Microsoft is expected to announced Windows 9 at the end of September, and to make the Technical Preview available in early October. Source: ComputerBase, WinFuture…
The Lumia 730 and Lumia 735 are Microsoft’s take on a “selfie-phone”, designed for Skype video-calls and photography. As such, both devices boast a 5 megapixel, wide-angle front-facing camera that’s 1080p capable. The devices’ rear camera is 6.7 megapixel with LED flash. The Lumia 730 and 735 are almost identical…
…by its codename, Threshold, but Microsoft China appear to have jumped the gun and confirmed the new operating system will be known as Windows 9. Microsoft China asked “Microsoft‘s latest OS Windows 9 is coming soon, do you think the start menu at the left button will make a come…
After 15 long years, Microsoft have announced that it is shutting down MSN Messenger, now known as Windows Live Messenger, on October 31st. While the organisation announced plans to shift users over to Skype in April last year, they kept the service running to support Chinese users. Follow @CyberShack By…
Microsoft have slashed the price of the Surface 2 ahead of the Surface Pro 3’s launch tomorrow. The 32 gigabyte Windows RT model is now priced at AUD$399 and the 64 gigabyte Windows RT model is now AUD$509. Follow @CyberShack By Alex Choros Microsoft have slashed the price of the…
Microsoft today announced the Australian launch of their newest entry-level smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 530. The Lumia 530 runs Windows Phone 8.1, has a 4-inch (854×480 pixel) display, a 1.2Ghz quadcore Snapdragon 200 processor, 512 megabytes of RAM, and 4 gigabytes of expandable storage. Follow @CyberShack By Alex Choros Microsoft…
While the Surface Pro 3 is one of Microsoft‘s most impressive creations, last October electronic musician Deadmau5 announced a collaboration with Microsoft‘s Perceptive Pixel team to develop custom software for their 55-inch touch screen. Follow @CyberShack By Alex Choros While the Surface Pro 3 is one of Microsoft‘s most impressive…
…back, here are a few other features we’d like to see in Microsoft latest and greatest. Windows Phone 8.1 Continuity The first thing on my wish list is seamless integration between Windows Phone and Windows 9. I’d love it if Microsoft were to take a page from Apple’s book (or…
Microsoft is planning to unveil the successor to Windows 8 at a special press event on September 30 according to technology news site, The Verge. The source suggests that there may some slight fluctuation in this date. Follow @CyberShack By Alex Choros Microsoft is planning to unveil the successor to…
…Keeping 1,260 cars off the road Plating 273,000 trees Preventing 4,494 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions Any revenue generated from the materials will be used to educate children about product stewardship through schools, local initiatives and Salvation Army stores. MobileMuster is a non-for-profit funded by Microsoft, Motorola, Samsung, HTC, Huawei,…
…and call notifications will always goes to every device. According to the Skype blog, Microsoft are rolling out this enhancement over the new couple of weeks, so users should notice a few less beeps imminently. Microsoft all recommend running the latest versions of Skype on all devices. Source: Skype Blog…
Everyone’s got some kind of cloud these days, whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, Google or even Adobe. The tasks we normally do on our computer are slowly all moving to the browser, whether it’s through Google Docs, Dropbox or Spotify (the way things are going, Chromebooks are starting to look like…