Warcraft 3 is getting a new expansion after 23 years
Gaming Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Warcraft 3, one of its most beloved real-time strategy games, is getting a new expansion after 23 years called "Forsaken Kingdom".
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Features
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The iPhone Duo is a stark reminder that Surface has lost its purpose
Surface Apple’s iPhone Duo highlights a painful truth for Microsoft: Apple knows exactly what its hardware stands for, while Surface no longer has a reason to exist.
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2020's Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War on Game Pass is an absolute riot
Gaming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is the latest legacy title to be added to Xbox Game Pass, and I think it might be the game to play right now, even with Modern Warfare 4 looming.
Windows Wrap: Project Zenith holds the key to fixing Windows 11
Windows 11 Project Zenith tailors Windows 11 for developers, but its core idea could pave the way for an AI-free Windows or other custom configurations.
On This Day: Xbox’s 2015 “games everywhere” strategy revisited
On this Day A look back at Xbox’s 2015 “games everywhere” vision — the moment Phil Spencer sketched out a future that Asha Sharma is now fully realizing 11 years later.
Moonraker turns 10 and still looks ahead of its time
Flashback A decade later, Microsoft’s unreleased Moonraker smartwatch still feels like a glimpse into an alternate timeline.
Looking back at 2016’s “I love you, Xbox” — and how much (and little) has changed
Flashback Looking back at the 2016 editorial that captured Xbox’s growing pains and predicted the decade ahead.
Revisiting the LG Lancet, 11 years later
Flashback A look back at the LG Lancet and the era when Windows Phone 8.1 defined Microsoft’s mobile peak.
Windows & Software
Microsoft tackles one of Windows 11’s most annoying delays with faster parental approvals
Microsoft just announced new family safety features for Windows 11 that speed up parental approvals. The tech giant also introduced new developer APIs that bring controls to more apps.
AI Vibe coding forces Edge review changes
Apps Microsoft is automating routine Edge extension reviews to keep up with an influx of submissions driven by AI development tools.
Windows 11 to gain new sound settings and cross device improvements soon
Windows 11 The latest Windows 11 preview builds are now rolling out to Insiders in the Experimental and Beta channels.
PC Hardware
Apple definitely snuck a Microsoft Easter egg into its iPhone Duo reveal
Surface Apple's iPhone Duo video features a real 2018 Surface Magazine article during its split-screen demo, likely poking fun at Microsoft's foldable history.
The iPhone Duo is a stark reminder that Surface has lost its purpose
Surface Apple’s iPhone Duo highlights a painful truth for Microsoft: Apple knows exactly what its hardware stands for, while Surface no longer has a reason to exist.
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Windows 11 on Arm gaming gets a boost, but it's still a work in progress
Gaming Qualcomm released new Adreno GPU drivers for Snapdragon X and Snapdragon X2 PCs, bringing stability and quality fixes to titles like Halo Infinite and Avowed.
Lenovo may have finally found the right use for a rollable laptop display
Futurism Lenovo's newest rollable laptop concept doesn't try to reinvent the PC. Instead, it solves a surprisingly simple problem: how to get a bigger screen without carrying a bigger laptop.
Deals
Alienware slices $1,000 off its RTX 5070 gaming PC with 32GB of RAM
Deals Dell is offering a huge $1,000 discount on the Alienware Aurora Gaming Desktop, which offers premium-quality performance for both gaming and productivity.
Labor Day has brought this expensive workhorse laptop's steep price down to under $700
Deals A big Labor Day discount turns this 16‑inch Ryzen AI laptop into a standout performance deal.
Attain premium-quality gaming under $2,000 with this discounted laptop
Deals The ASUS ROG Strix G16 remains one of the best-performing premium laptops for gaming at over 120 fps on 1,600p resolution, and it's now 24% off thanks to Best Buy's Labor Day deal
Save up on Intel's modern gaming CPUs, and get two upcoming games for free
Deals Antonline is offering gamers a chance to boost their performance for less with Intel's modern Core Ultra desktop CPUs.
Handheld Gaming PCs
Pre‑orders are live for the ROG Xbox Ally X20, featuring a larger OLED display and a refreshed design
Pre-order The ROG Xbox Ally X20 is now available to pre‑order, giving Windows handheld fans a new OLED option with upgraded hardware and a premium standalone price.
Gaming
Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance drops new moves for Hunting Horn
Gaming Offset counters, new attacks that buff allies while knocking out monsters, and more have been added to the Hunting Horn's repertoire in Hunter Wilds: Ascendance.
GameSir defends its controllers against misinformation about "built-in cheats"
News GameSir has come out and defended itself against misinformation about "built-in cheats" in its controllers, because the internet is a terrible place.
Monster Hunter Wilds DLC wants to improve Insect Glaive's playstyle
Gaming Capcom has released the 9th weapon showcase gameplay trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds: Ascendance, and it's showing plenty of new ground-based attacks for the normally aerial-focused Insect Glaive.
Artificial Intelligence
Gemini app arrives on Windows 11, but it clashes with Copilot
App You can now summon Gemini on your computer by pressing Alt + Space.
Microsoft EVP begs employees to stop sending him "AI slop." 🤔
AI Microsoft EVP overseeing Office and LinkedIn Ryan Roslansky posts an oddly oblivious self-own. The company flooding the internet with AI slop has started to realize how dumb its technology actually is in most scenarios.
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OpenAI's Sam Altman just admitted he was "wrong" about AI
AI In a new podcast, OpenAI and ChatGPT lead Sam Altman lamented how much the industry made AI a hated tech, in his words, that they failed to "explain the benefits."
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Microsoft will remove the COPILOT function from Excel
You will no longer be able to use the COPILOT function in Excel after September 14, 2026. Here is why Microsoft is retiring the preview feature and what it means for your spreadsheets.
Microsoft
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Windows 11 desktop backgrounds are now being used as ad space
Windows 11 Microsoft swapped Bing Wallpaper backgrounds for a fullscreen movie promo, putting promotional text directly on Windows 11 desktops.
Switzerland is the latest European country to try ditching Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 Switzerland is trialing alternatives to Microsoft 365, shifting 3,000 government workstations to test other apps amid sovereignty and data protection concerns.
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Microsoft Teams will get a global notification pause button
Apps Microsoft Teams will soon let users temporarily pause all notifications. Here is how the new quiet feature works and how it differs from Do Not Disturb.
Peripherals & Accessories
SteelSeries' Aeon Pro controller seems totally perfect for Xbox and PC
Gaming SteelSeries unveils the Aeon Pro Controller, which features the world's first QuickSwitch Dock System for Xbox and PC, an Infinite Power System, Hall Effect Thumbsticks, and more.
