The holiday shopping season has an unmistakable tech beat this year: a nationwide Satellite Media Tour (SMT) led by Marc Saltzman in partnership with News Media Group, Inc. and ASUS has turned a real platform milestone — Microsoft’s end of mainstream support for Windows 10 — into a fast...
The ASUS ProArt P16 arrives not as a timid Windows alternative but as a full‑blown portable studio — a machine that, in practical terms for many creators, finally challenges the MacBook Pro’s long‑held dominance in the mobile creative workstation space. The combination of a factory‑calibrated 4K...
ASUS’ refreshed ExpertBook laptops and ExpertCenter desktops for 2025 have quietly arrived in the Philippines, bringing a sweeping mix of Copilot+ AI features, Intel Core and AMD Ryzen AI silicon options, and aggressively positioned price points aimed at SMBs and enterprise fleets. The line-up...
The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on a handheld Windows PC it feels, in practice, like someone surgically replaced the Windows desktop with a console‑style launcher — and the early hands‑on tests show that this is less about eye candy and more about real resource...
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The first time you boot the Xbox full‑screen experience on an OG ROG Ally, it feels like someone quietly unhooked Windows from the device and slid a console‑style launcher in its place — but the reality is more pragmatic and far more interesting: Microsoft has layered a controller‑first Xbox...
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Microsoft’s handheld push has taken a new turn: the Xbox-style, full‑screen “Xbox Mode” that will ship as the default experience on the ROG Xbox Ally family is already appearing on other Windows 11 handhelds — in community builds and hacks — ahead of the Ally’s retail launch, forcing a rapid...
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Microsoft’s handheld gambit has quietly moved from concept to something you can try on your own device: a controller‑first, full‑screen “Xbox” experience built into Windows 11 is rolling out as part of the platform’s handheld work, and enthusiasts are already using the new handheld view and...
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ASUS’ quietly posted promo that details the Xbox Ally family’s so‑called “Zero Gravity” cooling system has pulled back the curtain on one of the most consequential engineering problems for modern handheld gaming PCs: how to keep a dense, hot APU comfortable and quiet in every orientation while...
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Asus and Microsoft have taken the wraps off the ROG Xbox Ally family — two Windows 11 handhelds that marry ASUS’ ROG hardware design with an Xbox‑layered, controller‑first Windows experience — and they arrive on store shelves on October 16, 2025, positioning themselves as direct rivals to...
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Microsoft has quietly confirmed that the new Windows 11 handheld-focused gaming enhancements — the Xbox full‑screen experience and associated handheld optimizations — will not be limited to the new ROG Xbox Ally family, and reporting now points to existing Windows handhelds, including the MSI...
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The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X arrive as a decisive pivot for handheld PC gaming: ASUS hardware meets Xbox branding and a newly consolized Windows 11 experience, with both devices slated to reach stores on October 16, 2025. Background / Overview
The ROG Xbox Ally family is the product of...
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The ROG Xbox Ally X I tried shows genuine promise as a portable Windows gaming platform — but its success depends almost entirely on how far Microsoft and OEMs can push Windows 11 out of its desktop mindset and into a controller‑first, battery‑smart handheld experience. Background
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Microsoft’s new handheld-first layer for Windows 11 — the full‑screen, Xbox‑centric “home app” experience shown on the ROG Xbox Ally family at Gamescom — is the clearest signal yet that Redmond intends to stop treating handheld gaming as an afterthought and start treating it as a first-class...
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Microsoft and ASUS have set a firm calendar for the next chapter of handheld PC gaming: the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X will arrive in stores on October 16, 2025, and launch alongside a new Handheld Compatibility Program designed to classify and optimize thousands of PC games for true...
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ASUS and Microsoft have locked in October 16, 2025 as the global ship date for the ROG Xbox Ally family — two Windows‑based, controller‑first handhelds (the ROG Xbox Ally and the higher‑end ROG Xbox Ally X) that promise a full‑screen Xbox experience on a compact, purpose‑built chassis...
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Microsoft’s surprise removal of a briefly live Amazon product page for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally has ratcheted up the heat on one of this year’s most talked-about handhelds, and the incident offers a revealing snapshot of how leaks, retailer metadata, and platform partnerships now shape major...
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Microsoft and ASUS appear poised to bring the ROG Xbox Ally family to market this fall, with a fresh leak narrowing the launch window to October 16, 2025, and pointing to pre-orders opening as early as August 20 during Gamescom — a timetable that, if accurate, turns months of “holiday 2025”...
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In a groundbreaking move poised to reshape the way urban Indians access personal electronics, Asus has announced a strategic partnership with Swiggy Instamart to deliver laptops directly to customers’ doorsteps in select cities within minutes. This tie-up heralds a fresh era for quick commerce...
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The launch of the ASUS Vivobook 16 (X1607QA) marks a significant step in the evolution of mainstream Windows laptops, driven by notable shifts in processor architecture and a growing embrace of copilot-ready, AI-powered mobile computing. Positioned as an accessible, large-screen notebook, the...
Asus Business has officially announced that it will cease support for Windows 10 on all its devices by October 14, 2025, urging users to transition to Windows 11. This decision aligns with Microsoft's broader strategy to phase out Windows 10, as the company encourages adoption of Windows 11...
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