Sign-in functions for Microsoft’s Xbox Live service failed Tuesday into the afternoon, preventing users from signing in to and playing Xbox games on the console and PC. Microsoft’s Xbox Live service page acknowledged an error…
Amazon apparently didn’t get the memo that the metaverse is dead. I mean, how else do you explain its new 3D “Gaming Zone” showroom that looks like what the 1980s thought the future would be?…
A Thunderbolt 5 cable has finally appeared, even before Thunderbolt 5 docks have begun shipping. Cable Matters is now advertising several “Intel Certified” Thunderbolt 5 cables capable of 120Gbps—but only one is worth buying, eventually.…
Have you been burned before by Windows on Arm? Are you worried whether the apps you need will actually run on Copilot+ PCs? I was, too. But after playing around with one myself, I’m fairly…
You would think that an AI PC—sorry, a Copilot+ PC—would nail down its AI experience. But Microsoft’s Copilot key on its new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop might be a little confusing to make work.…
My tests of the Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) 11th Edition have uncovered what appears to be the fastest browser for Copilot+ PCs, and the competition really isn’t that close. One of the questions I’m interested…
My first impression of the Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) tablet was not a good one. As soon as I finished setting it up — bam! — it spontaneously and unexpectedly rebooted. And all I did…
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Well designed, compact Unique screen-lock button and icons Keeps itself cool Attractive price Can power three displays Cons Subpar performance Three 4K displays only work at 30Hz Doesn’t pass…
One of the big questions surrounding the launch of the Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) and new Copilot+ PCs is how well those laptops will run the broad ecosystem of Windows applications. So will they run…
Microsoft has split the future of Windows between two user groups: those with AI-powered Copilot+ PCs and those without. Microsoft now says that the latest version of Windows 11—that’s Windows 11 version 24H2—will only be…