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This workhorse laptop with 32GB RAM isn't waiting for Amazon Pri

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:14:23 -0500

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Title: This workhorse laptop with 32GB RAM isn't waiting for Amazon Prime
Day, as it's now $300 off to help you clear work in time for the summer
holidays

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:14:23 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lapto...

Amazon is running a limited-time sale on the Dell Inspiron 15 (3530) laptop,
which boasts a fair amount of advanced tech for improving workflows,
including a 15.6-inch FHD display, 32GB of RAM, 1TB of space, an Intel Core
i5-1334U CPU, and more.

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Here are the 6 biggest features and improvements coming to Windo

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:22:09 -0500

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Title: Here are the 6 biggest features and improvements coming to Windows 11
in the June 2026 update on Tuesday

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:22:09 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wind...

Windows 11's June 2026 update adds Low Latency Profile, Shared Audio, NPU
monitoring, camera upgrades, and setup improvements.

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Persona 5: Royal returns to Xbox Game Pass, and it's bringing wi

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:54:39 -0500

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Title: Persona 5: Royal returns to Xbox Game Pass, and it's bringing with it
some cosy and survival titles for Xbox Game Pass's first June 2026 batch of
games

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:54:39 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/persona...

Microsoft has announced the first wave of new Xbox games being added to Xbox
Game Pass in the first half of June 2026. Among those games is Persona 5:
Royal, which is making a return to the service after leaving it in 2023.

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"We want Destiny 3": As Bungie's Destiny 2 comes to an end, fans

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:37:32 -0500

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Title: "We want Destiny 3": As Bungie's Destiny 2 comes to an end, fans cry
out for a sequel and flood Sony's PlayStation State of Play livestream chat

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:37:32 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/as-bung...

Destiny 2 fans flooded Sony's PlayStation State of Play stream with cries of
"We want Destiny 3," demanding a sequel as the series' future remains
unclear.

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Microsoft wants AI to help developers port apps for RTX Spark an

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:00:00 -0500

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Title: Microsoft wants AI to help developers port apps for RTX Spark and
Snapdragon X

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/...

Microsoft is running a Build 2026 session focused on helping developers port
x86 applications to Windows on Arm using AI agents. The session covers tools
like debuggers, profilers, and compilers, and aims to close remaining
appΓÇæcompatibility gaps.

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Microsoft uses Build 2026 to push developers toward fully native

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:00:00 -0500

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Title: Microsoft uses Build 2026 to push developers toward fully native
Windows apps, not web wrappers, with new tools and a clearer roadmap

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/...

At Build 2026, Microsoft showed developers how to build modern, native
Windows apps with WinUI 3. AI took center stage as a way to streamline app
creation, modernization, and migration using specialised agents and tools.

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PC shipments plunged in early 2026 and IDC warns the worst is st

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:34:29 -0500

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Title: PC shipments plunged in early 2026 and IDC warns the worst is still
ahead for the global PC market

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:34:29 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/lapto...

The global memory shortage tanked PC shipments in the first half of this
year, and things don't look any better for the next six months.

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“You can’t edit Office 2019 for Mac after July 13.” Micros

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:36:59 -0500

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Title: ΓÇ£You canΓÇÖt edit Office 2019 for Mac after July 13.ΓÇ¥ Microsoft
blames certificates, but critics call it obsolescence

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:36:59 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/micr...

Office 2019 for Mac will stop editing documents after July 13, as Microsoft
blames certificate expiry.

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A chaotic legacy is reborn with Stuntman: Hollywood and with my

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:44:43 -0500

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Title: A chaotic legacy is reborn with Stuntman: Hollywood and with my
favorite movie of all time on board I think it's my new most anticipated game

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:44:43 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/a-chaot...

Stuntman: Hollywood dropped jaws at the PlayStation State of Play by bringing
Back to the Future, Fast and Furious and other famous franchises with it, and
it's coming to Xbox and PC, too.

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Microsoft launches seven in‑house AI models to cut developer c

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:15:06 -0500

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Title: Microsoft launches seven inΓÇæhouse AI models to cut developer costs
and reduce reliance on OpenAI

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:15:06 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/...

Microsoft unveiled seven new MAI models at Build 2026, led by
MAIΓÇæThinkingΓÇæ1, the companyΓÇÖs first reasoning model. All models are
trained from scratch with zero distillation, giving Microsoft more control
over performance, pricing, and longΓÇæterm development.

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Behold: Every Xbox and PC game that refused to be overshadowed b

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:40:19 -0500

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Title: Behold: Every Xbox and PC game that refused to be overshadowed by
Marvel's Wolverine at Sony's June 2026 State of Play

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:40:19 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/every-x...

Sony's June 2026 State of Play may have been dominated by PlayStation 5
exclusives, but there were plenty of multi-platform games announced at the
event that every Xbox and PC player should know about.

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Microsoft's veteran engineer says Windows 8 was all built around

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:23:12 -0500

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Title: Microsoft's veteran engineer says Windows 8 was all built around
"modern" codenames ΓÇö including the polarizing Start menu

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 11:23:12 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/wind...

Microsoft veteran admits Windows 8ΓÇÖs codename lacked creativity. A veteran
engineer adds that the Start menu was derived from earlier ΓÇÿGo pageΓÇÖ
explorations.

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"Defining Modern Warfare by its sound signatures": The latest sn

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:55:06 -0500

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Title: "Defining Modern Warfare by its sound signatures": The latest sneak
peek into this year's Call of Duty shows off soundscapes powered by Microsoft
Triton tech

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:55:06 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/call-of...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 developers, Infinity Ward, have released a new
video detailing the studio's use of Microsoft Triton and other audio
technology to improve the soundscape of the upcoming shooter.

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Crimson Desert reveals a new roadmap of gameplay and story impro

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:45:27 -0500

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Title: Crimson Desert reveals a new roadmap of gameplay and story
improvements for the open-world hit ΓÇö and a DLC is in the works

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:45:27 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/crimson...

Pearl Abyss has released a new roadmap containing various gameplay and
narrative improvements, along with a DLC update in the works for their hit
open-world game, Crimson Desert.

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"We want this to be their first XPS": I found out more about Del

Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:25:01 -0500

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Title: "We want this to be their first XPS": I found out more about Dell's
XPS 13 strategy ΓÇö and why it's the perfect starter PC

Date: Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:25:01 +0000
Link: https://www.windowscentral.com/hardware/dell/...

Dell's new XPS 13, announced at Computex 2026, is getting a lot of attention
for its $599 student pricing. But there's a whole lot more going on behind
the scenes, which I found out in a Dell and Intel roundtable discussion.

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