In games, nothing breaks player flow like a loading screen, and in virtual reality this problem is amplified tenfold. ‘Presence’ or ‘immersion’, the magical yet fragile feeling of ‘being there’, is ...

During the recent Xbox Partner Preview, Microsoft announced several upcoming Xbox and PC games, but also highlighted that the Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE) would be rolling out to all PC gaming ...

In brief: Microsoft initially introduced its controller-friendly Windows interface with the Asus ROG Xbox Ally in October, but all Windows handhelds will support it starting from today. Windows ...

A major selling point of the Xbox Ally and Ally X is that they ship with a full screen version of Windows that plays nice with handheld PCs. As part of the company's recent Xbox Partner Showcase, ...

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Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams feature for Premium customers that will automatically block screenshots and recordings during meetings. Microsoft announced the feature in May 2025, stating that ...

is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Microsoft’s new Xbox Full Screen Experience (FSE), which adds a console-like ...

More likely than not, Rachel Accurso—better known as Ms. Rachel—is the first person young children see when their parents turn on the TV or—gasp—hands them an iPad. But Ms. Rachel is not just the ...

Microsoft Leans on Anthropic’s Claude, Raising Questions About Its OpenAI Ties Your email has been sent Microsoft is bringing Anthropic’s Claude into Office 365, edging away from its dependence on ...

The new Asus Xbox Ally X handheld gaming PC will be one of the first to benefit from a new DirectX feature that promises to speed up your game load times. According to Microsoft, this advanced game ...

Copilot Vision will be able to look at your whole desktop. Copilot Vision will be able to look at your whole desktop. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in ...

You know the drill: out of nowhere you see a screen that tells you your Windows device has hit “a problem and needs to restart.” It’s known as the Blue Screen of Death and recently it was thought that ...