Software might be the first thing that comes to many minds when you hear “Microsoft,” but the company has plenty of hardware deals this holiday season. Most of the savings started on November 24 and run through November 28 on Microsoft’s web store, but can also be found in its stores and retail partners like …
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Now playing: Watch this: Black Friday and other turkey traditions are evolving 2:09 Black Friday inches closer with everyday. In anticipation, retailers have published previews of this year’s Black Friday deals. But some retailers want to give you a good deal right now — before any turkey is served. Here are some of our favorite pre-Black Friday deals. Amazon really …
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Windows Ink, which is Windows 10‘s new pen-friendly interface introduced in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, might seem like just a gimmick if you don’t happen to have a tablet with an active stylus, such as the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. But it’s actually a pretty neat overlay for anyone using a computer (or tablet) with a touchscreen, whether you …
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There are no traditional USB ports. The keyboard is lame. The Touch Bar is a gimmick. There’s not enough memory. And worst of all, you have to buy a bunch of expensive dongles to match what your old laptop could do easily. Those are some of the complaints dogging Apple’s new high-end laptop, the MacBook Pro. The detractors have fair …
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Microsoft has formed a partnership with OpenAI, an Elon Musk-backed company, to research artificial intelligence. The two companies will focus on “making significant contributions to advance the field of AI” and will work on their “mutual goal of using AI to tackle some of the world’s most challenging problems,” Microsoft said Tuesday in a blog post. Microsoft added that it …
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It’s already been 15 years since Microsoft debuted the Xbox. Bill Gates came on stage at the Game Developers Conference on March 10, 2000 to unveil the original Xbox, which was released in the US on November 15, 2001. It’s also worthy of note that Halo: Combat Evolved was launched at the same time and was crucial to the game …
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Microsoft has a problem: Many developers use Macs, and Mac developers aren’t as likely to code for Microsoft platforms if they don’t have tools built for their operating system. That may be why Microsoft announced Monday that a full, native version of its Visual Studio IDE (Integrated Development Environment; a place to code, debug and test) is coming to the …
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CNET’s Cheapskate scours the Web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. And find more great buys on the CNET Deals page. Cheeps! Today’s deal is all about something old mixed with something new — indeed, a marriage of sorts, and I’m curious to hear …
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The web has taken a beating in the smartphone era. But it’s about to start beating back. Explosive growth of the web, starting in the 1990s, connected the world’s population. In the last decade, though, we all started tapping app icons instead of web hyperlinks to chat with friends, share photos and buy products online. Now Google’s Chrome team and …
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Here’s a little something to get excited about if you’re a Windows 10 watcher on the lookout for new features. Microsoft on Wednesday released its latest Windows 10 Creators test version, which includes a virtual touchpad that lets you control external monitors from tablets without having to attach a mouse. “Use it just like you would a physical touchpad to …
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