When it comes to email services, two software giants stand tall above the rest: Microsofts Outlook and Googles Gmail. Both are feature-rich, have their unique strengths, and serve millions of users worldwide. That being said, when it comes to picking the superior platform, I often find myself leaning towards Microsofts solution. Allow me to shed light on the reasons why Outlook remains my primary email address on my laptop, and how it holds an edge over Gmail.

Image: Xbox Game Studios Microsoft is officially putting a release window on Fable, which is now set to arrive at some point in 2025. After an initial trailer at last year’s Xbox summer showcase, today, we got to see some early gameplay.The new footage was mostly focused on the characters and story of the fantasy game. Fable will be centered on a hero named Humphry, who “will be forced out of retirement when a mysterious figure from his past threatens Albion’s very existence.” It appears that choice will once again play a big part in the experience, though not a lot of hard details have been revealed about the game just yet.Playground Games — best-known for the Forza Horizon series — is the developer behind this latest installment of Fable, which will be the... Continue reading…

With the internet flooded with news from Computex 2024, and with lots of WWDC stuff on the way this coming Saturday, the news scene has been very hot as of late. As such, it's been hard to keep tabs on all the cool things that were announced this week. If you're still cooling off from the wave of new announcements and releases, here are five of the most interesting news pieces we ran in the past week.

Developments in the AI sector have taken the computing landscape by storm. From Dell, Lenovo, and other big-name laptop manufacturers to software companies like Microsoft and Adobe, every tech firm is making quick strides on the artificial intelligence front to earn a slice of the AI pie.

There are a lot of different chargers available in 2024, but if you're looking to get rid of the wires, and want to go with nearly an all-wireless solution, then this Anker charging station is going to be an excellent option. Not only can this device charge your smartphone using MagSafe, but it can also charge your wireless earbuds too. Best of all, if you're an Apple Watch owner, there's even a charger built-in for that as well.

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 41, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope you like gaming gadgets and silly spy movies, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about the tough times at Humane and how Suicide Squad flopped, watching the TikTok dancing cult documentary and Furiosa, swapping my crappy Roku for a slightly less crappy Apple TV, listening to a lot of WikiHole, mixing up new mocktail recipes, and testing the Phanpy app for all things fediverse.I also have for you a new Raspberry Pi accessory, an incredibly well-liked movie to watch this weekend, a couple of fun tech books, some gaming gear, and lots more.... Continue reading…

Image: Bethesda Softworks The rumors were true: the next Doom is heading to a dark fantasy realm. At Xbox’s big June showcase event, id Software officially unveiled the next entry in the demonic shooter series, which is called Doom: The Dark Ages. As the name implies, it takes the franchise back to a medieval-like era, with the slayer killing enemies in a more fantasy realm. In that way, it seems to serve as a prequel of sorts. It still looks as gruesome and gory as ever, though. Also, you can fly on some kind of cyberpunk dragon.The game is launching in 2025, and will be coming to Xbox (including Game Pass), PC, and PS5.The franchise has taken a few years off, at least when it comes to mainline entries. id Software rebooted Doom in 2016 with a fast-paced... Continue reading…

While Microsoft Photos was basic at launch, it has gone through several UI enhancements, and has frequently received new features, so that it now beats every other third-party image viewer app on Windows. In its current avatar, its no longer limited to viewing your laptops media files only. The Photos app is much more capable with cloud integration, AI editing tools, and sharing options, and it works seamlessly with other company apps like Clipchamp and Designer. Here are the top tricks and reasons to use Microsoft Photos over every other Photos app for Windows.

Image: Activision Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 will debut on October 25th. The next installment in the popular franchise will be set in the early ’90s, and it will launch day one on Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Developed by Treyarch and Raven Software, Black Ops 6 will include a new campaign, a multiplayer mode with 16 new maps at launch, and a new zombies experience. The main campaign is set after Black Ops Cold War and even includes flashbacks to Black Ops 2. It’s all set in the early 1990s during the end of the Cold War. Raven Software has developed the campaign, which includes immersive spy missions amid government conspiracies. The game will be set across Southern Europe, the Russian Tundra, the US, and the Middle... Continue reading…

Image: Microsoft It’s been four years since we first found out that a new Perfect Dark game was on the way, and now Microsoft has revealed the first gameplay during the Xbox Games Showcase today.The new Perfect Dark is a reboot of the original game, being developed by The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics. In the gameplay trailer we got a first look at Joanna Dark in a near-future Cairo setting. “Team Perfect Dark has pulled inspiration from elements of the first two games, but crafted an entirely new story and universe around them for this reboot,” says Xbox wire editor in chief Joe Skrebels.Perfect Dark is the usual first-person secret agent shooter, and it will be a single-player experience with a set amount of missions. There will be choices in how... Continue reading…

Image: Bethesda Softworks Bethesda’s sci-fi universe is about to get bigger. Bethesda has finally unveiled Shattered Space, the first major expansion for Starfield, which comes nearly a year after the open-world RPG debuted. Based on the first trailer, it has a much darker tone than the main Starfield campaign. No release date was revealed, but it’s coming sometime in 2024.Here’s the official premise:A mysterious power stirs in the city of Dazra on House Va’ruun’s hidden homeworld. Investigate a frightening cosmic threat, explore a new planet, and find unique weapons, spacesuits, and gear in this all-new adventure.Additionally, Bethesda announced a new update was coming to the game today, with new gear and bounties, as well as the addition of “creations,”... Continue reading…

Image: Bethesda Softworks The Fallout games have seen a big boost in popularity since the live-action TV series, and Fallout 76 is primed to take advantage of that with its next major expansion. It’s called Skyline Valley, and for the first time, it will actually expand the game’s map, introducing a new Shenandoah region in the south. Bethesda says that players will “investigate the cause of an electrical storm circling overhead and unveil the mystery around Vault 63 where they will meet its dwellers and discover a shocking new Ghoul type – The Lost.”You can get a feel for the expansion in the trailer above, though it won’t be long before you can play it, as Skyline Valley launches on June 12th. The trailer also teased a much-requested feature coming to the game... Continue reading…