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Tom Warren

Tech Journalist at BuzzFeed

Senior Editor at The Verge. I cover all things PC, console, and Microsoft.

Publications

  • buzzfeednews.com
    3 articles
  • archive.org
    1 article
  • buzzfeed.com
    1 article
  • fireengineering.com
    1 article
  • msn.com
    1 article
  • The Verge
  • BuzzFeed

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  • Slack CEO: Microsoft is ‘unhealthily preoccupied with killing us’
    26 May 2020—The Verge
    Microsoft Butterfield believes this “speaks to the commitment they have there” and that Microsoft’s efforts are uniquely targeted at Slack. He even where Jared Spataro, corporate vice president of Microsoft 365, claims Slack won’t have the “breadth and depth” to reinvent work. Butterfield says if you Google for “Slack Spataro,” you’ll find a “bunch of shit-talking about how Slack isn’t very good,” but the same can’t be found for Spataro and Okta, Google, or Amazon.
  • You can now play Microsoft’s new surf game inside the Edge browser
    26 May 2020—The Verge
    You can access it from in the address bar in Edge. There are three modes available: a classic surf mode, a time trial, and a slalom mode where you surf between gates. The standard classic surf mode is an endless surfer mode where you have to avoid obstacles and a kraken chasing after you. Time trial is self-explanatory, but Microsoft has added in coins to collect so you can shorten the time and find speedy routes. The zig-zag mode is perhaps the most challenging, as you’ll need to hit every...
  • Sony’s first PS5 game reveal could be June 3rd
    27 May 2020—The Verge
    Image: Sony Sony is reportedly planning a PlayStation 5 game event for June 3rd. that Sony’s virtual event is tentatively planned for next week but that “plans have been in flux and that the day may change.” Sony is said to be focusing on games for this PS5 event and is not expected to “reveal every essential detail” on the console during the first event.
  • Microsoft Surface Book 3 (15-inch) review: more power, more problems
    27 May 2020—The Verge
    been waiting for the Surface Book 3 for two and a half years. Microsoft’s 15-inch Surface Book 2 was largely just a refinement over the original model — released nearly five years ago — so I was really hoping the company was holding back some big changes for the Surface Book 3. Unfortunately, no big changes have arrived this time around. If you put it side by side with a Book 2, the Book 3 looks identical, and inside, there are a few modest upgrades that are expected in 2020: more powerful...
  • Windows 10 May 2020 Update now available with built-in Linux kernel and Cortana updates
    27 May 2020—The Verge
    Microsoft is releasing its Windows 10 May 2020 Update today. It’s the latest “major” update to Windows 10, and its big features include the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 and Cortana updates. Microsoft released a , and everyone on Windows 10 can get access to the May 2020 Update through Windows Update today.