Xbox Game Pass gets South of Midnight, another Blizzard game, and more
Xbox More games are coming to Xbox Game Pass soon, including Blue Prince, Diablo 3, and South of Midnight.
Windows & Software
How to create scheduled tasks with Command Prompt on Windows 10
On Windows s10, you can also use Command Prompt to create, edit, and delete scheduled tasks, and in this guide, I'll show you how.
Microsoft pushes the death of passwords forward with revamped login experience
Windows Microsoft is overhauling its login experience to push passkeys and eliminate passwords. Here’s how the update improves security and simplifies sign-ins.
OpenAI's latest funding round pushes its market cap to $300B
AI OpenAI closed its latest round of funding where it managed to raise $40 billion from investors, pushing its market cap to $300 billion.
PC Hardware
ASUS Zenbook A14 (2025) review: The lightest, longest-lasting AI PC around
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Intel's new CEO requests "brutal honesty" from its customers
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Don't buy NVIDIA's most powerful laptops until you read this
Laptops NVIDIA's RTX 50-series GPUs have entered laptops, and they're now available to buy. However, mobile RTX 5090 performance isn't nearly as high as I was expecting.
Why you might want to buy a new laptop sooner rather than later
Laptops Tariffs proposed and already in place are driving up the cost of tech, including laptops. Here's why you might want to invest before more tariffs arrive.
Gaming
Here are the best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing in 2025
PC Gaming The best pre-built gaming PCs for sim racing will offer a more personalized experience than a console. Grab a ready-made computer and hit the racetrack.
Complete Xbox Game List complete list for Xbox, PC, and xCloud
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New Xbox Game Pass games (Apr. 2025): What's coming, leaving soon
Xbox Game Pass As Xbox Game Pass grows ever bigger, I'm keeping careful track of the best new additions, upcoming arrivals, which games are leaving soon, and much more.
Peripherals & Accessories
MicroSD Express Cards are next-gen microSD cards
MicroSD Express MicroSD Express Cards are next-gen microSD Cards. Here's everything you need to know about them.
Touch grass with these fake grass skins that are very real
Accessories It might be April Fool's day, but these silly fake-grass dBrand skins are real and ready for purchase.
Alienware 27 4K QD-OLED Gaming Monitor (AW2725Q) review: 240Hz and maximum pixel density
Review Alienware's 27-inch, 4K, 240Hz OLED gaming monitor brings the latest tech to a smaller size, and it's a great display that also undercuts a lot of the competition.
If you type all day, you need the Logitech ERGO K860. It’s my go-to keyboard, and it’s currently on sale.
Deal I’ve used the Logitech ERGO K860 for years, typing over a million words. It’s the best ergonomic keyboard I’ve ever owned, and now you can get it at a discount.
Microsoft
Bill Gates: I'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm
Microsoft @ 50 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he'd start the company again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI, Google, and more.
News Roundup: Smaller Surface Pro, Windows 11 block, and Amazon warning Surface and Xbox shoppers
News This week, Microsoft cracked down on a Windows 11 setup trick, leaks confirmed a 12-inch Surface Pro, and Amazon warned shoppers about high Xbox and Surface returns.
Microsoft has killed "several" data center projects in the U.S. and Europe — Microsoft responds (Updated)
Microsoft Bloomberg is reporting that Microsoft is reducing its data center footprint globally, citing oversupply.
Looking back at Windows Mixed Reality, the VR we hardly knew
Microsoft @ 50 Windows Mixed Reality didn't make it to its 10th anniversary, but it made a significant splash in the VR world during its limited run.
Artificial Intelligence
OpenAI's latest funding round pushes its market cap to $300B
AI OpenAI closed its latest round of funding where it managed to raise $40 billion from investors, pushing its market cap to $300 billion.
Windows 98 supports modern AI models — A missed opportunity?
AI Andreessen Horowitz's co-founder recently revealed that a small Llama AI model successfully ran on Windows 98.
ChatGPT adds one million new users in just one hour
AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman revealed that ChatGPT had achieved a mega milestone, adding over one million users in a little under an hour due to its new image generation feature.
Bill Gates: I'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm
Microsoft @ 50 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he'd start the company again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI, Google, and more.
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