Category: Windows 10

  • Pirates Won’t Get Free Windows 10 Upgrade

    Pirates Won’t Get Free Windows 10 Upgrade

    It’s not a great idea to pirate your operating system these days, especially a Microsoft one. Whilst of course there are ways to circumvent the law, you can’t run and hide from the anti piracy measures forever. In fact, as is the case with the upcoming Windows 10, anti piracy measures are going to be […]

  • Windows 10 Xbox App Updated

    Windows 10 Xbox App Updated

    The app for Windows 10 that interacts with the Xbox one has recently been given a fresh set of upgrades, plus the speculation continues on just what cross compatibility features will be coming next for the console and the operating system. Already we’ve learned that games from the Xbox will be playable on the PC, […]

  • Microsoft offers to convert your Android Phone to Windows 10

    Microsoft offers to convert your Android Phone to Windows 10

    Microsoft are so keen on their upcoming Windows 10 Mobile operating system they are even trying to get android users to switch, Microsoft have recently disclosed that its trailing a version of Windows 10 that can be installed on Android devices. The trial currently only being run with a select group of Xiaomi Mi 4 […]

  • Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Upgrade For Pirates

    Microsoft Offers Free Windows 10 Upgrade For Pirates

    Microsoft has announced that it will give be giving free upgrades of Windows 10 to anyone who uses Windows right now, regardless if you forgot to pay them for the version you are currently using, and are currently running pirated copies of the operating system. Speaking to Reuters, Microsoft’s operating system chief Terry Myerson explained […]

  • Microsoft Adopts Cloud Privacy Standard

    Microsoft Adopts Cloud Privacy Standard

    Microsoft have laid down a policy for their cloud network which they hope will make it easier for users to trust them when they upload their personal files to online services from the company. An atmosphere of mistrust is floating around technology and online services with regard to personal information of late, as big tech and […]

  • Why Hasn’t My Phone Got Windows 10?

    Why Hasn’t My Phone Got Windows 10?

    It’s been a question echoed around the Windows phone community ever since Microsoft announced the Windows 10 Phone preview – just why hasn’t Windows 10 arrived my phone yet? So far Windows 10 for mobile phones, which was promised as part of the ‘unified operating system’ concept that Windows 10 embodies, has been very elusive. […]

  • Microsoft Offering 100GB of OneDrive Free – In exchange for a small request

    Microsoft Offering 100GB of OneDrive Free – In exchange for a small request

    Microsoft has launched a new promotion, they did it on the quiet and don’t seem too bothered about telling anyone, so I will. You can now get 100GB of OneDrive cloud storage for two years, and there’s only a tiny catch. You have to sign up for the Bing Rewards program, something most of us […]

  • Office 16 Beta Begins, Windows 10 Dated

    Office 16 Beta Begins, Windows 10 Dated

    Microsoft’s 2015 lineup of software is now fully available in preview form for users wanting to get that complete Windows 10 and Office 2016 experience before full versions of both products arrive later in the year, and speaking of those releases Microsoft has also dated Windows 10’s final complete release for some point in June. […]

  • Cortana May Be Coming to Microsoft Office – Like a New Hopefully Helpful Version of Clippy

    Cortana May Be Coming to Microsoft Office – Like a New Hopefully Helpful Version of Clippy

    Cortana, for those unaware, is microsofts “Personal Assistant” for your windows phone and Windows 10 devices. Like Apples Siri, Cortana is a voice activated PA, her uses are many and hopefully she will soon be there to help you with all you word, excel and PowerPoint needs too. Microsoft used to have a built in […]

  • Cortana To Serve As Office 16 Assistant

    Cortana To Serve As Office 16 Assistant

    In the olden days there was Windows. The people saw that it was good, we lived in harmony with the operating system, and we made great profit from using Office for our spreadsheets, band posters and lost dog flyers. It was a simpler time, but we did have an enemy, a twisted piece of wire whose […]

  • Microsoft Offering UK Business Trial on Windows Phones

    Microsoft Offering UK Business Trial on Windows Phones

    Microsoft is allowing UK business owners a chance to get to grips with Windows Phone by trialling a selection of Lumia handsets. Windows is the most widely used computing platform and is found in a majority of offices across the globe. With Windows 10 just announced Microsoft looks to continue its 30 years of success […]

  • Raspberry Pi 2 Unleashed Unexpectedly Upon Us

    Raspberry Pi 2 Unleashed Unexpectedly Upon Us

    Raspberry Pi fans were not expecting the successor to the popular Raspberry Pi until around 2017, but in a shock announcement, it turns out that  Raspberry Pi 2 will go on sale today (2nd Feb 2015). For a measly $35 (or £23.25) you can purchase the new and improved bigger brother to the original Pi, […]