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Tom Warren
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· Nov 11
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PC shipments just grew unexpectedly amid RAM shortages. Shipments were up nearly 10% year-over-year during the holiday quarter, ahead of anticipated price increases due to the global memory shortage. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/861124/...
PC shipments just grew unexpectedly amid RAM shortages
PC shipments grew nearly 10 percent in Q4, 2025
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January 13, 2026 at 12:32 PM
PC shipments just grew unexpectedly amid RAM shortages. Shipments were up nearly 10% year-over-year during the holiday quarter, ahead of anticipated price increases due to the global memory shortage. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/861124/...
Microsoft is retiring its Office Lens app on iOS and Android. The scanning features of Lens are now available in Microsoft’s OneDrive app instead. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/861102/...
Microsoft is retiring its Office Lens app on iOS and Android
The scanning features of Lens are now available in Microsoft’s OneDrive app instead.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Microsoft is retiring its Office Lens app on iOS and Android. The scanning features of Lens are now available in Microsoft’s OneDrive app instead. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/861102/...
Apple has picked Google’s Gemini AI models to power its big Siri upgrade. “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models…” www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
Apple picks Google’s Gemini AI for its big Siri upgrade
SIri, powered by Google.
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January 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Apple has picked Google’s Gemini AI models to power its big Siri upgrade. “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models…” www.theverge.com/news/860521/...
what a week for Martinelli, from villain to hero
January 11, 2026 at 4:28 PM
what a week for Martinelli, from villain to hero
there’s so much going on in this spam email I don’t know where to begin 😅
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
there’s so much going on in this spam email I don’t know where to begin 😅
Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs. It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. A simple and useful addition to Microsoft Word 🙏 www.theverge.com/news/859288/...
Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs
It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Microsoft is making it much easier to add hyperlinks in Word docs. It’s now as easy as pasting over the text you want to hyperlink. A simple and useful addition to Microsoft Word 🙏 www.theverge.com/news/859288/...
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has posted a video about Microsoft's 25 years of Xbox and the upcoming Developer Direct later this month. The video, posted to LinkedIn, also includes Microsoft's new Xbox 25 logo
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has posted a video about Microsoft's 25 years of Xbox and the upcoming Developer Direct later this month. The video, posted to LinkedIn, also includes Microsoft's new Xbox 25 logo
Towerborne is launching in full on February 26th. It will be available on Xbox Series S / X, PC, PS5, and through Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate)
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Towerborne is launching in full on February 26th. It will be available on Xbox Series S / X, PC, PS5, and through Game Pass (Premium and Ultimate)
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that Grok is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. There’s the potential for X to be blocked in the UK through Online Safety Act powers www.theverge.com/news/859107/...
UK Prime Minister says ‘we will take action’ on Grok’s disgusting deepfakes
X could face a ban in the UK.
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January 8, 2026 at 11:38 PM
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that Grok is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. There’s the potential for X to be blocked in the UK through Online Safety Act powers www.theverge.com/news/859107/...
another Xbox game is coming to PS5 next month. Avowed is coming to PS5 on February 17th, alongside the anniversary update for the game across all platforms
January 8, 2026 at 10:22 PM
another Xbox game is coming to PS5 next month. Avowed is coming to PS5 on February 17th, alongside the anniversary update for the game across all platforms
Microsoft has confirmed today that it has removed phone activation from Windows. You'll have to use a web portal on another machine if you need to activate an offline copy of Windows 11 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
January 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Microsoft has confirmed today that it has removed phone activation from Windows. You'll have to use a web portal on another machine if you need to activate an offline copy of Windows 11 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
Microsoft is putting buy buttons directly inside Copilot. The new Copilot Checkout feature lets you make purchases without leaving Copilot chat www.theverge.com/news/858664/...
Microsoft will put buy buttons directly in Copilot
Yet another AI shopping feature.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Microsoft is putting buy buttons directly inside Copilot. The new Copilot Checkout feature lets you make purchases without leaving Copilot chat www.theverge.com/news/858664/...
my Notepad newsletter returns for 2026. This week I cover the PC market bracing for an AI-driven storm, Nvidia's comments on GPU pricing, and Microslop. It's all live for subscribers now 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
The PC market braces for an AI-driven storm
PC makers are bracing for more price increases
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January 8, 2026 at 2:58 PM
my Notepad newsletter returns for 2026. This week I cover the PC market bracing for an AI-driven storm, Nvidia's comments on GPU pricing, and Microslop. It's all live for subscribers now 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/858505/...
Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct returns on January 22nd with Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay. We'll also be getting a closer look at Beast of Reincarnation, the new RPG from the devs behind the Pokémon franchise. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/858471/...
Xbox’s Developer Direct returns on January 22nd with Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay
The new installments in two of Microsoft’s biggest Xbox franchises are releasing this year.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Microsoft's Xbox Developer Direct returns on January 22nd with Fable and Forza Horizon 6 gameplay. We'll also be getting a closer look at Beast of Reincarnation, the new RPG from the devs behind the Pokémon franchise. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/858471/...
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857883/...
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI
AI Mode but for Gmail.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857883/...
a rough day of electricity prices on Octopus Agile today in the UK 😬
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 AM
a rough day of electricity prices on Octopus Agile today in the UK 😬
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs. Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being "all about the AI PC," because consumers aren't interested. A surprisingly honest admission from one of Microsoft's biggest PC partners. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857723/...
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs
Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being ‘all about the AI PC.’
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January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dell admits consumers don’t care about AI PCs. Dell is now shifting it focus this year away from being "all about the AI PC," because consumers aren't interested. A surprisingly honest admission from one of Microsoft's biggest PC partners. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/857723/...
Sony's first PlayStation announcement of 2026 is all about RGB. The new "Hyperpop" PS5 covers and controllers are bursting with neon RGB color. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/857603/...
Sony’s new ‘Hyperpop’ PS5 covers are bursting with RGB color
You can pick between red, green, and blue neon PS5 covers and controllers.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Sony's first PlayStation announcement of 2026 is all about RGB. The new "Hyperpop" PS5 covers and controllers are bursting with neon RGB color. Details 👇 www.theverge.com/tech/857603/...
it looks like the Xbox Gear Shop is coming back soon. Microsoft took it offline 5 months ago, and it looks like it’s returning just in time for Xbox’s 25th anniversary year
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 PM
it looks like the Xbox Gear Shop is coming back soon. Microsoft took it offline 5 months ago, and it looks like it’s returning just in time for Xbox’s 25th anniversary year
Logitech forgot to renew a certificate so its macOS apps for its mice are broken. Windows users are unaffected. A fix is available for G Hub and Options+ on macOS, but it has to be manually applied 🥲 www.theverge.com/news/857377/...
Logitech caused its mice to freak out by not renewing a certificate
That’s one heck of an oversight.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Logitech forgot to renew a certificate so its macOS apps for its mice are broken. Windows users are unaffected. A fix is available for G Hub and Options+ on macOS, but it has to be manually applied 🥲 www.theverge.com/news/857377/...
Lenovo's new all-in-one PC has a really interesting design. It has a transparent light bar at the bottom of the display that can sync to video content or change when you get notifications www.theverge.com/news/852860/...
Lenovo’s new All-in-One PC can sync its lighting to your notifications
A flashy new design
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January 7, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Lenovo's new all-in-one PC has a really interesting design. It has a transparent light bar at the bottom of the display that can sync to video content or change when you get notifications www.theverge.com/news/852860/...
Lenovo’s new concept rollable could be the ideal gaming laptop. It has an OLED screen that extends horizontally from a 16-inch to a 24-inch display www.theverge.com/tech/852352/...
Lenovo’s new concept rollable could be the ideal gaming laptop
Gamers may have a new grail laptop.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Lenovo’s new concept rollable could be the ideal gaming laptop. It has an OLED screen that extends horizontally from a 16-inch to a 24-inch display www.theverge.com/tech/852352/...
Lenovo’s second SteamOS handheld is the Legion Go 2. Lenovo plans to begin selling a SteamOS version in June starting at $1,199 www.theverge.com/tech/853587/...
Lenovo’s second SteamOS handheld is the Legion Go 2
Lenovo continues its Valve experiment.
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January 7, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Lenovo’s second SteamOS handheld is the Legion Go 2. Lenovo plans to begin selling a SteamOS version in June starting at $1,199 www.theverge.com/tech/853587/...
Microsoft has now issued a statement clarifying that it hasn't renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
January 7, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Microsoft has now issued a statement clarifying that it hasn't renamed Office to Microsoft 365 Copilot www.theverge.com/tech/856149/...
I’ve been waiting for a really nice white AM5 motherboard and ASUS have finally delivered. The ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial looks great 😍
January 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I’ve been waiting for a really nice white AM5 motherboard and ASUS have finally delivered. The ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial looks great 😍