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WATCH: Seattle rings in the New Year with the Halo theme Going into the New Year Halo 2 style. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. While people around the world counted down the final seconds of 2021 with festive holiday music and New Years-themed songs, many in Seattle were listening to something different. During theKING-TVbroadcast of its “New Year’s at the Needle” celebration, the final minute of the 2021 countdown was accompanied by the main theme of Microsoft’s flagship Xbox shooter game, Halo....

6 PC predictions for 2022: Intel GPUs, mesh cases, and Threadripper When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. 2021 wasn’t a particularly enjoyable year for the PC community. The shortage of chips continues to hamper any attempts to purchase a GPU. Thankfully, things are improving elsewhere, but it’s still a painful experience for PC gamers looking to up their game. I’m looking ahead at 2022 and have compiled a list of predictions of what I believe will take place in the coming year....

AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) should be a huge deal for Steam Deck based on its Linux performance Having tried FSR on Linux, the Steam Deck is even more exciting. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. When they were first announced, I, like many others, had hoped to be holding aSteam Deckthis Christmas. But it’s a hard time to manufacture tech right now, and so we’re going to have to wait a little longer....

Experts weigh in on 2022’s PC gaming scene: Chip shortages, cloud gaming, and which industry giant has the advantage There are a lot of unknowns for 2022, meaning any company has a shot at making the year theirs. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. 2021 has been a heck of a year for just about every entity in the technology industry thanks to theglobal chip shortagebrought about by factors such as the pandemic and never-before-seen levels of demand for gadgetry....

Here’s what Microsoft killed off in 2021 We said goodbye to all of these Microsoft products and services in 2021. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. While 2021 was a big year for new devices and services from Microsoft, the company also ended support for several of its products. Gamers, business customers, and general consumers all lost out on at least one Microsoft-made item....

Microsoft Teams app blocks 911 calls on Android, Google issues guidance An issue with Microsoft Teams can prevent Android phones from being able to call 911. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. What you need to know Update December 31, 2021, at 8:45 a.m. ET:Google isreportedly nudging peopleto update Microsoft Teams. Update December 10, 2021, at 3:15 p.m. ET:Microsoft has provided the following statement: “We are aware of Google’s plans to roll-out an Android platform update in January....

Microsoft’s 2022 New Year’s resolution should be fixing the Xbox app on PC If Microsoft wants to compete with Steam, the Xbox app needs to be better. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Microsoft’s industry-dominatingXbox Game Passservice has given the Xbox platform a huge advantage over the past couple of years, drawing countless fans into the Xbox ecosystem with its gargantuan all-you-can-eat game buffet and an affordable monthly cost....