Sean Endicott

Deal Microsoft's Surface Laptop 7 is one of the best Windows laptops. Right now, you can buy one for $200 off, which brings the starting price down to $799.99.

News Bill Gates, AI, and potential legal action from Nintendo against the makers of Palworld filled the headlines from the past week.

Phones A tech enthusiast turned a Lumia 1020 Windows Phone into an iPhone. The resulting device is gorgeous but makes us wonder what could have been.

Deal The Surface Pro Flex Keyboard features a haptic trackpad and can be used when attached or wireless. Right now, it's $100 off.

Deal Microsoft announced Surface Pro 11 with Intel, but the discounted Surface Pro 11 with Snapdragon is a better choice for many.

Apps The default video editor on Windows 11 now has a cleaner interface, timestamps, and new AI features.

Software Bing Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Apple Maps and Google Maps did the same recently.

Windows The new Outlook is being forced onto Windows 10 PCs through the latest security update.

AI OpenAI wants to work with China, according to CEO Sam Altman. That would mark a massive shift by the company, which does not support access to APIs in China at the moment.

Deal The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x promises all-day battery life and excellent performance. Right now, it's near its best price ever.

Computing The latest Intel Security report lists several ways in which Intel CPUs and GPUs are more secure than competing hardware from AMD and NVIDIA.

Windows 11 Windows 11's Patch Tuesday update is here, and it brings security improvements and a small handful of new features to PCs.

Microsoft A nearly 16-year veteran of Microsoft has jumped ship to Google and will lead a newly formed organization at Google Cloud.

Deal The ASUS Zenbook S 16 is an AI PC with all-day battery life, a striking design, and a 3K OLED display. It's currently $200 off.

Apps A free utility enhances Windows 11's File Explorer with features the app should have by default, such as support for a shortcut to reopen a tab with a combination of keys.

Browsing Microsoft had page on how to uninstall Microsoft Edge for a limited time, though the page never included steps on how to remove the browser.

Browsing A new feature in Google Chrome will offer to change compromised passwords automatically by using AI. The feature is in testing now but is still experimental.

Browsing Microsoft proposed a feature that would allow notifications within a browser to show customizable buttons for calls.

AI Google's Gemini 2.0 just rolled out to everyone. The tech giant has several models that compete with trending tech from OpenAI, Microsoft, and DeepSeek.

Gaming Microsoft is testing an option that will allow you to install individual components for some games through the Microsoft Store on Windows 11.

Computing Arm has withdrawn its threat to end a licensing agreement with Qualcomm. The news comes just weeks after a major court ruling on a case between the two tech giants.

Laptops Snapdragon-powered PCs made up over 10% of all laptop sales for devices over $800 in December 2024. That figure could indicate Copilot+ PCs with Snapdragon have turned a corner.

Windows 11 A new Windows 11 feature allows you to click a notification to continue working on a document you had open on your phone recently. The same update also includes a major improvement for musicians.

AI Microsoft will hold its developer-focused Build conference from May 19 to May 2022 in Seattle, Washington.

AI Google just lost three more AI experts to Microsoft. The former DeepMind employees will help found a new AI office in Zurich, Switzerland and focus on audio and vision capabilities.