Microsoft today released a major update for their Sway app in App Store for iOS devices. They have made the app look cleaner and simpler. They have made it easier to add and organize content with new commands. And the support for new drag-and-drop to group content makes it even easier to improve the Sway. […]
Read More: Microsoft Sway for iOS gets a major update with several new features
Microsoft today released the preview of the June 2018 feature update for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for Windows 10 Mobile devices. This v17.10228 update comes with a new feature. You can now apply any font color you want for hyperlinks in your PowerPoint presentation. They need not be just blue anymore. How to change the hyperlink […]
Read More: Latest Insider update for Office for Windows 10 Mobile devices brings a new feature
Microsoft today highlighted the recent features they have added to the Microsoft Teams mobile apps which will allow you to join a call or meeting when you are on the go or in remote location. In addition to attending the meetings, you can also share your iPhone or iPad screen, images, or live video stream […]
Read More: You can now join a call or meeting with Microsoft Teams mobile app
Winfuture.de continues to slowly reveal the details of Microsoft's Windows 10 on ARM strategy, desired from their cache of secret internal documents. Their latest revelation has us somewhat shook – Winfuture has already revealed that a new generation of Windows 10 on ARM Always Connected PCs were coming powered by the as yet unannounced Snapdragon […]
After Microsoft threw open the doors to allow Linux to run on Windows via the Windows Subsystem for Linux we are seeing a stampede of distributions arriving in the Windows Store. The latest is a 3rd version of Ubuntu, joining the earlier 18.04 and 16.04 LTS release of the OS. While the later OS's installed […]
Read More: Ubuntu brings another version of their Linux to the Microsoft Store
Keyboard and Mouse aren't the best tools when it comes to composing and editing content on PC. The scenario is worst on Laptops as they don't come with a mouse and using the touchpad for editing is frustrating. This is one of the reasons why companies like Dell and HP added touch as a form […]
Read More: Sensel Morph trackpad is the best gift you can give to a digital creator
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 leaks are getting common as we move closer to the launch scheduled in August. However, if latest reports are to believed, Samsung might push the launch of Note 9 due to the last minute design changes. Don't worry, Samsung is not launching the Note 9 with a notch but the company […]
Read More: New report claims Galaxy Note 9 has been delayed due to design change
If you can read this you are probably not affected, but if you did decide to use Cloudflare's new privacy-focused DNS service you are probably finding yourself unable to connect to websites on your PC. The service is currently having an issue on IP4 networks, with Cloudflare saying: Investigating – Cloudflare is currently seeing query timeouts […]
Read More: Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1 privacy-focussed DNS service goes down hard
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead ring. This build comes with improvements for Sets, new wireless projection experience, Microsoft Edge browser and more. You can find the full list of new features included in this build here. This build also includes […]
Read More: Bug Fixes and Known issues in Windows 10 Insider Build 17682
Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17682 has brought improvements to the wireless projection experience for Windows 10 users. The update addresses difficulties in disconnecting from the screen you are projecting to, especially if you started from file explorer or from an app. The new build brings a control banner at the top of your screen when […]
Read More: Windows 10 Build 17682 brings new Wireless Projection experience
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Build 17682 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and Skip Ahead Ring. This new build comes with Sets improvements, new wireless projection experience, Edge improvements for web developers and more. Read about them below. What's new in Windows 10 Build 17682: Sets Improvements We've heard your feedback and have […]
Read More: Windows 10 Insider Build 17682 released with Sets improvements
When Assassin's Creed Origins (codenamed Empire) was revealed in a report by Kotaku, that same report stated that sections of the game were supposed to take place in ancient Rome, however they were removed. A 4chan post, which was corroborated by this report, mentioned that "there are talks about making a trilogy of this same […]
Read More: Assassin's Creed Odyssey may have been leaked by a promotional keychain, set in ancient Greece
Microsoft today announced the release of new Office for Android Insider update. This Build 16.0.10228.20010 is a preview of the June 2018 update and it comes with new some new features which will be loved by millions of Office users. Read about them below. Present from your phone: You can now walk into a meeting […]
Read More: Latest Office for Android Insider update brings much-needed features
Microsoft family feature already allows parents to block certain websites on PCs for their kids. Microsoft is now bringing this feature to Android mobile devices with Edge web browser. If you already have a Microsoft family group and have marked websites as allowed or blocked for your kid, you can now bring it to Android […]
Read More: Microsoft brings site blocking to Microsoft Edge for Android
MSN is very much live! Microsoft today announced MSN Kids, a new curated, kid-friendly news site. This new site is targeted specifically for children in the elementary and middle school age group. MSN Kids will offer editorially curated, age-appropriate news and features from partner publishers such as Time for Kids, Popular Science, Sports Illustrated for […]
Read More: Microsoft announces MSN Kids, a new kid-friendly news portal
We don't often get an announcement regarding next week's backward compatible games on Xbox One, but today seems to be an exception. Rockstar Games has announced three of its titles coming to the program on June 7, and the batch includes Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. GTA San Andreas, Midnight Club LA and Table Tennis […]
Read More: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and more games are coming to Xbox One backward compatibility next week
A few weeks back we reported that Lenovo is working on a device without a notch and will have a screen to body ratio of up to 95%. The rough sketch of the device was shared by Lenovo's mobile group product manager Chang Cheng on the Weibo social network. It looks like this is finally happening now as […]
Read More: Lenovo is launching its first notch less device on 5th June
When Borderlands: The Handsome Collection was announced for current-gen consoles, it unfortunately left out the first Borderlands from the mix in favor of remastering Borderlands 2 and The Pre-Sequel. Fans could eventually play the original Borderlands on Xbox One through backward compatibility, but it just wasn't the same. According to the Korean ratings board, which […]
Read More: Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition has been rated for Xbox One in Korea
Xbox Live Gold members can now download Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed for free through the Games with Gold program. Each month four games are discounted across Xbox One and Xbox 360 and May begins by bringing us a brand new game and a few classics. You can download Assassin's […]
USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), the organization which promotes USB technology, today announced a USB HID (Human Interface Device) standard for braille displays. This new standard will make it easier for the blind community to use a braille display across operating systems and different types of hardware. It will also enable easy development of braille devices […]
Read More: Microsoft collaborated with Apple to develop HID standard for braille displays
Back in March, Microsoft announced a major reorganization inside the company with changes to its executive leadership and the formation of two new engineering teams. Last month, we reported on some more reorganization news. Last night, Mary Jo Foley from ZDNet reported another round of reorganization within Microsoft. She reported two key changes: Edge development team is […]
Read More: Microsoft's reorganization continues, Edge development team moved to Experiences and Devices unit
Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Mail and Calendar App on Windows 10 devices. The update bumps the app to v17.9330.20915.0 and is available for those on April 2018 Update. The latest update doesn't bring any features or changes but adds "Get the Premium features of Outlook" option at the bottom. Upon clicking […]
Read More: Microsoft rolls out updates for Mail and Calendar App on Windows 10
About 6 months ago Microsoft finally killed off Groove Music Pass, and with that the most important feature of their Groove Music App. It was therefore quite a surprise when today Microsoft pushed out an update for the Groove Music app, taking it to version 12.0529.1719. The update only brings bug fixes, but given that the […]
Read More: Microsoft remembers they have a music player on Android, updates it
Researchers from Caltech and University of Southern California have published a new research paper discussing how Microsoft HoloLens can act as eyes for blind people. To restore vision of blind people, some approaches have been explored to convey raw images to the brain. These approaches were not effective because of the bandwidth requirements and the […]
Read More: Research shows how HoloLens can act as eyes for blind users
New games release on Xbox One and PC every week, and it can be quite difficult keeping track of them all, especially during the spring when so many blockbuster titles are taking up people's attention with their expansive marketing campaigns. Some of the games reviewed this week you may not have even heard of. This […]
Read More: Review: Legend of Kay: Anniversary, Moonlighter, and oOo: Ascension — Roundup
We posted last night on a new rumour that Dell was working on a dual-screened Windows 10 on ARM device which had several phone-like characteristics. Now a demo application has popped up on the web, discovered by MSPoweruser.com reader KL, which appears to point to the rumour being very real. Not sure if this is […]
Read More: Leaked demo app confirms Dell is working on a dual-screened Windows 10 device
Microsoft yesterday released a huge update to the Windows Community Toolkit yet. This version 3.0 update comes with several new features such as the support for the new Edge WebView, controls to access Microsoft Graph, new package to enable eye gaze APIs and more. Find the full list of new features below. A new package […]
Read More: Microsoft releases a massive update for Windows Community Toolkit
There was a rumour some time ago that Microsoft was developing their Surface Phone as a reference design for other OEMs to turn into actual devices, much like the OEMs were allowed and even encouraged to freely copy the Surface Pro design for their Windows 10 tablets. That idea has just become more concrete with […]
Read More: Dell could be building the Surface Phone
Microsoft today released the preview of the June 2018 feature update for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for iPad and iPhone. This Version 2.14 (180529) update brings only 2 new features to Powerpoint which can be seen below: Set things straight The digital ruler makes it easy to draw straight lines or align sets of objects. Hyperlinks […]
Read More: Microsoft adds Digital Ruler, more to Office apps for iOS Insiders
A few weeks ago we posted an early guide to installing Windows 10 on ARM on a Lumia 950 XL. Now a more polished version of the guide is available, which is being updated as the process improves and more drivers are found. Even this version, in its current state, however still leaves you with a device […]
Read More: Detailed Step by Step Instructions now available to installing Windows on ARM on the Lumia 950 XL
Facebook Messenger has long had a Windows 10 app, but when compared to the web app at Messenger.com lacked some basic features, such as being able to post reactions to messages. Now the beta version of the app has had a great update, bringing a number of great new features. The app now finally supports […]
Read More: Facebook Messenger for Windows 10 gets a massive feature update with Reactions and more
AdDuplex has released another report for the May month and it has some really good news for Microsoft. The latest report points at 50% adoption of Windows 10 April 2018 Update. The number is great considering the fact that April 2018 Update was released just a month back. Apart from this, AdDuplex also shared numbers […]
Read More: Windows 10 April 2018 Update now running on 50% of the Windows 10 devices worldwide
Windows 10 on ARM presents an opportunity for Qualcomm to not just rule the mobile processor space but also supplant Intel on the desktop also. That means the company is pretty committed, leading, according to the latest report by Winfuture.de, to the company to produce a Snapdragon processor just for Windows 10 on ARM. The […]
Read More: Qualcomm to produce a Snapdragon 850 processor just for Windows 10 on ARM
After being teased a couple of months ago, SEGA has finally announced Team Sonic Racing. Like the previous Sonic & All-Stars racing games, this one is also being developed by Sumo Digital. Team Sonic Racing will feature both online and offline multiplayer, pitting you and your friends against each other in groups. Teams will be […]
Read More: SEGA announces Team Sonic Racing
During a conversation with Kara Swisher at the Code Conference yesterday, Brad Smith, Microsoft's president and chief legal officer discussed about the antitrust battles Microsoft faced in the early 2000s. He mentioned that there are lots of similarities between what Facebook is facing today and what Microsoft faced back then. However Facebook quickly responded well […]
Reports surfaced in January that indicated two new LEGO video games were in the works; one based on Pixar's The Incredibles and another starring our favorite DC super villains. LEGO The Incredibles was officially announced in March, so it was a waiting game to see when the rumored DC super villains game would appear. Today […]
Read More: LEGO DC Super-Villains announced, coming to Xbox One in October
Several weeks ago Microsoft announced that the Xbox Live Rewards program would be transitioning into Microsoft Rewards. Xbox Insiders in the Preview Alpha ring can now try out the new Microsoft Rewards app in the Xbox Insider Hub. As detailed in a post on Xbox Wire, the app will allow you to "see exclusive offers […]
Read More: Microsoft Rewards app now available for Preview Alpha members through the Xbox Insider Hub
All of the teasing yesterday led to this moment. Bethesda has officially announced a new Fallout game, and it's not what anyone expected. No, we're not getting Fallout Online, Fallout Shelter 2, or Fallout 3 Remastered (though that's almost certainly coming). Instead, Bethesda unveiled Fallout 76. So far, the only information we have to go […]
Read More: Fallout 76 announced by Bethesda Game Studios
A few months ago Fitbit introduced a child-focused family tracker which also came with a parental-control feature. The device, the Ace, resembles the Fitbit Alta HR and is designed for children age 8 and older. The tracker counts steps and also gives prompts to move. The device will cost $100 and will connect to family accounts […]
Read More: Fitbit Ace Family Account Dashboard now available for Windows 10 users
Along with the new HP OMEN 15 laptop, HP today also announced new OMEN accessories targeting gamers. The most interesting accessory is their new headset. The new OMEN Mindframe is the world's first headset with active earcup cooling technology. This cooling technology is expected to increase comfort of gamers during periods of extended gameplay. OMEN […]
Read More: HP announces world's first headset with earcup cooling technology
At the HP Gaming Festival in Beijing, HP announced the updated OMEN 15 Laptop with a sleeker design and improved performance. The new OMEN 15 Laptop is powered by 8th Generation Intel Core i5+ and i7+ processors with up to six cores and up to 32GB DDR4-2666 RAM. It is also VR Ready as it is powered […]
Read More: HP announces updated OMEN 15 Laptop with a sleeker design and improved performance
It looks like Google will be the latest company to adopt the notch trend with the upcoming Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. With Android P bringing support for Notches it was about time Google would adopt the latest trend. Today a new leaked poped-up showing what looked like the screen protectors for Pixel 3 […]
Read More: Leaked Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL screen protectors confirm notch and stereo speakers
Just days after releasing the newly redesigned 1Password for Mac, the team is rolling out the update for Windows users as well. The latest update bumps the app to version 7 and comes with UI changes and new features. The latest update adds a sidebar, a handy pop-out window for quick password access and also […]
Read More: The new redesigned 1Password is now available on Windows
Microsoft has rolled out a new update for Paint 3D on Windows 10 devices. The latest update bumps the app to 4.1805.25027.0 and brings along a new and improved Save experience. Now when click on Menu> Save As> Image the app will show the new interface for saving images. This interface now offers you a […]
Read More: Microsoft's Paint 3D app gets a new Save interface in latest update
Google yesterday announced the release of Chrome 67 to the stable channel for Windows. This Chrome 67.0.3396.62 update contains a number of fixes and improvements. Read some of the highlights of this release below. Site Isolation: With Chrome 67, Google is rolling out Site Isolation to a larger percentage of users. Site Isolation feature improves Chrome's […]
Read More: Google Chrome 67 update with support for WebXR and sensors now available for Windows
Qualcomm today revealed the Snapdragon XR1 Platform, the world's first dedicated processor for AR, VR and Mixed Reality devices. Until now, OEMs were using Snapdragon mobile processors for building XR devices, this new XR1 platform will make it easy for OEMs to offer high-quality XR experiences by taking advantage of XR1's special optimizations for AR experiences with […]
Read More: Qualcomm reveals its first dedicated processor for AR, VR and Mixed Reality devices
While we have seen Microsoft trading places with Google during a trading day, today is the first time in 3 years Microsoft's end of day market cap has exceeded that of Alphabet, Google's parent company. That means Microsoft is currently the 3rd most valuable publicly traded company in the world, after being earlier overtaken by […]
Read More: Microsoft tops Google's market cap for the first time in 3 years
It looks like Google is working on some UI changes to Google Maps. In a recent beta update, Google has added floating categories in Google Maps. Apart from this, the layers option has moved to the left side of Google Maps. You can now directly tap on a particular category to search for the same […]
Read More: Google is testing floating categories for Google Maps
Samsung has been working on launching the successor of Galaxy Note 8 for a while now. However, this hasn't stopped the company from working on mid-range smartphones on the side. The upcoming mid-range devices from Samsung leaked online today. The photos of the prototype devices were posted online and they confirm some key aspects about […]
Read More: Samsung Galaxy A9 Star and A9 Lite leaks online
Facebook is getting ready to roll out WhatsApp payments in India after a long beta testing period that began earlier this year in February. WhatsApp Payments is a new feature of the app that leverages India's pre-existing UPI interface to allow users to make peer to peer payments among themselves. Facebook had previously planned to roll out […]
Read More: WhatsApp payments might be launching next week in India
Google has been blamed in the past for accessing the private user data and it looks like the company might be doing it again. According to a post on Reddit, if you type "the1975..com" into the search bar Google will pop-up your messages. The original thread talks about this issue on Pixel devices but it […]
Read More: Weird glitch gives Google access to all the text messages on your Android Device
Apple officially released the next version of iOS 11.4 to users today bef0re its Apple WWDC event. iOS 11.4 will finally introduce messages in iCloud to users after months of anticipation. Messages in the cloud is a feature that ex-Windows Phone users will find familiar. It allows all Messages sent and received in Apple's messaging […]
Read More: iOS 11.4 brings a long awaited messaging feature
Microsoft has updated the Microsoft Edge on the iPhone and iPad to add a pretty important feature if you use the Microsoft Store. With version 42.1.0 of Edge, you can now download the books you've purchased from the Microsoft Store on our Windows device and read them on the go. Ebooks still remain a US exclusive feature […]
Read More: Microsoft Edge for the iPhone now lets you read books from the Microsoft Store
Microsoft has pushed out an update for users of the GroupMe for iOS app. This update gis regard toward new features, but is fixing pretty important bugs. For users who rely on the app for sharing of gifs, images and videos, the app is getting updated to fix issues introduced in a previous update which […]
Read More: GroupMe for iOS comes with new bug fixes for media isssues
Samsung has rolled out a new update for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus users which brings support for native call recording. The latest build number is G960FXXU1BRE5 and G965FXXU1BRE3 and is rolling out to users in Russia, Switzerland, Spain, Romania, Netherlands, and the UK. The update will roll out to other countries as well depending on the […]
Read More: Samsung rolls out Call Recording for Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus
Apple has always shipped their iPhones with LCD screens — albeit excellently calibrated and colour accurate ones. That changed with the iPhone X when Apple shopped its first OLED screen enabled iPhone, now it appears to be changing even further with next year's iPhones. According to a new report, Apple will be equipping all its iPhones going […]
Read More: Apple's 2019 iPhones will reportedly all have OLED screens
Microsoft today announced the release of Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17677 with new features. This release contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, and a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release. Build-to-build upgrade is not supported for now. You can download […]
Read More: Microsoft releases Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17677
Microsoft today released Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17677 to developers. This SDK can be used with the recently released Windows 10 Insider Build 17677 or later. This release includes bug fixes and underdevelopment changes to the API surface area. This Windows SDK will now formally only be supported by Visual Studio 2017 and greater. This release contains […]
Read More: Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17677 now available
Unigram, one of the best messaging app for Windows 10 users who use Telegram, and it's just gone missing from eh Microsoft STore. Users who attempt to download the app will be met with a page error, noting the app's unavailability. While this appeared initially linked to Microsoft's threat to unpublish the app for copyright violations, […]
Read More: Telegram client Unigram for Windows 10 goes missing from the Store, website taken offline
Earlier this year, Microsoft released a new app called Seeing AI that changes the lives of blind and low vision community. This app uses the power of AI to describe nearby people, text and objects. Blind and low vision community people can just hold up their phone and hear information about the world around them. Seeing AI app […]
Read More: Microsoft's Seeing AI app can now recognize Indian Rupees
The Hungering Deep is out for Sea of Thieves today, and that means the kraken may be the least of your worries. Now you'll have to deal with the monstrous Megalodon shark. Rare detailed The Hungering Deep less than a week ago in a blog post, but we've received some more information today through a […]
Read More: Get ready for the Megalodon in The Hungering Deep, Sea of Thieves' newest content update out today
Larry Hryb has announced three more games joining Xbox One backward compatibility today. It's good to see a group of games this time instead of the single game we've been getting in each backward compatibility announcement the past couple of weeks. Saints Row, Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell and Toybox Turbos are coming to […]
Read More: Saints Row and more games are coming to Xbox One backward compatibility today
Capcom has revealed that Mega Man 11 will be launching on consoles this October. Mega Man 11 was initially announced last December during the franchise's 30th anniversary celebration. "Mega Man is back! The newest entry in this iconic series blends classic, challenging 2D platforming action with a fresh look. The stunning new visual style refreshes […]
Read More: Mega Man 11 is coming to Xbox One this October
Bethesda Game Studios is teasing an announcement on Twitter. This is not a drill. #PleaseStandBy pic.twitter.com/5IUjkURCcM — Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) May 29, 2018 The last time Bethesda teased an announcement with the image "Please Stand By," the studio revealed Fallout 4 in 2015. While the "Please Stand By" imagery is synonymous with Fallout to […]
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We had to wait right up until the end of May for June's Games with Gold announcement but Larry Hryb has officially revealed which four games will bee free to Xbox Live Gold members next month. Truthfully, the list is a bit disappointing. On Xbox One, players will be getting Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia for free […]
Read More: June's Games with Gold include Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia and LEGO Indiana Jones 2
Microsoft and Sony both had exclusives releasing onto their platforms last week, and despite Detroit: Become Human launching a few days after State of Decay 2 did, it came out on top of UK sales charts according to GFK Chart-Track. State of Decay 2 may have received mixed reviews for being unpolished and littered with […]
Read More: State of Decay 2 debuts at No.2 on UK sales charts behind Detroit: Become Human
If like me, you liked the look of the HP Envy X2 always connected PC, but were not happy to be a guinea pig for Windows 10 on ARM, the good news is that a variant of the same great device is now available, powered by an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor. Essentially the same device, with […]
Uber is getting more secure for users in the US with a new initiative to bring in support for an in-app distress button. should users feel threatened or endangered either by the driver, passenger or external factors beyond either's control. Uber now has a 911 assistance button right int he app which lets you communicate your […]
Read More: Uber adds a 911 button to its app for Americans
Microsoft and Google already ship PCS and Chromebooks which support ARM processors, but a new report indicates Apple may be ready to join the party with its MacBook line of devices. According to a report from DigiTimes, Apple intends to produce an ARM-based MacBook codenamed Star. Since ditching the PowerPC platform, Apple has shipped its […]
Read More: MacOS on ARM? Report of new ARM powered Macbook surfaces
Google's Translate service has been caught throwing shade at flat-earthers this week with an incorrect translation that turns out to be more right than it is wrong. A Redditor shared the initial post on r/funny where the user typed in "I am a flat earther," intending to get the French translation but getting hit with "Je suis un fou". […]
Read More: Google Translate calls flat-earthers mad
Vivo is the first company to officially launch a phone with an in-display fingerprint reader. The company earlier showcased a prototype during CES 2018 and has finally launched a device incorporating the same technology. The Chinese based company launched X21 in Singapore earlier this month followed by the launch in India today. The device is […]
Read More: Vivo X21 offers in-display fingerprint reader for only $525. Samsung – your move
According to the latest Trusted Access Report by Duo Security, Windows 10 adoption among the enterprise saw a huge growth. Windows 10 adoption increased from 27 percent in 2017 to 48 percent in 2018. In the meantime, devices running Windows 7 decreased from 65 percent last year to 44 percent in this year. Healthcare, transportation and storage, and […]
Read More: Windows 10 enterprise adoption on the rise, thanks to advanced security features
Windows 7 is rapidly approaching its 10th anniversary, but despite being a pretty dated operating system it still has plenty of adherents, with more than 40% of PC users still using the OS. With the rise of privacy concerns, there is also an increasing resistance from some to upgrading to the new OS when purchasing […]
Read More: Redditor explains why it's mad to downgrade Windows 10 to Windows 7
New games release on Xbox One and PC every week, and it can be quite difficult keeping track of them all, especially during the summer when so many blockbuster titles are taking up people's attention with their expansive marketing campaigns. Some of the games reviewed this week you may not have even heard of. This […]
Research and advisory firm Gartner recently published its Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Worldwide 2018 report. For the fifth consecutive year, Gartner has positioned Microsoft as a leader in the report. When compared to last year's Magic Quadrant report, Microsoft has also moved closer towards the market leader Amazon Web Services. […]
Read More: Gartner recognizes Microsoft as a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Cloud IaaS
Microsoft today announced the May 2018 Update for Teams app. This update brings support for Remote Assist mixed-reality experience that was revealed during Build developer conference last year. With this new support, users can do two-way calling between the Teams desktop app on Windows 10 and a HoloLens. Users can see the Hololens user's point of […]
Read More: Microsoft Teams now supports Remote Assist mixed-reality experience
Every week dozens of games are discounted across Xbox One and Xbox 360 for some stellar deals. These titles range from smaller indie experiences to AAA blockbusters. If you're trying to get the most bang for your buck, you'll want to check out the Deals with Gold if you have an Xbox Live Gold membership. […]
If you loved the promise of Continuum for Phones and want a taste of that with your Android phone, you may be happy to hear that Samsung's brand new Dex Pad is now 20% off for memorial day. The Samsung DeX Pad is compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, S9, S9+ and Note 8 […]
Read More: Deal: Samsung DeX Pad for Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ now 20% off
Artificial Intelligence taking over humans has been a hot topic for debate in the last few years. There are basically two schools of thought, one considers AI to be dangerous and the other thinks AI can help humans do great things. People like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have openly talked about AI in the […]
Read More: Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella assures that robots won't replace humans
Amazon is running a sale on their popular Amazon Echo personal assistants for a limited period. From today and for a limited time they are offering from $10 to $150 of many devices on the range, as can be seen below. Echo Spot – Buy 2, save $40 $15 off Echo $10 off the Echo Dot (only […]
Read More: Deal Alert: Amazon offering up to $150 off a range of popular Echo products
Microsoft has been working to bring more intelligence into their products, particularly their email clients, for some time now, and now a new feature has been noticed by WindowsUnited.de. Outlook will already warn you that you have not sent an attachment when you promised to in the body of an email, and now, if it […]
Read More: Outlook will now warn you to check compliance policies when sending attachments
You can now save up to $200 on select Surface products from Microsoft Store US as part of its Memorial Day Sale. Find the offer details below. You can get instant savings on select Surface Laptop with Intel Core i5 processors. Find the deal here. You can get instant savings on Surface Pro with Intel […]
Read More: Memorial Day Sale: Save up to $200 on select Surface products
Insurwave, the world's first blockchain platform for marine insurance, built by a joint venture between EY and Guardtime is now commercially available. It is a first of its kind digital insurance value chain. Insurwave is built on blockchain and distributed ledger technologies from Microsoft Azure and it will support more than half a million automated […]
Read More: World's first blockchain platform for marine insurance is built on Microsoft Azure
By now you've probably heard of Miami Street if you pay close attention to Xbox news. If not, here's the rundown: Miami Street is a new racing game that launched unexpectedly on the Microsoft Store in certain territories. Developed by Electric Square, it is capable of running on any Windows 10 device, and apparently even […]
Read More: So how is the new Miami Street racing game? Well…
Early this year, Microsoft announced its partnership with Publicis Group, a global leader in marketing, communication, and digital transformation to develop Marcel AI platform that will connect Publicis Groupe's 80,000 employees. While Publicis.Sapient was responsible for defining the architecture and design of Marcel, Microsoft built the AI platform based on Azure and Office 365. Entire […]
Read More: Check out the demo of long-awaited Marcel AI platform built by Publicis and Microsoft
Pandora is adding a new Premium Family pan to compete with the likes of Spotify and Apple Music in the US. This new plan will set you back $14.99 a month, and will allow up to six different users access tot he service. With Pandora premium, users will now able to gain access to all of Pandora's […]
Read More: Pandora has a new $15 a month family plan
We posted a few days ago that Microsoft To-Do List Sharing was coming soon to the Windows 10 app, and now, in a blog post, Microsoft confirmed that the feature will be hitting our devices shortly. Version 1.32 of the app will let you create a Share Link which can be shared with your team, family […]
Read More: Microsoft To-Do List Sharing confirmed coming to Windows 10, iOS and Android soon
WhatsApp is one of the most used IMs in the world and is working hard to maintain its dominance. Recently the company has announced many features like better admin control, ability to delete messages, etc. Now, it is working on another important feature for the users. Called 'Click to Chat', it will allow users to message […]
Read More: New WhatsApp update will allow you to send messages to people without saving their numbers
Via a series of app extensions published in the Microsoft Store, a new feature of Asus's upcoming laptops may have been revealed. The extensions are for a device called the ScreenPad, and it would allow Windows users to launch and control apps currently in use on their Windows PC, for example, control Spotify or features […]
Read More: Asus may bring Apple's Touch bar to Windows 10 with its new ScreenPad feature
Samsung has been working on the successor of Note 8 for a while now and we have seen plenty of leaks confirming various aspects of the device. Now a new rumor suggests that Samsung might be planning to launch Note 9 with 8 GM RAM and 512 GB of storage. The new leak comes from […]
Read More: Samsung might launch Galaxy Note 9 with 8GB RAM and 512GB storage
Samsung's Fall flagship is always the Samsung Galaxy Note series, and this year it is expected earlier than usual, to help set it up against the iPhone X successor. As far as we know it will only be a slightly refined version of the Samsung Galaxy S9, with the features in that handset adopted into […]
Read More: Leaked Samsung Galaxy Note 9 screen protector teases new features for the device
A mysterious new game called Miami Street unexpectedly showed up on the Microsoft Store recently. A lot of questions lingered as it didn't receive a huge announcement, though it was officially revealed on developer Electric Square's own website. A lot of people will find that they can't download the game at all yet, but it […]
Read More: Microsoft's Miami Street racing game has soft launched in certain territories
If you want to download the Windows 10 ISO a Google search will lead you to www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 which will require you to use the Media Creation Tool to download the ISO. There is, in fact, an easy way to download the full ISO from that page directly, without the intermediate step of the Media Creation Tool. […]
Read More: Tip: How to easily download the Windows 10 ISO without using the Media Creation Tool
Microsoft is currently running a promotion on the Microsoft Store where your purchase of an Xbox One X console will snag you a free digital copy of State of Decay 2, Undead Labs' newly released zombie survival sim. According to the website, a digital token for the standard edition of State of Decay 2 will […]
We wrote a few weeks ago that, despite 200 million enterprise users already being on Windows 10, companies were, in fact, lagging behind on their adoption of the OS, and that the impending end of life of Windows 7 in 2020 will cause a rush of upgrades over the next 2 years. One such company […]
Read More: Porsche may upgrade 27,000 employees to Windows 10
With May coming to a close, we're in the homestretch now before E3 2018. Microsoft's press conference is set to take place on June 10 at 1PM PT/4PM ET at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. As previously stated, Xbox will be showcasing in-depth looks on titles that have already been announced, but the company […]
Read More: Remember to watch Microsoft's E3 press conference taking place June 10 on Mixer
Way back in January 2017 BWM announced that it was working with Microsoft to bring that company's Connected Car services to their vehicles. We have heard very little since then, but the company recently revealed more details about their OS7 car operating system, which will be included in connected vehicles with multiple screens and built-in […]
Read More: Live Tiles live on in BMW's OS7 Connected Car operating system
Microsoft has published another series of Progressive Web Applications under the Microsoft Store account. The 7 new web apps cover a range of topics, from maps to news to style to online auctions. At some point, Microsoft will be ingesting PWAs from the web directly, but currently, Microsoft is working with individual publishers to ensure […]
Read More: Microsoft brings new PWAs to the Microsoft Store
The UWP version of OneNote has become somewhat of a priority of Microsoft, as it is set to replace the desktop version in short order, with the legacy version being kept around only for stubborn users. This means Microsoft has a lot of catching up to do to make the UWP version feature complete, and […]
Read More: You can now get Preview builds of OneNote without becoming Windows 10 Insiders
ARM-powered Always Connected PCs were very late in arriving, only now hitting the market, and due to performance issues were also poorly reviewed. Now Qualcomm is set to deliver the coup de grâce with an upgrade to the processor which will obsolete the first generation of these Snapdragon 835-powered PCs. Winfuture.de reports that new benchmarks have […]
Read More: First generation Always Connected ARM PCs already obsoleted by arrival of SnapDragon 845 models
Razer has announced a new addition to its Core lineup of GPU enclosures, this timed aimed for people on a budget. While it'll still set you back a chunk of change, Razer's new Core X is much less extensive than the Core V2. The Core X external GPU enclosure will set you back $299 on […]
Read More: Razer announces cheaper external GPU enclosure, supports macOS
The Stone Group has announced that it has won a bid to supply Public Health England with Windows 10 PCs as it upgrades from Windows 7 to Windows 10. The deal will have over 5, 500 staff migrate to Windows ahead of the end of support timeline for Windows 7 in 2020. They will use […]
Read More: Public Health England is migrating 5, 500 staff to Windows 10
A handful of games release on Xbox One every week, ranging from AAA titles to lesser-known indie games. Xbox Wire compiles many of these releases, but misses a few and does not give any recommendations. Here are some of the games coming out the week of May 27 through June 2 that we think you should check […]
The Microsoft Store received a few updates over the past few days for release preview, including two short updates 11805.1001.3.0 and 11805.1001.5.0 Find the changelog below: The Reveal effect returns: After having reintroduced the acrylic effect over the past few days, the Fluent Design is now enriched with the Reveal element [PC + Mobile] News with the […]
Read More: Microsoft updates the Store app for WIndows 10 with new features for Insiders
Sets is a feature introduced in Windows 10 RS5 and promised for the next version of Windows. It has been received warmly by the tech press and insiders alike, being an extension of a long-requested feature in Windows first leaked as tabbed shell. Sets is a feature that turns every app into an extension of Edge, with the […]
Read More: How to customise Sets in Windows 10 RS5
iPhone X users have now been complaining about finding cracks in the glass of the camera lens cover. Some of these phones had adorned cases, and others had reportedly never been dropped, leading to the cracks being of mysterious origins. Some users have been asked if their phones were used within the safe operating range […]
Read More: The iPhone X's camera glass is cracking mysteriously
Twitter is taking steps to combat misinformation on its platform after falling under scrutiny about the spread of fake news and bot accounts at the US general election in 2016. "When people are looking for news and information, they turn to Twitter to find out what's happening in the world right now. This is especially true […]
Read More: Twitter is adding a special badge for electoral candidates this year
There seems to be growing momentum behind Microsoft's rumoured Surface Phone. We reported last week that the latest Windows 10 SDK made reference to a Factory OS Andromeda device, and now an unreleased first-party Windows 10 game popped up which also appears to be designed to run on a device with that OS. Miami Heat […]
Read More: More signs Surface Phone is near as first "Andromeda OS" game appears
Google's Gmail might be getting the most attention due to toa spiffy new redesign, but Microsoft's Outlook web apps till remains one of the most full-featured and customizable web-apps for email. not only can you integrate with Google photos for images, but it works with OneDrive, Microsoft Pay, and other Microsoft features. Now, while the compose and […]
Read More: Customsing your Outlook.com email actions
Microsoft believes the future is always connected PCs, which marries long battery life and always connected networking, allowing users to be instantly productive everywhere. Currently to get this combination of features requires an ARM processor, resulting in Microsoft's Windows 10 on ARM initiative. Microsoft's only desktop PC competitor, Apple, has also long been rumoured to […]
Read More: Apple may be working on their own ARM-powered touch screen always connected PC
Apple's iOS 12 is reportedly initiating a big change to the way Apple handles NFC on the iPhone. Currently, while the iPhone does support NFC, there are more than a few limitations. Users are only allowed to use it for NFC purposes, and limited to that scenario for Apple Pay unlike android were multiple NFC payment […]
Read More: Apple is reportedly opening up their NFC chip to developers in iOS 12
Microsoft today released new driver updates for Surface Pro devices with Windows 10 Version 1709 or later. The driver updates include new drivers for Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Manager, Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Power Participant, and Intel Dynamic Platform and Thermal Framework Processor Participant. These updates will improve system stability. Intel(R) Dynamic […]
Read More: Microsoft releases new driver updates for Surface Pro to improve system stability
Microsoft's Windows Defender is very effective as a free antivirus, outpacing other common borderline spammy solutions like Norton and Kaspersky. Now, we're able to quantify this with Microsoft's transparency report which assesses how effective Windows Defender based on metrics like protection, usability and performance. In summary, the results show: Protection: Windows Defender Antivirus (Windows Defender AV) achieved a […]
Read More: Microsoft stats show Windows Defender's efficiency
There may not be an official Pushbullet app for Windows 10, but you can find a close enough analogue on this app in the Store, Now, PushBullet isn't entirely necessary if you have an Android or iPhone, Microsoft has many of these features present in Your Phone, Microsoft Launcher, Continue on PC and other such […]
Read More: Instabullet UWP is a Pushbullet client for Windows 10 Mobile
The bane of your existence if you were a child with small hands is now back in stock on the Microsoft Store. Nostalgia truly is magical. It may be bulky and unwieldy, but a lot of us love the Duke controller despite its issues. You can purchase the Hyperkin Duke controller from the Microsoft Store […]
Read More: Hyperkin's Duke controller is in stock on the Microsoft Store
Microsoft To-Do is eventually meant to replace Wunderlist, but the current version lacks some basic features present in that app. One of those is list sharing, meaning you and your partner could have a common shopping list for example. Now WindowsArea.de reports that the next version of Microsoft To-Do will allow users to send an invitation […]
Read More: Next update to Microsoft To-Do for Windows 10 to bring List Sharing with contacts
Earlier this year, Microsoft was testing out a new feature for the Microsoft Photos app on the desktop which allowed users to quickly navigate through their image timeline. A scroll bar that allowed you to scroll via month and year. Now the feature is rolling out to general release Windows including Windows 10 build 1803 PCs. […]
Read More: Microsoft rolls out Photos timeline to all WIndows 10 users
Microsoft has been working hard to bring Microsoft Edge at par with other browsers. The company has added many useful features recently and is working to bring support for VP9 video format. The upcoming VP9 extension will allow users to use VP9 video format. VP9, previously known as Next Gen Open Video (NGOV) or VP-Next […]
Read More: VP9 video format coming soon to Microsoft Edge
Steam launched a free Steam Link app to enable users to play their apps on iOs and Android this week, or t least they intended to. While the app did arrive at the Google Play Store, they had no such with Apple. The firm initially approved the app and then withdrew it from their store citing […]
Read More: Apple blocks Steam Link app for iPhone, iPod and iPad
The GDPR (General Data Protection Guideline) regulation comes into force right now, and Facebook and Google are already on the hook. The GDPR governs how personal data can be collected and used by companies, which accounts for the flood of emails that you may have received today in your inbox. All firms, based in the […]
Read More: Facebook and Google with privacy lawsuits worth $8.8 billion
Yesterday, reports of the Essential company originating via Bloomberg indicated that the firm was considering selling off its assets after a series of missteps. Today, the saga continues. In an email obtained by The Information, Andy Rubin explained to employees that leaks do not position the company well for fundraising, but also argued that the firm […]
Read More: Essential responds to recent leaks of impending sale
In some news that's not all that surprising, but still disappointing, Telltale Games has delayed The Wolf Among Us Season 2. It will now launch in 2019 instead of the latter half of this year as originally intended. Telltale attributed the delay to "fundamental changes here at Telltale since we first announced the game last […]
Read More: The Wolf Among Us Season 2 delayed to 2019
Apple's iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were not exactly the most loved of the lot. While these iPhones were the first big-screen models, they were also the first iPhones which experienced a bending problem. Reports indicated that users who put their phones in their pockets would find that the phone would bend to a greater […]
Read More: Bendgate: Apple knew the iPhone 6 models would bend from the start
EA Sports has announced that the next entry in the Madden NFL franchise will be releasing on August 10. The developer also provided details as to what players can expect when they hop into the game. Madden NFL 19 doesn't look to revolutionize the series, but it will add improvements to give players more control […]
Read More: Madden NFL 19 release date and details revealed, now available for pre-order
Facebook is working to design its own computer chips for analyzing streaming content in a more efficient manner. The purpose of this is to catch and filter crimes and suicides which are streamed lie on Facebook. There have been a few murders which have been streamed live on Facebook, and the firm has come under […]
Read More: Facebook is building its own chips to filter live videos
Land cover mapping in very much important part for effective conservation and sustainable growth. Real-time, high resolution land cover maps will be really helpful during conservation efforts, but developing these maps using available imagery and tracking the changes in the imagery over time requires huge computing resources and complex algorithms. In the US for example, […]
Read More: You can process nearly 200 million images in 10 minutes for just $42 on Microsoft Azure
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) board examination results are getting released tomorrow in India. Millions of students will be eagerly waiting to know their results which will be the basis of their future education. To know the results, students will keep refreshing the browser for the result to show up. To make this process […]
Read More: Get your CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board exam results delivered directly to your Android smartphone
Last year Microsoft announced the release of Whiteboard Preview app for Windows 10 devices. The app is a freeform digital canvas for Windows 10 PCs which are pen-capable, where people can create and collaborate content. Teams that need to ideate, iterate, and work together both in person and remotely, and across multiple devices can make use of […]
Read More: Microsoft's Whiteboard Preview app for pen-enabled PCs updated
Microsoft's latest exclusive may not have gotten rave reviews, but it's still doing well for the company. Within two days after its global release, State of Decay 2 hit over 1 million players. State of Decay 2 was first playable on May 18 as those who purchased the Ultimate Edition got 4-day Early Access before […]
Read More: State of Decay 2 hits over 1 million players two days after its global release
Praise the sun! Dark Souls: Remastered is now available on Xbox One. If you missed out on it last generation now you get to see for yourself why it's the subject of overused comparisons when discussing anything even remotely difficult. So much so that the comparisons have become sort of a meme at this point. […]
Read More: Dark Souls: Remastered is now available on Xbox One
Recently we reported that Microsoft has blocked Windows 10 April 2018 update on Windows PCs with Avast Antivirus. The cause of conflict between Windows 10 and Avast wasn't clear but Avast has issued an update fix for the problem. According to Avast, an element of Windows 10 April 2018 Update is incompatible with the Avast Behavior […]
Read More: Avast issues a fix for the Windows 10 April 2018 Update problem
Amazon has taken a lot of heat in the past because of conspiracy theories suggesting that the device might be sharing conversations with CIA and NSA. The rumors did eventually clear out since no evidence was found against Amazon. However, it looks like the company is under the radar again as a family in Portland reported […]
Read More: Amazon Echo could be recording your conversations secretly
After 7 months of waiting, WhatsApp has finally activated an important feature on Windows Phone which has been available for months on iOS and Android. Version 2.18.106 update finally activates the Live Location feature, allowing WhatsApp users on Windows Phone to share their location for a limited time (up to 8 hours) with friends in […]
Read More: WhatsApp Beta for Windows Phone gets finally gets long-awaited feature
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (International Volleyball Federation), popularly known as FIVB, has selected Microsoft Sports Digital Platform to change the way volleyball is watched and experienced by fans around the world. Using Microsoft's platform, FIVB will create new digital services to reach global audiences, generate digital experiences and create deeper levels of fan engagement […]
Read More: International Volleyball Federation selects Microsoft to change the way fans consume Volleyball
Andy Rubin's Essential Products Inc. is currently in dire straits. According to a report from Bloomberg, the firm, which had released the Essential Phone last year and had been working on a sequel has shelved all development of the sequel and is now considering selling itself off. Rubin's startup has hired Credit Suisse Group AG to advise […]
Read More: The Essential Phone 2 has essentially been cancelled
A couple of days ago the Xbox Insider team released the first 1806 build into the wild. Not every Alpha user could use the new Groups feature at the time, but today's update expands it to all Alpha users. Xbox One Insiders – Preview Alpha users we are expanding the Groups feature to be available […]
Read More: Latest Xbox One update build 1806 expands the Groups feature to all Alpha users
Popular video hosting service Vevo has decided to pull the plug on all the mobile apps as well as the website and focus just on YouTube. This comes as a surprise since Vevo has long been considered as a competitor of YouTube. We will phase out elements of our owned and operated platforms. Going forward, […]
Read More: Vevo is killing off mobile apps and website to focus on YouTube
Arccos Golf today released its next gen AI platform Arccos Caddie 2.0 that will provide players with real-time strategies for every shot on any hole in the world. Arccos has the golf industry's richest data set which includes over 100 million shots hit during 1 million rounds, and 418 million GPS mapping data points on 40,000+ […]
Microsoft today released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17677 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead ring. This build comes with several improvements for Microsoft Edge browser, Narrator, Kernel Debugging and more. You can find the full list of new features included in this build here. This build also includes several […]
Read More: Bug Fixes and Known issues in Windows 10 Insider Build 17677
Microsoft today announced the release of Windows 10 Build 17677 (RS5) to Insiders in the Fast Ring and Skip Ahead Ring. This build comes with several Microsoft Edge improvements, Narrator improvements and more. Microsoft has redesigned the Settings menu in Edge to make it easier for users to find the options and they are also […]
Read More: Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 17677 (RS5) with several Microsoft Edge Improvements to Insiders
Microsoft today highlighted the new improvements for Edge extensions experience they have delivered in Windows 10 April 2018 Update. The biggest change is the ability to use extensions in inPrivate browsing mode. In previous releases, extensions could not be enabled during an inPrivate session. Users can enable this option either during the extensions installation process […]
Read More: Microsoft highlights improvements for Edge extensions in the April 2018 Update
Forbes has published their yearly list of the World's Most Valuable Brands and this year Microsoft once again held the 3rd spot, with their brand value up 21% Year on Year. Interestingly this means Microsoft's brand, worth $104.9 Billion by Forbes's reckoning, is now worth as much as Google's was last year ($101.8 Billion). We have […]
Read More: Microsoft's brand is now worth more than $100 Billion says Forbes
Google's new YouTube Music service is undergoing a slow rollout this week, in the US, first, and then to other countries in the coming weeks, The new music service was allegedly going to combine the best features of YouTube's pre-existing music service, but with Google Play Music. According to the Verge, Google is also adding […]
Read More: YouTube Music will let users upload their own musc
The EU's General Data Protection Regulations go into force from tomorrow, and everyone and their uncle is issuing a notification to their customers, telling them exactly what is being changed, and what new choices they have under the GDPR guidelines. Facebook will show users worldwide an alert which enables them to see what details about […]
Read More: Facebook's GDPR checks go live worldwide
PayPal and Google are getting tighter integration later this year as Google plans to integrate Google services with PayPal for users. According to a report originating from TechCrunch, Google will soon let users who add their PayPal accounts to their Google Play Store account to pay bills, orders and other transactions directly from the Google interface. They […]
Read More: Google will let you pay your bills with PayPal later this year
The official reveal of Battlefield V yesterday may overshadow any backward compatible news for games in the series, but an announcement is still welcome. This time, Larry Hryb has announced that Battlefield 1943 will be joining Xbox One backward compatibility starting today. It's just one game this time, but it's a pretty good one. Battlefield […]
Read More: Battlefield 1943 is coming to Xbox One backward compatibility today
Mixer's 1-year anniversary is taking place today and the service just announced a ton of new features to celebrate its success. To begin the announcement, Mixer looked back on its first year by revealing that it had surpassed 10 million monthly active users last December and has continued to grow ever since. The Mixer viewing […]
Read More: Mixer celebrates its 1st anniversary with a redesigned website and much more
During the last episode of Inside Xbox, Rare released a short trailer for Sea of Thieve's upcoming expansion, The Hunger Deep. It didn't provide a lot of details other than that players would be facing some sort of monstrosity lurking below the depths, but Rare has now given us more information to go on, including details […]
Read More: Rare details what players can expect in Sea of Thieves' The Hungering Deep expansion
