TL;DR: Get Visual Studio Pro 2026 for $32.97 through June 7 and unlock Microsoft’s latest IDE for building C#, .NET, and cross-platform apps with AI-assisted coding tools and real-time collaboration features. Visual Studio remains a go-to choice for…
Ignore the name — you’ll be able to buy Microsoft’s Surface RTX Spark Dev Box as a consumer, Microsoft executives confirmed this week at its Build conference. In an interview with my colleague Alaina Yee,…
AI agents will soon be everywhere, we’re told, but where exactly? Clearly they’re in the cloud, on our desktop PCs, and even on our phones, but they could also live on other devices, like smart…
The biggest challenge with personal AI agents is often figuring out what to do with them. In a home setting, that can be surprisingly tricky. Take a 24/7 AI agent like Google’s Gemini Spark, which…
Microsoft’s surprise launch of the new Surface Laptop Ultra, based on Nvidia’s RTX Spark platform, is definitely worth talking about. Everything about this machine suggests an exciting reboot of the Surface lineage. The new 15-inch…
You’re sitting on Flight 02 from San Francisco to Taipei, settling in for a long 14-hour journey. Suddenly, a familiar face appears nearby — a competitor! This is what Microsoft’s new “privacy screen” on its…
Microsoft’s May security update KB5089549 is failing to install on some Windows 11 machines. Microsoft has now acknowledged on this support page that the installation of this important update fails on some computers—while displaying error…
Microsoft announced new Surface for Business laptops and tablets on Tuesday. Sadly, you already know what to expect: three new Surface Laptops, in 13- and 15-inch display sizes, and a new Surface Pro tablet, too.…
Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Microsoft commissioned a Signal65 report comparing Windows 11 PCs to the MacBook Neo, but Macworld notes the analysis overlooks Apple’s superior build quality and display advantages. The…
Yesterday was May’s Patch Tuesday, meaning Microsoft released new updates that addressed 120 security vulnerabilities. In addition to Windows and Office, Microsoft’s cloud services were also affected. So far, none of the vulnerabilities are being…