…Free music streaming is being discontinued to “to deliver the ultimate music purchase and subscription service experience” for customers, according to Microsoft. Xbox Music Pass will continue to work the same way for existing subscribers, and a 30-day free trial is available for users of the free service. Source: Microsoft…
Microsoft today updated the Windows 10 Technical Preview with a patch featuring nearly 7000 changes. While Microsoft describes most of these changes as “invisible”, the Technical Preview includes a few new user-facing features. The biggest of these is the addition of the Action Centre, a notification manager that Microsoft first…
Microsoft will unveil a fitness wearable within the next few weeks, according to a report published by Forbes. Forbes’ source suggests the tracker will monitor the user’s heart-rate, work with iOS, Android and Windows Phone devices, and boast a two-day battery life. The two-day battery life alone would distinguish Microsoft‘s…
Microsoft launched Surface Hub over the weekend, a new app for the Surface Pro 3 that gives users greater stylus customisation options. While fairly basic, the app provides users limited sensitivity control and the ability to reconfigure the stylus’ top button. Users are now able to choose whether the top…
Windows 10 is most certainly Microsoft’s response to the criticism they faced for Windows 8; even the name suggests the Redmond giant is trying to distance itself from Windows 8 as much as possible. A Microsoft developer suggested that the name was chosen to avoid compatibility issues with poorly coded…
I’ve been using the Windows 10 Technical Preview for about a day now and from the get go, you can tell it’s a work in progress. That’s not surprising, because technically, that’s what a technical preview is. Some icons have been updated for Microsoft’s new flatter look, whereas others are…
Bleeding-edge users are now able to download the Technical Preview of the newly announced Windows 10, directly from Microsoft‘s website. The preview comes as an ISO file, that then has to be transferred to a DVD or bootable USB drive. Microsoft suggest that users should only install the preview if…
…on the task bar to help users navigate. In addition, apps will open in full screen by default. Windows 8.1’s Charms bar has also been carried across to Windows 10. Re-docking the keyboard will restore to the start menu to its traditional size. Microsoft wasn’t ready to discuss other rumoured…
A report from Indonesian online publication Detik alleges that Andreas Diantoro, President of Microsoft Indonesia, has confirmed that Windows 9 will be a free upgrade for all existing Windows 8 users. It has also been speculated that Microsoft may offer heavy discounts for Windows XP users, although Diantoro did not…
Microsoft today announced that its first ultra-low-cost Windows 8.1 tablet, the PendoPad 8, will be available for purchase from Thursday for AUD$199. The PendoPad has an 8-inch 1280×800 pixel touchscreen, 16GB of storage and 1GB of RAM. It runs the full version of Windows 8.1 and will include a year…
…software and my web browsers, it’s the one program I’ll use every day whether I’m on my PC, my Mac, an iPhone, Android or Windows Phone device. More importantly, no matter where I am, my notes are always in sync. Today Microsoft announced its making OneNote better for iOS and…
As part of Microsoft‘s monthly Games with Gold promotion, Xbox Live Gold members are able to download the critically acclaimed Halo: Reach for free for Xbox 360. The game will be available for free until the end of the month. Follow @CyberShack As part of Microsoft‘s monthly Games with Gold…