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What a week for news it has been!
Here are all the biggest headlines from the past week from the worlds of Windows and Microsoft.
ASUS, the maker of the popular ROG Ally, is reportedly partnering with Microsoft to make an Xbox gaming handheld.
Xbox gaming handheld
For years, people have wondered if Microsoft would make a gaming handheld gear.
Xbox “Project Kennan” is a machine similar to the ASUS ROG Ally or Lenovo Legion Go.
ASUS is making the machine and plans to blend ASUS design with the look of an Xbox.
Microsoft and ASUS are reportedly working together on an Xbox gaming handheld. This concept imagines what that device could look like.
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GroupMe integrates with Copilot
In somewhat surprising news, Microsoft announced anintegration between GroupMe and Copilotthis week.
GroupMe has a niche following, especially among college students.
ChromeOS is a potential alternative for millions of PC owners with devices that are about to get stuck on Windows 10.
Now, those students and any other users of GroupMe can enhance their chats with Copilot.
The timing of the announcement is somewhat ironic, sinceMicrosoft just announced plans to end Skype supportlater this year.
Microsoft 50th Anniversary Event
Microsoft is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
GroupMe’s latest feature helps improve your chats by integrating Copilot into the app.
To commemorate the event, the tech giant will hold aspecial event on April 4, 2025.
At the event, Microsoft will make newAI and Copilotannouncements.
One of the biggest roadblocks is that Snapdragon X PCs generally do not get along well with anti-cheat software.
Epic Games and Qualcomm are working on an upgrade to Easy Anti Cheat to add support for Snapdragon X PCs.
That’s about to change thanks to apartnership between Qualcomm and Epic Games.
This will enable developers using Easy Anti-Cheat to bring this compatibility to their own games. "
Support for anti-cheat software could go a long way in improving the gaming experience on Snapdragon X PCs.
Hopefully the partnership between Epic Games and Qualcomm is a sign of things to come.
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