‘Wouldn’t Take No For an Answer’
One of the biggest changes to the Xbox business in the past five years has been the introduction of the Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft Games CEO Phil Spencer has been its biggest champion, and according to a new profile, a major reason why Microsoft took a…
How to find out which Mac, Windows, or Chrome operating system you have
Whether you’re team PC, Mac, or even ChromeOS, it’s not always easy to figure out exactly which version of your operating system is running at any given time. Operating systems are updated both in small increments that are hard to notice and…
PC, Consumer Electronics Inventories Climb Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
The PC and consumer electronics market inventory may be reaching a turning point. Gavin Baker, a partner in investment firm Atreides Management, tweeted an infographic analyzing inventory history since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Through it, we…
Warzone Reverses Controversial Gameplay Change
Raven Software announced today that it’s reversing a controversial gameplay change it recently made to Call of Duty: Warzone on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, and Xbox Series X. Recently, Raven Software decided to tweak how loadouts work in…
Halo Infinite February 3 Update Live, Patch Notes Revealed
A new Halo Infinite update is live on Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC. According to the official Halo Twitter account, the update most prominently comes with “improvements to Big Team Battle matchmaking,” which is true. And…
How Sony’s Bungie Buy Fits Into Its Larger PlayStation Plans
January couldn’t end with at least one more massive gaming acquisition it seems. Just a few short weeks after Xbox’s industry-shaking announcement of its plans to acquire Activision Blizzard, Sony has announced its decision to purchase Destiny developer…
What Big Tech’s Riches Mean for Our Future
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns. Every few months, I concoct new ways to say that tech giants make a lot of money. Today, I give up. I’ll just say that Big Tech companies are really, really, really,…
How To Protect Yourself From The Latest Malware Wave
Recent research shows a surge in hackers injecting viruses into trusted pc apps. Here’s how to defend against the latest wave of malware attacks. Recent research shows a surge in hackers injecting viruses into legitimate PC apps to steal personal…
How To Save Wordle On Your PC And Play Offline For Free
Folks on the internet have shared a simple method of downloading the game and playing Wordle offline on their PC for free for the next five years. The New York Times purchased word puzzle phenomenon Wordle a few days, but folks worried about the game…
Two Innocent-Looking Apps Are Slowing Down Your Windows 11 PC
The Chat and Widget icons on your Windows 11 PC may seem lightweight, but there’s proof that they can take a toll on your system’s resources. Windows 11 comes with a few apps installed by default, and for the most part, they don’t take…