Some members of the Microsoft Xbox Insider program are testing a feature that allows them to put in-game art backgrounds for some games on the Home screen with any background on the console.
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The LG UltraGear 34-inch and 39-inch OLED gaming monitors are both currently available at all-time low prices, with the 34-inch monitor priced at $999,99, and the 39-inch version priced at $1,199.99.
Microsoft-owned GitHub has announced Copilot Workspace, a new developer environment that helps to write code with the Copilot generative AI assistant. It's now available as a technical preview.
Paradox Interactive has reconfirmed it's long-delayed people simulator game Life by You will finally become available for PC gamers on June 4 as an Early Access title on Steam and Epic Games Store.
The fifth-generation version of the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker is currently available for only $27.99. That's a deep 44 percent discount, or $22 off, from its normal $49.99 MSRP,
Bethesda Game Studios' director Todd Howard has confirmed that the Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is coming sometime this fall. More updates for the game are coming soon as well.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who officially left the company in 2020 when he departed from its board of directors has reportedly been a silent advisor for its OpenAI partnership.
The Peacock streaming service will be increasing prices for both its ad-based and ad-free plans on July 18 for new customers, just a few days before it starts streaming the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Microsoft's latest ID@Xbox Digital Showcase today revealed, among other things, that the hit game Palworld will get a major update in June, adding four new "Pals" to the game and more.
Microsoft has announced that it has made its Copilot generative AI chatbot and assistant available for Viva Engage users to assist in creating posts and recommendations, among other features.
Game accessory maker Razer will send $1.1 million in refunds for people who bought its Zephyr mask to settle a complaint from the FTC that the mask was falsely labeled as N95 certified,
Microsoft has announced that its Copilot for Microsoft 365 has added 16 additional languages. It will also soon add Chinese (Traditional) support, with more to be added in the future.
Microsoft 365 Insiders that use the Excel Windows app can try out the new Ink to Text Pen feature. It will automatically turn handwriting made in the app into normal text among other functions.
Microsoft is officially rolling out offline support for its OneDrive cloud storage service for work and school customers. It will let users, copy, move, and rename files with no internet connection.
Microsoft will hold another of its ID@Xbox Digital Showcase streaming events today, Monday, April 29. We have the info on when and where to stream it and what to expect from the event.
The 1TB WD_Black Xbox Storage Expansion Card helps increase the storage of the Xbox Series S and X consoles. The price of the expansion card has once again been cut to its all-time low of $124.99.
The Seagate 2TB Xbox storage card will boost the space you will need to download the latest Xbox Series X and S games. The price of the storage card has just matched its all-time low price of $229.99.
The Microsoft 365 Roadmap website was updated with some new listings this past week. They include a new feature that will allow Forms users to create quizzes using Copilot and more.
The 8TB Western Digital WD Blue internal hard drive has speeds of up to 5,640 RPM, along with a 256 MB cache. It's recently had its price cut to an all-time low of $109.99 at Amazon.
The historical city builder Manor Lords, created by just one developer, has already sold over one million copies since it launched on Friday. It also reached over 170,000 concurrent Steam users.
Amazon's most recent eero mesh wireless router is the eero Max 7, with Wi-Fi 7 hardware and up to 4.3 Gbps in download speeds. It's available at a new all-time low price of $509.99.
343 Industries will release the next update for its sci-fi shooter Halo: Infinite on April 30. It will add a new in-game item store, The Exchange, for getting customization content via Spartan Ponts.
The 16-inch Samsung Galaxy Book3 Windows 11 laptop weighs just 3.44 pounds and includes an AMOLED 2X display. It's currently discounted at Amazon down to $944.99 or $805 off its $1,799.99 MSRP.
Microsoft has released a minor Windows 11 servicing channel update for members of the Windows Insider Program who are signed up in the Dev Channel. It does not contain any new features.
Developer Mojang has announced that the next free update for its sandbox game Minecraft will officially be known as the Tricky Trials update when it rolls out sometime later this year.
Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 build for members of the Windows Insider Program in the Beta Channel. The new 22635.3566 build turns the "Show desktop" button on by default.
Microsoft has announced a new feature for the recently upgraded Panner app in Teams. Its My Tasks page can now show any tasks assigned from the Planner Premium Plan in the "Assigned to me" view.
Amazon will be holding its 10th annual Prime Day sales event sometime in July, which will be targeting customers who want to save money for back-to-school supplies, among other items.
Microsoft has announced a new collaboration with the beauty company Estée Lauder to create a new AI Innovation Lab to help speed up product development for Estée Lauder's beauty brands.
Bethesda Game Studios released its big 'next-gen" update for Fallout 4 this week. However, the update also came with a number of bugs across its PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.
Microsoft has just revealed Infra Copilot, a spinoff of its GitHub Copilot generative AI coding service. Infra Copilot is designed to help nfrastructure professionals generate infra code.
The Razer Kaira HyperSpeed wireless gaming headset works with Xbox consoles as well as PCs with 50 mm audio drivers. It's hit a new all-time low price of $89.99 at Amazon for a limited time.
Google's parent company Alphabet announced its first quarter 2023 financial results today. It also announced that it will give stock holders a quarterly cash dividend for the first time.
Microsoft brought in $61.9 billion in revenue for its fiscal third quarter of 2024, which ended on March 31, 2024. Those numbers were up 17 percent from the same time period a year ago.
The newly revealed 8BitDo Ultimate 3-mode Controller can serve as an officially approved wired game controller for Xbox consoles, along with wireless support for PC and Android devices.
Canonical has released its latest version of the Linux-based OS Ubuntu. Version 24.04, which has the code name Noble Numbat, enables frame pointers by default for 64-bit architectures.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that it will not be holding its in-person fan event BlizzCon in 2024. The developer did say it will hold the event at some point in the future.
A new report claims that after a series of high-profile security breaches at Microsoft, the company is now concentrating on making improvements to its security features and services.
The Nvidia GeForce NOW cloud gaming service is adding more older Blizzard games to its library this week, along with the highly anticipated historical city builder game Manor Lords, and more.
The Lenovo Legion Go portable gaming PC includes an 8.8-inch display and detachable controllers, among other features. It's now available for an all-new low price of $629.99 at Amazon