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Rumor claims Xbox wants to bring older Xbox games to PC and handhelds — here's what we’ve heard

A new rumor claims that Xbox is making an effort to expand backward compatibility of older titles to platforms like PC and gaming handhelds.

Microsoft Teams upgrades screen sharing on macOS — but is it better?

Microsoft Teams upgrades screen sharing on macOS — but is it better?

Microsoft Teams on macOS will support native screen sharing for a polished and secure experience, but you won’t be able to give or take control if you opt in.

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Quantifying the hidden costs of cloud sovereignty gaps

Quantifying the hidden costs of cloud sovereignty gaps

Recent outages are symptoms of an over-reliance on US based hyperscalers.

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Xbox Wrapped 2025: What to Expect from Your Year in Gaming Stats

See how many games you played, achievements earned, and reward points collected in Xbox Wrapped 2025 as your personalized gaming year comes alive.

Call of Duty is so dead, it's the number one franchise on Xbox Game Pass

Shocking likely nobody, Microsoft has announced that Call of Duty (in this case, Black Ops 6 and 7 as well as Warzone combined) is the biggest game on Xbox Game Pass for both players and hours played.

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Microsoft stops breaking Windows 11 – instead it just made Phone Link even better with Android apps

Like to run Android apps on Windows 11 using Phone Link? A new feature is coming that's sure to please.

Business leaders make their 2026 predictions for the Magnificent 7

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Your Windows 11 on Arm PC can now run even more x86 apps and games thanks to Microsoft's latest Prism emulation update

Your Windows 11 on Arm PC can now run even more x86 apps and games thanks to Microsoft's latest Prism emulation update

Microsoft has released an update for its Prism emulator that adds support for x86 apps that require AVX and AVX2 extensions, such as Ableton Live 12.

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Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide

Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT's alleged role in Connecticut murder-suicide

The heirs of an 83-year-old Connecticut woman are suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI and its business partner Microsoft for wrongful death

The Independent UK

Xbox-Based Pornhub Visits Plummet — PlayStation Traffic Maintains Momentum

Xbox-Based Pornhub Visits Plummet — PlayStation Traffic Maintains Momentum

Xbox-based Pornhub traffic plummeted by a staggering 69%, reflecting the console's declining relevance and Microsoft's shift away from exclusives.

International Business Times UK

Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

Microsoft finally realizes the threat SteamOS poses — but its promises to fix Windows 11 for PC gaming are too little, too late

Microsoft just doesn’t get PC gamers and its plans to fix Windows 11 won’t stop the rise of SteamOS.

Future Xbox consoles may feature AMD’s FSR ray regeneration, a breakthrough that could supercharge graphics performance and next‑gen visuals, claims Xbox's Matt Booty

Future Xbox consoles may feature AMD’s FSR ray regeneration, a breakthrough that could supercharge graphics performance and next‑gen visuals, claims Xbox's Matt Booty

Microsoft president of game content and studios Matt Booty says Microsoft has co-developed FSR Ray Regeneration with AMD, with more to come in the future.

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Battle of the pivot tables: Diarmuid ‘The LeBron James of Excel’ Early defeats three-time champion Andrew Ngai to claim the 2025 Excel World Championship and a $5,000 cash prize

Battle of the pivot tables: Diarmuid ‘The LeBron James of Excel’ Early defeats three-time champion Andrew Ngai to claim the 2025 Excel World Championship and a $5,000 cash prize

Diarmuid Early won the 2025 Excel World Championship in Las Vegas, completing intense pivot table challenges and securing cash and a trophy.

Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience'

Legendary FPS developer John Romero says his studio 'survived the cancellation of our huge game' and its shooter project 'will be new to people the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience'

Romero said he's "never played a game like it before—other than it's a shooter."

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Fallout fans can now get Pip‑Boy Xbox controllers, unveiled by Microsoft just in time for the show’s Season 2

Xbox Design Labs, Microsoft's official platform for creating custom Xbox controllers, has revealed new Fallout-inspired designs for the Xbox Core Wireless and Xbox Elite Series 2 controllers, which are now available for pre-order.

Microsoft issues patches for 56 security flaws - all 'important' severity or above

Most are privilege escalation flaws, and one was exploited in the wild as a zero-day.

Tom’s Hardware

User reports claim December Windows 11 security update fixes AMD GPU hanging and driver crashing

A multitude of AMD GPU owners claim the December security update for Windows 11 has fixed GPU hanging and driver crashing, primarily on RX 9000 series GPUs.

Microsoft promises to improve PC gaming in 2026, but will it be enough to topple Steam?

Microsoft has improved gaming on Windows this year but it has even bigger plans for 2026.

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Turn on the New Vegas 2 copium machine: The Outer Worlds 2 director says Obsidian looks at "everything" available when choosing IP to work on, which happens to include Fallout

But I have a feeling the studio is going to stick to originals for a while yet

Doom creator John Romero's canceled game is now a "much smaller game," but it "will be new to people, the way that going through Elden Ring was a really new experience"

"We have 50 million worth of game we can take pieces out of and put into a brand new indie game"

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Like Red Dead before it, Yakuza is now facing free upgrade issues on Xbox Series XS, with Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio offering an update

Oh my, not a few days after Red Dead Redemption has free upgrade issues on Xbox, legendary action series Yakuza is also unable to offer free upgrades on Xbox. What's going on?

Tom’s Hardware

Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers

Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more.

Amazon and to commit $35bn into AI in India

Amazon's $35 billion commitment is more than what Google and Microsoft have pledged, combined.

Microsoft wants to make Windows 'the best place to game—no matter where you play' but Linux and Valve's SteamOS have other ideas

On the desktop, in your hands, even on an Arm chip, Windows wants to be best.

Most people use AI agents for productivity and learning, Perplexity says

Most adopters of the AI agent are highly educated, from rich countries, and work in either technology or knowledge-heavy fields, a new study found.

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