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Release date, impressive camera shots and the price of Microsoft’s new Lumia phones
Microsoft’s two new flagship Windows Phones may have been the subject of myriad leaks, but at least the leaks pretty much always turned out to be the truth. The most recent leak has established the release date of the two phones, the Lumia 950 and 950 XL, and that will be November 20th. Windows Central has said that ...
How to make the new Star Trek series better than it’s ever been before
It’s official that a new series of Star Trek (not related to upcoming film: Star Trek Beyond) will air on the CBS Television Network in 2017. Without giving much away, StarTrek.com did share something about what the new cast will be boldly doing: “The brand-new Star Trek will introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds and ...
Never mind Black Friday, here’s a Microsoft deal too good to be true
It looks like Microsoft is getting into the discount mood ahead of Black Friday, offering some deals that are pretty damned impressive. This starts with the company’s Work and Play bundle, which Microsoft says can save you up to $360 if you were to purchase the products individually. What’s on offer? One year subscription to ...
Interview: Microsoft made a “rookie mistake” in offering unlimited storage space in OneDrive
Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it will no longer offer unlimited storage space in OneDrive for Office 365 users due to it being abused. “Since we started to roll out unlimited cloud storage to Office 365 consumer subscribers, a small number of users backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR ...
Trying to fix Microsoft’s new Surface Book will add years to your life
Microsoft’s ‘ultimate laptop’, the Surface Book, is going to be a handful if you attempt to repair it yourself, reports reveal. Touted by most critics as a supreme device leading an evolution of laptops, it also just received a rather embarrassing score of 1/10 by ifixit.com concerning how it might be put back together if ...
Microsoft shrinks OneDrive over abuse issues, but how did Redmond think ‘unlimited’ would be understood?
Do you remember close to this time last year when we were chirping about Microsoft’s magnanimity in giving unlimited storage space in OneDrive (at least to Office 365 users)? Well, it seems Microsoft has turned heel on us, and is now backing down on that promise – not to mention a few others. In October last ...
Film Self/Less: After comparing Steve Jobs to Einstein it became pointless
Just out on DVD Tarsem Singh’s (Immortals) sci-fi Self/Less could be said to fall into the category of interesting premise, but poorly executed film. Similar to the 1997 film Face/Off, in story and in title, we see the mind of one individual transferred to another body/face. Ben Kingsley (Damian) plays a wealthy, shrewd business exec who, ...
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 ...