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Rob Williams - Mon, Mar 28, 2016
In December, HotHardware reported that Microsoft had entered the planning stages for introducing a tweaked version of its Windows 10 operating system in China, and just three months later, the first iteration is being delivered. You have...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Mar 26, 2016
To say that Microsoft's Surface Hub has had a bit of a rough start would be an understatement. Time and time again, just when we thought it was about to officially launch, Microsoft would pull up the reins announcing the wait would be a...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Mar 22, 2016
With agencies like the NSA and FBI wanting to peer into our personal communications at will, we have to be proactive about keeping ourselves safe. But what if there's a fault we can't work around and simply have to live with? Unless you're...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Mar 19, 2016
In 2016, you would think we'd finally be past the point where companies throw parties involving dancing girls dressed in attire that's on the verge of stripper-wear. Apparently, someone forgot to tell Microsoft that conduct like this...
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Rob Williams - Thu, Mar 17, 2016
When Microsoft released Windows 10, it wasted no time informing us what it was to become: the company's central OS for all platforms. Microsoft wants its prized OS to run on our desktops, notebooks, and smartphones, of course, but also on...
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Rob Williams - Tue, Mar 15, 2016
When it originally leaked out that Microsoft's next major Windows 10 update would be 'Redstone', it seemed likely that one of the things coming with it would be support for extensions in Edge. With it recently becoming known that Redstone...
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Rob Williams - Mon, Mar 14, 2016
A few weeks ago, we talked about how Microsoft wants to improve the interoperability between the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. At the very least, games built using Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform can be developed for both Xbox and...
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Rob Williams - Wed, Mar 09, 2016
It's pretty common knowledge that using strong passwords is important, but we'd can understand it if you sometimes take shortcuts for the sake of convenience. A great example for many of us would be with our PCs. Given the fact that we...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Mar 05, 2016
Since its launch in 2013, Slack has risen to superstardom. In a recent blog post, the company highlighted some of its recent milestones, which includes hitting 2.3 million daily active users by its second anniversary, over 675,000 paid...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Mar 04, 2016
When we learned earlier this week that Microsoft would be bringing Forza Motorsport to Windows, it was hard to not feel excited. Well, at least for those racing fans who call the PC home and have loathed the fact that the series never...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Mar 04, 2016
We first learned of Microsoft's next major Windows 10 update almost a year ago, and later, its release was pegged for summer of this year. As we can now see, those plans have changed a little bit.
According to Winbeta, the Redstone...
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Rob Williams - Thu, Mar 03, 2016
Microsoft has just released another update to Windows 10 Mobile, bringing us up to version 10586.122. The company notes that this isn't going to be the bulkiest release it's let loose, but that those coming from Windows Phone 8.1 should...
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Rob Williams - Thu, Feb 11, 2016
With Remedy Entertainment's latest title, Quantum Break, launching on April 5th, Microsoft has decided to give us a two-month heads-up on a couple of important details surrounding the launch. First and foremost, the company has just...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Jan 29, 2016
Since Satya Nadella stepped into the role of Microsoft CEO, the company's outlook has been a lot more positive than it had been in recent years. As the company's latest financials highlight, the company's killing it where cloud services...
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Rob Williams - Fri, Jan 22, 2016
Since its initial release over a decade ago, Skype has evolved to become the de facto application for those wanting to chat online. It works great as a simple messenger, but also quite well for 1v1 video chats, or even group chats. While the service might have its own caveats, its reliability...
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Rob Williams - Wed, Jan 20, 2016
One of the most ambitious features Microsoft has packed into Windows 10 Mobile is Continuum, which lets users plug their smartphone into a dock, and then take advantage of it as if it were a PC, complete with mouse, keyboard, and monitor...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Jan 16, 2016
It's starting to seem like Microsoft is a glutton for punishment. The fact that the Redmond company's foray with Windows RT fizzled before it could even get started -- something all-too-real for those who had enough faith in Microsoft to...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Jan 16, 2016
Virtual reality is enjoying some ridiculous hype right now, fueled by the fact that the first kits will be launching in the months ahead. But while VR gets so much love right now, we can't forget about another alternate reality platform...
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Rob Williams - Sun, Jan 10, 2016
We've talked a handful of times in the past about Microsoft's upcoming major Windows 10 update called 'Redstone', one that should add polish that the company would have liked to see in the OS' initial release. While there's still much to...
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Rob Williams - Thu, Dec 31, 2015
It's a sad reality we must all face: some groups want nothing more than to intrude on our personal lives, gaining information that should be kept private. A notable group is of course the US government, which Edward Snowden proved to us...
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Rob Williams - Sun, Dec 20, 2015
Last Christmas, so-called hackers at Lizard Squad decided to toy with the emotions of millions. At a time when many people would have been hooking up a brand-new game console (or loading up a new game), both the PlayStation Network and...
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Rob Williams - Sat, Dec 19, 2015
Since its introduction in Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft has helped keep users safe from malware and browser hijacks with SmartScreen. The company went on to introduce SmartScreen as a feature of Windows itself, able to detect malicious...
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