Latest articles by Zac Bowden
The Surface you know and love (or hate) is dead
Surface Microsoft Surface today is all about maintaining Windows ecosystem health and sticking to the status quo, not experimental new form factors and categories.
Windows Central Podcast: The life and death of HoloLens
Podcast Episode 356: Daniel and Zac discuss the week's biggest Microsoft news, including the death of HoloLens and IVAS, Arm making its own chips, and more!
Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness Remastered Review: Unfinished classic
Xbox Tomb Raider AoD Remastered is the best attempt I’ve seen yet at fixing this (famously) unfinished PS2 classic. However, it’s not perfect.
Lenovo's IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 with Snapdragon X Plus is amazing
Review The $750 IdeaPad 5x 2-in-1 from Lenovo is another great Snapdragon X laptop, this time powered by the entry-level X Plus processor.
Microsoft wants to dump $22 billion IVAS HoloLens project onto third-party
HoloLens The IVAS military augmented reality headset will now be developed and distributed by Anduril Industries, should the deal be approved.
Windows Central Podcast: What's next for Windows 11?
Podcast New Windows 11 features, Selenium development semester, the latest from Qualcomm v Arm, and so much more!
These great laptops all have at least 32GB of RAM
Laptops Not everyone needs 32GB of RAM in their laptop, but if you’re focusing on creative apps or other intense multitasking jobs, it will make a big difference.
Best laptops with number pads 2025
Updated Looking for a new Windows laptop with a number pad? You've come to the right place. Using our expert reviews, we've rounded up the best laptops with a number pad you can buy right now.
7 big Windows 11 features and changes coming in 2025
Windows 11 Microsoft is working on several new features for Windows 11 in 2025. Let's take an early look at them.
Microsoft is killing its “free” VPN with Microsoft 365 subscriptions, just days after increasing prices
VPN Microsoft has announced that it’s killing its Microsoft 365 VPN feature later this month, only a couple of years after it first debuted.
Microsoft launches its first Intel-powered Copilot+ PCs with new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, and they're shockingly expensive
Surface Microsoft is launching new Surface PCs today in the form of an updated Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, now powered by Intel Lunar Lake processors.
Microsoft unveils new 'Surface USB4 Dock' that's smaller and $100 cheaper
Surface Microsoft has unveiled a new Surface Dock, which is $100 cheaper than the last Surface Dock and is smaller with less ports.
Microsoft is launching its first ever Surface Laptop with 5G connectivity, but you'll have to wait for it
Surface Microsoft has announced that it's planning to launch a 5G equipped variant of the Surface Laptop later this year.
Microsoft announces distilled DeepSeek R1 models for Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs
AI Developers will be able to utilize local DeepSeek R1 models on NPU-equipped PCs.
Microsoft is killing its Dev Home app for Windows 11 and Windows 10 just two years after it debuted
Windows 11 Microsoft is deprecating its Dev Home app less than two hears after debuting it.
Microsoft is shutting down its flagship retail storefront in the UK — cuts lease short in the heart of London
Microsoft Microsoft's flagship UK "Experience Centre" storefront in London will close its doors next month, the company has confirmed.
Microsoft is working on a smaller Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with Snapdragon X
Surface Microsoft is planning to ship small variants of its premium Surface Pro and Laptop this spring.
Microsoft 365 Copilot's new app icon is so bad, it’s actually illegible on certain displays
Office Microsoft 365 Copilot's new icon is lazy, and on low-DPI screens is almost impossible to actually read on the Taskbar.
Microsoft is finally adding this highly requested feature to the Taskbar on Windows 11
You'll soon be able to show your PCs battery percentage directly on the Taskbar in Windows 11.
Your Microsoft 365 subscription price is going up for the first time in 12 years
Microsoft Microsoft has announced that it is increasing the price of its Microsoft 365 Personal and Home subscriptions for the first time in 12 years, and is also adding Copilot.
Microsoft renders Mail & Calendar apps inoperable as it forces users over to the new Outlook on Windows
Windows 11 Users are being forced to move to the new Outlook app on Windows PCs, with no option to keep using the older Mail app.
Microsoft confirms Surface announcement for later this month — teases 'major' news for business portfolio
Surface Microsoft has posted on LinkedIn that it will make a major Surface for Business announcement later this month.
Snapdragon X is finally coming to mini PCs — Lenovo unveils new IdeaCentre and ThinkCentre PCs to compete with Mac Mini
Lenovo It's finally happening! Snapdragon X powered mini PCs are going to take over in 2025, and Lenovo is joining the fray with its new IdeaCentre Mini X and ThinkCentre Neo 50q.
