-1152 has sold 750 million fake Microsoft accounts. Now Microsoft has seized its domains and U.S. based infrastructure.
Choose from a bevy of Xbox Series X bundles to fit your needs for just $399
Bundles From different game options to extra controllers pick up an Xbox Series X bundled with the perfect extras this holiday.
"We can't gamble with our national security by depending solely on one part of the world or even one country for crucial advanced technologies." US doles out paltry $35 million, warns of possible delays in Intel and TSMC fab buildouts
Chips delayed Hundreds of companies have applied for government aid to help America compete in Chip manufacturing, but this delay in funding could lead to a delay in fab buildouts.
Don't buy a Steam Deck! For $400, the ASUS ROG Ally Z1 is a much better 'portable Xbox.' Here's why
Z1 FTW The ASUS ROG Ally Z1 has been $399 for a few weeks now, and at that price, it competes head-to-head with the base model Steam Deck but is a much better purchase.
Score big with Microsoft's latest Surface PC sale – miss it and you’ll be frosty!
Surface! The Surface Laptop 5 is $655 off right now and is a great pickup for a anybody needing a laptop for work or school
"It's kind of like stepping into Willy Wonka's chocolate factory with Willy Wonka," says Norman Reedus in the new Kojima documentary coming to Disney+
Kojima If you can't get enough of Kojima from his bi-annual appearances at Summer Game Fest and the Game Awards, you can now learn all about him through this Disney+ documentary.
The Game Awards 2023 let down developers and viewers, and we have something to say about it
Come On, Geoff Team Windows Central speaks on The Game Awards 2023 and its numerous issues.
World of Warcraft 'Season of Discovery' is the best WoW experience I've had in a decade
Mage healers?! I love World of Warcraft, but with all of my real-life responsibilities, it is hard to keep pace with my friends. Season of Discovery solves this issue and it makes all the difference.
Win a Steam Deck OLED or Lenovo Legion Go gaming handheld by watching The Game Awards
Sweepstakes Make sure to sign up for a chance to win a Steam Deck OLED or Lenovo Legion Go during the game awards.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora shows why games shouldn't launch in December
Loop Again Even though December isn't usually full of full game releases, it is the month of Game Awards and live-service games releasing huge updates, which hurts games like Avatar.
"Hundreds of consumer and enterprise-grade devices from various vendors, including Intel, Acer, and Lenovo, are potentially vulnerable" Binarly warns about LogoFAIL
LogoFAIL LogoFAIL impacts potentially millions of endpoints across hundreds of device models by affecting the UEFI reference code.
