Microsoft Microsoft is apparently getting into the VPN game, too, with the Microsoft Edge Secure Network. According to a support page on Microsoft’s site, Microsoft is previewing the Microsoft Edge Secure Network, a service that sends your data through an encrypted tunnel to secure your browsing session. The service is powered by Cloudflare, the page…
The company is apparently looking into options to showcase ads in a non-disruptive way Microsoft is looking into ways to introduce ads…
The upgraded chip is said to help improve power efficiency while cutting manufacturing costs Microsoft is reportedly working on a new chip…
For the last few days there’s been a story making its way around the tech world: Microsoft is putting advertising in File Explorer, the built-in file browser for Windows. It’s based on a tweet showing a preview build of Windows 11, and featuring what’s pretty clearly a banner ad for the paid Microsoft Editor tool.…
Microsoft said Monday that it is finally making its DirectStorage API available to game developers, promising to bring one of the best features of the Xbox Series X game console, Quick Resume, to the PC. Microsoft originally announced that DirectStorage would be coming to Windows in 2020. Microsoft issued a DirectStorage preview in July 2021,…
Both AMD and Intel on Thursday said that the two companies had halted sales of their products to Russia and Belarus, an explicit commitment from the chip industry in taking action against the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Microsoft also said it would halt “new” sales of Microsoft products. Nvidia said Friday that it has halted…
Microsoft and Asobo Studio have launched Microsoft Flight Simulator on Xbox Cloud Gaming. Now, one of the most technically impressive titles is…
Microsoft has chosen to “avoid the spread of disinformation” by de-ranking Russian state-sponsored sites Russia Today and Sputnik from the company’s Bing search results. In a post authored by president and chairman Brad Smith, the company said that it was taking action on both fronts in response to the conflict in Ukraine Consumers will see…
Windows 11 has continued to tack away from its launch state, issuing new features that are mainly course corrections from its initial approach. Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22563 is a case in point, bringing fixes to the taskbar for tablets and an improved Widgets experience. It’s a theme we talked about in our recent…
Microsoft If you’re looking for an excellent 2-in-1, Best Buy has a good deal going right now. The big box retailer is selling the 256GB Microsoft Surface Book 3 for $1,299.99. That’s $700 off the MSRP. When we reviewed the Surface Book 3 in mid-2020, we gave it four out of five stars. ”This is…