Articles from July 22, 2026
Browse all Windows news articles published on July 22, 2026
Microsoft Teams Now Tests Your Mic and Speakers Before You Join a Meeting
Microsoft completed the global rollout of a long-awaited Teams feature this week: a pre-join microphone and speaker test that puts audio verification right on the meeting entry screen. The update,...
Rackspace Bets on Azure Governance to Tame Enterprise AI Costs and Chaos
Rackspace Technology is making a calculated push to help Microsoft-centric businesses move AI beyond experiments and into production—without blowing their cloud budgets or creating security...
Windows 11 Update Downloads Eating Your Bandwidth? Delivery Optimization Holds the Key
A large Windows 11 update should not turn a fast broadband connection into a stuttering mess, yet that is exactly what can happen when Delivery Optimization is allowed to consume too much of the...
Apple's 20th Anniversary iPhone Rumor: 7-Inch Screen, Curved Glass, and Solid-State Buttons
Apple is reportedly planning a major redesign for its 20th anniversary iPhone in 2027, with a display that could grow to 7 inches for the first time. The rumor, originating from supply chain sources...
Apple’s New Leasing Program Could Make Premium Devices More Accessible — But Read the Fine Print Before July 28
Apple is set to launch a new device leasing program called Apple Upgrade on July 28, backed by Klarna, that will let U.S. consumers pay monthly for iPhones, Macs, iPads, and Apple Watches — and it...
Apple Invites 1.10 Brings Emoji Reactions, Confetti to RSVPs — and a Lifeline for Windows Users
Apple has updated its event planning app Invites to version 1.10, introducing emoji reactions to RSVP responses and a confetti animation that plays when guests reply. The update, now available on...
PC Hardware Prices Are Soaring, but Your Old Rig Can Still Play 2026’s Best Games
2026 is shaping up as the worst year in recent memory to buy a new gaming PC, with RAM, SSD, and GPU prices pushed upward by unrelenting AI data-center demand. But for the millions of gamers who...
Razer Kitsune Ryu Edition: Premium leverless fight stick gets a Street Fighter makeover
Razer and Capcom have released the Razer Kitsune Ryu Edition, a limited-edition leverless arcade controller for PlayStation 5 and PC that pairs the proven hardware of the 2023 Kitsune with striking...
Xbox Cloud Gaming Hits 1440p and Opens Your Own Library, but the Internet Still Holds the Key
Microsoft has quietly turned Xbox Cloud Gaming into a service that can actually keep pace with local hardware for many players. As of early 2026, the platform streams games at up to 1440p resolution,...
Windows 11 July Preview Update Delivers Voice Isolation, Touchpad Tuning, and File Explorer Smarts
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 preview update, released to the Release Preview channel on July 22, 2026, arrives with a fresh set of quality-of-life improvements—but also a notable correction: the...
Microsoft Acknowledges Windows Device ID That Helped Catch a Hacker—And It Can’t Be Turned Off
Microsoft has confirmed that every Windows installation receives a persistent identifier—a Global Device Identifier, or GDID—that can uniquely track the device across services, updates, and even...
Microsoft to Retire Free Copilot Deep Research; Researcher Requires $20/Month Premium
Microsoft will officially retire the Deep Research feature from its free consumer Copilot on August 18, 2026. The replacement — a more capable tool called Researcher — will only be available...