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The Best Gaming Laptops 2019

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FEATURE By Tim Schiesser, April 15, 2019, 12:15 AM TechSpot Gaming

Here are our recommendations for the best gaming laptops you can buy right now, discussing the different options and alternatives. Our categories are a mixture of price points and use cases that cover most of what we believe PC gamers will be interested in getting.

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Leak shows Microsoft's "All Digital" Xbox One S, and it looks exactly like you'd think

The look isn't surprising, but the price might be

By Eric Hamilton, April 14, 2019, 10:41 AM 22 comments

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Windows updates are at it again, reportedly hanging and slowing down systems

Windows 7 machines seem to be the most vulnerable

By Eric Hamilton, April 13, 2019, 2:09 PM 42 comments

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Microsoft isn't convinced Google Stadia has the content to compete in gaming

Microsoft asserts that Google has the infrastructure, but "they don't have the content"

By Eric Hamilton, April 12, 2019, 7:43 AM 6 comments

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Microsoft Software

Windows XP is being killed off for good, 17 years after launch

Will Windows 10 stick around as long?

By Rob Thubron, April 11, 2019, 7:56 AM 34 comments

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Microsoft Software

Microsoft's Chromium-powered Edge browser is now officially available to download

Bringing Edge more in line with Chrome

By Shawn Knight, April 8, 2019, 1:59 PM 22 comments

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Microsoft Software

Windows 10 is about to change the 'safely remove USB drive' default option

Yank out your flash drive at any time without worrying

By Rob Thubron, April 8, 2019, 6:32 AM 17 comments

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HoloLens on the battlefield: How the army uses AR

More like a videogame than you might expect

By Isaiah Mayersen, April 7, 2019, 10:45 AM

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Gaming

Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo under investigation by UK's competition watchdog

The CMA is asking consumers to share their experiences of bad practice

By James Miller, April 7, 2019, 8:38 AM

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Xbox Game Pass Ultimate: Xbox Live and Xbox Game Pass for $14.99 a month

The bundle would compliment a disc-less Xbox One S

By Eric Hamilton, April 5, 2019, 12:22 PM

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Windows Game Bar is getting lots of useful integrations

Microsoft is adding Spotify, chat, and performance widgets to the Game Bar

By Eric Hamilton, April 5, 2019, 7:05 AM 5 comments

Microsoft Software

Microsoft will soon let you delay Windows 10 updates for up to 35 days

Delay updates 7 days at a time

By Cohen Coberly, April 4, 2019, 2:28 PM 7 comments

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Microsoft Mobile

Facebook is killing off its Windows Phone apps on April 30

Bad news for the few people who still use the devices

By Rob Thubron, April 4, 2019, 7:11 AM

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Microsoft removes ebooks from store; will send out refunds in July

'Your books will be removed from Edge when Microsoft processes the refunds'

By Cal Jeffrey, April 2, 2019, 3:48 PM 5 comments

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Windows 7 users start to decline as Windows 10 reaches all-time high

Is the end in sight for the old OS?

By Rob Thubron, April 2, 2019, 4:40 AM 46 comments

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Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft removes references to game creator Notch in latest Minecraft update

Likely due to his twitter behavior

By Rob Thubron, March 28, 2019, 8:38 AM 11 comments

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Microsoft rumored to be planning a Fluent Design revamp for Windows 10's File Explorer in 2020

Non-official concept art shows the possibilities

By Cohen Coberly, March 27, 2019, 6:17 PM 32 comments

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Halo: The Master Chief Collection's PC port could launch this year

The release may be staggered, however

By Cohen Coberly, March 27, 2019, 1:35 PM

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Microsoft bans public-facing April Fools' Day pranks

No tomfoolery from Microsoft on April Fools' Day

By Shawn Knight, March 27, 2019, 1:03 PM

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Microsoft's Chromium-based Edge browser leaks online, can be downloaded

Check out this early build

By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2019, 4:40 AM 14 comments

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Microsoft Gaming

Additional details emerge regarding Microsoft's All-Digital Xbox One S

Microsoft may include three hit games with its budget console

By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2019, 11:40 AM

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Microsoft Software

Microsoft rolls out Windows 7 end of support notifications

Windows 7 support ends on January 14, 2020

By Shawn Knight, March 21, 2019, 10:19 AM 27 comments

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Microsoft Software

Windows Defender changes name to Microsoft Defender, coming to the Mac

A limited preview is available for businesses

By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2019, 8:11 AM

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Microsoft Gaming

Microsoft's gaming boss responds to Stadia announcement, says they will "go big" at E3

Microsoft will be the next titan to enter the area as gaming shifts into the cloud

By Dean Pennington, March 20, 2019, 9:50 AM 6 comments

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Microsoft Software

Microsoft introduces Variable Rate Shading to DirectX 12 bringing significant performance benefits

Support from major studios so quickly says something

By Greg Synek, March 19, 2019, 7:49 AM 7 comments