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The Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controller is on sale for $98
Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 Core controller is available for $98, down from $130.
Ian Carlos Campbell01.11.2025
A new initiative will fund and support open-source Chromium projects
Google has teamed up with the Linux Foundation to establish the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers initiative.
Mariella Moon01.10.2025
The next Xbox Developer Direct showcase is set for January 23
Xbox has revealed that its next Developer Direct will take place on January 23 and include deep dives into South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Doom: The Dark Ages and another new game.
Kris Holt01.09.2025
Xbox Cloud Streaming is coming to new LG smart TVs
You’ll be able to stream from Game Pass Ultimate’s library (and some of your own games) when the Xbox app launches on the latest LG TVs later this year.
Will Shanklin01.07.2025
Xbox’s Game Pass now rewards users for playing PC games
PC Game Pass gamers can now earn rewards by playing games for at least 15 minutes a day.
Jeremy Gan01.07.2025
Microsoft is spending $80 billion on data centers this year
Microsoft is spending a lot of money on AI data centers, most of which will go towards projects in the US.
Mariella Moon01.04.2025
The FTC’s Microsoft antitrust probe reportedly focuses on software bundling
The company reportedly used a government cybersecurity crisis (partially caused by a known exploit in a Microsoft product) to sell more licenses to the feds. Is it 1998 again?
Will Shanklin12.28.2024
Engadget Podcast: The AI hype train stalled in 2024
We began the year with enormous hype around artificial intelligence, but that's cooled off.
Devindra Hardawar12.20.2024
8010080100Xbox Series X review (2024): Unfulfilled potential
The Xbox Series X is still a powerful gaming console, but its limited library of exclusives makes it far less compelling than the PlayStation 5.
Devindra Hardawar12.14.2024
Skype phases out credits and phone numbers
Subscriptions replace credits moving forward. Meanwhile, the platform has no remaining way to set up a new custom phone number.
Will Shanklin12.14.2024
Xbox previews cloud streaming of games you own on consoles
Microsoft has started a beta test that will finally bring cloud streaming to Xbox consoles.
Anna Washenko12.12.2024
iFixit now carries official Xbox replacement parts
As part of a deal it struck with Microsoft last year, iFixit has started selling genuine Xbox parts and offering repair guides.
Steve Dent12.06.2024
Microsoft starts testing Copilot Vision in Edge
The experimental feature scans the websites you browse in Edge and can have a chat with you about them. Microsoft is taking a strict approach to security and privacy.
Will Shanklin12.06.2024
Microsoft confirms the Windows 11 TPM security requirement isn't going anywhere
With the end date for Windows 10 less than a year away, people still using that operating system will need to start preparing to enter the Windows 11 era.
Anna Washenko12.05.2024
Warcraft and Warcraft II are leaving GOG on December 13
GOG said it was removing the games at Blizzard's request.
Igor Bonifacic12.03.2024
Elon Musk asks court to stop OpenAI from becoming a for-profit
Elon Musk accused OpenAI and Microsoft of anticompetitive practices in a new filing that seeks to stop OpenAI's conversion to a for-profit model.
Cheyenne MacDonald12.02.2024
Microsoft is taking away the Xbox Avatar Editor
Microsoft has quietly announced the end of an era, with the Xbox Avatar Editor going away early next year.
Anna Washenko11.27.2024
Microsoft confirms Windows 11 24H2 update is crashing some Ubisoft games
The Windows 11 24H2 update has affected Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Assassin's Creed Origins, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
Cheyenne MacDonald11.25.2024
Here's your first chance to try Microsoft's Recall feature on Copilot+ PCs
After multiple delays, Microsoft is now letting Windows users try out a preview of the Recall feature. Windows Insider testers with a Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PC will be the first to gain access.
Kris Holt11.23.2024
The New York Times says OpenAI deleted evidence in its copyright lawsuit
The New York Times said in a court filing that key parts of its evidence of OpenAi's plagiarism of its articles were erased.
Danny Gallagher11.22.2024