Microsoft has published a new update for the Windows 10 Tehcnical Preview. This update (KB3055415) addresses an issue when the login screen would be a black screen, forcing the user to blindly sign into their account. This bug was detailed in Microsoft's compiled list of problems with the Windows 10 preview, specifically build 10061. Microsoft's Gabriel Aul confirmed the fix release...
It should come of little surprise that besides a new OS, design language, icons and imagery that Windows 10 also brings some new sounds. We are specifically referring to the alerts, buzzes, and notifications that occur when you a new email arrives, an error happens, or whatever. The site WP7Forum.ru has posted eight new sounds discovered in one of the Technical Preview builds for...
Microsoft may be offering a free upgrade to Windows 10 for consumers who own a Windows 7 or 8.1 PC. However, for accounting purposes, the company is labeling this generous deal as a "marketing and promotional activity" in order to avoid a situation that would have normally forced Microsoft to defer revenues from the Windows division in their quarterly financial results. Microsoft...
Microsoft plans to offer more information on plans to develop a new file format for 3D printing as part of its Build 2015 developers conference next week in San Francisco. The reveal will be made as part of the session "Developing 3D Printing Applications and Services in Windows 10" on April 30. Support for 3D printing was added natively into Windows 8.1 in 2013, with the goal of...
On Wednesday, Microsoft released a new preview of Windows 10 (build 10061) to the fast lane with a lot of changes since build 10049. However, it's only a minor improvement of build 10056, which leaked outside of Redmond's headquarters several days ago. Instead of listing what's new in Windows 10 build 10061 since build 10056, we're going to be looking for the new official changes since...
With Windows 10 comes making it personal. Getting the look of the operating system you'll be spending so much time looking at just right, pleasing to your eyes. Besides just wallpaper and a theme color, Microsoft is including new settings to let users enable or disable transparency across the Start menu, taskbar, and Action Center. You'll also notice a new animation effect on elements...
This morning, Acer unveiled their new R 11. Starting at just $249, the R 11 is Acer's latest foray into convertibles, bringing a beautiful fabric-textured exterior in sky blue or cloud white machine to the masses. The R 11 features a 360-degree hinge to allow up to four modes of presentation and an 11.6-inch HD touch screen with Zero Air Gap technology and Corning Gorilla Glass....
Panasonic today announced the Toughbook CF-MX4 convertible 2-in-1 laptop, the company's latest attempt to create an almost-indestructible platform for those who require a PC with some sustainability. The MX4 combines both the notebook and tablet into a single product, nothing we haven't seen already. What's interesting is the inclusion of the 5th generation Intel Core i5-5300U...
If you signed up to get the Slow Ring updates for the Windows 10 Technical Preview, you may have noticed that you are still on build 10041 that was released to those users nearly a month ago. Since then, Microsoft has released two more builds for Fast Ring users, 10049 and today's launch of 10061. So why are Slow Ring users still waiting for their updates? Gabriel Aul, the leader of...
If you're installing today's release of build 10061 for the Windows 10 Technical Preview, you might encounter some issues along the way. Luckily, Microsoft has posted a convenient list of known issues with today's build. Here's the full breakdown of known issues in today's release: We know this one will be a bit painful but there is a bug with this build in which Win32 (...
Microsoft has just launched a new build of its Windows 10 Technical Preview, with the version number 10061. Anyone who has enrolled in the Windows Insider Program and are in the Fast Ring should be able to download the new build. Here's what users can expect in this new build New Mail and Calendar apps: These new apps bring improved performance and a familiar three-pane email...
Gaming PC maker CyberPower may have created one of the oddest-looking cases we have ever seen from a well-known OEM. The CyberPower Trinity is a Windows 8.1 machine with three blades connected to a central spoke, with each blade containing parts of the hardware. One of the three blades contains the graphics cards, while the second has the main storage and power supply. The third...
Microsoft will be adding a bunch of new features to the Xbox app for Windows 10 Technical Preview users, including the long-awaited Game DVR feature. The update will be released sometime later this month. Here's what's will be included in the April Xbox Windows 10 app preview: "Game DVR for PC games – The Game bar lets you record game clips of your favorite Windows games. With...
HP has launched its next-generation models in the ENVY x360, Pavilion x360 and Pavilion lines. Targeted at the budget segment, the new notebooks feature battery life and the latest hardware available. One of the main highlights with the latest generation convertible models — the ENVY x360 and the Pavilion x360 — is that they use the same geared hinge seen in the Spectre x360 (hands-...
Creating a dual-boot system will let you safely test Windows 10 Technical Preview using the full power of your PC's hardware alongside Windows 8.1. In Windows 10, Microsoft is doing something differently as it's letting customers download and install versions of the operating system early on, so users get a sneak peek of what is to come. But also it helps Microsoft to get more feedbacks...
What do you get when a Chinese OEM decides to make a Windows 8.1 PC that combines a tablet and a desktop PC in a strange form factor? If you are PiPO, the result is the X8 "Windows TV box + Desktop Tablet", which has been made and marketed as a set-top TV box that runs Microsoft's OS with a touchscreen. The device is designed to be plugged into a wall socket; there are no batteries...
Microsoft's forthcoming Windows 10 OS brings many new changes in terms of architecture and design. One of those updates is in regards to MDL2 also known as Microsoft Design Language 2.0. This term refers to the change in controls, fonts, and iconography found in the desktop and mobile versions of Windows 10. Martin Anderson, who's interested in general technology and Microsoft's...
While Windows 10 is still a preview and months away from final release (aka RTM), Microsoft's upcoming operating system is already taking shape with tons of new features and improvements. Every day more people are becoming part of the Windows Insider program to get a taste of what's to come later this summer, when Microsoft launches Windows 10 to the public. As such, we thought we...
Lenovo has launched a new application for select Windows 8.1 tablets and hybrids called WRITEit, which the company hopes will help improve handwriting on touchscreens. WRITEit works with any digitizer, active pen or AnyPen-based product to let users write almost anywhere they can type on a Windows tablet. Lenovo says: "Unlike the handwriting experience on many devices today,...
Microsoft has been keeping its promise on releasing more frequent builds of Windows 10, but this is not stopping private versions to leak onto the web. Windows 10 build 10056 was just spotted outside the walls of Redmond, and it shows significant cosmetic changes and various improvements coming to the operating system. Below there is a list with all changes found in this new leaked...