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Judge Decides In Favor Of Microsoft, Activision Blizzard Deal Okayed To Go Forward In U.S.

B. Simmons July 12, 2023

Still don’t understand the fixation on cloud gaming. A California judge has ruled in favor of Microsoft in their most recent case preventing their merger with Activision Blizzard. While they still face an Antitrust...

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FTC Launches Suit To Block Microsoft/Activision Deal

B. Simmons June 13, 2023

Looks like only the EU is okay with it. The Federal Trade Commission has sued to, temporarily at least, block the Microsoft/Activision merger. Filed Monday in San Francisco, the suit aims to obtain a...

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Windows XP Has Been Cracked For Offline Activation

B. Simmons June 12, 2023

A little music to set the mood. While Windows XP has been cracked for quite some time, there has been a new development. According to The Register, the Windows XP activation algorithm has been...

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Microsoft / Activision Blizzard Deal Approved By The EU

B. Simmons May 15, 2023

One down, two to go. The absolutely massive Activison Blizzard purchase by Microsoft cleared its first major hurdle. The EU has approved of the deal going forward. This comes a few weeks after the...

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Microsoft’s Acquisition Of Activision Blizzard Blocked By The UK

B. Simmons April 27, 2023

You’ll never guess the reason why. So that huge merger between Microsoft and Activision Blizzard? Well, that’s not happening now… or at leas, for the time being it won’t. Because Britain’s antitrust watchdog vetoed...

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Windows 12 Rumored To Be Modular, With Shiny New Integrations

B. Simmons April 4, 2023

I hope you’re ready for MORE A.I. Yes, it seems that Microsoft won’t simply chill with Windows 11. Windows 12 is on the way, probably next year. And it’s going to be “modular”. What...

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Bing AI Has Meltdown, Gaslights Users, And Now Wants To Be Alive

B. Simmons February 17, 2023

I don’t know why tech people always want to do the thing from the movie about how doing the thing is a bad idea, but here we are. You may have noticed how everything...

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Windows 10 To Stop Being Sold At The End Of The Month

B. Simmons January 20, 2023

Nooo, don’t leave… Yes, it’s true, Windows 10 is riding into the sunset. Specifically, Microsoft will stop selling it on January 31st, 2023. And oh boy, are there reasons to be sad about it....

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Microsoft Creates AI Program That Can Imitate Voices From 3-second Audio Clips

B. Simmons January 13, 2023

That was a splice, I never said that! If you were thinking artists were going to be the only ones screwed over by the AI future, well, you were wrong. Because Microsoft has an...

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Microstoft Seals 10-Year Deal To Bring Call of Duty To The Switch

B. Simmons December 8, 2022

Or, probably, its successor. While the acquisition of Activision Blizzard is still ongoing, Microsoft hasn’t sat on their laurels. That said, the back and forth between Microsoft and Sony is also far from settled,...

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Microsoft Adds Xbox Gaming Features To Edge To Get People To Use It Over Chrome

B. Simmons June 24, 2022

Free Games included. Simply due to the range of machines its available on, Google’s Chrome is practically king of the hill nowadays. Which places Microsoft’s Edge browser somewhere further back from the limelight. Which...

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Xbox Cloud Gaming Lets You Sneak Fortnite Back Onto Your iOS Device

B. Simmons May 6, 2022

Coincidentally, it’ll also work for Android and PC. NVIDIA made it possible to play Fortnite on iOS via GeForce Now. And, no slouches themselves, Microsoft is following suit. Only they’re going one higher; you’ll...