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• The Most Iconic Tech Innovations of the 2010s

  As the decade comes to an end, we rounded up the most important and innovative tech products, trends, and breakthroughs that have shaped how we use technology.

  6 years, 6 months By Rob Marvin
• AOC's New Gaming Monitors Have a 0.5ms Response Time

  The 27-inch and 24.5-inch models support AMD FreeSync and have a 240Hz refresh rate, but they are only 1080p, not 4K displays.

  6 years, 10 months By Matthew Humphries
• This Microsoft Surface Laptop is under £500 on Amazon

  You can save over £299 on the Microsoft Surface Laptop, down to only £499.99.

  6 years, 11 months By Robert Anderson
• Got Lag? Hands On With Microsoft's xCloud Game Streaming Service

  We wrestled with an early build (perhaps a bit too early?) of the xCloud streaming service at E3. First take: Microsoft has a ways to go before this particular cloud gamer is ready for prime time.

  6 years, 11 months By Chris Stobing
• Microsoft Teases Xbox Project Scarlett, Tons of Games, Keanu

  Microsoft's upcoming gaming system, Project Scarlett, will hit stores in time for the 2020 holiday season, but details are scant, so much of today's E3 presser focused on games.

  6 years, 11 months By Will Greenwald
• Microsoft: Seriously, You Need to Patch 'Wormable' Windows Flaw

  Redmond issues a second warning days after a security researcher estimated that about 950,000 older Windows systems remain vulnerable to the flaw.

  7 years By Michael Kan
• Microsoft: Patch Old Windows Systems or Risk Computer Worm

  Microsoft said it discovered a serious flaw in Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 and 2008 systems, which can be exploited to create 'wormable' malware capable of automatically spreading from one vulnerable machine to another.

  7 years By Michael Kan
• Why I Have Zero Interest in Cloud Gaming

  Apple, Google, and Microsoft are poised to release cloud-gaming platforms to the masses, but the drawbacks outweigh the potential benefits.

  7 years By Jeffrey L. Wilson
• Microsoft Teases Advanced Speech Tech, But It's Not for Everyone

  At Build, Microsoft's new speech technology fooled audience members, who couldn't tell a real speaking human from the software. But how should companies use speech technology?

  7 years By Michael Muchmore
• Microsoft Brings Back PowerToys for Windows 10

  PowerToys started out as an unofficial set of free tools for tweaking Windows 95, but now Microsoft is offering PowerToys for Windows 10 as an open source project.

  7 years By Matthew Humphries
• Microsoft Solitaire Inducted Into Video Game Hall of Fame

  Modern gamers may snooze at the thought of playing solitaire. But Microsoft's take on the classic card game helped usher in the casual gaming market, according to The Strong's National Museum of Play.

  7 years, 1 month By Michael Kan
• Microsoft Paint to Remain a Part of Windows 10

  First we thought it was being killed off, then we found out it would be offered for download, but now Microsoft has decided to continue including MS Paint with Windows.

  7 years, 1 month By Matthew Humphries
• Employees Call on Microsoft to Protect GitHub From China Censors

  GitHub repository '996.ICU' has been calling out Chinese tech companies over their grueling work hours. But now a group of Microsoft employees are worried the Chinese government will force their employer to take the page down.

  7 years, 1 month By Michael Kan
• Microsoft Closes Ebook Store, Will Refund All Purchases

  The books category has disappeared from the Microsoft Store and you'll no longer be able to access purchased or rented ebooks from July. Expect a full refund, though.

  7 years, 1 month By Matthew Humphries
• Microsoft Is Using DNA to Solve Our Data Storage Crisis

  The data stored in a warehouse-sized datacenter today would fit into 'a space roughly the size of a few board game dice.'

  7 years, 2 months By Matthew Humphries