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Xbox cloud gaming is up 45% — but the real takeaway is something Microsoft probably doesn't want to brag about

Microsoft's Xbox Cloud Gaming operation hit 1.0 this year and opened up access to Xbox Game Pass Essentials and Premium tiers. As you might expect, that has led to some serious growth.

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Windows 10 retirement pushes 780,000 users to Linux as Zorin OS Hits 1M downloads — but Microsoft still wants to evolve Windows 11 into an agentic AI OS

Zorin, a Linux-based operating system designed to rival macOS and Windows, recently surpassed one million downloads following Microsoft's decision to pull the plug on Windows 10 on October 14, 2025.

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Apple's upcoming iPhone Fold looks to copy Microsoft's Surface Duo — and that's genuinely great news

I loved the Surface Duo's short but wide aspect ratio, and it appears Apple is planning to bring that unique shape and size back with its upcoming foldable iPhone.

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Could Death Stranding 2 ever come to Xbox? A recent PC rating for Hideo Kojima's sequel makes it a far more realistic possibility

Death Stranding 2’s early PC rating arrives much sooner than the first game’s rollout, suggesting the sequel could reach PC and later Xbox far earlier than expected.

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PowerToys will finally fix Windows 11’s multi-monitor headache — better brightness controls are on the way

PowerToys is adding a new tool called PowerDisplay that lets you control brightness and other settings across multiple monitors, fixing a long-standing Windows 11 weakness.

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Microsoft adds new "app updates" page to Windows 11's Settings app for updating certain apps using Windows Update

A new "app updates" page has appeared in the Windows Settings app on Windows 11 in the latest preview builds, providing the ability to update apps using Windows Update.

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Uninstalling apps on Windows 11 is about to get much easier — and it’s long overdue

Microsoft is rolling out a handy uninstall option inside the Store library, giving Windows 11 users a faster way to remove apps without digging into Settings.

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The new Helldivers 2 Python Commandos Warbond has a freakin' minigun in it, and also a chainsaw — it's got a release date, too, and I'm stoked

Helldivers 2's new Python Commandos Warbond has been revealed, and it's coming next week with a minigun, a chainsaw, and more. Here's everything in it.

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Sony’s billion-dollar PC boom — and why skipping more Steam ports now seems impossible

Sony’s Steam catalogue has generated major revenue over the past five years, with new data highlighting Helldivers 2’s impact and showing why more PC ports now make strong financial sense.

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'Moonlighter 2' has one of the most infectious gameplay loops of 2026 — Raid dungeons, sell the loot, grow your shop, become RICH

Business is booming for Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault.

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Xbox adds Default Game Profiles in preview for the Xbox Ally — boosting performance and battery life for Xbox Ally

A new Windows Insider update introduces Default Game Profiles and several quality of life upgrades for the Xbox Ally, improving performance, responsiveness, and overall usability for handheld players.

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The most brutal Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Dark Ops challenge yet has been uncovered

Dark Ops challenges are supposed to be some of the most difficult in any Call of Duty game, but the latest discovered in Black Ops 7 is on a whole other level of pain.

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The latest Windows 11 update tanked PC gaming performance — but NVIDIA has already issued a fix

NVIDIA confirmed Windows 11’s October 2025 Update caused major FPS drops on some GPUs, but a new hotfix driver is already rolling out to restore performance.

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Winter Burrow is the cozy indie survival game Xbox fans didn’t know they needed — perfect for anyone craving a chill, heartfelt escape

I recently wrapped up Winter Burrow, a recent day one Xbox Game Pass arrival that challenges you to survive a wintry forest as a wayward mouse. It's cute.

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Bill Gates' Foundation Trust cuts Microsoft stake by 65% — dropping to a mere $4.7 billion in its vast portfolio

The latest SEC filing reveals the Gates Foundation Trust has sharply reduced its Microsoft holdings, shifting billions across its portfolio.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming comes to millions of players in Brazil via LG TVs and Amazon Fire TV — no price-inflated console required

Xbox Cloud Gaming expands in Brazil via LG Smart TVs and Fire TV, compatible with Bluetooth controllers.

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff ditches ChatGPT for Gemini AI after 3 years of daily use: "Holy s*** — the leap is insane".

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says he is ditching ChatGPT for Gemini 3 after using it every day for 3 years, after just 2 hours with Google's offering.

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Xbox Cloud Gaming just fixed one of its most frustrating save issues — this new sync update is a huge UI improvement

Xbox Cloud Gaming has introduced a new quality-of-life feature in its latest Windows Insider preview build that allows players to view the status of their cloud save data before launching a game.

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Microsoft launches AI agent to outperform OpenAI's GPT-4o — running locally on your PC with built-in human intervention triggers

Microsoft recently unveiled Fara-7B, a Computer Use Agent capable of undertaking complex tasks on behalf of users directly on their devices.

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No budget gaming here: Valve’s Steam Machine will rival true PC prices as it confirms it won't subsidize the price (which may be good for Xbox)

A reveal that could make or break Valve’s return to the living room console fight before it even begins.

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ARC Raiders hits massive sales milestone as it tops Steam's Top Sellers chart for four straight weeks — it's just above Battlefield 6, and not slowing down

ARC Raiders' player count numbers have remained very high since launch, and new data shows that the game has sold incredibly well, too.

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LIVE: Step into gaming history: limited‑edition Xbox Crocs now available for fans who want to wear their fandom

Microsoft is introducing Xbox Crocs, with shoes customized to look like an Xbox Series X|S controller that'll be available for $80.

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Black Friday buyers beware — AMD says graphics card prices could rise 10%

AMD is preparing a price increase of at least ten percent for its Radeon GPUs as rising DRAM costs driven by AI demand put pressure on memory supply and availability

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Bloodborne has come to PC with this crazy Elden Ring mod — it just got a huge update, and it looks so good I'd believe FromSoftware made it

This wild Elden Ring mod completely transforms the game into a Bloodborne-like experience, and it just got a huge update that adds trick weapons, a custom UI, and more.

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Epic CEO: "RAM price increases will be a real problem" — as OpenAI et al. blow up RAM prices, threatening affordability of everything from Xbox to TVs and laptops

Microsoft, OpenAI, and other artificial intelligence proponents are using tax payer subsidies to blow up the price of RAM, and by extension, practically all consumer tech.

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