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Is Apple About to Change the iPhone 18 Pro Launch Schedule?

Thinking about buying a new iPhone this year? You might want to hold on just a little longer. Fresh reports suggest Apple's next big launch is getting closer, and if the rumours are right, the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max could arrive sooner than many expected. But…

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People want more value from Microsoft Rewards, and the new feedback portal makes that impossible to ignore

Microsoft has launched a dedicated feedback portal for its Rewards Program, giving people a clearer way to submit ideas, vote on suggestions, and follow progress on changes.

Windows Central

Report: Microsoft will make even more of its games exclusive to Xbox — as multiplatform strategy totally fails. What's going on?

Xbox's loathed "Project Latitude" strategy which saw Microsoft support its biggest rival with content is ending, with CEO Asha Sharma doubling down on exclusives.

Windows Central

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July Is the S&P 500's Best Month: These 5 Tech Stocks Beat the Market

July has historically been the U.S. stock market’s best month. The S&P 500 — as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) — rose 2.56% on average over the past 20 years in July, the strongest average return of any month.

Benzinga

Xbox Game Pass Subscriber Growth Falls Short as Layoffs Expose Flaws in Microsoft's Gaming Strategy

Xbox Game Pass reportedly has just 30 million subscribers, far below projections, as layoffs and studio cuts raise concerns over Microsoft's strategy.

Player One

Microsoft Purges Thousands of Staff as Leaked Executive Memo Exposes Historic $20 Billion Xbox Cash Collapse

Microsoft has cut thousands of jobs in its Xbox and sales divisions following a memo revealing significant financial losses. The layoffs mark one of Xbox's largest workforce reductions.

International Business Times UK

Bethesda union blasts Microsoft as Xbox layoffs hit the Fallout and Elder Scrolls studio, too: "When will this cycle of cuts in pursuit of ever-greater profits end?"

"In what is becoming a stressful annual routine, Microsoft has decided to lay off thousands"

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Report: Mass Xbox layoffs will impact Fallout and The Elder Scrolls devs Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly" — they'll focus on their "biggest franchises" like DOOM

Microsoft's mass layoffs at Xbox have reportedly affected Bethesda and ZeniMax "significantly," though devs will still be able to work on their core IPs.

Windows Central

Microsoft Sheds More Than 2% Of Its Staff As Xbox Division Undergoes Major Reorganization

Microsoft announced its laying off more than 2% of its workforce, which is largely affecting the Xbox division.

International Business Times

Xbox's big "reset" cuts: Compulsion, Double Fine, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory to leave Xbox — 3,200 roles to be removed

Xbox's expected cuts have been revealed. It'll be the single biggest staff reduction event in the platform's history — although no announced projects have been cancelled, and no studios have been closed (so far).

Windows Central

Windows Central Podcast: The path ahead for Xbox with Jez Corden

On this week's episode: Zac and Jez discuss the state of Xbox as a business, recent rumors around studio closures, and what Microsoft is planning for Project Helix.,

Windows Central

Xbox reportedly testing a way to digitize physical games in the wake of PlayStation killing game discs — feature said to go back to Xbox One-era games

Microsoft is reportedly testing a feature to digitize physical games going back to the Xbox One with digital copies tied to the owner of the physical disc.

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft expected to lay off thousands in what has become an annual July restructuring

Thousands of Microsoft employees face job cuts next week as the company initiates another round of July layoffs. The reported restructuring will eliminate up to 2.5% of the workforce, primarily targeting roles within sales, consulting, and Xbox.

Windows Central

Xbox Layoffs to Shut Down Arkane, Cancel 'Marvel's Blade' Development, Says Report

Xbox's massive layoffs include the shutdown of Arkane, and with it comes the cancelation of Marvel's Blade, as per reports.

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Apple seeks RAM from blacklisted Chinese company as memory shortage impacts everything — but it may not be enough

Apple is attempting to solve supply issues with a new memory supplier for its upcoming iPhones but it may not be enough.

Windows Central

Is Xbox freezing third-party Xbox Game Pass deals? Here's what's being said, and why I don't buy it.

A new report suggested that Microsoft is freezing money for new third-party Xbox Game Pass deals. I don't buy it.

Tom’s Guide

$1,299 iPhone 18 Pro Max?! Analyst now predicts $200 price hike for Apple's next flagship phone

With Apple raising prices on nearly every device it makes, an analyst tells us that the iPhone 18 Pro Max could be much more expensive.

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Can John Ternus bring the fun back to Apple design?

The new CEO thinks a "major design shake-up is needed". That makes two of us.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook warns AI-driven price increases are unavoidable — says company is trying its best but 'the situation has become unsustainable'

Apple's Tim Cook says that Apple can no longer 'shield' its customers from increased prices of DRAM and NAND memory.

MyLifeXP

Why Apple Is Delaying the iPhone 18 Until 2027

For more than a decade, Apple fans have followed the same routine. Every September, the entire new iPhone lineup arrives together, creating one of the most anticipated tech events of the year. But what if that tradition is about to end? A surprising development from Apple's supply chain suggests the…

Player One

Xbox Studio Shutdown Rumors Signal Internal Crisis For Double Fine, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games

Xbox faces studio shutdown rumors as Microsoft targets Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games amid revenue decline and restructuring plans.

GamesRadar

Double Fine, Ninja Theory reportedly among multiple Xbox studios rushing to negotiate an exit as Microsoft plans more layoffs

Compulsion Games is seemingly just the start

GamesRadar

Microsoft CEO admits "there's more monetization of Xbox games happening on YouTube" than the company as it tries to "turn this into a sustainable business"

He says this amid an "Xbox reset"

GamesRadar

Microsoft considered cutting Xbox off entirely and making it easier to sell, report says

Amid Xbox overhaul discussions, all options seem to be on the table

The Independent UK

Met Police chief calls for tech companies to be forced to make stolen phones ‘unusable bricks’

Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley is asking home secretary Shabana Mahmood to crack down on phone giants

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