That includes Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. New apps will no longer be accepted into the Windows Store soon and then the updates will stop flowing.
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Despite what the strongly rumored codename suggests, Windows 10 Cloud will apparently have very little to do with the cloud, instead contending Chromebooks.
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A couple days back we got word that there was a possible design flaw with the power adapters sold with older Surface Pro tablets, and that Microsoft was expected to announce a recall. Supposedly affecting Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2, and Surface Pro 3 tablets sold prior to July 15 of last year, we heard that a wiring issue created the potential for a fire hazard. That report suggested that Microsoft would officially announce a voluntary recall on Friday, but today we see that news arrive one day early, as ...
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Today’s mobile devices can do a million and one different things, limited only by the imagination of software devs and the resources afforded by hardware manufacturers. And while we usually love learning about new tricks our gadgets can pull off, when that trick is “spontaneously catch fire,” we find ourselves a little less excited. Now Microsoft may be planning a big recall for Surface Pro accessories, as word arrives of a possible fire hazard.Reportedly, Microsoft’s come to learn that the ...
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The children-friendly gadget market has been awfully quiet of late, with only Amazon looking to change the pedestrian status quo. But the refreshed 7-inch Fire Kids Edition offers hardly any productivity features for a tween who would maybe like a versatile toy/learning device.Enter the Kurio Smart, the latest in a line of KD Interactive-designed tablets inaugurated back in 2012, and thus far, ignored by most Western parents. So, what makes this new 9-incher special? First and foremost, a detachable, magnetic keyboard capable of ...
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Microsoft helped usher-in spring this year with the launch of a new tablet, adding to its Surface line with the introduction of the Surface 3, the first non-Pro Surface to run a full version of Windows (and enjoy the same broad software support) and avoid all those RT shenanigans. And while the Surface 3 started hitting stores in early May, initial availability was only for the tablet’s WiFi-only option. LTE would be on the way eventually, and today we get word of the first US carrier to offer just such ...
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As you may already know, the Skype team at Microsoft somehow decided to discontinue the “modern” full-screen touch-friendly version of Skype for Windows 8 before any reasonable replacement was available. I received an email on June 16th, 2015 that said, “From 7 July, 2015 you’ll no longer be able to sign into the Skype for modern Windows app.” After July 7th, the modern app was supposed to forward you to a website where you can download the x86 desktop version of Skype. The big advantage here would be that Skype no longer would have to keep developing two versions ...
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For a tablet that’s solidly over a year old at this point, Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 keeps right on ticking. And why shouldn’t it, with the sort of hardware that would look pretty good in a full-fledged laptop, let alone an eminently portable tablet. We found the Surface Pro 3 back in the news earlier this week as Microsoft released plans enthusiasts could use to 3D-print and build their own ...
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Microsoft’s public preview of Windows 10 for smartphones is ready to get started soon. Rumors that it might launch earlier this week have clearly not panned out, though we heard as much already, anyway. But soon the preview will be here, make no mistake; will your phone be able to run it, though? Late last month we talked about an update to the now-Windows Insider app that mentioned minimum system requirements, ...
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With all Microsoft had to show at last week’s Windows 10 event – from HoloLens to Spartan, not to mention what the new OS will mean for the company’s smartphones – there are plenty of good reasons to be excited for what Microsoft’s doing next. But before we start focusing too much on the future, it’s time for another round of looking back on past performance as Microsoft release its latest ...
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Microsoft’s just getting things started with its Windows 10 event today, and while the company has lots of interesting announcements coming up (already teasing what sound like two new device types for a little later on), one of the early tidbits to emerge concerns an issue that’s of key importance to anyone with an existing Windows device: what’s the upgrade situation going to look like?We already knew that Windows Phone 8.1-running Lumias would be seeing the release of updates to ...
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It’s that season again, when companies everywhere are sharing their latest financial reports. Will investors be facing record returns? Who’s bringing in big profits, and who continues to struggle? We saw Apple weigh-in with its own data a couple days back, and now it’s Microsoft’s turn to follow along, as it delivers a report that looks pretty positive on the mobile front.Let’s start with the good news: phone hardware sales are up, with Microsoft selling some 9.3 ...
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It used to be that Android was king of the low-priced tablet game: with even 2012′s iPad models continuing to fetch premium prices, Apple’s in no hurry to discount its hardware, whereas Android has no problem filling that sub-$300 space with plenty of tablets. Granted, there was a lot of crap down there mixed in with the few really good values, but at least affordable tablets were out there for those who wanted them. Now that Windows has emerged as an affordable tablet platform, ...
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The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 Pro isn’t the only new tablet Lenovo’s got to announce today, though with that integrated pico projector, it’s quite the spotlight-grabber. The rest of the manufacturer’s new tablet offerings may not include such unusual features, but still manages to offer a nice selection of sizes and OS options: let’s take a look at the multiple new Yoga Tablet 2 models.There are four primary configurations for the Yoga Tablet 2, combining either eight or ten-inch ...
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How close were we to getting the Surface Mini this past May? To hear the reports, Microsoft’s decision not to introduce us to its pint-sized tablet at the event that ultimately delivered the Surface Pro 3 was very much a last-minute one. In the time that’s followed, we saw evidence for the tablet’s existence in the form of inadvertent ...
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