Apple and Microsoft take a step back from OpenAI
OpenAI Barely a week after news broke that Apple Fellow Phil Schiller would join the OpenAI board in a non-voting observer role, Financial Times reports that the two companies are…
Xbox Game Pass is getting a price hike alongside complicated tier overhaul
Microsoft Microsoft just announced some price hikes and tier changes for Xbox Game Pass, its video game subscription service. The changes, which go into effect on July 10, were quietly…
It only took 41 years, but Notepad just got its most important update ever
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends After 41 years of being part of Windows, Notepad has finally been updated by Microsoft with two essential features: autocorrect and spellcheck. Given how prevalent…
Here’s how much RAM Windows 11 actually uses
Microsoft Upgrading to Windows 11 comes with a few requirements, and that includes a bump in random access memory (RAM). And with Windows 10 nearing the end of support, many…
Why I won’t be returning to Windows anytime soon
Apple Earlier this year, I made a pretty drastic, all-in move to Apple. That included laptop, tablet, phone, and watch. And so far, I haven’t been tempted to go back.…
The fascinating way Microsoft and Apple are being forced to team up
Justin Sullivan / Getty Images Apple announced its deal with OpenAI as part of Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, and now more details have been released about the partnership. According…
Xbox Live is down, so you can’t sign into your Xbox account
Microsoft Xbox Live experienced a major sign-in outage Tuesday afternoon that made it impossible to log into your Xbox profile to play games online. I noticed it after attempting to…
New Open Source Bugs Leave Thousands of iOS Apps Vulnerable to Hijacking
A series of newly discovered vulnerabilities in a widely used open source software utility could spell big trouble for large parts of the iOS and MacOS ecosystems. The bugs in…
Leaked Google Pixel 9 Is So Disgustingly Pink You Can Taste It
Did anyone else get force-fed amoxicillin as a young kid? I can still taste the chilled pink chalkiness to this day, lingering in my mouth hours after having taken a…
Microsoft Surface Pro Review: A Laptop With an Identity Crisis
Microsoft Surface Pro 2024 The 11th-gen Surface Pro has some pretty solid performance, but it’s not beating other laptops with its high price tag. The Surface Pro for 2024 costs…