Microsoft kicked off their BUILD conference of 2014 with announcing Windows Phone 8.1. The update will bring a lot of new feature including Cortana, which is Microsoft’s own voice assistant. Named after the popular AI in Halo, Cortana is power by Bing and works much the same way both Siri, Google Now and S-Voice do, […]
Microsoft share details on Kinect for Windows V2
Microsoft have released some details including an image of the new Kinect for Window, the same one that Xbox One owners get. The new Kinect only has minor changes which include the removal of the Xbox One Logo and the addition of a power adapter/USB 3.0 hub to connect it to your computer. Everything […]
Dell introduces Latitude 13 Education series laptops
Dell are introducing the new Latitude 13 Education series of laptops. The new series is built with Student use in mind from learning/education to mobility and protection. Specs include a 13.3-inch display with 1366 x 768 resoltution and touch/non-touch options. Either an Intel Celeron 2957U or Intel Core i3-4010U processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB storage and […]
Microsoft launch Project Spark Beta on Xbox One
Project Spark Beta on Windows 8.1 has been underway for awhile now, but Microsoft have just announced that the beta for Xbox One starts today. Using Kinect, Project Spark is a game design tool that allows pretty much anyone to create their own game with relative ease compared to other ways of creating games. The […]
Review: Toshiba Encore WT8-A 8-inch Windows 8.1 Tablet
The Toshiba Encore WT8-A is Toshiba’s first steps into the 8-inch tablet market running a full Windows OS, Windows 8.1 to be exact and while 8-inch tablets have been around for awhile now, and in the last year or so we have seen 8-inch tablets running a full version of Windows rather than the normal […]
Asus officially announce VivoTab Note 8 tablet running Windows 8.1
Asus are brining their own 8-inch tablet running full Windows 8.1 to the market. The new VivoTab Note 8 joins the series of tablets from Asus and is running the fill version of Windows 8.1 and does not come with Windows RT as seems to be a bigger trend nowadays. The 8-inch table has a […]
Viber launch Viber Out service, allowing users to make calls to any landline or mobile number in the world
Popular app Viber has gotten a rather big new feature along with the latest update for iOS and Android devices. The new feature called Viber Out sees the Viber service become a complete VOIP service and now allows users to make calls to any landline or mobile number in the world. The new service was […]
Microsoft’s aquistion of Nokia complete with DOJ and EU approval
Microsoft purchase of the hardware side of Nokia’s business is finally complete with the Department of Justice giving their decision yesterday and the EU finally giving their approval today. The deal worth around $7.35 billion gives Microsoft their own smartphone business at a hardware level and not just from the software side of things. A […]
Windows 8.1 is now available to download
Microsoft has pushed the first big Windows 8 update titled Windows 8.1. The new update is appearing in the Windows Store as a free download for those using Windows 8 and can anyone using Windows 7 can update but it will set you back $120, which is the same a Windows 8 upgrade would cost […]
Microsoft Surface press event set for September 23rd in New York City
Microsoft have sent out the press invites for their next Surface tablet announcement and with the leaks popping up everywhere it was somewhat expected to be happening soon. The event will see the announcement of the next iteration of Surface and Surface Pro tablets from Microsoft. Obviously running Windows 8.1/RT and will being some new […]