As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Microsoft is taking over San Francisco’s Moscone Center today to introduce a preview version of Windows 8.1. Although the company has revealed most of the features in the upcoming update to Windows 8, I’ve had a chance to get well acquainted with the Windows 8.1 preview to learn more about the changes involved. In my previous look at 8.1 I summarized that the preview brings many small tweaks…
As reported on TechCrunch. by MATT BURNS The reveal of the Xbox One didn’t go as Microsoft hoped. Gamers loved the system, but hated the absurd restrictions placed on the games. But Microsoft listened and just today reversed its stance on some of the more ridiculous policies. Good for them. Good for us. I mean, the outcry was hard to ignore. The memes, the tweets, the visceral anger was everywhere. Even the talking heads on nationwide morning talk shows were debating the…
As reported on Engadget. By Alexis Santos If Vine still leaves you pining for the choppiness of GIFs, Microsoft’s got you covered — on Windows Phone 8, at least. Redmond’s Blink app, which helps smartphone photographers capture bursts of images, has hit version 2.0 and scored the ability to create short animated clips, aptly dubbed Blinks. In addition to the bite-sized videos, the latest update bakes in camera settings in capture mode, sharing to social networks and web galleries for…
As reported on Engadget. By Dana Wollman Microsoft releases Office for iPhone, available now for Office 365 subscribers only (hands-on) At this point, it wasn’t a question of whether Microsoft would release Office for iOS, but when. The company just released a free Office Mobile app for the iPhone, and it’s available today in the US, with other regions to follow over the coming days. Before you all go rushing off to the download link, though, there’s something you need…
As reported on Engadget. By Daniel Cooper Did you think the Xbox 360 was being kept around just for the budget market? It turns out Microsoft’s got another sort of customer in mind for the revamped last-gen hardware: the crews of nuclear submarines. Xbox chief Don Mattrick, in response to the backlash over the Xbox One requiring an internet connection, said that “fortunately, we have a product for people who aren’t able to get some form of connectivity, it’s…
As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Apple famously lost an iPhone 4 prototype in a bar, sparking a hunt for the individuals involved in the loss and sale of the handset. Microsoft has also lost a phone, one running a future Windows Phone ‘Blue’ version of its mobile software. A Reddit userposted screenshots and information obtained from the device over the weekend, generating interest in unannounced features for Windows Phone which included an early prototype of…
As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris Microsoft in cooperation with the FBI took down the majority of the malicious computer networks that make up the “Citadel” botnet ring. A botnet is a network of compromised computers that are generally used to perform coordinated attacks against others. Citadel has infected as many as five million PCs around the world and over the past 18 months the networks are estimated to have stolen more than $500…
As reported on The Verge. By Tom Warren Microsoft unveiled a number of new changes for its Windows 8.1 update recently, but we’ve only seen them demonstrated in a small number of screenshots. Today the company revealed a new video demo of Windows 8.1, complete with some of the new features in the update. Start Screen changes, UI improvements, and the new Search interface can all be seen in the demo, and Microsoft also touches on the SkyDrive…
As reported on TechCrunch. by FREDERIC LARDINOIS This has long been rumored, but Microsoft just officially announced that Windows RT, its operating system for ARM-based tablets and other small touch-enabled devices, will get Outlook 2013 once the free Windows 8.1 update arrives. Until now, Windows RT featured the desktop versions of Word, Excel, OneNote and PowerPoint, but ever since it launched, business users have been complaining about the lack of Outlook. As Microsoft’s CFO and CMO of its Windows…
As reported on Engadget. By Zach Honig During today’s Computex keynote, Microsoft Windows chief Tami Reller just announced that new x86 Windows 8 tablets will ship with Office in the box. The executive didn’t detail the software offering, beyond mentioning that Word, Excel, PowerPoint and OneNote will all be included. Windows RT devices, for their part, will now also include pre-installed Outlook, beginning with the Windows 8.1 update, which is due to arrive as a preview version later this month. Update: Microsoft…