Richard Devine is an Editor at Windows Central. A former Project Manager and long-term tech addict, he joined Mobile Nations in 2011 and has been found on Android Central and iMore as well as Windows Central. Currently you'll find him covering all manner of PC hardware and gaming, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram.
With new shinyness comes the question you then ask yourself: "should I get one?" In this case the new shinyness is the Surface 3 so that's what we're asking about. Are you going to treat yourself to a new Surface 3? How much it costs isn't the only factor you might be considering. There's also still some unknowns at this point. The CPU, for example, hasn't been seen in the wild yet...
Well played, Microsoft. Well played. Time to party like it's 1981. If you're curious, this is what's on that floppy disk.
Microsoft is having some fun with us today for April Fool's with the launch of MS-DOS Mobile, computing from the past brought into the modern age. Despite being an elaborate prank we're enjoying playing around with it and its fully working ASCII Camera. It's not going to shoot any award winning photos, but that doesn't really matter. Come and share your creations in the Windows Central...
There are those that are saying the new Microsoft Surface 3 is too expensive for what it is. But is it? Really? It happens every time a new device is launched. Phone, tablet, laptop, wearable, games console, doesn't matter. There's always the "it's too expensive" argument. It's not necessarily incorrect, but it depends on your point of view. Comparing to Apple's iPad Air 2...
Microsoft took us by surprise somewhat with the announcement of the new Surface 3, a 'slimmed down' alternative to the current Surface Pro 3. It's smaller and less powerful while also being less expensive and offering the same overall experience as the Surface Pro 3. It's got that 3:2 form factor, digital pen support and a whole range of great accessories to turn it into the tablet to...
Alongside the excitement of the latest build of Windows 10 and Project Spartan, there are a couple of other surprises waiting for us in the Store (beta). Say hello to the first previews of the new Music and Video apps for Windows 10. The apps are distinguishable immediately from their Windows 8.1 counterparts with a new user interface that fits in with everything else we've seen...
So, the Surface 3 is here. It's not alone since it joins up with it's much more established, bigger sibling, the Surface Pro 3. So, how does the newcomer stack up? As the first two generation Surface tablets did before it, the Surface 3 shares a lot visually with its Pro compatriot. So, now we've got a Surface 3 and a Surface Pro 3 you might be wondering how different they are? Let...
Adobe Flash Player is one of those things that we'd probably be better without, yet at the same time can't disown completely. Fortunately, with Project Spartan in Windows 10, Microsoft is making it super simple to turn Flash Player on or off, depending on whether you actually need or want it running. Here's how. Click the three dots in the top right hand corner Click "Settings"...
With the release of every title for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 comes new opportunities to bump your gamerscore some. The new Forza Horizon 2 presents Fast and Furious standalone expansion gives you a potential for 1000 extra GS without spending a single dime of your own money (or at least it does it until April 10 when the game will cost $10). Some of these achievements aren't that...
The weekly photo contest is back with a new theme and a new week to show off your best work. This time around we're asking to see your best efforts with filters. Those weird and wonderful effects that helped make Instagram so popular can be a great way to simply and effectively make your photos take on a whole new life. Like the shot up top. I took this relatively pleasant, if somewhat...
Today, the hotly anticipated Fast and Furious expansion to Forza Horizon 2 has launched for free for Xbox One and Xbox 360. Let's buckle up and take a ride. The first thing you need to know is that everyone can get this for free until April 10. There's no requirement to already own Forza Horizon 2 on either the Xbox One or the Xbox 360. Fast and Furious is a separate, standalone...
Fans of Forza Horizon 2 and fans of erratic driving in general have a new time killer on their hands as the official standlone Fast and Furious 7 expansion is now available for Xbox One and Xbox 360. To celebrate the launch of the movie in early April, it can be had completely free of charge for two weeks until April 10. So there's not a lot of reason not to take it for a spin. We'll...
Todoist is a hugely popular, cross-platform task managing service that hasn't traditionally had a great presence on Windows. That looks set to change with the company's acquisition of TaskCrunch, a third-party client that syncs with Todoist, and the developer behind it. Jan Kratochvil will become Todoist's first full-time developer for Windows. "How do we know he's up for the...
The HP Stream 7 is no stranger to finding itself on the Microsoft deals table and the UK store has yet another for prospective buyers to consider. Right now if you buy a top of the line, Intel Core i7 Surface Pro 3, Microsoft UK will throw in a Stream 7 completely free of charge. With the recent price cuts you'll be paying £1129 or £1399 for the bundle with the £75 value Stream 7...
ID@Xbox is a Microsoft program which allows independent developers to publish Xbox certified titles to Xbox One and the Windows 10 unified app store. The program was announced in August 2013, and already boasts well over 200 independent development teams across the world. Indie devs who become approved for the program receive up to 2 Xbox One development kits, access to the full...
Some additional thoughts on the Eve T1 tablet after living with it for a few weeks. A few weeks ago I took a first look at a new Windows 8.1 tablet from Eve, the T1. Clocking in just under 150 Euros it's not the most expensive tablet you'll find, but it's firmly inside an ever increasingly crowded space. There are now so many low cost Windows tablets out there that standing out is a...
Today owners of the iPhone, had something new from Instagram. Layout is the popular photo sharing service's take on the collage, allowing you to group together a bunch of your favorite images and share them with your friends and the wider world on your favorite sharing service. And it came a day over one full year since the last update to the Instagram app for Windows Phone. While that...
After a brief hiatus thanks to events (and illness), the weekly photo contest is back and in its new weekend slot. We've decided to move it from a weekday when there's potentially a lot of news and other things going on to a more relaxed slot on a Sunday evening. Aside from a new day, nothing else is changing, so let's get to it! This weeks contest is something close to my heart: cars...
HTC's last flagship device, the One M8, is something we're quite fond of. Despite seeing a limited launch and coming after the Android version had already hit the market, it was a great example of a high-end Windows Phone. Now, HTC is back. The One M9 has so far seen no mention of a Windows Phone version, but until someone at HTC flat out says it's not happening, we'll live in hope....
Following launches at other retailers and it's British counterpart, Microsoft has put the Lumia 435 up for sale from its Irish online store now for €79. That's a little higher than we've seen the phone for sale in other countries since launch, though Irish buyers have been limited on opportunities thus far with some pretty outrageous pricing to boot. In a break from the norm it seems...