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Microsoft Announces Up to $150 Price Increases for Xbox Consoles Starting on August 1
Posted on Jun 25, 2026 by Laurent Giret in Games, Xbox Series X, Xbox with 2 CommentsMicrosoft will raise the price of Xbox consoles by $100 for 512 GB models and $150 for 1 TB models starting on…
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Interview with Cory Doctorow regarding AI and the AI Bubble
- anoldamigauser
- Jun 23, 2026
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I found it interesting, your mileage may vary. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/how-to-burst-the-ai-bubble-strike-at-its-roots/
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Microsoft Office 365 Desktop Apps – Upgrade your plan banner
- Lee Thacker
- Jun 16, 2026
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Hi Folks, Just wondering if this is just me, or if this is normal these days as part of Office Enshirtificaion: When using desktop M365 office apps I have started to see a button ‘Upgrade your plan banner’ I have seen forum posts relating to licensing issues, and signing out of and back into…
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Screen Capture
- Greg Edwards
- Jun 16, 2026
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Honest question…how many different ways to we need in Windows to capture what’s on the screen? We have the Snipping Tool, sure, but I also notice that OneDrive has taken over my Print Screen key with its own screen capture function. It looks like PowerToys has one…probably more. And now I’ve noticed that Microsoft PC…
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Statement on the US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5
- Jogy
- Jun 13, 2026
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https://www.anthropic.com/news/fable-mythos-access
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Notion going platform-native on macOS
Bye bye Electron, hello better performance? https://www.macrumors.com/2026/06/12/notion-is-migrating-to-swiftui/
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Google Prepares to Drop Play Store Fees and Expand Billing Choices
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 25, 2026
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After Google settled with Epic Games worldwide, the company will start lowering its Play Store fees and expand billing choices for developers. The changes will go live in the US, the UK, and the EEA on June 30.
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Microsoft Announces Up to $150 Price Increases for Xbox Consoles Starting on August 1
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 25, 2026
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Microsoft will raise the price of Xbox consoles by $100 for 512 GB models and $150 for 1 TB models starting on August 1. The price increases will affect all markets worldwide.
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Xbox is Adding Support for Longer Gamertags, Cloud Play During Game Downloads, More
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 24, 2026
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Select Xbox Insiders are getting access to a more flexible gamertag system, the ability to stream games while they're installing or updating in the background, and more.
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GTA VI Gets a $79.99 Price Tag, Physical Version to Include a Download Code
- Laurent Giret
- Jun 24, 2026
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The standard edition of GTA VI is priced at $79.99, and there's also a $99.99 Ultimate Edition with exclusive content. The game's physical edition, however, will only include a download code and no disc.
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