It's baaack! Microsoft and IBM open source MS-DOS 4.0How did the operating system so bad it likely steered users to Linux 35 years ago come to be open-sourced now? Here's what happened.April 26, 2024 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols in Microsoft
Could Windows finally get ARM right and outperform Apple silicon?Microsoft and its OEM partners are poised to announce a crop of new Arm-based laptops. Can those devices really compete with Apple's mature M-series designs?April 24, 2024 by Ed Bott in PCs
Microsoft is now showing ads in Windows 11's Start menu. Here's how to block themAppearing for all Windows users via a new update, the ads highlight recommended apps from the Microsoft Store.April 24, 2024 by Lance Whitney in Windows 11
Microsoft is annoying users again. Here's what it could do insteadThe temptation to coldly stuff ads into every service is just too much for some people. There must be a better way - and Microsoft knows it.April 21, 2024 by Chris Matyszczyk in Business
Microsoft is banking on this next-gen AI chip to beat the Apple MacBook, and I saw it firsthandA new line of Surface laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon X series processors could turn the tide between Microsoft and Apple.April 9, 2024 by Kyle Kucharski in Laptops