Category: Microsoft

Our favorite games of 2019

[ad_1] Outer Wilds Devindra HardawarSenior Editor You wake up by a campfire, staring at a night sky teeming with celestial activity. A green moon (or is it a planet?) is in the distance, a ship slowly disintegrates in space. The solar system seems vast, beautiful and dangerous all at the same time. That’s your introduction […]

The best gadgets of 2019

[ad_1] Bigger, lighter ultraportable laptops Cherlynn LowReviews Editor Good lord, did laptops get a facelift this year. After all the progress that notebooks as a category made last year, I wasn’t expecting to see much more improvement in 2019. I was wrong. This year, Dell launched a new XPS 13 2-in-1, which my colleague Devindra […]

‘Halo: Combat Evolved’ remaster for PC enters public testing in January

[ad_1] The developers also believe that Halo 2 is “not far” behind with similar upgrades, and has teased early work on adapting Halo 3. There’s still a lot of work left to do before the reworked Master Chief Collection is finished, but 343 is establishing a clear theme with its updates. It wants to offer […]

Redbox is selling off its video games at major discounts

[ad_1] If you’re interested in picking up a game either for yourself or as a last-minute gift, you can input your zip code into Redbox’s website to see if it’s available at kiosks in your area. Just note, as Lifehacker points out, that each game comes in one of Redbox’s red jewel cases, instead of […]

Battle royale brawler ‘Darwin Project’ gets full release in January

[ad_1] Darwin Project takes place in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic landscape in remote northern Canada. In preparation for an impending Ice Age, a new project is launched — half science, half live entertainment — pitting participants against one another in treacherous conditions in a murderous bid for victory. Think Hunger Games meets Bear Grylls survivalism. The […]

After Math: Microsoft pulls back the cover on Project Scarlett

[ad_1] Arriving Just in time for next year’s holiday season, Microsoft’s next generation gaming console, previously known as Project Scarlett, will reportedly manage to pack four times as much processing power as its predecessor. There’s no word on pricing just yet but we do know that it will support up to 120 fps and 8K […]

‘Bayonetta’ & ‘Vanquish’ bundle comes to PS4 and Xbox One in February

[ad_1] Gamers who have already played these cult classics may want to give them another whirl in 4K, while those who haven’t owe it to themselves to try them out. Bayonetta is arguably one of the best 3D action games around. It borrows from the Devil May Cry formula — developer PlatinumGames is made up […]

Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 Mobile Office apps in 2021

[ad_1] “Because of the lack of security updates, we strongly recommend that if you wish to use Office on a phone you transition to the latest Microsoft Office apps on an iOS or Android phone,” Bill Doll, senior product marketing manager for Office apps strategy at Microsoft urged. The announcement isn’t a huge surprise. Windows […]

Qualcomm pushes for cheaper Snapdragon PCs with its 7c and 8c chips

[ad_1] The Snapdragon 8cx will remain the highest-end model, while the 8c sits right below it. It uses an octa-core Kryo 490 CPU and an Adreno 675 GPU, and was built on a 7nm process. Altogether, the Snapdragon 8c is up to 30 percent faster than the Snapdragon 850. It also features an X24 gigabit […]

Microsoft’s redesigned Office mobile apps read text out loud

[ad_1] The apps now have a more consistent visual design, which includes new app icons, splash screens, cards, typography and more. Productivity features like Play My Emails will let users listen to their inbox as if it were a podcast, and Read Aloud will serve a similar function in Word and Office apps. You can […]