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Xbox could use AI to preserve classic games as CEO Phil Spencer dreams of making retro titles "portable to any platform"
Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer envisions a world where generative AI models can be used to study and port older games to new hardware.
2025-02-19 16:01
Microsoft predicts practical quantum computers by 2035 as it unveils Majorana 1 chip
Microsoft has unveiled the Majorana 1 chip, which can hold up to 1 million topological qubits. This marks a major milestone for Microsoft, which says practical quantum computers will be here by 2035. Read more...
2025-02-19 16:00
After 29 years, a veteran Microsoft Engineer admits "MS-DOS could do graphics," but the company opted for a lackluster UI — as Windows 3.1 runtime already checked the missing boxes
Veteran Microsoft Engineer Raymond Chen reveals why Microsoft decided to make Windows 95 setups so simple instead of using more graphics.
2025-02-19 15:22
The latest Windows 11 update did not end support for older Intel chips. Here's the source of the confusion.
Confusion caused by a support document led many to believe Windows 11 dropped support for many older Intel chips, but that is not the case.
2025-02-19 15:12
Best Civilization 7 mods so far — Steam, Nexus, CivFanatics, and everything you need to know
Civilization 7 isn't a perfect game, and, as expected, enthusiastic modders have begun releasing fixes for some of the game's biggest issues.
2025-02-19 15:10
File Pilot for Windows is out in beta, puts Windows 11's File Explorer to absolute shame
Super-lightweight, small, feature-rich, and customizable, File Pilot is a fantastic file manager for Windows. It is now available in beta for everyone. Read more...
2025-02-19 15:04
Secretlab celebrates Monster Hunter Wilds' impending release with a themed gaming chair featuring the symbol of Arkveld
To celebrate the upcoming release of Monster Hunter Wilds, Secretlab has showcased a new Monster Hunter Wilds Arkveld Edition TITAN Evo gaming chair.
2025-02-19 15:00
Many of Microsoft Edge's most important features are now faster than ever
Microsoft Edge just got a big update that improves the speed of at least 14 UI elements by 40% on average. The speed boost is thanks to Microsoft's migration to WebUI 2.0.
2025-02-19 13:47
Pokemon Go maker Niantic might be inching closer to selling its game division
The company behind the 2016 hit Pokemon Go game might have reached a deal to sell out its gaming business. Read more...
2025-02-19 13:08
Two of the best-looking laptops of 2025 landed on my desk, so here's a photoshoot
I got both the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i and ASUS Zenbook A14 in for review, and decided to share my first impressions of these two exciting Windows laptops.
2025-02-19 13:00
Save the date: Honor expected to show off AI vision and products
Honor is due to set out its vision for the AI era at MWC 2025. It will also show off its latest AI innovations and products at the event. Read more...
2025-02-19 12:12
5 ways AMD can bungle its RDNA 4 launch — Will NVIDIA GPUs get the competition they need?
After weeks of delay, AMD is ready to reveal its RDNA 4 graphics cards on February 28. Will it be a success? Here are 5 reasons why it might fall flat.
2025-02-19 12:00
Five ways AMD can bungle its RDNA 4 launch — Will NVIDIA GPUs get the competition they need?
After weeks of delay, AMD is ready to reveal its RDNA 4 graphics cards on February 28. Will it be a success? Here are 5 reasons why it might fall flat.
2025-02-19 12:00
NetEase confirms Marvel Rivals' Seattle-based studio laid off for 'organizational reasons'
NetEase has confirmed that it has laid off the US-based development team that had been working on Marvel Rivals. Read more...
2025-02-19 10:42
Perplexity releases open-source R1 1776 reasoning model without China censorship
Perplexity has released R1 1776, a reasoning model based on DeepSeek's R1 model. R1 1776 has the benefit of not censoring answers China doesn't like. Read more...
2025-02-19 10:16
Avowed: All Godlike powers and abilities
As the Envoy, your Avowed character has access to Godlike abilities, so I've pulled together the full list of Godlike powers you can find.
2025-02-19 10:14
Valve makes major changes to DOTA 2 map and mechanics again in new update
DOTA 2 just received another major update that reworks many of its map mechanics, heroes, items, and much more. Check out the details here. Read more...
2025-02-19 10:00
Obsidian is trolling all of us by disabling one of Avowed's most useful settings by default, and we're mad about it
Why they decided to disable the ability to see such important objects on the compass is beyond me!
2025-02-19 09:57
Mozilla once again extends Firefox support on Windows 7
Mozilla is still not ready to drop Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 support in Firefox. The browser will continue receiving security updates throughout 2025. Read more...
2025-02-19 09:32