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Microsoft's Paint app faces axe
Microsoft's Paint app faces axe
Microsoft's iconic Paint application is coming to the end of its development, having been available in Windows since 1985. 25 Jul 2017 - 8 comments
Microsoft challenges Nest with a Windows Smart Thermostat
Microsoft challenges Nest with a Windows Smart Thermostat
Smartphones are still perhaps the number one technology people focus on but it seems pretty clear that it might not be as exciting as it once ...... 21 Jul 2017 - 7 comments
80 percent of Windows phones just lost support
80 percent of Windows phones just lost support
Windows phones, you remember those, right? Well, there are still a few around even though new phones haven't been released, at least from Microsoft, ...... 13 Jul 2017 - 5 comments
Spotify now available from Windows Store
Spotify now available from Windows Store
Starting today, Spotify is now available as a downloadable app from the Windows Store in all 60 countries it operates in. 20 Jun 2017 - 1 comment
Microsoft promises a variety of Always Connected computers
Microsoft promises a variety of Always Connected computers
Microsoft has informed us at Computex trade show that its partners are going to unveil a slew of new so-called Always Connected computers in ...... 31 May 2017 - 1 comment
SoundCloud arrives on Xbox One, beta lands on Windows 10
SoundCloud arrives on Xbox One, beta lands on Windows 10
Xbox One had gotten its own SoundCloud App, letting subscribers access their full music collection, playlists and so forth on the Microsoft platform. 31 May 2017
Windows 10 running on half a billion devices
Windows 10 running on half a billion devices
Microsoft has hit a milestone with the announcement that its Windows 10 consumer OS is now running on 500 million active devices. 10 May 2017 - 1 comment
Microsoft offers free Windows 10 Pro upgrade to Surface Laptop buyers
Microsoft offers free Windows 10 Pro upgrade to Surface Laptop buyers
Microsoft unveiled yesterday the new Windows 10 S operating system which in effect is a lite version of company's flagship product. Also revealed ...... 03 May 2017 - 8 comments
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop: Lighter, thinner, and faster than MacBook Air
Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop: Lighter, thinner, and faster than MacBook Air
Microsoft has today announced a new Surface product, which is the company's first traditional laptop. The device, aptly named Surface Laptop, ...... 02 May 2017
Microsoft is changing pace with Windows 10 updates
Microsoft is changing pace with Windows 10 updates
Microsoft's recent Creator's Update was in the works for a long time and finally the major update hit Windows 10 earlier this month. Now you ...... 21 Apr 2017 - 2 comments
Netflix added offline viewing finally to PCs
Netflix added offline viewing finally to PCs
Netflix unveiled its perhaps most awaited feature ever late November last year. Offline viewing was added for mobile devices so you and I could ...... 03 Apr 2017 - 1 comment
Microsoft will let users test apps before installing
Microsoft will let users test apps before installing
Microsoft's Playable Ads will let Windows 10 users try out an app before downloading it and installing it onto their devices. 13 Mar 2017 - 4 comments
Windows 10 updates changes will reduce disruptive reboots
Windows 10 updates changes will reduce disruptive reboots
Windows 10 users who are annoyed by the operating system's updates and reboots will soon have more control over when updates are installed. 03 Mar 2017 - 5 comments
Cortana reminds you even when you forgot to add the reminder
Cortana reminds you even when you forgot to add the reminder
Microsoft has announced an update to its voice assistant Cortana with a single new feature. The so-called Commitment feature allows the Windows ...... 10 Feb 2017 - 22 comments
Windows Insiders get their hands on the new Game Mode
Windows Insiders get their hands on the new Game Mode
The upcoming and anticipated Creators Update for Windows 10 is still a long way from being released but there are some parts of it that you ...... 26 Jan 2017 - 3 comments
Microsoft admits it pushed Windows 10 update too aggressively
Microsoft admits it pushed Windows 10 update too aggressively
Microsoft's unofficial podcast Windows Weekly had a surprise guest in Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer Chris Capossela. In the podcast he ...... 23 Dec 2016 - 15 comments
This is how dead Windows phones are
This is how dead Windows phones are
Even when Microsoft was focusing on smartphones more than ever Windows Phones were barely staying afloat. After Microsoft discontinued manufacturing ...... 19 Dec 2016 - 12 comments
Windows 10 running soon on Snapdragon chips
Windows 10 running soon on Snapdragon chips
Microsoft and Qualcomm have revealed that full featured Windows 10 will run on the next generation of Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors. 08 Dec 2016 - 3 comments
Microsoft is working on a major design update for Windows
Microsoft is working on a major design update for Windows
Windows 10 has been largely a success for the Redmond giant but there's still work to do. The company is obviously trying to figure out how ...... 28 Nov 2016 - 14 comments
Next major Windows 10 update coming in March?
Next major Windows 10 update coming in March?
Windows 10 has definitely been one of the more successful OS launches for Microsoft and even the growth after the initial launch has been decent ...... 15 Oct 2016 - 5 comments
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