9 min ago
ProShot updates with better startup times, increased zoom, and more
Camera app ProShot has been updated, adding a number of new features and improvements. Startup time has been improved significantly and zoom has been increased, among other things.
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29 min ago
Surface Pro 3 picks up another firmware update fixing Wi-Fi and 'reliability of the graphics display performance'
Microsoft is keen on keeping the Surface Pro 3 running in tip-top shape, and that includes rolling our frequent firmware updates to get the hardware to perform at its best.
Starting at 1 PM ET today, Surface Pro 3 users can now grab the October 28 System Firmware Update, the second for this month. The changelog is detailed and significant, addressing many aspects of performance including the graphics, Wi-Fi, and even Windows 10.
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51 min ago
Catch the latest games with NBA Game Time on Xbox One
The NBA Game Time app is now available on the Xbox One. NBA Game times lets you watch highlights, view a schedule, look at league standings, and watch games live.
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1 hour ago
FTC sues AT&T over unlimited data throttling
The Federal Trade Commission is suing AT&T Mobility over data throttling on unlimited data plans. The Commission alleges that AT&T's practices regarding unlimited data were deceptive and unfair. The FTC believes that AT&T in some cases reduced unlimited data speeds after certain amounts by up to 90 percent.
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1 hour ago
Win one of three tickets to Microsoft Future Decoded and AppsWorld (UK only)
Microsoft's upcoming Future Decoded event will take place in November, which will be held alongside AppsWorld. You may recall we gave away 5 tickets to the event, but fear not if you weren't lucky enough. We've teamed up with Microsoft to give three two-day tickets away (worth £1,000 each) to those who have the desire to attend both App World and Future Decoded, but don't have the funds to do so.
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2 hours ago
Microsoft says Office 16 for Windows won't launch until second half of 2015
Microsoft won't launch the next generation version of its Office client and server software for Windows until the second half of 2015, according to statements made by Julia White, the company's general manager of Office 365 marketing, at TechEd Europe earlier today.
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2 hours ago
Poll – Do you like the new OneDrive design for Windows Phone?
Late last night, a rather significant update went out for the OneDrive app for Windows Phone. With the app refresh came some highly requested features like support for OneDrive for Business. However, there was also a rather large UI change too, stirring some controversy amongst loyal Windows Phone fans.
Changes in app design are always a mixed bag. UI design is an art and like art, there are champions and critics for choices and layout. Some are rational others are pragmatic, and many are just subjective opinions.
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2 hours ago
Here is the Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare limited edition controller for Xbox One
Microsoft has certainly been known to throw out some hot looking, official controllers for the Xbox One, and now they're back with another. Following on from the Titanfall limited edition earlier this year is this, the brand spanking new, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare limited edition. The game might still be a week out, but the controller is available right now.
And it's a scorcher.
Alright, you don't need a new controller to play Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – or any Xbox One game, for that matter. And since it costs an extra $10 or so over a standard, run of the mill, black controller, what do you actually get? Well, two things. A paint job and some in-game content.
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3 hours ago
Review: Nokia Lumia 530
3 hours ago
Rock these durable, slim cases for HTC One M8 and save 35% today!
This HTC One (M8) Windows hard case takes your preference for sleek design into serious consideration. There's no dual-layers, screen covers or clips to worry about here. It's one piece that simply snaps over the back, leaving complete accessibility all around. Get yours in balck, clear or white today for just $12.95!
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4 hours ago
British Airways receives gorgeous update with new UI and features
British Airways has finally released an update to address the ageing official app for Windows Phone. The client – while functional – presented available data, whether it be boarding passes or flight information, in a standard interface with little functionality to really take advantage of the OS. This has changed with version 2.4.
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4 hours ago
Windows 10's desktop-to-tablet UI switching features could see public testing in a few months
Microsoft will give the many public testers of the Windows 10 Technical Preview a chance to check out its "Continuum" desktop-to-tablet UI switching feature sometime in late 2014 or early 2015, according to statements made by company executive Joe Belfiore to reporters and analysts at TechEd Europe today.
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4 hours ago
T-Mobile quietly upgrades 2G network security
T-Mobile US is quietly upgrading the security of their older 2G network, moving to more advanced encryption that prevents eavedropping. The new, more secure network has already been deployed in at least three locations, New York, Washington, and Boulder, Colorado. The T-Mobile 2G network has previously relied on older A5/1 encryption, with the new security standard known as A5/3.
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4 hours ago
New Graphics Amplifier add-on gives a desktop GPU boost to Alienware 13 laptop
All laptops, even the more powerful Windows gaming notebooks, use less powerful graphics chips than desktop machines by virtue of the restraints of portability, but the just-launched Dell Alienware 13 has an interesting way around that limitation with an add-on that gives it a desktop PC graphics boost.
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6 hours ago
What's the hidden code on Joe Belifore's Windows 10 Insider t-shirt?
Microsoft's Windows VP Joe Belfiore made an appearance today at the company's TechEd Europe keynote event in Barcelona, Spain. He was wearing a t-shirt that had a Windows logo but with a series of 1s and 0s embedded in it. As it turns out, that was not just a design choice; there is some kind of code lurking in that t-shirt.
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