If you can’t be a leader at the very least you should be a fast follower. Microsoft has not proven itself adept at leading, and, after a false start, they tend to follow well after the market has already been settled. We saw this patte most recently in the smartphone and smartwatch/ fitness band are...

Microsoft has finally started rolling out the new Fluent Design revamp for the Windows Store to all Windows 10 users ahead of the release of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The new design for the Windows Store brings a slightly improved experience to users, but it’s not the major update Microso...

Battlefield 3 and Oxenfree are now free through Games with Gold on Xbox One. Remember, Battlefield 3 also works on Xbox One because it’s a backward compatible Xbox 360 game. Oxenfree is a supe atural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. Play as Alex, a bright, rebel...

While Instagram launched its own take on Snapchat’s face filters months ago, Windows phone users weren’t included in the first wave of the rollout, as usual. As of today, however, Instagram has pushed out a server-side update enabling the feature. Windows 10 Mobile users can now use the face filters...

Every week a handful of games release on Xbox One and many elude owners of the console due to their timid marketing. Xbox Wire makes sure you know about them but can’t provide gamers with recommendations. Additionally, their lists are usually incomplete. A lot of these titles are absolutely phenomen...

As Microsoft Studios a ounced last month, historic RTS gaming title Rise of Nations is now available for download from the Windows Store. Microsoft is selling it for just $4.99 for a limited time. After the promotional period, it will cost $19.99. Rise of Nations: Extended Edition will include the o...

Apple’s awkward-looking Airpods are probably best paired with an iPhone, but if you are on any other platform you might want to check out the Bragi The Dash truly wireless headphones, which are now on sale on the Microsoft Store for a full $130 off. More than just wireless headphones, the devices ar...

As Microsoft readies its push to “democratize VR” by releasing affordable VR headsets which can be used on mid-range PCs, HTC is also getting ready to cut its Vive headset’s ties to the PC market with a stand-alone VR headset which does not need a PC. Details regarding HTC’s stand-alone headset has ...

If you have not jumped into the new Halo Wars 2 universe yet Microsoft has just decided to sweeten the deal with a compendium version, Halo Wars 2: Complete Edition, which features the blockbuster game and also bundles together all post-launch content. The updated title includes the base game, the s...

Earlier this week, Microsoft released Windows 10 Build 16288 to Insiders in the Fast Ring. Microsoft today released this build to Windows Insiders in the Slow Ring as well. This build reports as “Version 1709” which is the official version number for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update release. Sinc...

After Windows and Xbox converged into a single OS for game development, Microsoft came up with UWP application model allowing game developers to publish their games for both Windows 10 and Xbox One through Windows Store. When compared to Xbox games created for Xbox One using XDK, UWP games had acces...

It looks like Gears of War 4 is currently hosting a free trial period on Xbox One and Windows 10. Players can now choose to download the free trial, which presumably lasts 10 hours like the previous trial in June. It is unclear for how long this offer will be available or what sections of the game p...

In Overwatch’s latest Developer Update, Game Director Jeff Kaplan addressed the issue of in-game toxicity. The almost 8-minute video titled ‘Play Nice, Play Fair’ details what Blizzard plans to do to combat this “rising tide of toxicity or bad behavior in the game,” which has even slowed development...

Mass Effect: Andromeda is available for only $20 through Amazon right now. Unfortunately this is just the Xbox One version. You can buy the PC version for $16 too but given the piracy statistics that’s probably not going to see much traffic even at that low price. There’s always CD Keys and G2A. Mas...

iCan’t believe I couldn’t fit an iPhone gag in the episode name. This week’s batch of news is interesting. While RS3 ditches the watermark (potentially temporarily) as RTM nears, feature2 is getting more features. These are all aimed at enterprise users, but it’s something at the very least. You can...

Telegram today updated its official Windows Phone app on the Windows Store. The company’s latest update for the app, version 2.6, brings a couple of new features to the app. None of the new additions are anything major, and they are still the minor improvements that’ll result in a slightly better ex...

In the age of spying and paranoia, many users often purchase computers with built-in webcams and microphones –often advertised as increasing the quality of video calling services like Skype, Facebook, Google Hangouts and others. Despite that, there is some conce about whether these gadgets can be su...

Microsoft is teaming up with UK-based startup Booxscale for a new feature on Bing. The companies are partnering to enable a new experience for UK users on search results. Bing UK users will now be able to order food right from search results thanks to the new integration powered by Booxscale and UK’...

Microsoft recently rolled out a new cumulative update to Windows 10 earlier this week. The update (KB4038788) packed a lot of minor fixes and security patches, but it also packed a little surprise for some users. Some Windows 10 users ru ing HP devices are ru ing into an issue resulting in a long de...

Microsoft released a new build of Windows 10 Mobile to Windows Insiders recently with a couple of new features and some improvements. Today, the company is releasing another build, 16252, which comes with some more fixes and improvements. But it also includes a new version number for the Windows 10 ...