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September 30
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred FAQ: Launch times in your timezone, the best place to buy, what's in the DLC, Twitch drops and more
- Score the best Resident Evil games for $8 apiece with this unbeatable bundle deal and start spooky month with peak horror
- AMD's all-new X870 and X870E motherboards launch: Where to buy the best match for Ryzen 9000 CPUs
- Opinion: This budget gaming laptop with a 144Hz display is a much better value than ROG Ally any day of the week
- Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge laptops with this special sticker are $530 off — get a Snapdragon X Elite for $819.99
- China is "the first to train a single generative AI model across multiple data centers" with an innovative mix of "non-sanctioned" GPUs forced by US import blocks on AI tech
- Amazon's discounted Fire TV stick is now the cheapest way to instantly access hundreds of Xbox games through Game Pass
- AMD unlocks over 60% Ryzen CPU power boosts for two of my top-rated desktop processors with a new TDP firmware update
- An entire YEAR after release for Chromebooks, the Pixel Buds web app now supports Windows and macOS
- "I see you're exploring the galaxy." A Starfield player made this insane Clippy space ship, taking the old school Microsoft assistant interstellar.
September 29
- A fan-favorite character returns to help gamers find more time to play Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 without printing off a fake excuse from the internet
- One of the best Xbox controller charging stands is on sale for nearly half-price courtesy of this early Prime Day deal
September 28
- My go-to tenkeyless keyboard for PC gaming is on sale thanks to this generous early Prime Day deal
- Razer's vibrating headphones have returned with more class, style, and features than ever
- Intel’s ‘Thunderbolt Share’ finally debuts on this top-tier gaming PC. Here's which one (and why it matters).
- Razer Synapse 4 finally turns into the app we always wanted it to be, as its lengthy beta period comes to an end
- Razer just announced the coolest laptop accessory it's ever produced
- The new Razer Freyja haptic gaming cushion went from concept to reality in 9 months. Here’s why else it’s unique.
- The next two Minecraft updates were unveiled during the spookiest Minecraft Live yet
- A classic monster makes a comeback in Capcom's Tokyo Game Show 2024 gameplay showcase of Monster Hunter Wilds
September 27
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman branded "podcasting bro" for his reportedly absurd plan to "take $7 trillion and many years to build 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centers" to fulfill his ambitious AI vision
- It's not a bug, you actually CAN uninstall Windows Recall if you don't want it on Copilot+ PCs
- Under pressure from privacy advocates, Microsoft agrees to filter passwords and credit card info from Windows Recall 'snapshots.' Here's how it works.
- "Anything sensitive is always encrypted:" Microsoft's controversial Windows Recall feature that remembers everything you do using AI is finally secure, but will trust follow?
- You can still save hundreds on our favorite AI PCs after Prime Day — Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more on sale
- Microsoft's rumored Copilot refresh could turn the AI chatbot into a personalized virtual news presenter — spreading its wings beyond image generation and search
- One of my all-time favorite indie JRPGs is on sale for an astronomical discount at CDKeys for over half its MSRP
- "There have been a number of people actually at the studio who have floated the idea of a Pillars Tactics game," says Obsidian's Josh Sawyer when interviewed about the future of Pillars of Eternity
- California signs a law that will make digital game stores fess up about your lack of ownership of what you're buying
- For a third time, Blizzard Entertainment is trying to make this famous game into a shooter. Will it succeed this time?
September 26
- NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5090 specs seemingly leak, revealing massive power requirements
- SteelSeries is launching a new line of gaming earbuds dubbed the 'Arctis Gamebuds' for Xbox and PC
- MSI teases a STALKER 2-themed NVIDIA RTX graphics card ahead of the game's launch
- "We've seen the largest number of Xbox console players in the region to date," Xbox lead Phil Spencer confirms growth in Asia
- Mark Zuckerberg says Windows 11 PCs will pair with Meta Quest VR headsets just by glimpsing at the keyboard soon
- A modern-day indie successor to the classic JRPG, Chrono Trigger, has been announced for Xbox and PC
- Microsoft doubles down in its AI and Cloud infrastructure with a $1.3 billion investment in Mexico
- Age of Mythology: Retold gets rebuilt Chinese faction with Immortal Pillars expansion on Xbox and PC
- Over nine classic Square Enix JRPGs have been announced for Xbox and some are available to buy right now
- Fallout 76 is finally getting pets — here's what you need to know
- Panasonic Connect announces the Let's note FV4 laptop for US government, hospitals, and anywhere else where a secure PC is required
- StarCraft Remastered and StarCraft 2 are coming to PC Game Pass — here's when
- Everything you missed at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show: Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster confirmed, more Square Enix games, and Starcraft on Xbox Game Pass
- ChatGPT's human-like Advanced Voice Mode feature can say “Sorry I’m late” in over 50 languages — but the EU is reportedly turning a deaf ear to OpenAI's plea because it can detect user emotion
- Atlus' upcoming high-fantasy JRPG epic, Metaphor: ReFantazio, has a playable demo available right now for Xbox and PC
- Generative AI isn't pushing Microsoft Copilot+ PC sales — a dire need for future-proof upgrades coupled with Windows 10's imminent death is
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster's Xbox port has finally been announced and is available to purchase right now
September 25
- Spotify's nifty AI playlist tool is available to more people, but Windows users aren't among them
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered will come alongside an unpopular feature on PC
- The God of War Ragnarök PC mod that bypasses Sony's PSN requirement has been taken down, and not even Nexus Mods knows why: "We've reached out"
- Assassin's Creed Shadows is delayed out of 2024 — here's the new release date
- Xbox mobile apps are being streamlined, combining Xbox Game Pass and Xbox apps together
- The ‘most efficient family of x86 processors ever’ has launched; here’s the best place to buy Intel’s groundbreaking new laptops
- “This could be just the first pounding of Nintendo’s giant global IP protection hammer” — industry experts weigh in on why we should be concerned over Palworld lawsuit
- Sam Altman claims superintelligence might only be "a few thousand days" away from OpenAI's doorstep, but there are a lot of details to figure out
- OpenAI's proposed logo refresh sparks controversy among staffers, calling it "devoid of creativity" — despite ChatGPT and DALL-E 3's touted "insanely powerful" logo creation capabilities
- Microsoft unveils new Correction tool to address AI hallucinations but there are early concerns — "Trying to eliminate hallucinations from generative AI is like trying to eliminate hydrogen from water"
September 24
- Every PC and Xbox game shown during Sony's PlayStation State of Play September 2024
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is real — here's when it's launching on Windows PC
- Monster Hunter Wilds releases Feb. 28, 2025 and we finally got to see the new flagship monster — Check it out
- SAG-AFTRA is striking League of Legends, citing unfair labor practices
- God of War Ragnarök's PC port is great, but thanks to Sony stubbornness, all we're talking about is that stupid PSN controversy again
- Treyarch unveils 8 more maps for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 multiplayer along with plans for gameplay adjustments ahead of launch
- It took 18 months to create this esports-caliber Alienware headset, co-designed by gaming pros
- I can't wait to see more of HP's Spectre replacement and its latest AMD-powered, Thunderbolt-equipped enterprise laptop
- HyperX introduces an all-in-one wireless headset for work and gaming with battery life strong enough to handle both
- HP might have just made its workstation PCs the best platform for AI development
- HP's new Series 5 Pro monitors have one of my favorite high-end laptop features
- Xbox Design Lab introduces new transparent Cipher options for Elite controllers — here's what you need to know
- A tech wizard brings ChatGPT's AI brilliance and internet access to the classic TI-84 graphing calculator — "I made the ultimate cheating device"
- Logitech's new accessory with nine customizable full-color display keys makes the creative process easier when working in Adobe apps
September 23
- "We will not disappoint our Warhammer fans in the future." It looks like we might be getting Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 3.
- Blizzard has made it impossible to die while levelling in World of Warcraft, for some reason — at what point does being too easy become boring?
- 'Starfield' gets an anime-styled video detailing the history of House Va'ruun from its upcoming DLC expansion
- OpenAI casts its AI net wider across low-income countries with $1 million in API credits through its new OpenAI Academy initiative
- Apple's former Chief Designer confirms mobile project with OpenAI — leveraging the ChatGPT maker's AI smarts to "create a computing experience that is less socially disruptive than the iPhone"
September 21
- "We’re building plans for the 25th anniversary of Halo and Xbox," Microsoft confirms in a new interview. "We have such a rich heritage, you have to celebrate that."
September 20
- That sweet Helldivers 2 Halo Infinite mode is closer than ever — here's how it works and when a release date is coming
- Qualcomm reportedly wants to buy Intel in a potential takeover that would shake up chip industry
- Minecraft's official PS5 version has a release date and, no, there won't be ray tracing
- Microsoft and Xbox have made billions on Halo, but a huge $1.8b chunk of that hasn't even come from the games
- Homeworld 3's upcoming DLC is now launching all at once, with some big features being added for free
- Windows 11 is finally letting you change what the Copilot key does
- Investors claim OpenAI is 'uniquely' positioned to become the world's dominant AI company worth trillions of dollars ahead of Microsoft and Apple: "There has never been a company that has both a dominant enterprise and consumer position early on"
- Like A Dragon's fan-favorite maniac, Goro Majima finally gets his own standalone game by becoming a pirate in Hawaii!?
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admitted GPT-4 "kind of sucks," and now we learn the AI model consumes up to 3 water bottles to generate a mere 100 words
- "Return to Night City" Netflix teases new Cyberpunk animated show
- Corsair and Call of Duty officially announce multi-year partnership for PCs and peripherals starting with Black Ops 6
September 19
- PowerA is massively upping its game with two new Fusion Pro Xbox controllers — wired AND wireless
- BioWare hopes you'll make Dragon Age: The Veilguard builds so good they'll break the game with its higher level cap — "Nothing would make me happier than somebody outsmarting our best tuners"
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard game director talks DLC and expansions
- Microsoft and affiliates (not OpenAI) are secretly using your LinkedIn data to train AI models — Here's how to opt out of the experience
- A concept designer's 'Windows 12.1' illustration demonstrates the minimalistic Start menu we've been begging Microsoft for on Windows 11 with less AI chaff
- There's no reason to overspend on a Windows convertible AI PC, thanks to this massive discount
- Microsoft and BlackRock want to raise $100 billion to 'emancipate themselves from the shackles' of insufficient power and increase data centers for their ambitious AI dreams
- "It is truly unfortunate that we will be forced to allocate significant time to matters unrelated to game development due to this lawsuit," — Palworld responds to news of Nintendo suing for patent infringement
September 18
- Nintendo is suing Palworld developer Pocketpair for patent infringement "to protect the intellectual properties it has worked hard to establish over the years"
- Final Fantasy 16 and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth didn't meet expectations for Square Enix
- Mojang's first take on a new, more focused Minecraft Live is just weeks away
- My 'dated' iPhone 13 won't get Apple Intelligence, but Windows 11 can, thanks to Microsoft's only authorized third-party solution for MacBooks
- The next big Windows 11 feature update may have just had its release date revealed (Update: or not)
- Microsoft Edge will borrow "a table of contents" from Google Chrome's playbook to declutter its settings and improve navigation in October 2024
- Microsoft says OpenAI's ChatGPT isn't "better" than Copilot; you just aren't using it right, but Copilot Academy is here to help
- EA shows concept video of user generated game content using AI tools, and it's a world of cardboard
September 17
- The next Battlefield game is being built by four EA studios — here's what they're each doing
- Frostpunk 2 Metacritic review roundup: The critics are clear about this "ambitious sequel" to one of the best survival games out there
- Logitech just announced a bunch of new gaming accessories, including long awaited Superlight 2 and G915 sequels
- Intel's financial crisis delays the development of mega fab factories in Poland and Germany despite heavy subsidies
- Capcom takes sandpaper to Dragon's Dogma 2's friction with a new update, including that Pawn sickness that turns them into nuclear bombs
- Fallout 76: Milepost Zero's new questline lets you live out your dreams of guarding Brahmin caravans
- Bethesda took one look at Diablo 4’s microtransactions and said, "hold my beer"—introducing the $1,999 Fallout 76 bundle
- My all-time favorite Xbox controller is on sale with a massive discount before Black Friday even has a chance to start
- Bill Gates says he'd start Microsoft again as an AI-centric firm to rival OpenAI and Google: "Today, somebody could raise billions of dollars for a new AI company [that’s just] a few sketch ideas"
- Microsoft cut Windows 7 support on Edge, but Mozilla says "enough" Firefox users are using it to extend support to March 2025: "Backporting security fixes is already getting increasingly painful due to the divergence"
September 16
- Overwatch 2 comes to Xbox Game Pass — but you can't play it on the cloud for one annoying reason
- Microsoft leverages robotics and AI to disassemble and recycle defective hard disks to reach a 90% reuse and recycle rate by 2025
- Diablo 4 has made $1 billion and counting for Blizzard, and a huge chunk of that comes from devilish microtransactions
- Starfield gets a video deep dive for its upcoming 'Shattered Space' DLC expansion, "... it has backfired horribly for House Va'ruun."
- Bill Gates' AI agent dream comes to pass at Microsoft's special Copilot event with Copilot agents
- Microsoft unveils Copilot Pages — a digital canvas for multiplayer AI collaboration at work
- A new AMD graphics feature massively increases framerates with AI tech for smoother gameplay, but there's a catch
- OpenAI o1 might be the final nail in coding's coffin — "If OpenAI's o1 can pass OpenAI's research engineer hiring interview for coding at a 90-100% rate, why would they continue to hire actual human engineers?"
- Microsoft has scrapped Edge's big UI refresh with rounded tabs
- "When you use the model, you save enormous amounts of energy" — NVIDIA CEO says they can't do graphics anymore without AI
September 15
- I've found 2 crazy storage deals for your Xbox — just in time to make room for Starfield Shattered Space
September 14
- This Govee collaboration is a must-have for Evangelion fans — and for a limited time you can get $20 off
September 13
- This Xbox controller is the best looking yet, and it's already a HUGE $25 off with this code
- Overwatch 2 crosses over with World of Warcraft, bringing new skins for characters like Reinhardt — here's when it begins
- This underrated survival-horror PlayStation Studios game is just $10 on PC for Friday the 13th
- Xbox Game Pass 'Standard' goes sub-standard: Games like Starfield, Diablo 4 go retroactively missing from the console's Game Pass "mid-tier"
- Millions of Microsoft Teams users are about to get a new translation feature, no AI required
- "We are very aware that this just isn't what our players want" Palworld creators confirm that they have no plans to go 'free-to-play' but are still planning skins and DLC
- OpenAI's Strawberry AI models ship with advanced reasoning capabilities synonymous with humans, though they'll need "an extra moment to think" — Sam Altman says it "doesn't constitute AGI"
- "Definitely wanted to, first and foremost, get keyboard and mouse right" — My first Ara: History Untold experience and new insights into PC and console, modding support, and strategy gameplay
- Make your own Minecraft movie with Microsoft's new Clipchamp templates
- A new e-sports brand challenges Razer Kishi with 'Vagabond' mobile controller
- Google may have a ChatGPT problem as users are subtly adopting AI-powered tools as their go-to search engines — but it could be eons before it becomes an actual threat
- Microsoft wants to beef up Windows security to prevent CrowdStrike-like fiascos, but there are critical concerns: "A world where only Microsoft can provide effective endpoint security is not a more secure world"
September 12
- The entire staff of gaming publisher Annapurna Interactive have left the company
- Unity backtracks on controversial Runtime Fee, takes major step in restoring eroded trust
- The Black Ops 6 beta was the biggest in Call of Duty history
- Treyarch Studios team says they are on "a journey to get where we want to be" with the Call of Duty experience
- "It may sound shocking, but Call of Duty is one of the most accessible AAA titles," and Black Ops 6 takes it even further
- This overlooked Amazon MMO is about to get a huge relaunch on Xbox, and its open beta goes live this weekend
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 should end the reign of 'movement kings' that use slide canceling to dominate competitive play
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 sees Prestige return — but with a new twist
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 won't include one big feature on Xbox One and PS4 — here's why
- Has Google monopolized digital advertising? New evidence traced back to former ad guru suggests it's a 'nightmare' for publishers to switch platforms: "It takes an act of God to do it"
- If you're wondering what to play on your $700 PS5 Pro — Flappy Bird "triumphantly returns" to multiple platforms (?!)
- "Weren’t Jackbox games already dirty? Not really. It’s just that you and your friends have been answering c*** to every Quiplash question for years." Jackbox Naughty Pack launches today
- "I know that this is difficult news to hear." New Microsoft Gaming layoffs hit: Xbox CEO Phil Spencer announces 650 redundancies in email to staff
- NVIDIA CEO says a shortage of its advanced AI chips prompts 'emotional turmoil': "We have a lot of people on our shoulders, and everybody is counting on us"
- OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise $6.5 billion from Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Apple amid bankruptcy claims — pushing its market cap to $150 billion
September 11
- Steam Families is out of beta testing, letting a household share PC games with ease
- What's the best app in the Microsoft Store? Microsoft wants to know!
- Is Acer's new laptop for 'women and casual gamers' sexist marketing or just cultural differences?
- Elden Ring DLC's new 1.14 balance patch update hits Shadow of the Erdtree's final boss with nerfs we all knew were coming, and whacks one of the best PvP builds, too
- The PS5 Pro's eye-watering price point is actually Xbox's fault, apparently. "A lack of direct competitor."
- Two former Samsung bigwigs nabbed for allegedly swiping $3.2 billion worth of the company's intellectual property to build a 'brand new second-hand' chip fab in China
- Intel may lose billions of dollars once set aside by the US CHIPS Act, unless it can get its act together
- Ubisoft finally learned a valuable lesson about always online games, but it's still too late
- Nevada plans to use Google AI to expedite unemployment benefits appeals: "The time savings they’re looking for only happens if the review is very cursory"
- Sam Altman's "GPT-4 is the dumbest model any of you will ever have to use" promise might reportedly come to fruition with a hint of 'Strawberry' in two weeks
September 10
- As Sony announces the $700 PS5 Pro, the internet unleashes the memes — and even the Xbox is catching strays
- OpenAI's latest AI videos prove why it was smart to limit access to Sora ahead of the US election
- Sony's 'PS5 Pro' beats Xbox to the AI graphics punch with its 'PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR)' feature — but it's $699.99
- Huawei's 10-inch tri-folding phone confirms Satya Nadella was wrong for killing Windows Phone AND Surface Duo
- As Sony reveals the PS5 Pro, Xbox is quietly building a cloud gaming dominance that could see it lead a $40 billion industry in just ten years
- After 5 years in Early Access, a first-person, open world simulation adventure is finally getting a 1.0 launch on PC and future Xbox release
- What you need to know about AI PCs and how to choose one
- Your new iPhone 16 can sync images with the Microsoft Photos app on Windows 10, not just Windows 11
- Adobe delivers a Windows UI performance bump alongside simplified color correction and a divisive AI audio tool in its latest beta
- My favorite File Explorer alternative just got better, but you won't see the biggest addition in its change log
September 9
- The new and mysterious Xbox and Activision studio 'Elsewhere Entertainment' has expanded hiring across into Sweden "to craft a franchise with an enduring legacy"
- Final Fantasy 16's Clive Rosfield will show off some of the biggest mobile games coming in 2024 and beyond later this month
- I never knew I needed this Windows 11 feature until Microsoft snuck it into testing
- Mojang's future plans for Minecraft include more frequent updates, the death of the Mob Vote, a PS5 version, and more
- Destiny 2 dev Bungie reveals "Apollo" and "Behemoth" Frontiers expansions on series' 10th Anniversary, and a new DLC roadmap too: "We believe it’s time for Destiny to change and evolve"
- Someone has reimagined the 'cursed' Minecraft movie trailer as fully animated, and it's so much better
- Google's lucrative ad business could be on the DOJ's chopping block for anti-competitive business practices: "No one is forced to use our advertising technologies, they use them because they're effective"
- Fallout is officially an Emmy Award-winning TV show, but there could still be more to come
September 8
- Ubisoft wants to fix the most annoying thing about Star Wars Outlaws 'in about ten days'
- Forza Horizon 5's latest update encourages you to hide from everyone, which a lot of us do in real life already
September 7
- These are the MUST-SEE announcements for Windows PCs, laptops, and gaming at IFA 2024
- "We had more than a million mods installed in less than 24 hours" — Baldur's Gate 3 players are having a blast with mod manager
September 6
- Samsung hops on the Intel Core Ultra Series 2 train with Galaxy Book5 Pro 360
- $2,000 per month for next-gen AI models? OpenAI could reportedly hike subscription prices amid bankruptcy claims: "That's a price point for an employee, not a chatbot. The only way it would make any sense is if it was legit AGI"
- Windows PCs powered by Snapdragon can now run ExpressVPN
- AMD confirms Z2 Extreme chip, aims to boost PC gaming handheld battery life by over 300%
- Leaked employee discussions demonstrate Amazon Q's lack of feature parity and potential loss of clientele to Microsoft's Copilot AI:"Q is fit for demos and very tightly controlled simple use cases"
- Microsoft PowerToys just added the perfect tool for multi-monitor setups
- "We hope you enjoy the show." Phil Spencer is really making sure we tune into the Xbox Tokyo Game Show
- Former OpenAI co-founder raises $1 billion for safety-focused firm while the ChatGPT maker prioritizes shiny products and is on the cusp of bankruptcy
September 5
- PlayStation's 'Astro Bot' is a shoo-in for Game of the Year, will Xbox ever have a family-friendly answer?
- Look! No hands! Lenovo's new concept laptop can tilt and twist all on its own, thanks to the power of AI.
- Lenovo somehow made the lightest laptop I've ever reviewed even lighter, more powerful, and longer lasting
- Lenovo hits sub $900 thanks to Qualcomm, and this 2-in-1 looks outstanding
- Lenovo announces five new AMD laptops, but this one is my favorite
- Govee lights up IFA 2024 with new flagship light strips and a slew of new accessories
- This new Windows laptop doesn't have a webcam until you want it to
- Blizzard reveals gameplay details and exciting classic rewards for World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary event
- Elon Musk's xAI developed Colossus in just 122 days — "The most powerful AI training system in the world" powered by 100K NVIDIA H100 GPUs could that make Grok 'the most powerful AI by every metric'
- Microsoft plans to rebrand Copilot in 'the most Microsoft way possible' in its September event — months after pumping the brakes on shipping new Copilot experiences
September 4
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 reviews are in — here's what critics are saying about this co-op shooter
- With Xbox's State of Decay 3 on the horizon, updates for its predecessor are ending after 6 years: "We’re excited to devote ourselves to making the next game even better"
- The makers of my favorite new PC and gaming accessory are teasing something big
- Dell just announced its Intel Core Ultra Series 2-powered XPS 13, but you should get one of these discounted models instead
- ASUS expands the Intel-powered Copilot+ PC lineup with five new laptops, including the stunning Zenbook S 14
- HoYoverse gave us some details on how 'Genshin Impact' will work with Xbox Game Pass, as well as Xbox Cloud Gaming
- The Minecraft Movie just got its first trailer and it's a little cursed, even with all the star power
- Qualcomm teases "high performance" desktops powered by Snapdragon X processors
- Acer just announced multiple "UltraSpeed" gaming monitors — One offers an insane 600Hz at 1080p
- Acer has a new gaming handheld with a helpful feature not seen on Steam Deck or ROG Ally
- You can play Diablo 4 2.0 today and test out the new levelling, runewords and more for a limited time — here's how
- Acer's formidable new Predator Orion 7000 desktop can crush any game with its RTX 4090, and it's joined by two refreshed Nitro V laptops
- AMD and Intel are getting Copilot+ access through Acer's new Swift AI and TravelMate AI PCs
- Acer's Swift Go 14 AI is one of the first Copilot+ PCs with Qualcomm's new 8-core Snapdragon X Plus
- Google Drive is finally coming to Snapdragon-powered laptops
- Apple and Microsoft battle for the #1 market cap crown as NVIDIA suffers the biggest single day drop in HISTORY
- Dell packed newly announced Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (8-core) into two of its best business laptops
- The Surface Pro 10 and Surface Pro 11 are Microsoft's latest 5G devices — and you can order them now
- You can finally buy ASUS' Surface Pro 11 competitor, and it's shockingly affordable with the keyboard included
- Qualcomm unveils new 8-Core Snapdragon X Plus chip built for more affordable Windows on Arm laptops
- MSI's next (and hopefully much better) Claw gaming handheld isn't coming until 2025
- Intel's missed AI opportunity might prompt it to pump the brakes on its $32 billion Magdeburg project and sell Altera to keep the lights on
- Microsoft claims Apple's stringent guidelines are barring cloud gaming services from the App Store: "Apple’s IAP commission fee is set at a level that is neither economically sustainable nor justifiable"
September 3
- Brilliant Borderlands fan uncovers "the most valuable SHiFT code" for all players after solving a bonkers puzzle — here's how they did it
- How to watch Qualcomm expand its Snapdragon X Series at IFA 2024
- The official Cyberpunk 2077 board game hit over 1,000% of its crowdfunding goal in just four hours, and it's not slowing down
- Sony sensationally takes Concord offline with no return in sight, refunds coming for Steam PC and PlayStation
- Intel Core Ultra Series 2 is official, delivering massive performance, efficiency, and AI gains in thin and light devices
- Intel and AMD will be joining the Copilot+ PC family before the end of the year
- Dell's new XPS 13 combines Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors with one of the best features of the M4 iPad Pro
- HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 brings the power (and efficiency) of Intel’s new Core Ultra Series 2 processors to creators
- Surprise! Capcom confirms Xbox versions of 'Marvel vs. Capcom' and 'Capcom Fighting Game Collection 2' are on the way
- Age of Mythology: Retold, Riders Republic, and more are coming to Xbox Game Pass
- Sam Altman indicated it's impossible to create ChatGPT without copyrighted material, but a new study claims 57% of the content on the internet is AI-generated and is subtly killing quality search results
- Microsoft Copilot lead says AI chatbots must 'learn' to ask for help to reduce hallucination episodes: "The thing that's really missing today is that a model doesn't raise its hands and say 'Hey, I'm not sure, I need help'"
- Incase will unearth Microsoft-branded accessories from the Microsoft Graveyard in Q4 2024: "The products will be the same, but instead of saying Microsoft they’ll say Incase, designed by Microsoft"
- Microsoft has partnered with HoYoverse on a big Xbox 'Genshin Impact' marketing campaign
September 2
- Jyamma Games CEO blasts Xbox amidst indefinite delay for 'Enotria: The Last Song,' Microsoft responds (Update)
- One of the best tools for updating your Windows wallpaper is about to get an update
- "Is this even legal?" A leaked pitch reveals marketing agency uses 'Active Listening' software to eavesdrop on calls and push curated Facebook and Google ads
- The first gameplay trailer for a long-missing JRPG series hitting Xbox has just landed
- "We want to make sure that every group of players can seek adventure," World of Warcraft devs discuss boosting solo play in The War Within
- Google rubbishes Amazon's AI guidelines: "We're flattered they're worried about us, but fiction doesn't become fact just because it's in talking points"
- Turns out you won't be able to uninstall Windows 11's Recall feature after all
- An avid tech YouTuber gets Windows XP to run on the iPhone, but Apple's JIT restrictions prevent the OS from firing on all cylinders