Microsoft teases new Surface hardware and ‘a new era of PC’
… And Nvidia is teasing new hardware as well; the company posted about a “new era of PC” on Friday in a post that also included coordinates pointing to Taipei. …
… And Nvidia is teasing new hardware as well; the company posted about a “new era of PC” on Friday in a post that also included coordinates pointing to Taipei. …
… Right now, Windows 11 users have to manually roll back a driver or hardware vendors have to publish a new one to work around any problems, but this new feature aims to make this process automatic. “When a driver is identified as having quality issues during our shiproom evaluation process, Microsof… …
… Memory costs have followed a broadly similar trajectory.” They said that “we need a new business model and partnerships for hardware as we remain committed to Helix.” Sharma and Xbox strategy chief Matthew Ball have been hinting at “radically different” console business models this week, and the me… …
The RAMageddon crisis has got Microsoft rethinking its Xbox console hardware business. …
… Microsoft 365 Copilot saw growth as well, with paid seats jumping from 15 million in the previous quarter to 20 million. Microsoft has continued building out its productivity suite with new AI features, including the launch of “vibe working” features across Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. …
… The new Xbox email address will replace an existing @microsoft.com address as the default way to send new emails, and employees will be able to opt-out and keep their Microsoft email address as the default send-from address instead. …
… The joint memo also discusses Xbox’s “master plan” and about being “honest about where we are.” Microsoft’s new “north star” for Xbox progress is now daily active players, and the priorities are hardware, content, experiences, and services. …
… Despite making these changes, Microsoft revealed that the new Run prompt will open faster than the existing one across a variety of hardware. …
… Some Microsoft users reportedly switched to the MacBook Neo, which offered a lower price point to compete with Microsoft devices and, ironically, less AI-ification. …
… Microsoft’s changes to its hardware portfolio in 2023 hit the Surface unit heavily with layoffs, and the loss of leaders like Panay and former Surface design chief Ralf Groene have meant there’s no real face of Surface at Microsoft anymore. …