Category: Desktops
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Beta Program for New MS Office Launches
We recently reported on the new version of Office from Microsoft, which was leaked a couple of weeks ago. The program, currently identified as Office 2015 by tech enthusiasts, is allegedly going to arrive at some point towards the end of the year, and failing that, early 2015. SEE ALSO: Windows 10 Features Preview Microsoft […]
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‘Dragon Age Origins’ Free For a Limited Time
The folks at EA aren’t known for their charity, with Origin, EA’s game distribution service on PC, never quite being up to scratch with regards to deals as direct competitor service Steam. However, a recent initiative known as ‘on The House’ hopes to change that opinion. On The House has recently provided a free games […]
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Free Game Creator ‘Project Spark’ Goes Live
Back at E3 2014 we heard about Project Spark, a free to play game creation studio from Microsoft which lets gamers build and create their own games with simple tools. No coding experience is required, instead gamers can create their games using inbuilt customization and pre designed functions, making it accessible to everyone. SEE ALSO: […]
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Anonymous Facebook Posting App Rumored
Not only has Facebook been pushing its new advertising service for local businesses, but also the social network is rumored putting a new ‘anonymous posting’ app into play, for users to browse the site with full anonymity. A recent controversy around the site’s ‘real names policy’ – which requires users to use their real names […]
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Windows 10 ‘Runs On Everything’ Says CEO
More cross platform compatibility news from Microsoft now, as Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reinforced the ‘unified operating system’ strategy recently in an announcement to attendees at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. First and foremost with regards to Windows 10, ‘it can run on everything’ according to Nadella. The main point the Microsoft wanted to highlight […]
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USB Security Exploit Posted Online
Back in the Summer we reported a critical flaw in tech products which allowed hackers to disguise the device as critical computer components, such as network cards or a keyboard, in order to carry out commands to compromise security and install viruses on the host computer. SEE ALSO: BBC iPlayer Streaming Now Extended to 30 […]
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iPad Air 2 May Be Revealed Mid October
Apple’s rumored iPad Air 2 event could very well turn out to be coming a lot earlier than previously thought. The event, which has yet to be announced in an official statement, was originally set to open it’s doors on the 21st of October. New information leaked to the source link at Re/Code has now […]
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Wired Xbox One Controller For PC Out Now
The Xbox 360 controller for Windows was a massive success, with gamers being able to utilise the professional control system in so many games, even ones not made by Microsoft. As well as games which the device was compatible with, software solutions such as Xpadder (get it here, it’s amazing) allowed users to program their own […]
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Windows 9 Event Coming September 30th
Microsoft is set to hold an event close to the end of the month on September 30th in San Francisco, which is expected by both industry insiders and tech outlets alike to be the unveiling of Threshold, the preview version of Windows 9, Microsoft’s first fully unified Windows operating system. According to the buzz, Threshold […]
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‘All 4’ to Replace 4oD Next Year
Channel 4’s 4oD service was one of the first channel on demand services to rebroadcast programming online via streaming. Today, the service is still going strong, with plans to continue to extend its influence to games consoles, set top boxes, smart TV’s and other connected devices. However, the winds of change are constantly blowing for […]
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Eve Online Creators CCP Games closes San Francisco office
EVE Online studio CCP Games has announced the closure of its San Francisco office, this was announced yesterday in a press release as part of an effort to “merge and streamline” its operations. This comes after they made the decision to end development of the World of Darkness MMO last April, an MMO based on […]
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Standalone Kinect 2.0 Camera to go on sale in October for Xbox One
With sales of the Xbox One picking up (finally!) word is that Microsoft will be looking to start selling the Xbox One Kinect 2.0 sensor as a standalone accessory for the console later on this year. According to Windows Phone Central MS will sell the console’s camera and voice recognition system on the side from October […]