Everyone knows you need to keep your operating system up to date, but what happens when a company botches the update and bricks your PC? Ask Windows users.

On January 12, Google issued an update to Pixel phones to address a host of bugs and introduce minor improvements to core functionality. For one, the update targeted battery drain while also taming unruly ringback tones. But while a dozen Pixel devices should’ve received the update, not everyone’s device did.

Microsoft issued a second emergency Windows patch in January after earlier fixes caused new bugs, raising concerns about update quality and reliability.

It's that time of the month again, as PS5 console owners can boot up their machine and download a fresh firmware update for their hardware. Version 26.01-12.60.00 brings the usual stability improvements to your PS5, along with a few extra enhancements to messages, friend widgets, and general usability.

Another out of band update has been issued to Windows 11 users to address a major bug that caused Outlook to become inoperable after January's disastrous Patch Tuesday updates.

Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6,

Hmm, upgrades.

ARC Raiders Headwinds hotfix released as update 1.000.020 on January 28. that touches on gameplay and tech issues.