Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service is raising its prices and shaking up its offerings. Afull list of the price increasesby country has been posted online. The price for PC Game Pass will go up from $10 per month to $12.
Microsoft plans on selling more ads in its Xbox games, according to a report fromBusiness InsiderFriday. It also reportedly wants to allow ads that don’t distract from the game.
Launched last month, Microsoft’s new AI-poweredBing searchseems to havestruck a chordwith potential users. In January,Microsoft pledged to spend billions on AIas it continues to extend its partnership with OpenAI.
Microsoft ispushing off its return to officesin the US indefinitely amid rising cases of COVID-19 across the country. Microsoft had been preparing for an Oct. 4 date to bring back employees.
Microsoft Edge web app will be getting a built-invirtual private networksoon, as revealed on aMicrosoft support pageThursday. The service has several privacy caveats, however. The company says it retains this bandwidth data for a month, after which the data is automatically deleted. Cloudflare, which will collect diagnostic information, has a policy of deleting that data every 25 hours.
The Extended Security Update program will not be offered for Windows 8.1, Microsoft said. Without the ability to receive security updates, legacy systems become vulnerable to evolving security threats. Alternatively, Windows 7 or 8.1 users can purchase a new PC that supports Windows 11.
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Leaders at Microsoft and Activision announced the all-cash deal back in January. Activision makes popular series like the war simulation seriesCall of Dutyand the fantasy behemothWorld of Warcraft. Microsoft has rejected the idea that the acquisition will harm its rivals in the consoles and gaming services industry. We want people to have more access to games, not less."
Meta is leaning on business apps as a hopeful next stage for the VR world. “you might connect, share, collaborate as though you were together in person.”
The app will continue to be available and supported forAndroidusers. Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Read more:Best Android Phones to Buy in 2022
A newXbox Onehasn’t been built in over a year. The Xbox One debuted in 2013. One analyst estimates thatmore than 51 million Xbox One consoleswere sold by mid-2020. Sony’s PlayStation 4, which also debuted in 2013, has sold nearly double that number.
Activision makes popular series like the war simulation seriesCall of Dutyand the fantasy behemothWorld of Warcraft. Activision Blizzard quicklysettled with the EEOC for $18 million.
Microsoft’s controversial and delayedRecall featureis starting to gradually roll out in preview to more Windows Insiders. For those unfamiliar, Windows Insiders are a group of users who test prerelease versions of its software. The feature quicklyfaced scrutinyfrom privacy advocates, forcing Microsoft to delay the rollout for additional review. The preview launch date was initially planned for sometime in December.
