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Microsoft’s new Windows 10 preview build has some nice surprises including media casting
As well as giving us a beta version of Windows 10 for mobile (Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 10581) this week, Microsoft has also just released a new build for Windows 10 on PC (Preview Build 10576) for Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring. Besides fixing a load of bugs and attending to a ...
Microsoft updates Outlook for iOS and Android and says it’s goodnight to Sunrise
In February this year Microsoft acquired calendar app Sunrise for a rumored $100 million, with a view to reinvent the way people use calendars on mobile devices. The app integrated all your calendars into one easily manageable calendar. Microsoft has just revealed that Sunrise will now become part Outlook, and once the integration is complete ...
Microsoft exec and son die in Canadian boating disaster
A Microsoft UK manager, David Thomas, and his 18 year old son died on October 26th when a whale watching boat, the 65ft Leviathan II, capsized close to Vancouver Island. Three more victims were identified by the British Columbia Coroners Service, and a further 22 people were rescued. Thomas, described by colleagues as a tech ...
The Surface Mini: Microsoft discusses the dream device that never was
“It was like a Moleskine… it was awesome,” Microsoft’s Corporate VP for devices, Panos Panay, told Wired in a recent interview about a device that never became available for public consumption. According to the interview, prior to Panay and his team working towards making the ultimate laptop, which is the recently released Surface Book, the Surface Mini ...
5 alternative tech movies that you may not have seen
Last week there must have been 101 memes featured on your daily scroll down Facebook relating to the date (October 21, 2015) Back to the Future II took us to in 1989. ‘So, this is how we are meant to look in 2015’ was the implied joke in most of those memes. The film, however, made ...
What to expect in Microsoft’s first major Windows 10 update
Microsoft is set to update its new operating system sometime at the beginning of November. The update, codenamed Threshold 2, will be available to users running Windows 10 RTM. For those running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 you can get the Fall update as an upgrade without the need to install previous updates. It’s reported ...
What the world’s critics are saying about Microsoft’s Surface Book
Microsoft’s dream machine, the Surface Book, has only been out of the gates a couple of weeks but that’s long enough for many of the world’s tech critics to have given the new laptop hybrid a test run. The results are in, and for the most part Microsoft will be pleased with what people have ...
Microsoft just made inking much better in OneNote
Microsoft has announced that it is now partnering with start-up FiftyThree to support new inking features for OneNote. FiftyThree’s Pencil can now be connected to OneNote on iPad for better precision, while ideas scribbled on FiftyThree’s Paper can be shared to OneNote from iPad and iPhone. In a blog post Microsoft said, “Simply pair your ...
Microsoft boss sees massive compensation reduction, as do other execs working for Redmond’s finest
Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella has seen his earnings fall in 2015, it’s reported, due mostly to stock awards. While Nadella earned a whopping $84.3 million last year, making him one of the world’s wealthiest tech-ballers on paper, the CEO’s compensation has dropped a massive 78 percent to a measly $18.3 million this year. The reason ...
The Martian is a technically brilliant film but not without some tech oddities (SPOILERS)
Ridley Scott’s film The Martian, based on a 2011 novel (also called The Martian) written by ex-software engineer Andy Weir, deserves all the plaudits it has so far received. It’s beautifully shot, with the vast arid landscapes of the red planet and it’s less than clement Martian dust storms alone making it compelling viewing from start ...