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Microsoft has announced that it will begin rolling out a November update for Xbox consoles that will allow you to join voice chats directly from the console, as well as add a new Captures app and bring several other improvements.
Microsoft has started testing a new search and filtering system in Windows 11 Task Manager. It will allow you to quickly find a program that is not working properly and terminate it, or quickly create a dump file, etc.
This week Microsoft is releasing a new version of its DirectStorage technology and the biggest new addition is GPU decompression for Windows PC games. It is the next round of industry development to improve game launch speed.
Forza Horizon 5 players on PC now have access to ray tracing and DLSS or FSR scaling. This and other features came to the game with the latest update by Donut Media.
Microsoft is starting to roll out iCloud Photos syncing with Windows 11. Users will be able to update the standard Photos application in Windows, where it will be possible to connect an Apple account for synchronization.
Microsoft has started testing a new increased amount of advertising in insider builds of Windows - testers have noticed an increased number of banners and pop-up ads. While it is not yet possible to say for sure that Microsoft will definitely transfer this to stable builds of the system, but anything is possible.
A poll has appeared on Xbox Insider Hub that suggests Microsoft is looking to expand its power-saving features for Xbox consoles and PC games.
Modern technology gets to the Halo games, let's say "not very fast". So we recently learned that the game will get ray tracing feature next year.
This week it was announced that Microsoft has partnered with Twitch to give users three months of PC Game Pass subscription if you buy or gift two Twitch subscriptions.
Microsoft is currently working on a new look for the Xbox screen. The other day it published a new version that looks like a giant advertisement for their subscription service Game Pass.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella during his report on Tuesday, October 25, said that the company's cloud service Cloud Gaming already has more than 20 million users. This figure has doubled since the beginning of the year, when Microsoft and Epic Games started working on adding Fortnite to the service library.
Microsoft has confirmed that Age of Empires II Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV will be released on their console.
Google plans to release the latest version of Chrome for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 next year. Chrome 110 is scheduled for release on Feb. 7, 2023, and will be the last browser update for older operating systems.
Microsoft Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 got new user interface customization features similar to Windows, as well as improvements that came with Android 12L, an offshoot of the system specifically for big-screen devices.
Microsoft is launching its new device, a $599 counterpart to Apple's Mac Mini, which is designed for developers to create their own ARM programs for Windows 11. Japan, the UK, Germany and the US. And it is available not only to developers, but also to all those who want to buy a portable PC with Windows on board.
