Microsoft reports strong cloud earnings, with Windows and Xbox up too
Microsoft reports strong cloud earnings, with Windows and Xbox up too Microsoft just posted the fourth and final quarter of its 2025 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $76.4 billion in revenue and a net income of $27.2 billion during Q4. Revenue is up 18 percent, and net income has increased by 24 percent. Like clockwork, […]
Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects
Adobe releases Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro and After Effects Adobe is finally releasing Windows on Arm versions of Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder this week. All four apps are available as public beta versions, but they do lack some features or have some known issues compared to the versions […]
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge
Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft's tricks that push you to use Edge Opera is filing a complaint over Microsoft’s tricks that push you to use Edge Microsoft has used a variety of tricks to convince people to keep using the defaults of Bing and Microsoft Edge in Windows over the years, including modifying Chrome download sites […]
Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK
Microsoft starts rolling out Xbox age verification in the UK Microsoft is starting to comply with the UK’s Online Safety Act by prompting Xbox players to verify their age today. The prompts will be shown to Xbox players who indicate they’re over the age of 18 and will be shown when you sign into an […]
Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August
Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August Microsoft will let Gamescom attendees play a demo of the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong on the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. It’s part of more than 20 titles that will be available at the Xbox booth at Gamescom, including a new theater experience to demonstrate The Outer Worlds 2. […]
Here are the laptops I’d tell any parent to consider for their back-to-school student
Here are the laptops I'd tell any parent to consider for their back-to-school student Here are the laptops I’d tell any parent to consider for their back-to-school student We’re in the heart of summer fun, but it’s already time for back-to-school planning, especially if that involves buying a new laptop. The dizzying number of different […]
Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature, that automatically screenshots nearly everything on a Copilot Plus PC, is meeting resistance from app developers. Signal kicked off a trend of blocking Recall earlier this year, with AdGuard […]
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August
OpenAI prepares to launch GPT-5 in August Earlier this year, I heard that Microsoft engineers were preparing server capacity for OpenAI’s next-generation GPT-5 model, arriving as soon as late May. After some additional testing and delays, sources familiar with OpenAI’s plans tell me that GPT-5 is now expected to launch as early as next month. […]
The Outer Worlds 2 will no longer be one of Microsoft’s first $80 Xbox games
The Outer Worlds 2 will no longer be one of Microsoft's first $80 Xbox games The Outer Worlds 2 will no longer be one of Microsoft’s first $80 Xbox games Microsoft-owned developer Obsidian Entertainment is announcing a price drop for the The Outer Worlds 2 today. The game was originally supposed to debut at $79.99 […]
Maingear’s Retro95 combines ’90s-era PC design with modern specs
Maingear's Retro95 combines '90s-era PC design with modern specs Maingear’s Retro95 combines ’90s-era PC design with modern specs The Retro95 horizontal desktop PC. Maingear is launching a ’90s-era horizontal desktop with modern components inside. The Retro95 is a beige sleeper build and is for anyone who is nostalgic for the days of Windows 95, floppy […]