Microsoft, one of the biggest software companies in the world, is trying to buy Activision Blizzard, one of the biggest video game publishers in the world. An official announcement was made in 20...
Call of Duty remains one of the biggest franchises in the video game world, a series of first-person shooters that lands every year in November and attracts both dedicated fans and new players. I...
The big video game sales of last year are behind us. Steam delivered two big sales in the month of December alone, there were offers for console titles for both Black Friday and Christmas. Even N...
2022 was a solid year for video games, with plenty of innovative ideas and grand spectacles. But one experience manages to mix the two and then offer deep mechanics, intriguing universe, and care...
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Let’s say you watched the entire season of House of the Dragon and want more. Sure, you can go back to Game of Thrones on HBO. There are the books by R.R. Martin and the additional material lin...
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Google Photos is undisputedly one of Google’s best products, but it also acts as a sweet ant trap for people who use it extensively. We take a closer look at this product to see if it’s worth...
People finally had a chance to play Bioware’s Anthem, and there is still some dispute whether the game is good, bad or anything in between. There is something wrong with Anthem, but I can’t p...
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Darksiders III is no longer a Darksiders game, and I’m willing to bet a lot of people will enjoy the shift in gameplay, making it a unique and possibly sequel-generating new entry. I don’t kn...
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Back in 2012, Microsoft released Windows 8, which was essentially the company’s first modern operating system coming with support for a brand-new Microsoft Store. This Store, which at the time ...
Sooner or later, the level of battery degradation of any smartphone on the market these days increases to the point where the battery itself needs to be replaced. And unfortunately, most often pe...
Microsoft Andromeda, which many refer to as Surface Phone, is a project that was supposed to help expand the Surface lineup using an approach that the software giant used before and which would h...
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No matter how much effort software developers, be they individuals or large companies like Microsoft, put into quality assurance and pre-launch testing, bugs are inevitable. And probably the wo...
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Back in 2012 when Microsoft rolled out the first Surface model, only a handful of companies actually believed in this concept. Apple itself was one of those who didn’t, with Tim Cook saying at ...
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Rumor has it that Apple might be looking into new projects to help expand its hardware portfolio, and more recently, evidence has indicated that the company may even explore the possibility of la...
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While Windows Phone has long been my favorite mobile platform, I never tried to hide the fact that iPhones are excellent devices and despite the high price, they certainly bring a lot of value fo...
Before coming under fire for leaving consumers behind for enterprises, Microsoft has often been criticized for not listening to users despite the company’s commitment to working together with t...
If you ever tried Windows phones, you certainly know how awesome they’ve been. It’s true, in many regards comparing them with Android devices or iPhones didn’t make any sense, and the platf...
Right now, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile are two things of the past, as Microsoft has officially pushed its mobile platform to maintenance mode and is only keeping it alive until mid-2019 w...
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Last year, Microsoft announced a new Windows 10 SKU called Windows 10 S, specifically aimed at educators and powering its very own Surface Laptop. Windows 10 S is essentially the same operating s...
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Back in 2014 when Satya Nadella took over from Steve Ballmer to become the third CEO in the history of Microsoft, the software giant embarked on a huge transformation process that led to the birt...
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With Windows 10 Mobile already in maintenance mode and expected to be completely retired next year when it officially reaches the end of support, Microsoft has been super-committed to making all ...
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It’s not a secret that Apple makes some of the most expensive mass-produced devices currently on the market, and both the iPhone and the MacBook are living proof that Cupertino has always been ...
I guess we all know by know that staying with Windows phones can no longer be considered a long-term commitment because sooner or later, Windows 10 Mobile as we know it is going to be retired. An...
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The several months before a major World of Warcraft expansion release is the best period for fans who canceled their subscriptions to pick up the game again. And lately, it's not just the excitem...
A single character can crash apps on an iPhone pretty much without any user interaction, and in some cases, even worse things can happen, like devices no longer booting and requiring a complete r...
I think we all know by now that Windows phones are dead. While Microsoft hasn’t discussed the future of Windows 10 Mobile too much in the last couple of years, the company confirmed through the...
The dream of every Windows Phone diehard is about to come true. Rumor has it that Microsoft is now finalizing the Surface Phone ahead of a possible launch later this year. While this isn’t the ...
Microsoft itself is no longer committed to Windows 10 Mobile, and the company recently admitted that no new devices and features are planned on this front. While everyone’s hoping Windows phone...
Destiny 2 is a PC game, and that is the only conclusion anyone will reach after playing it on the PC platform. The first Destiny game was Bungie’s attempt at putting Halo behind and to trying s...
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With no new Windows phone on the radar, other than the Surface Phone we’ve been expecting since forever, the only thing fans of Microsoft’s mobile platform can do right now is look at how oth...