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 […]
Windows 8.1 preview now available for download
Microsoft are busy at their Build 2013 conference and they have delivered us the Windows 8.1 preview right on time. The update to the latest OS from Redmond is now available to download and brings with it a glass full of new features and what we will all oversight fixes. We now have Motion Accents […]
Sony introduces the new Vaio Pro Ultrabooks, lightweight 11 and 13 inch models
Sony at Computex have announced their latest lineup of Vaio Pro laptops. The new ultrabooks will come in two models with either an 11-inch or 13-inch screen. The specs for the both of the Vaio’s include options for a 1080p ISP touchscreen display, Haswell CPU’s with Core i5 and i7 available. The Pro 13 will […]
Microsoft demo upcoming Windows 8.1 update on video
Microsoft are getting ready to release the first big update to Windows 8, which will simply be Windows 8.1. The new update brings a good few bug fixes, performance upgrades and more features. Some notable changes will be on the lock screen, wallpaper management, icon sizes in metro UI. Another and rather bigger addition is […]