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Microsoft account is the focus of recent reports covering new hardware releases and software installation updates. Coverage also includes billing issues involving cloud services and changes to account sign-in requirements during system setup.
Microsoft is offering up to $375 in Best Buy gift cards to Xbox Series X/S owners it believes aren’t using their consoles — a move aimed at boosting refurbished supply amid a deepening component shortage.
Xbox Nano Controller is up for preorder at $49.99 in the US and Rs 4,299 in India. Ships November 4. Works with Xbox, PC, Mac, mobile, Samsung TVs — and may ship with Game Pass on Meta Quest soon.
Microsoft has silently removed the 'Learn more' link workaround in Windows 11’s setup, making forced Microsoft account sign-in harder to avoid — even for users with no technical expertise.
Vegalabs AS ran up a $17,600 Claude bill on Azure despite $25,060 in credits — because Anthropic’s models are excluded from Microsoft’s sponsorship program. Both companies declined to refund it, pointing fingers instead.
Microsoft has priced the Surface Laptop Ultra—the first Windows laptop built on Nvidia’s Arm-based RTX Spark platform—at $2,599 in the US and ₹2,29,999 in India. Pre-orders opened Monday; shipping begins October 16.