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Tom Warren
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· Nov 11
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RAM prices are so out of control that stores are selling it like lobster. Central Computers has started selling RAM at market prices, like you’d pay for the catch-of-the-day at a seafood restaurant 🦞 www.theverge.com/news/828337/...
RAM prices are so out of control that stores are selling it like lobster
Catch of the day.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
RAM prices are so out of control that stores are selling it like lobster. Central Computers has started selling RAM at market prices, like you’d pay for the catch-of-the-day at a seafood restaurant 🦞 www.theverge.com/news/828337/...
what a result for Everton after that crazy red card. It also pushes Liverpool into 12th
November 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
what a result for Everton after that crazy red card. It also pushes Liverpool into 12th
Microsoft heard you loved the Windows XP Crocs so it made some Xbox ones too 😅 they’re available tomorrow for $80 www.crocs.com/p/xbox-class...
November 24, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Microsoft heard you loved the Windows XP Crocs so it made some Xbox ones too 😅 they’re available tomorrow for $80 www.crocs.com/p/xbox-class...
Amazon UK has decided to start spamming people on WhatsApp today 🙄
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Amazon UK has decided to start spamming people on WhatsApp today 🙄
Microsoft is speeding up File Explorer in Windows 11 by preloading it. It's designed for less powerful devices and you can disable the preloading. The context menu in File Explorer is also getting decluttered. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/827414/...
Microsoft is speeding up and decluttering File Explorer in Windows 11
File Explorer is getting its own speed boost
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November 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Microsoft is speeding up File Explorer in Windows 11 by preloading it. It's designed for less powerful devices and you can disable the preloading. The context menu in File Explorer is also getting decluttered. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/827414/...
no messing around with this tifo. COYG 👊
November 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
no messing around with this tifo. COYG 👊
20 years since the Xbox 360 launched today. What a time to be alive that was 🙏
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
20 years since the Xbox 360 launched today. What a time to be alive that was 🙏
the Xbox Full Screen Experience is now available on all Windows handhelds. It’s also available on any PC, laptop, or tablet in today’s Dev preview build of Windows 11
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
the Xbox Full Screen Experience is now available on all Windows handhelds. It’s also available on any PC, laptop, or tablet in today’s Dev preview build of Windows 11
Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI. The Advanced Paste PowerToy lets you format clipboard content into plain text, Markdown, JSON, and more www.theverge.com/news/825668/...
Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI
Advanced Paste is getting more advanced.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Microsoft’s AI-powered copy and paste can now use on-device AI. The Advanced Paste PowerToy lets you format clipboard content into plain text, Markdown, JSON, and more www.theverge.com/news/825668/...
Google actually cracked Apple’s AirDrop to add it to Pixel phones. How long until Apple blocks it? www.theverge.com/news/825228/...
Google cracked Apple’s AirDrop and is adding it to Pixel phones
First iMessage reactions, now AirDrop.
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November 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Google actually cracked Apple’s AirDrop to add it to Pixel phones. How long until Apple blocks it? www.theverge.com/news/825228/...
Windows handhelds are getting the new Xbox Full Screen Experience tomorrow. Microsoft is also testing its new Xbox full screen mode with regular Windows 11 PCs. Full details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/825405/...
Windows handhelds are getting the new Xbox Full Screen Experience tomorrow
Any Windows handheld can get the new Xbox mode
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Windows handhelds are getting the new Xbox Full Screen Experience tomorrow. Microsoft is also testing its new Xbox full screen mode with regular Windows 11 PCs. Full details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/825405/...
Microsoft is making the original Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III games open-source today. Microsoft, Xbox, and Activision have teamed up to preserve the clever Z-Machine engine that powered the Zork games and allow others to learn from it www.theverge.com/news/824881/...
Microsoft makes Zork open-source.
The original Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III games are now available under the MIT license. Microsoft, Xbox, and Activision have teamed up to preserve the clever Z-Machine engine that powered the Zork games and allow students, teachers, and developers to study the code and learn from it. Microsoft has also worked with Jason Scott, from the Internet Archive, to grant this open-source license. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/zorklogo.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Microsoft is making the original Zork I, Zork II, and Zork III games open-source today. Microsoft, Xbox, and Activision have teamed up to preserve the clever Z-Machine engine that powered the Zork games and allow others to learn from it www.theverge.com/news/824881/...
anyone else keep seeing the Nvidia system tray icon reappear even if you disable it? Looks like it's a bug in the latest drivers
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
anyone else keep seeing the Nvidia system tray icon reappear even if you disable it? Looks like it's a bug in the latest drivers
the Xbox Partner Preview kicks off in 30 minutes time. There will be 16 games shown and all of them will be Xbox Play Anywhere titles. You can tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgOi...
November 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
the Xbox Partner Preview kicks off in 30 minutes time. There will be 16 games shown and all of them will be Xbox Play Anywhere titles. You can tune in here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgOi...
New Chromebooks will come with a year of Nvidia’s GeForce Now Fast Pass. This lets new Chromebook owners stream over 2,000 games directly from an existing PC game library without ads www.theverge.com/news/824940/...
New Chromebooks will come with a year of Nvidia’s cloud gaming ‘fast pass’
Skip the lines and the ads.
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November 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New Chromebooks will come with a year of Nvidia’s GeForce Now Fast Pass. This lets new Chromebook owners stream over 2,000 games directly from an existing PC game library without ads www.theverge.com/news/824940/...
Windows turns 40 years old today, at a time when Microsoft is facing an AI backlash over changes to Windows 11. I break down why power users are increasingly frustrated with Windows in this week’s Notepad 📒 newsletter. It’s live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/825022/...
As Windows turns 40, Microsoft faces an AI backlash
Windows power users seem fed up
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November 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Windows turns 40 years old today, at a time when Microsoft is facing an AI backlash over changes to Windows 11. I break down why power users are increasingly frustrated with Windows in this week’s Notepad 📒 newsletter. It’s live now for subscribers 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/825022/...
looks like Silent Hill 2 is coming to Xbox with Xbox Play Anywhere support so you buy it once and can play on Xbox consoles and PC
November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
looks like Silent Hill 2 is coming to Xbox with Xbox Play Anywhere support so you buy it once and can play on Xbox consoles and PC
Forza Horizon 5 is now playable on Windows on Arm with super low settings thanks to all the latest changes. Looks like it's time to retest a bunch of games 👍
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Forza Horizon 5 is now playable on Windows on Arm with super low settings thanks to all the latest changes. Looks like it's time to retest a bunch of games 👍
Windows on Arm is now ready for gaming thanks to some big changes by Microsoft and Qualcomm. There's even a new Snapdragon Control Panel and anti-cheat compatibility for Fortnite on Windows on Arm. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/824783/...
Windows on Arm is now ready for gaming thanks to some big changes
Fortnite is even available on Windows on Arm now
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November 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Windows on Arm is now ready for gaming thanks to some big changes by Microsoft and Qualcomm. There's even a new Snapdragon Control Panel and anti-cheat compatibility for Fortnite on Windows on Arm. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/824783/...
if you've experienced performance issues in games after installing the latest Windows 11 October 2025 update (KB5066835) then Nvidia now has a hotfix driver to address the issues nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/...
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
if you've experienced performance issues in games after installing the latest Windows 11 October 2025 update (KB5066835) then Nvidia now has a hotfix driver to address the issues nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/...
at Microsoft Ignite, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri says nearly a billion people "rely on Windows 11"
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
at Microsoft Ignite, Windows chief Pavan Davuluri says nearly a billion people "rely on Windows 11"
Windows 11 is finally getting a Windows 10 feature that was removed when Windows 11 launched in 2021. Calendar appointments are coming back to the notification center soon
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Windows 11 is finally getting a Windows 10 feature that was removed when Windows 11 launched in 2021. Calendar appointments are coming back to the notification center soon
Europe’s cookie nightmare is finally crumbling 🍪 The European Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website. Finally! Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
Europe’s cookie nightmare is crumbling
The seven-year nightmare is nearly over
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November 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Europe’s cookie nightmare is finally crumbling 🍪 The European Commission wants browsers to manage cookie preferences instead of pop-ups on every website. Finally! Details here 👇 www.theverge.com/news/823788/...
Unity and Epic Games have announced a partnership that will let devs publish Unity-built games directly in Fortnite. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival www.theverge.com/report/82323...
Fortnite is getting Unity games
Epic and Unity, united.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Unity and Epic Games have announced a partnership that will let devs publish Unity-built games directly in Fortnite. Epic Games is teaming up with arguably its biggest game development rival www.theverge.com/report/82323...
“talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.” www.theverge.com/report/82244...
Talking to Windows’ Copilot AI makes a computer feel incompetent
Hey Copilot, are you useful yet?
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November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
“talking to Copilot in Windows 11 is an exercise in pure frustration — a stark reminder that the reality of AI is nowhere close to the hype.” www.theverge.com/report/82244...