The Verge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

From Windows 1.0 to Windows 10 The PC revolution started off life 35 years ago this week. Microsoft launched its first version of Windows on November 20th, 1985, to succeed MS-DOS. It was a huge milestone that paved the way for the modern versions of Windows we use today. At the time, many complained that Windows 1.0

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sony has updated its release windows for two of the PlayStation 5’s biggest upcoming games in a new video posted to the company’s PlayStation YouTube channel. Now, the upcoming sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn , called Horizon Forbidden West , has a more conclusive release window of the second half of 2021. Image: Sony.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 11, 2021

It’s that semi-annual time again when a new Windows 10 feature update is imminent — and when you need to decide whether or not you want to participate in its unpaid beta testing process. Microsoft makes it easy for you to opt into beta testing, but not as easy to opt out. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Verge

JUNE 28, 2021

Microsoft keeps hinting at an October release date for Windows 11. The software giant teased an October date several times during its Windows event last week, including one instance where a Microsoft Teams message says “excited to turn it up to 11. can’t wait for October!” Microsoft’s first October hint. Another hint at October 20th.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 30, 2020

You’ll have to wait a bit longer for Panic’s odd little handheld: In an update published today , the company announced that Playdate will slip from its original 2020 window and now ship in early 2021. The company says adapting to these issues ultimately led to the decision to push back the launch to 2021. Image: Panic.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Windows 11 is launching on October 5th. Microsoft is starting to drop PCs from its Windows Insider testing program that are ineligible to upgrade to Windows 11. Your PC does not meet the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 11,” says Microsoft’s warning. Image: Microsoft.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The collaboration marks the release of Windows 11 and part of what would normally, before the pandemic, include a Windows launch party in New York City. The “Bloomberry” (not to be confused with Bloomberg) ice cream looks like a frozen mix of the default Bloom Windows 11 wallpaper. Yup, it’s definitely Windows 11 ice cream.

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2021

Gaming peripheral company Turtle Beach announced at E3 2021 that it’s getting into a new product category: flight sim hardware. In addition to controls, this hardware includes a 3.5mm jack on its left side for private listening. This hardware doesn’t feature force feedback or rumble. Turtle Beach.

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The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft’s big security push is complicated Microsoft has had six years to prepare for the launch of Windows 11, but the company is still struggling to explain its new hardware requirements. It’s an unusual surprise if you purchased a new PC for Windows 10, or perhaps you have a perfectly capable machine that’s even older.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Microsoft is finalizing its Xbox Game Streaming app for Windows PCs, which includes access to streaming games from the company’s xCloud service. We’ve managed to get access to the latest version of the Xbox Game Streaming app for Windows, an unannounced and unreleased app.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2021

Microsoft posted the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2021 financial results today , reporting revenue of $46.2 Microsoft’s Windows results this quarter reflect that. Windows OEM revenue has declined by three percent, in what Microsoft blames on “supply chain constraints. Hardware revenue is up again, as expected, by 172 percent.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Panos Panay was the longtime leader of Microsoft’s hardware and devices business, whose responsibilities were expanded to include oversight of the Windows and Devices division. Microsoft hosts its own event in New York City on Thursday where Surface and Windows-related announcements are expected.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The group has announced (in the first major update since the standard was revealed) that work on the project is still ongoing, and it’s targeting a 2021 release, along with the first clear idea of what devices the standard is aiming to work with. light bulbs, luminaires, controls, plugs, outlets), HVAC controls (e.g.,

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The Verge

JUNE 7, 2021

Apple’s 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference is upon us again, and we will be tracking all of the new software announcements from the keynote. All of that could be forgiven if Apple makes one of its rare WWDC hardware announcements with new MacBook Pro models. WWDC 2021 live blog. Watch the WWDC 2021 keynote live.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Microsoft might have just launched Windows 11 earlier this month, but in the months ahead of this new version of Windows, PC sales have started to decline in the US due to supply issues. That doesn’t seem to have impacted Microsoft’s Windows revenues, though. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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The Verge

JUNE 24, 2021

As part of its Windows 11 announcements on Thursday, Microsoft revealed a major policy change to incentivize developers to make apps for the Microsoft Store: starting on July 28th, if a developer uses their own or a third-party payment system in their app, Microsoft will let them keep 100 percent of the revenue.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Orders should now be starting in early 2021, our "season one" of games now has even more games than we planned, and mass production is starting. Orders for the Playdate are now planned to open in early 2021 for $149 with an expanded number of launch titles, and mass production of the retail unit will commence in November.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

PC gamers subscribed to Xbox Game Pass for PC or the pricier Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier will need to wait just a little while longer until they have access to EA Play on Windows machines. Today, Microsoft announced that EA Play would arrive on PC as part of Xbox Game Pass sometime in 2021.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Microsoft plans to make its Xbox Game Pass Ultimate service available for iOS devices, as well as PCs, offering cloud-based access via web browser in spring 2021. Microsoft’s Apple workaround: How Xbox could bring Project xCloud to iOS via the web in 2021. Games coming to the Xbox in 2021 include Halo Infinite, naturally.

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The Verge

JANUARY 25, 2022

The PC market just had another big year thanks to continued pandemic demand, with around 340 million PCs shipped in 2021. This is now Microsoft’s second quarter of Windows 11, and Windows OEM revenue has increased by 25 percent in Q2, year over year. Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge.

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The Verge

APRIL 29, 2021

Microsoft is shaking up the world of PC gaming today with a big cut to the amount of revenue it takes from games on Windows. Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo subsidize hardware to make consoles more affordable, and offer marketing deals in return for a 30 percent cut on software sales. Steam is still the dominate games store on Windows.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I think you’re going to see lower priced hardware as part of our ecosystem when you think about streaming sticks and other things that somebody might want to just go plug into their TV and go play via xCloud,” says Spencer. “You Spencer also teases the potential for an “Xbox Game Pass Platinum” with guaranteed access to new Xbox hardware.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Microsoft just launched the affordable Surface Go 3, but maybe it will reveal new hardware at an education-focused event on Tuesday. The event arrives just over a month after the company released Windows 11, its next major operating system. Perhaps the company will detail upcoming education-focused updates on the way for Windows 11.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 6, 2024

billion in 2021 to $1.8 With HP, customers benefit from devices that are protected by full-stack security and layered resiliency from hardware to the cloud. Cybercriminals thrive when there’s a window of opportunity for an attack to take root. Cybercriminals thrive when there’s a window of opportunity for an attack to take root.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But whether you’re spending the holidays sheltering at home or hanging with friends or family, you can make things more cheerful and fun by using your brand-new hardware — or your current tech — to watch some great streaming movies or TV, play games, and refresh your computer or mobile device with some cool new apps.

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GeekWire

JULY 27, 2021

The results close out Microsoft’s 2021 fiscal year with fresh evidence that its business has been strengthened by the digital acceleration brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Related: Xbox hardware sales spike 172% as Microsoft reports $3.7B — Dina Bass (@dinabass) July 27, 2021. in quarterly gaming revenue.

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The Verge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Perhaps a few companies will take a shot at making a better Arm-based Windows laptop, too. Samsung’s 2021 TVs have dramatically better picture, thanks to Mini LED. Sony’s 2021 TV lineup runs Google TV and fully embraces HDMI 2.1. LG’s 2021 Gram laptops feature Intel’s 11th-Gen processors. Okay I dig this. ? JBL’s Bar 5.0

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The Verge

JANUARY 18, 2021

Mac apps don’t strictly require native updates to work with the M1 processor, since Apple silicon Macs include Rosetta 2, a translation layer that lets software compiled for x86 processors run surprisingly well on the newer Arm-based hardware. link] pic.twitter.com/TAU8ayKEBU — VideoLAN (@videolan) January 18, 2021. VLC 3.0.12

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The Verge

JANUARY 28, 2022

Apple made more money than ever during the holiday season, and its growth during 2021 has helped the company add 150 million more active devices. billion number covers a variety of Apple hardware. billion active Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge. billion active devices. billion.

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

- Intel's 11th-generation Core processor - 13" 120Hz High Refresh Rate Narrow Border Screen - Windows 11 - Dual Thunderbolt Interfaces - Replaceable SSD Hard Drives #Microsoft #Surface #SurfacePro8 pic.twitter.com/ITFftYG4dg — Sam (@Shadow_Leak) September 19, 2021.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Lucovsky previously worked at Meta developing an in-house alternative to Android to power the company’s hardware, and also co-authored the Windows NT operating system. Here is a link to one of the many positions I'm working to fill: [link] pic.twitter.com/hVAVKcZvQJ — mark lucovsky (@marklucovsky) December 13, 2021.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2022

But beneath the environmentally friendly hardware there’s another innovation: Microsoft’s Pluton security processor. Pluton takes security technologies that otherwise exist in a separate hardware component in Windows PCs and integrates them directly into the central processing unit.

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The Verge

MARCH 31, 2021

Analogue (@analogue) March 31, 2021. last July, the company announced it would not hit its 2020 release window and pushed back the release date to May 2021. Super Nt will be restocked in April. Mega Sg and DAC shortly after. This is not the first time Analogue had to delay the Pocket.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Leaked slides published by VideoCardz call the device a “Snapdragon G3X Handheld Developer Kit,” suggesting it will primarily be aimed at software developers and manufacturers to help them build their own software and hardware powered by Qualcomm’s mobile gaming technology.

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The Verge

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Qualcomm is looking to seriously beef up its PC processors, with the company announcing plans for a next-generation Arm-based SoC “designed to set the performance benchmark for Windows PCs” that would be able to go head to head with Apple’s M-series processors.

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The Verge

JANUARY 8, 2021

Content from the short-form service will appear on the Roku Channel for free at some point in 2021, though the company hasn’t announced an exact date for its arrival. Roku, one of the leading hardware companies in the streaming space, is trying to push more into software. link] — Quibi (@Quibi) January 8, 2021.

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The Verge

JULY 13, 2021

IDC says more than 83 million PCs were shipped in the second quarter of 2021, while Gartner’s own figure is more than 71 million. Gartner does not include Chromebook shipments in its results, but the research firm says “Chromebook shipments were once again strong in the second quarter of 2021.”

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