I refuse to let my guests wear "outside clothes" in my home—and I even make guests sit on towels. Here's why I'm such a clean ...

Microsoft Edge has a "Kids Mode" that lets parents and guardians choose which websites their children can visit.

Plus: A ransomeware gang steals data on 8,000 preschoolers, Microsoft blocks Israel’s military from using its cloud for ...

Microsoft is planning to introduce a new Edge security feature that will protect users against malicious extensions sideloaded into the web browser. Edge enables developers to install extensions ...

Windows handheld PC owners have found a way to get Microsoft’s new Xbox mode running early on their devices. Xbox mode frees up about 2GB of memory that can be used for gaming. You’ll launch straight ...

The world has been using Roku streaming devices and smart TVs for close to two decades at this point, and the company shows no signs of stopping. Renowned for its (relatively) inexpensive ...

Microsoft is testing a new feature on its Edge browser for Android that lets you play videos in the background. The feature can be enabled through the Edge flags page. It works on YouTube, so you can ...

Microsoft Edge has an experimental feature that supports background video playback on Android. Anyone can try the feature, but you have to download Microsoft Edge Canary for Android and jump through a ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to make its official app store the default gateway for Windows software. The effort has mostly flopped, but the company keeps nudging the store toward ...

Microsoft's new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the "best model to date", is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We've tested it here at HotHardware and observed ...

Edge now has an AI-centric Copilot Mode that doubles down on assistance and automation. Some features are genuinely innovative, but I still hit some snags. I've been testing PC and mobile software for ...