Tag: 8.1
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Windows 10 Installer Found In New Update
It’s the beginning of a whole new Windows for users of the previous 7 and 8.1 versions of the operating system – a new update for both older versions has been revealed to contain an installer program for Windows 10. The update, which is optional and known as the ‘KB3035583 update’, includes a file called “GWXUXWorker.EXE” which holds…
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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…
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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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Windows Phone 8 Denim Update Available for Some Lumia Handsets
Microsoft has delivered a Christmas treat for a handful of Nokia Lumia smartphone owners by releasing its Denim update for Windows Phones a little bit early, allowing those lucky enough to get it the chance to capture those special festive moments in glorious 4K video. Denim will start out today on Lumia 830, Lumia 930,…
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XP Losing Market Share As Users Upgrade
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It’s been a long while since the support for Windows XP was finally chucked by Microsoft, in a move not only to get the aging, clunky operating system onto the trash heap, but also to get users onto more modern systems, such as Windows 7 and 8. In fact, Windows 7 is already looking…
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iOS 8.1 Out Today – What’s New?
Apple’s event last week caused a stir, especially with the announcement of a fixed version of iOS 8.1 arriving today. The new OS has dropped on US handsets and is now serving new features to the incredible amount of iPhone 6’s that have sold since September. But what’s new in this update of the long…
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iPad Air 2 With iOS 8.1 Announced
Apple lead into today’s iPad announcement with a few new interesting insights into how Apple is leading the tech industry as of 2014. Of course, the iPad announcement eclipsed most of the revelations, such as the iPad being the number one tablet worldwide, yet again, boasting 100% customer satisfaction on the original model iPad Air,…
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Surface Pro 3 Selling Out Worldwide
The Surface Pro 3 is already encountering problems at the retail end of things, with the popular tablet device from Microsoft just not having quite enough inventory available to get out to every consumer who wants one. Today in response to the issue, Microsoft’s Mike Hall blogged a promise out that the company would make…
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Cortana UK Version May Have English Voice
Digital assistants are just one of the fascinating and incredibly useful gadgets that make up the selection of up and coming features soon to be found on every smartphone. In the UK however, options are very basic, with Apple’s Siri the most obvious and most prominent choice for fans of cutting edge tech. However, Microsoft’s…
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FitBit App Coming for Windows Phone
The concept of the wearable gadget has been patiently bubbling under the surface of the tech community for a while now, but now it looks like it’s finally erupted, with wearables exploding onto the market from nearly every manufacturer, plus some new faces too. Microsoft of course has to get on board with the new…
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Windows Phone 8.1 – Coming This Week?
After yet another leak/slip-up in an online support article, following on from previous slip ups involving Windows Phone 8.1 and the Surface Pro 3, Microsoft have done it again, this time outing a potential release date for Windows 8.1 to existing handsets on Twitter. Last time we heard about Windows 8.1 for mobiles some light was…
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Windows Phone 8.1 to bring App Folders support?
It looks like Microsoft will be continuing its slow build of the Windows Phone 8 operating system with a new update, that is reported to bring the Folder functionality to the operating system. The ability to create folders for Apps and games has been lacking on the Windows Phone OS since its inception, but it…