Sean Endicott

Browsing A developer created a playable version Pong within the Chrome browser. The game uses the favicons of Chrome to span gameplay across 240 open tabs.

Apps Battery Flyout is a handy app for Windows 11 that shows detailed battery information through the system tray. The app just received a major update that improves support for PCs powered by Snapdragon.

News Windows Phone, Windows 95, and the Halo TV series filled this week's headlines. We also got the chance to discuss Microsoft's shifting Surface lineup.

Browsing The Edge Add-ons site, a Microsoft webpage dedicated to browser extensions and themes, just got a significant revamp. The update makes it easier to find your favorite extensions and themes.

AI OpenAI's Brad Lighcap stated the company now has over 400 million weekly active users. That's an increase of 100 million in less than three months.

Apps Despite a support document and an Outlook notification claiming account setting defaults would change, Microsoft has said no change is on the way.

Apps Microsoft is putting the final touches on a feature for Copilot in Excel that will make it easy to important data from the web and other documents.

Computing Microsoft just announced the world's first quantum chip to use a topoconductor. The chip could create a path to quantum computers being a reality.

Windows 11 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.

Browsing 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.

Surface The Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7 are now available with Intel processors, but how do they compare to their Snapdragon-powered siblings?

Apps Microsoft's Notepad app now requires a paid subscription to use the AI-powered Rewrite feature.

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.