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Windows annual licence prices rise, with bigger increases for higher-end PCs
Annual Windows licence prices have risen by an unusually large margin, with bigger increases for PCs using higher-end CPUs, HotHardware reported on Aug. 10, citing Taiwan\'s United Daily News (UDN). UDN cited Taiwan PC OEMs as saying the increases have already been reflected in market prices. Annual licence prices have risen by up to 10 percent, with the size of the increase varying by company. Asus and Acer units in Taiwan were at about 5 percent, it said.
Games & Commerce
Windows 11 Xbox Mode cuts memory use but performance unchanged
Windows 11\'s Xbox Mode, a gaming-focused interface under development by Microsoft, reduced memory use in a recent comparison test but did not show a clear improvement in game performance. Linus Tech Tips tested two PCs with identical specifications, comparing the standard Windows 11 desktop environment with Xbox Mode. Frame rates in titles including Forza Horizon 5, Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom: The Dark Ages were largely the same.
Industry
Are CES 2025 award-winning innovation products on sale now?
As CES 2026 approaches, a review of notable CES 2025 award-winning products shows that outcomes vary widely. Some, such as Lenovo’s Legion Go S with SteamOS, Moonbird’s screen-free meditation device and certain LG OLED TVs, are on sale. Others, including BioLite’s Backup Power Supply and Ohsnap’s MCON controller, have not launched but are slated to ship in 2026. Some remain unreleased or were dropped from recommendations due to price.