Microsoft's 90s IRC Client that popularized Comic Sans goes open-source
Microsoft The source code behind Microsoft's 30 year old Comic Chat IRC client is now available on Github for the first time.
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Features
Critic warns Microsoft’s AI push is unsustainable
INTERVIEW Journalist Ed Zitron of the 'Better Offline Podcast' and 'Where's Your Ed At' newsletter offered us a scathing take on Microsoft's chances in the AI race.
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Windows Central Podcast on Microsoft’s latest changes
Podcast On this week's episode: Daniel, Zac and Jez discuss the Microsoft's big wave of layoffs and how it impacts Xbox, the recent Copilot OS leaked, and a recap on where things stand with Surface.
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Microsoft Layoffs and Copilot OS — Windows Central Podcast LIVE
LIVE Join Daniel, Zac and Jez at 2PM ET on July 9 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast!
Ed Zitron says Microsoft’s trillion‑dollar AI push is built on hype, fake demand
Microsoft Analyst Ed Zitron says Microsoft’s AI math is impossible and the whole strategy looks like a scam
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Moonraker turns 10 and still looks ahead of its time
Flashback A decade later, Microsoft’s unreleased Moonraker smartwatch still feels like a glimpse into an alternate timeline.
Looking back at 2016’s “I love you, Xbox” — and how much (and little) has changed
Flashback Looking back at the 2016 editorial that captured Xbox’s growing pains and predicted the decade ahead.
Revisiting the LG Lancet, 11 years later
Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.
The 2016 Android‑apps warning that now echoes Googlebooks
Flashback A 2016 warning about Android apps on Chrome feels newly relevant as Googlebooks pushes Android PCs into the agentic era and challenges Microsoft again.
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Windows & Software
Windows 11 now lets you pause updates indefinitely
Windows 11 Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 introduces Point-in-time Restore, a new tool to pause updates, Widget improvements, and much more.
Windows Movie Maker still beats Clipchamp in one critical way
Apps Microsoft’s Clipchamp now requires OneDrive syncing to edit video projects. Windows Movie Maker never would have betrayed me like this.
Microsoft unveils major search experience overhaul for Windows 11
Windows 11 Windows 11's search user experience is getting a big update, with Microsoft moving to prioritize local results, remove promotional content, and much more.
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PC Hardware
New Surface Laptop and Surface Pro for Business ship with Snapdragon X2 chips
Surface The Snapdragon X2-powered Surface Laptop 8 and Surface Pro 12 for Business are officially available. Here is what you need to know.
Snapdragon X PCs are one step closer to being gaming laptops
Gaming Qualcomm's Snapdragon Control Panel update brings direct NPU driver access, a redesigned game library, and optimized settings to Snapdragon X PCs.
Acer's new Swift Go 16 AI laptop impressed me more than I had ever expected
Review Acer's Swift Go 16 AI laptop offers surprisingly strong performance, a colorful OLED screen, and long battery life, but I found some issues that hold it back.
Alienware upgraded its most popular QD-OLED ultrawide, and pictures don't do it justice
Review The only way I want to play from now on.
Deals
Newegg bundles our top gaming CPUs with motherboards and RAM
Deals The highly rated AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, and Ryzen 5 9600X processors are part of summertime bundle deals.
Power through work and game on breaks with this Mini-PC with a 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM [EXPIRED]
Deals The Geekom A7 Max Mini-PC is a commendable desktop and its 16GB RAM, 1TB config is now on sale for a limited time at Best Buy
Where to buy the new Snapdragon X2 Surface Pro and Surface Laptop
Deals Microsoft just launched its upgraded Surface Pro and Surface Laptop featuring Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 chips.
Finish your work fast with HP's Snapdragon X laptop for under $810
Deals Amazon is hosting a limited-time 26% discount on the HP 16" Omnibook 5 laptop, allowing students and workers to get work done faster with its Snapdragon X CPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD.
Handheld Gaming PCs
Winhanced on handhelds keeps making Xbox Mode look totally outdated
Handhelds Winhanced's latest update adds a built-in game store with price comparisons, Game Pass support, and personalized recommendations for Windows handheld gamers.
Gaming
Dispatch adds Xbox Play Anywhere, lands July 29th
Gaming After months of waiting, AdHoc Studio has at last revealed the long-awaited release date for the Xbox version of its hit superhero game, Dispatch, and it will be arriving sooner than expected.
Microsoft once again wrongfully deletes an Xbox fan's account, game library, and OneDrive
Gaming Never say 'lightning doesn't strike twice' because Microsoft has been caught banning and deleting another Xbox player's entire games library, account, and OneDrive folder after it was hacked.
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Xbox leader faces HR referral reports
Xbox Xbox has a new CEO, Asha Sharma, and one of her stated goals is to boost the Halo franchise. Is Pierre Hintze the right person for the job?
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Artificial Intelligence
Ed Zitron says Microsoft’s trillion‑dollar AI push is built on hype, fake demand
Microsoft Analyst Ed Zitron says Microsoft’s AI math is impossible and the whole strategy looks like a scam
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Bill Gates says athletes are safe from AI
AI Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says athletes are safe from AI, arguing that no one wants to watch computers playing.
Microsoft and OpenAI face publisher lawsuits over AI copyright
AI A coalition of publishers has sued Microsoft and OpenAI for scrapping their content without their consent or compensation.
Satya Nadella calls for AI to benefit everyone — not just elites
AI Satya Nadella calls for open AI development, warning against the concentration of power among a small group of tech companies invested in the landscape.
Microsoft
Critic warns Microsoft’s AI push is unsustainable
INTERVIEW Journalist Ed Zitron of the 'Better Offline Podcast' and 'Where's Your Ed At' newsletter offered us a scathing take on Microsoft's chances in the AI race.
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Microsoft reports a 25% emissions surge tied to AI expansion
Microsoft While some claimed Microsoft emissions hit 34 million metric tons, the raw data shows actual emissions were much less. It was still a 25% increase, but there's important context missing.
Windows Central Podcast on Microsoft’s latest changes
Podcast On this week's episode: Daniel, Zac and Jez discuss the Microsoft's big wave of layoffs and how it impacts Xbox, the recent Copilot OS leaked, and a recap on where things stand with Surface.
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Microsoft Layoffs and Copilot OS — Windows Central Podcast LIVE
LIVE Join Daniel, Zac and Jez at 2PM ET on July 9 for the LIVE Windows Central Podcast!
Peripherals & Accessories
Dbrand's amazing Steam Machine Portal Companion Cube case just got canceled
Accessories Dbrand's extremely popular Portal Companion Cube Steam Machine case has been discontinued after Valve issued a takedown due to licensing issues.
