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Microsoft news continues to roll out at a respectable pace.
Diablo 4, WinRAR, and Microsoft Teams all made the headlines this week.
With so many stories coming out each day, it’s easy to miss a few pieces.
Luckily, our weekly news roundup gets the biggest stories straight to you in bite-size pieces.
“Diablo 4 is an absolute masterpiece.
There’s no other way to describe it.
For years, .RAR has been a popular file archiving system.
WinRAR popularized the .RAR format and has over half a billion users.
The company responded to Windows 11 gaining native .RAR support in a funny way.
WinRAR supports configuring encryption types and passworded archives.
Starting in late 2023, we will no longer support Cortana in Windows as a standalone app … Cortana will continue to live on as a productivity assistant in Microsoft 365 apps for the moment.
New default Microsoft Teams
A new version of Microsoft Teams launched in preview earlier this year.
It promises better performance while using fewer system resources.
Soon, it will become thedefault version of Teams on Windows.
Microsoft needs to add some features before the new Teams is at parity with Teams “classic.”
Once that happens, the company will swap the default version on Windows.
ASUS tanked ROG Ally reviews
The ASUS ROG Ally goes on sale on June 13, 2023.
Ahead of the launch, ASUS sent out units of the handheld gaming console to reviewers.
Unfortunately, the company appears to havesent the review units with “underbaked” firmware.
The company effectively tanked reviews for the ROG Ally.
Many reviewers complained about underwhelming performance of the rig.
That resulted in some canceling their preorders or losing interest in the handheld gaming console.
It’s far more powerful than the Steam Deck and will be available this summer.
Dark mode for Paint will roll out to everyone later this year.
In addition to adding dark mode, Microsoft is working on some other handy improvements for Paint.
The app will have better zoom support later this year.
Our team scours the web for deals each week.
Here are the best ones that are still live.
Note: Some prices have changed since our initial coverage.
Right now, you’re able to get it for $750 off.
