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Windows 10 is off to a thunderous start for Microsoft, with the company having activated over 110 million copies of the operating system since it officially launched on July 29th. In order to ensure that Windows 10 is installed on as many...
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Earlier this morning, AT&T opened up preorders for Microsoft’s 5.2-inch Lumia 950. Customers can get the device for $149.99 with a new, two-year contract or pay for it in monthly installments with Next. This afternoon, Microsoft kicked off...
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I’m not ashamed to admit; I used to own a first generation Zune 30, although my particular model was black instead of turd brown. The integrated Wi-Fi was a novelty at the time and I ended up keeping it for about a year (it served me well...
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We — along with countless other observers — have questioned Microsoft’s Windows 10 Mobile strategy before, but it doesn’t seem like the company has any intentions of adding new launch partners for its Lumia 950 and 950 XL flagship Windows...
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Microsoft announced a huge commitment to closing the “app gap” with its mobile operating system platform by making available new tools aimed at helping developers port their existing iOS and Android apps over to Windows 10. The initiatives...
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Microsoft's mission is to have one core operating system to rule them all. That OS is Windows 10, and whether you're using a traditional PC like a laptop or desktop, a mobile device like a smartphone, or even a game console like the Xbox...
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Last week, Microsoft’s Mike Ybarra made it clear that we would find out today which Xbox 360 games would be playable on its current generation Xbox One console. At the time, Ybarra said that 100+ games would be supported, and today we’re...
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The second generation Microsoft Band is an impressive fitness wearable, packing in 11 sensors and a curved, AMOLED touch screen display. However, it is priced at $249, which puts it $50 above the debut price of its predecessor.
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A little over a week after the last Windows 10 Insider Preview was pushed out to testers, Microsoft is back in the saddle with another update. Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 10586 is mainly a release means to squash bugs and improve...
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Don't be taken aback if you someone barking commands to Cortana into their iPhone 6s Plus. They're not necessarily confused with technology, but perhaps taking advantage of Cortana on iOS. That's right, Microsoft is rolling out its...
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To say that the Halo franchise is a big deal for Microsoft and Xbox gamers is a serious understatement. Halo remains the most recognizable gaming property for the Xbox platform, and the release last week of Halo 5: Guardians for the Xbox...
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Xbox One gamers that aren’t part of the preview program are eagerly waiting for November 12th to arrive. That’s the day that the New Xbox One Experience is pushed out to consoles, which brings a Windows 10-infused UI makeover along with...
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Like a supercharged V8 muscle car built in Detroit or a souped up import with a flashy paint job and NAS, Windows 10 came out of the gate fast and furious, racing its way to over a 110 million devices. Valve's latest Steam Survey data...
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You can imagine the frustration of Surface Book owners who paid a premium for Microsoft's snazzy new laptop only to encounter an annoying screen flickering issue. Well, for those affected by the strange anomaly, Microsoft has made good on...
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It's hard to tell if today's increasingly thin and light laptops pose engineering challenges that cause them to be built in a way that diminish opportunities for do-it-yourself repair, or if the companies making these things purposely make...
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Given the apathy towards Windows 8, it’s understandable that many OEMs have still been offering Windows 7 to customers to keep them happy. After all, we saw the same thing happen with Windows XP when Windows Vista first started to invade...
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You guys just had to go and ruin it for all of us, didn’t you!? Microsoft has announced a wide-scale reshuffling of its OneDrive cloud storage tiers and the changes aren’t pretty at all.
The first major casualty is unlimited storage...
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Microsoft is heavily invested in Windows 10. It was designed with the intention of providing a unified platform for different device categories, which in turn would make it easier for Microsoft to promote and monetize supplementary...
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If you're one of what Microsoft classifies as a "small number of customers" who own a Surface Book that exhibits screen flickering, good news, a fix is on the way. Exactly when the fix will come isn't known, nor did Microsoft say what's...
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Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10549 and Build 10572 both required testers to revert back to Windows Phone 8.1 before updating to the latest builds of Windows 10 Mobile. This was by no means a deal killer for testers, but it was...
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Microsoft seems to like to live dangerously. The company has come under flak for some questionable tactics in Windows 10 with regards to privacy. Microsoft endured even more scrutiny when it was discovered that Windows 7 and Windows 8...
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Does everybody remember the Kinect camera? You know, the pricey accessory that was included in every single Xbox One console box until Microsoft wised up and concluded that 1) customers weren’t keen on the $499 price tag compared to the...
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