'GeForce 3 was such a transition for us': Nvidia's Jensen Huang looks back on 25 years of the classic graphics card Feeling nostalgic? PC Gamer · Mar 13
Yes, you can run Windows apps on the MacBook Neo — but Parallels Desktop warns of 8GB memory constraints Apple’s MacBook Neo can technically run Parallels, but the reality of Windows performance on Neo may disappoint. Windows Central · Mar 13
Microsoft removes its 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign and is slowly purging all mention of it See you, space cowboy. PC Gamer · Mar 13
A free Xbox Ally X update could deliver up to 30% smoother performance for your handheld games — "Automatic Super Resolution" preview starts soon Xbox has confirmed that Automatic Super Resolution will arrive on Xbox Ally X in a preview this April. The AI powered feature uses the device’s NPU to upscale games and improve performance. Windows Central · Mar 13
Wall Street buckles in for a long war as Hormuz remains closed and Trump says he has ‘plenty of time’ Three words spooking the market. Fortune · Mar 13
Microsoft debuts DirectStorage 1.4 at GDC 2026, with Zstandard compression and GACL — update promises developers improved compression ratios, faster loading, and more DirectStorage 1.4 brings along key upgrades to the API, including support for Zstandard compression as well as CreatorID for improved GPU scheduling. Tom’s Hardware · Mar 13
Still running Firefox on Windows 7? Mozilla has your back (for now) but admits it's risky without "official support from Microsoft" Firefox just extended support for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 by six months, giving systems that refuse to die more time to get updates. Windows Central · Mar 13
Microsoft's AI wants to be your medical middleman, but is a "Secure by Design" promise really enough for Copilot? Microsoft’s Copilot Health isn't a doctor, but it wants to manage your data from 50,000 hospitals. Can we trust the company's new "Secure by Design" mandate? Windows Central · Mar 13
Mac Neo vs. Windows’ future, Windows 12 misinformation, and the truth behind Project Helix — Windows Central Podcast Podcast: Daniel and Zac discuss Apple's new MacBook Neo and how it might impact the Windows market going forward. Also on this episode: Windows 12 rumors, what's real and what's not? Plus, the latest on Project Helix, the next-gen Xbox. Windows Central · Mar 13
AI policy's new power center As lawmakers debate guardrails, the Pentagon showed how it can reshape the AI industry with a single contract decision. Axios · Mar 13
Microsoft's IPO turns 40 today. If you invested $1,000 in Microsoft in 1986, you’d have $5.5 million today Forty years after going public at $21 a share, Microsoft grew from a two-person software startup into a $3 trillion empire powering nearly every corner of the global economy. Fortune · Mar 13
New 'Fallout' Game Is Reportedly Canceled, But Is It the Remaster Project? A new Fallout game is now reportedly canceled by a Microsoft-owned studio, and many fear it to be the rumored remaster. Player One · Mar 13
Xbox just revealed Gaming Copilot is coming to "current-generation consoles" later this year "We will continue to bring it to more services that players are playing" GamesRadar · Mar 12
'The tools SMBs need to stay productive, connected and ready for the future': Dell's latest SMB laptops promise high performance and decent hardware Dell Pro Essential laptops, desktops, and mobile workstations combine performance, durability, and remote management to support SMB hybrid productivity and scalability. TechRadar · Mar 12
Tom’s Hardware · Mar 12 AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia join hyperscalers to define optical scale-up interconnect of the future for AI clusters — Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI to benefit as speeds eventually scale to 3.2 Tb/s AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia team up with Microsoft, Meta, and OpenAI to develop protocol-agnostic optical scale-up interconnects for AI clusters.
PC Gamer · Mar 12 Indie deckbuilder All Will Rise's dev joins No Games For Genocide boycott and plans to hand back funding it received from Microsoft "We encourage others in the industry to join us and take a stand."
Fortune · Mar 12 Apple's $599 MacBook Neo is a 'shock to the entire market'—and PC makers are 'taking it very seriously' PC companies are scrambling to respond to Apple's surprise entry into the budget laptop market, Asus CFO Nick Wu says—and rivals like Microsoft, Intel, and AMD are all "seriously discussing" how to compete.
TechRadar · Mar 12 Claude can now share context across Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, letting you 'work with a higher degree of efficiency and quality' Anthropic partners with Microsoft to bring Claude directly to your Excel and PowerPoint workflows.
TechRadar · Mar 12 The next Xbox is coming soon, here's what we know (and don’t know) about Project Helix so far Everything we’ve learned about Xbox Project Helix so far, and the biggest question that hasn’t yet been answered.
Windows Central · Mar 12 Microsoft's Windows and Devices lead now reports directly to CEO Satya Nadella in important leadership shakeup Microsoft's EVP of Experiences & Devices is retiring, and four new leads are taking his place who will now report directly to the CEO instead going forward.
TechRadar · Mar 12 Microsoft has reportedly pulled the plug on its strange ‘This is an Xbox’ marketing push Microsoft has seemingly retired its odd 'This is an Xbox' marketing campaign following new leadership changes.
Tom’s Guide · Mar 12 'I am completely blown away by it,' Ex-Windows Chief calls MacBook Neo ‘paradigm-shifting' On X, former Windows president Steven Sinofsky discussed how the MacBook Neo validates his vision for Arm.
The Guardian - US · Mar 12 Microsoft backs AI firm Anthropic in legal battle against Pentagon Tech company files amicus brief in support of Anthropic’s effort to overturn an aggressive Pentagon designation
TechRadar · Mar 12 Microsoft is introducing Entra passkeys to Windows – so tough luck if your device is jailbroken, as your credentials will soon be gone forever Microsoft is bringing Entra ID to Windows devices - but be careful, Microsoft Authenticator is scanning rooted or cracked devices and wiping credentials
The Independent UK · Mar 12 Google just made its biggest-ever acquisition. And you might never have heard of it Israeli startup Wiz cost more than double the amount Google spent on Motorola, its previous record acquisition