If you're an Xbox Live Gold subscriber, look no further for great deals on recent titles. This week's Deals with Gold include discounts on Assassin's Creed Unity for Xbox One, which is now available at a discounted price of $40.99, down from its usual price of $59.99. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has also been discounted, and is now available for $29.99. Xbox One titles on sale: The...
Microsoft had previously announced that all Lumia devices in India will receive the Lumia Denim update by the end of February, and now it looks like the final few devices are making the switch to the latest firmware. Lumia 830 owners in the country are starting to receive the OTA update, according to a number of tips we've gotten. If you're currently rocking the Lumia 830 in India,...
Interested in Microsoft's latest foldable Bluetooth-enabled keyboard accessory? So are we. Check out our hands-on video to know what's on offer with the Universal Foldable Keyboard. The keyboard is portable, and connects to two devices simultaneously, with buttons available for toggling between the two. Cross-platform functionality means that the keyboard works on Android devices as...
We got a look at Microsoft's new web browser for Windows 10 — Project Spartan — in January, and at Mobile World Congress the Redmond giant is demoing the functionality of the browser on Windows 10 for phones. The browser has a clean UI, and being a universal app allows you to sync information across devices. One of the highlights with Spartan is the reading list feature, which comes...
A premature announcement coming out of Microsoft's news center outed two devices that are likely scheduled to make their debut on March 2, the Lumia 640 and the Lumia 640 XL. The leak coincides with earlier rumors that we'll be seeing new entry-level hardware at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, where Microsoft is hosting a press conference at 7:30 am GMT on March 2. According to...
Messaging service Line received an update today that sees the introduction of a timeline feature, through which you can share texts, images and videos with your friends. Line has a large userbase in Asian countries, where it is seen as an alternative to carrier-based SMS services. The messaging service also picked up video calling in a recent update. With the new timeline feature,...
It looks like the Lumia Denim update for the Lumia 920 is rolling out to several countries around the globe. We're received tips from our readers stating that the update is now available in Greece, Netherlands, Norway and the UK. The update commenced rollout in India yesterday. Based on information we've received thus far, it looks like EE started rolling out the update to its Lumia...
U.S. retailer B&H has commenced sales of the unlocked Lumia 435 for $99.99. The retailer joins NewEgg in offering the entry-level device in the US. B&H is offering the Lumia 435 in black, white and bright orange color variations. The device itself comes with a 4-inch 800 x 480 display, 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon 200 CPU, 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, microSD card slot, 2MP...
Update: A new report in The Intercept claims that Gemalto is drastically downplaying the effects of this attack. In the report, several security researchers came to the conclusion that "the company made sweeping, overly-optimistic statements about the security and stability of Gemalto's networks, and dramatically underplayed the significance of the NSA-GCHQ targeting of the company and...
After launching a tool that allowed educators to digitally distribute course content to students last year, Microsoft is now launching a utility called OneNote Staff Notebook for Education to "cultivate and manage educator collaboration at the district and school level." The tool, which works in a similar way as the OneNote Class Notebook, lets staff leaders such as principals,...
The AT&T Lumia 830 bundle – which includes a Fitbit Flex activity tracker – is now free with a new two-year contract on the Microsoft Store. If you're looking to purchase the bundle outright, you can do so for just $399, which is great value considering the Fitbit Flex in itself retails for $90. It looks like the deal is not limited to the Microsoft Store, as Amazon has also...
Third-party conversion app WhatsApp Video Optimizer offers a quick way for users to convert videos to conform to WhatsApp's 16MB threshold for videos. The app picked up an update that gives users the ability to select the output folder as well as the resolution, audio and video bitrate. Here is the full changelog for version 1.2.0.0: Send music through Whatsapp Added option to...
Digital security vendor Gemalto has announced that its products are "secure" following a report last week stating that the NSA and its UK counterpart, the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), hacked into the vendor's SIM cards. With a production run of over 2 billion SIM cards a year, Gemalto is the leading SIM card manufacturer in the world, and counts the four major US...
Following the Super Bowl, Grammy and Cricket World Cup predictions, the Bing team announced predictions for this year's Oscars last week. With the awards ceremony coming to a close, let's take a look at how the search engine fared. As you can see, Bing correctly predicted most of the winners, with the Best Director and Best Animated Feature Film the few categories the search engine...
Feeling left out that Bing Rewards' 100GB OneDrive storage deal was U.S. only? You're in luck, as the offer is now available globally. All you have to do is head to this link after signing in to your Microsoft account to claim the free storage. The storage is valid for two years, and the offer itself works as advertised: What do you guys think of the deal? Source: Bing Rewards;...
If you bought a Lenovo computer recently, chances are it may have come with factory-installed adware. The world's largest PC manufacturer was found to install an adware called Superfish — which injects third-party ads on Google search results and other websites — on new machines. Learn more about malware and antivirus for Windows Users from as far back as September starting noticing...
If you've been facing issues with Hike messenger randomly crashing over the last few days, you'll be glad to know that the issue has been resolved. The team at Hike have rolled out an update that fixes the "Crasher" bug. Here's the changelog detailing the bug fix: A big bad bug (codename "The Crasher"), had somehow manage to creep it's way into hike and started causing random...
The Lumia 435 made its way to India earlier this month, and now its time for the Lumia 532 to do the same. Set to go on sale from February 20, the device is priced at Rs. 6,499 ($105), and is branded as "Windows 10 ready", which means that it will receive the Windows 10 update for phones later this year. As for the specs, here's what you get with the Lumia 532: 4-inch WVGA (800 x...
Thailand is the latest country to receive the entry-level Lumia 435 and Lumia 532, with both devices now available in the country. Microsoft has launched the dual-SIM versions of both handsets in the country, with the Lumia 435 priced at 2,990 Thai Baht ($92), and the Lumia 532 at 3,590 Thai Baht ($110). Specs of the Lumia 435 include a 4-inch screen with a resolution of 800 x 480, 1...
Third-party app WhatsApp Video Optimizer has picked up a update that sees a minor change in the encoding settings. Now, when you select the videos you want to compress that you want to share on WhatsApp, the fast encoding option is set as default. That's about it for today's update. The app allows you to easily compress and reduce the resolution of your video to meet WhatsApp's 16MB...