Friday, December 1, 2017

Google will soon let you know if third-party software interferes with Chrome

Google recently added an anti-virus to Chrome, now the firm is expanding the apps ability to interact with other third-party software on your Windows PC. "Roughly two-thirds of Windows Chrome users have other applications on their machines that interact with Chrome, such as accessibility or antivirus software. In the past, this software needed to inject […]

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NetMarketShare: Windows 10 makes a surprisingly strong showing in latest numbers

It's a new month and another opportunity to look at the progress of Microsoft's operating systems and browser in relation to its competitors. Unlike last time we actually have some solid numbers as a foundation, as Microsoft recently revealed there are 600 million Windows 10 users, the overwhelming majority we assume on the desktop. In […]

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Microsoft now lets you draw on videos from the Movies and TV app

Microsoft has updated the Movies and TV app (Films and TV) to version 10.17102.1391.0 in the Microsoft Store. The new update adds the integration with the photos app which was tested a few weeks ago, allowing users to use Windows Ink to draw on their movies and videos. It's worth noting that this obviously does […]

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“Given recent public announcements from the Windows group regarding the future of the Windows Phone platform, Sway for Windows Phone is no longer in our plans”

Sway is Microsoft's future replacement for Powerpoint, making it easy to collate media and present data attractively. Microsoft says Sway makes it quick and easy to create and share polished, interactive reports, presentations, personal stories and more. Users simply need to add their content, and Microsoft will do the rest. That is of course unless […]

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Skype for Windows 10’s Mixed Reality support and Notification Panel come to all

Microsoft is now rolling out an update for Skype users on release builds of Windows 10. This update integrates the features added in Insider builds earlier last month like Mixed Reality support, and instant chat and brings them to everyone. The firm has recently added fluent design to Insider builds of the app to bring […]

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Nvidia reportedly snubbed Microsoft for Windows 10 on ARM

Microsoft is partnering very closely with Qualcomm for Windows 10 on ARM, with all the solutions running on the Qualcomm 835 processor, and the company doing a lot of cross promotion with Microsoft regarding devices expected to run on their chipset. Fudzilla, however, reports that Qualcomm was not the only one Microsoft asked to the […]

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Windows 10’s People app gets new look in latest update

Microsoft has updated the People app in Windows 10 to version 10.3.3241.0 with a whole new look. As can be seen in the screenshot above, the app now has a central column which was not there before, directly offering you an email address and phone number if available.  This should make it quicker and easier to […]

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