Weekly discussion: Insider Fast builds are buggy. Deal with it.
Microsoft’s Insider Fast rings are prone to bugs, that’s an undeniable fact and a consequence of their nature. The Windows Insider program has rings which allow users to get access to in development...
View ArticleMicrosoft finally loses top browser spot to Google
There’s a saying that what goes up, must come down, and apparently Microsoft is the latest victim of that expression after finally losing it’s top browser spot to Google’s own Chrome browser. According...
View ArticleMicrosoft emphasizes it’s 2-step verification after Yahoo, GMail, and MSA...
Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, and a few other Chinese email providers are a part of a larger hacking of 272 million email accounts, offered to Alex Holden of Hold Security Firm for the sum of 50 rubles, or...
View ArticleMicrosoft gaining ground on Apple’s top satisfaction ranking
J.D. Power’s 2016 U.S. Tablet Satisfaction Study was just released and shows Microsoft’s Surface tablet gaining ground on Apple’s iPad Pro, falling just one satisfaction point behind, 829 to Apple’s...
View ArticleMicrosoft had the most popular conference at this year’s E3
This year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo brought us lots of new games, products, and services, including a PlayStation VR and two new Xbox models, the One S and Scorpio. Gaming publishers Ubisoft, EA,...
View Article‘Dead Rising 4’ exclusive to Xbox One and Windows, for limited time
“Dead Rising 4“, the new Capcom zombie killer was announced at E3 as coming to both Xbox One and Windows. Microsoft has revealed Dead Rising 4 will be an exclusive, though timed on Xbox One and Windows...
View ArticleMicrosoft claims Edge consumes 70% less battery power than Google Chrome
Which browser are you using on your Windows 10 PC? For most people, the answer is simple. Google Chrome is near ubiquitous in culture, attached to a “cool” brand and chock full of whatever extensions...
View ArticleRumour: Google working on a HoloLens competitor
Engadget reports that Google is working on an Augmented Reality headset similar to the Microsoft Hololens which would be fully untethered and would not need a phone or PC to operate. The headset is...
View ArticleMS Office competitor OpenOffice may shutter due to lack of developer interest
One of Microsoft’s most prominent challengers in the Office Suite productivity segment, Oracle’s OpenOffice, may be set to shut down soon due to lack of developer interest. OpenOffice, who has more...
View ArticleLumia 950 holds its own against iPhone 7 in day light comparison
The major selling point of this generation’s iPhone is further camera improvements, with which Apple hopes to regain the smartphone photo crown, lost to a number of other smartphones last year. Lumia...
View ArticleiPhone 7 vs Lumia 950 low light pictures confirms Lumia’s low light prowess
We saw some pictures earlier today comparing the performance of the Lumia 950 vs the iPhone 7 in day light, and both handsets performed quite well (with one of course half the price of the other)....
View ArticleMicrosoft stops supporting Skype for 85% of Windows phone users
If you’re a Skype user on a Windows phone and your Skype looks like the above, Microsoft no longer supports your device as of this month. Users who activate Windows phone 8.1 devices, or suddenly seek...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Edge browser lost market share in November
Despite a slight increase in market share for it’s latest operating system, Microsoft can’t seem to replicate that level of success with it’s Edge browser. Despite browser improvements with the release...
View ArticleMicrosoft throws shade at the new Macbook Pro as “more and more” users switch...
Microsoft’s Surface devices remain one of the best PCs on sale right now, and even Apple’s feeling the squeeze . In a new blog post announcing the recent sales success of the Surface, Microsoft threw...
View ArticleLeaked slide suggests Samsung’s Galaxy S8 Android phone may come with a...
Windows Phone site AAWP have posted a leaked slide purporting to be of new feature of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 – a Continuum-like desktop experience which would allow users to use windowed apps on...
View ArticleODG shows off their super-sleek R8 and R9 mixed reality glasses at CES
Augmented Reality company Osterhout Design Group (ODG) has shown off their new generation R8 and R9 mixed reality glasses at CES. The glasses are meant for a wider distribution than their current $2750...
View ArticleCisco takes on Microsoft’s Surface Hub with its new Spark Board
Cisco today introduced a new product to take on Microsoft’s Surface Hub and Google’s Jamboard. The company today unveiled its new Spark Board, which offers the similar set of features as Microsoft’s...
View ArticleSamsung’s Galaxy S8’s Continuum-like desktop solution confirmed by USPTO filing
Earlier this month we reported that, according to an unsourced slide posted by Windows Phone site AAWP , Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 will have a Continuum for Phone-like feature which would allow users to...
View ArticleApple loses $39 billion in brand value, but Microsoft loses out to AT&T
Brand Finance have posted their yearly list of the world’s 500 most valuable brands, and this year it features a major shake-up, with Google taking over the top spot from Apple, who held it since 2011,...
View ArticleLenovo launches a new tablet similar to the Yoga Book, ditches Windows 10 for...
Last year, Lenovo introduced a very interesting new device: the Yoga Book. On paper, Lenovo’s Yoga Book looked like a run-of-the-mill device with the latest and greatest specs. But it actually wasn’t a...
View ArticleNuAns ditches Windows 10 Mobile for Android on it’s new smartphone
We recently reported that NuAns is coming back with a new smartphone that’s “redesigned from zero”. As some of you predicted two weeks ago, NuAns’ upcoming smartphone actually runs Android instead of...
View ArticleSamsung’s Bixby is another mobile assistant that’s taking on Cortana
Microsoft just recently brought Cortana 2.0 to the iPhone and Android to challenge Google’s Assistant and Apple’s Siri – and already a new challenger is entering the ring. Samsung has been rumored to...
View ArticleThis is Samsung’s Display Dock clone that will power its Continuum rip-off on...
Samsung is all set to launch its upcoming flagship, the Galaxy S8 later this month. We already know pretty much everything about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S8 after all the glorious leaks that have...
View ArticleMicrosoft browser share begins to plateau with the release of the Creators...
Microsoft has been very busy this year, with the release of the insanely expensive Surface Laptop and its new Windows 10 S OS, the recently revealed Cortana Invoke speaker, the Windows 10 Home Hub, and...
View ArticleWhile Microsoft sits on its laurels with the Surface Pro 5, Apple is...
Surface sales were down 26% in the last quarter, due according to Microsoft to the age of the product and intense competition from OEMs. While this may have inspired other companies to work to regain...
View ArticleNokia’s Zeiss lenses will be returning to the market with Android
Lumias were once known for their camera prowess, with Nokia (and then Microsoft) outfitting their high-end devices like the Lumia 1020 and 1520 with Zeiss lenses. Later on, mid-range devices like the...
View ArticleSamsung also plans to introduce a bendable smartphone next year
While Microsoft has been rumoured to be thinking of someday, maybe starting to make a foldable/bendable handheld personal computer, other companies have been putting money where their mouths are and...
View ArticleSpecs comparison: Microsoft Surface Book 2 vs Apple’s MacBook Pro
Microsoft’s Surface Book 2 has been announced, and Microsoft is once more aiming for Apple’s customers. Just like the Surface Laptop and Surface Pro target the MacBook Air and MacBook, the Surface Book...
View ArticleEx Microsoft and Amazon employees introduce hotel focused smart speaker, Roxy
Everything is becoming smart these days, from TVs, to sportswear, to speakers. Google with Google Home, Amazon and the Echo, and even Microsoft with its Cortana powered Harman Kardon Invoke. However,...
View ArticleGoogle’s Chrome OS is taking on Windows 10 with an improved tablet mode
Google has been setting its eyes on Windows 10 with Chrome OS, and now the firm is working on building out a full-on tablet mode for Chrome OS hybrids. The firm is working on changing how the Chrome OS...
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