Category: Hardware

The Xbox family of game consoles received an improved Energy Saver mode, which now supports downloading updates for the operating system and games. Previously, users had to use Standby mode to get updates in the background.

Microsoft has released March 2022 firmware update to owners of the Surface device family. The updates are now available for Surface Pro 7+, Laptop Go, and Laptop Studio. You will not find new features, as they only include minor improvements and security patches.

AMD issued an announcement regarding the now-long standing issue with stuttering on Ryzen devices with fTPM. The company said it has successfully fixed it and shipped the update to motherboard vendors. But don't expect it to become available right now. The new firmware will be tested for around a month internally and then will see the light somewhere in May 2022. The company also offers a right-now solution for whose who depends on TPM features.

According to a post on the Windows Prime website (no records of accurate leaks so far), Microsoft is working on a fifth-gen Surface Laptop with the latest mobile CPUs from AMD.

Microsoft released the February 2022 software update for two generations of Xbox consoles. The new software is available on the original Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.

Microsoft is working on several quality-of-life improvements for Xbox Wireless Controller owners. Soon, second-gen Xbox One gamepads will receive a new firmware that enables multi-device support, allowing users to switch between Xbox Wireless and Bluetooth devices without re-pairing gamepads. In addition to multi-device support, another new feature coming soon is an option to remap the Share button.

Business Insider has shared some new details about HoloLens 3 and Microsoft and Samsung partnership. The new post reveals the code name Calypso used for the device. Although Microsoft has denied this information, the new post claims that the device has been phased out in 2021. Employees who worked on the project were transferred to other teams or left Microsoft.

Alex Kipman, the head of the Microsoft HoloLens division, on his Twitter denied the information regarding the cancellation of HoloLens 3. The latter came from Business Insider.

If you own a Surface Pro 8 or a third-gen Surface Book 3, there is new firmware available for download from Windows Update. February 2022 updates are now live with minor improvements and security patches.