The last time we wrote about Microsoft Edge, it was about how Microsoft finally decided to revamp the web browser using the open-source Chromium project. Well, that move has paid off for Microsoft in recent months. In March 2020, Microsoft Edge became the second most popular desktop browser globally.

Now that many of us are working from home, communication software is seeing an exponential spike in usage. But the popular option now, Zoom, has been getting a lot of backlash for privacy issues. To provide you with alternatives, we introduced eight other similar software last week. Now there's a new alternative through Skype, which has just joined the free video conferencing gang with a new feature called Meet Now.

Like our country, there are a few other countries around the world that have been practising social distancing. This has greatly contributed to the increase in the use of certain productivity tools and cloud services over the past few weeks. Microsoft has seen a spike in users for its cloud services, which the company likely hopes will be maintained even after this crisis.

With the launch of Half-Life: Alyx earlier today, fans of virtual reality (VR) finally have a major title they can sink their teeth into. What many didn't expect was for HP to post a new video teaser on Steam titled "Next Gen HP VR Headset". We think this means HP is looking to develop a new VR headset that's on par, if not better, than the highly popular Valve Index VR.

Based on a statement by former senior director Albert Penello, it seems that the upcoming Sony Playstation 5 is expected to be priced at around USD399(~RM1770) at launch. The aforementioned console is much cheaper compared to the upcoming Microsoft Xbox console, which will most likely be priced at RM499.

In the wake restricted movement order in Malaysia, educational institutions are also forced to closed premises. As a result, these institutions now need to conduct lessons differently. Microsoft wants to remind all those in the education community during that it has free software that can help with remote learning.

Weeks after Microsoft first announced its next-gen Xbox Series X console, we finally get confirmation on most of its specs. As mentioned by Xbox chief Phil Spencer in February 2020, the new console will come with 12 TFLOPS of GPU compute power, making it twice as powerful as the Xbox One X. A few of the key features were also confirmed.

Gaming events like E3 2020 could get cancelled, but if something is ready then companies would probably still launch it. One service that's apparently coming soon is Microsoft's Project xCloud for the PC. A source has claimed to have seen hints of a game streaming test app being in used and believes it to be streaming service.

Microsoft has been working on the dual-screen Surface Neo and Surface Duo for quite some time now. But they're not expected to launch till around the year-end holiday seasons of 2020, or at least that's what many believed. Recently, a report is claiming that we may see the Surface Duo much earlier than that.

Although the latest generation gaming consoles haven’t been launched yet, we already know that 2020 will be a revolutionary year for the gaming experience. After Microsoft revealed its Xbox Series X with Sony confirming the PlayStation 5, many speculations and rumours have been showing up on the internet to tell us how powerful the devices are going to be. Today, we have received some of the news regarding the gaming consoles and we want to share with you!