Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even faster
Microsoft's Edge browser now loads sites even faster Microsoft’s Edge browser now loads sites even faster In a new post shared to its Windows blog, Microsoft says that it has “reached a major milestone” when it comes to improving the speed of Edge’s user interface. It now takes Microsoft’s browser less than 300 milliseconds to […]
Windows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used desktop OS
Windows 11 has finally overtaken Windows 10 as the most used desktop OS Microsoft has finally crossed an important milestone for Windows 11, months ahead of Windows 10’s end of support cutoff date. Stat Counter, spotted by Windows Central, now lists Windows 11 as the most used desktop operating system nearly four years after its […]
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”: seek advice from AI chatbots. In a […]
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft will be closing The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, in an internal memo to Xbox […]
Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees
Microsoft is laying off as many as 9,000 employees Microsoft confirmed that it’s laying off as many as 9,100 employees, or about four percent of its workforce, in yet another round of cuts this year, reports the Seattle Times. Employees in Microsoft’s Xbox division, known as Microsoft Gaming, are being hit hard by these layoffs, […]
Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up
Microsoft's Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up Microsoft’s Xbox PC launcher gets going with Steam, Epic, and other games showing up Microsoft announced earlier this week that it would start testing its new aggregated gaming library on the Xbox app for Windows, and it’s now starting to show […]
Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel
Microsoft is moving antivirus providers out of the Windows kernel It’s been nearly a year since a faulty CrowdStrike update took down 8.5 million Windows-based machines around the world, and Microsoft wants to ensure such a problem never happens again. After holding a summit with security vendors last year, Microsoft is poised to release a […]
Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week
Microsoft planning 'major' Xbox layoffs next week Microsoft planning ‘major’ Xbox layoffs next week Microsoft is planning to cut jobs in the company’s Xbox gaming business, as early as next week. I first reported in Notepad earlier this month that Microsoft was planning Xbox layoffs “potentially by the end of the month,” and now Bloomberg […]
A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset
A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta's new $399 headset A week in Xbox VR with Microsoft and Meta’s new $399 headset Microsoft and Meta announced an Xbox-branded Quest VR headset last year, and it’s going on sale today for $399.99. The Meta Quest 3S Xbox Edition is a custom colorway VR headset that comes bundled with an Xbox wireless controller, […]
Windows 11’s indicators for volume and brightness can soon be moved out of the way
Windows 11's indicators for volume and brightness can soon be moved out of the way Windows 11’s indicators for volume and brightness can soon be moved out of the way The hardware indicator pop-ups can now appear in the top-left of a screen. Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that will let […]