Category: Windows 8
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Mean Streets of Gadgetzan – Dragon Priest Meta?
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Blizzard have been at it again, a new expansion is heading towards Hearthstone players everywhere in early December; The Mean Streets of Gadgetzan. The Meta has been heavily dominated by Shaman players in the last couple of months, they had their nerfs and are still charging to victory, something needed to change. Well, good news,…
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Get Your Free Copy Of Windows 10
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For those wary PC users who were either reluctant to upgrade to Windows 10 because the aliens would get them, or simply grand procrastinators who missed the date, there is a last chance saloon. Love it or hate it, Windows 10 is here to stay and it brings games such as Gears of War 4…
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PlayStation Now Coming to Windows PC – DualShock 4 Supported with Wireless Adapter
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Sony’s streaming gaming platform PlayStation Now is finally coming to Windows PC and with it the DualShock 4 controller comes into play for desktop and laptop computers. Initially launching in select parts of Europe, before hitting the US and elsewhere in the world soon after, the PlayStation Now app on PC will allow the same…
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Why do we hate Internet Explorer so much? Why we shouldn’t hate IE
Almost every single person I work/ associate with has a strong dislike towards Internet Explorer (I’m going to call it IE for the remainder of this article) some hate the browser with a passion, why? I’m going to try to explain from the point of someone who wishes he could refuse to even work with…
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Skype Bug Discovered – Message Causes Crashing
A bug has been discovered within video and messaging service Skype which will cripple the user’s session and leave the programme un-openable when a series of characters are received. Yes, this does sound a lot like the recent Apple iMessage problem but in this instance when the offending characters are sent between Skype users they…
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Microsoft Lumia 430 Hits Low Costing Just £50
Microsoft’s most inexpensive Windows Phone handset to date, the Lumia 430, will launch this April costing the equivalent of just £50. No longer buddied up with Nokia, Microsoft has driven the Lumia brand to previously unexplored areas of the market and now brought it down to a budget-friendly price platform with the Lumia 430 – a…
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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…
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Surface Pro 3 Business Bundle – Save Around £135
Microsoft is offering a deal on its Surface Pro 3 Business Bundle which can save UK buyers up to £134.98 for a limited time only. The Surface Pro 3 package on sale here is designed for power, portability and productivity and comes with Window 8.1 Pro out of the box. The tablet offers a generous…
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PC on a Stick displays Windows 8.1 on your TV or monitor
Apparently 2015 is now going to be the year of “micro PC sticks”; computers on a flash drive style HDMI connected stick. It’s the new battle on the computing fields. Now we can add Taipei-based Hannspree to the fray with the latest PC on a stick, a 10cm-long dongle that turns any HDMI-equiped TV or…
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GTA V PC Release Date Announced with Systems Specs
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Rockstar Games has announced a release date for GTA V on PC and the long wait for home computer gamers will be over on March 24th 2015. Yes, that’s a little bit later than hoped, but the developer apologetically addressed eager players today with not only the new release date for the latest and largest…
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Skype Debuts Real-Time Translation
Skype’s revolutionary translation system is about to go live in a public test initiative. The system is designed to translate what people say to each other into the other’s native language as it’s said, hopefully breaking down language barriers and subsequently making it a lot easier for people to communicate worldwide. The translation system went…
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Online Scammers and their Tell Tale Signs
With scammers, viruses and malware seemingly around every corner of the internet, the online world can be a daunting place for the less tech-savvy. Also See: How to Check for Offers on Chromecast Here at the Gadget Helpline, we see these problems and their victims on a daily basis; and it isn’t pretty. They can…