Google Hosting Android Event Same Day as Windows Phone 8 Launch
Google is hosting an Android even in New York on the same day that Microsoft is launching Windows Phone 8 — it’s Android rival.
View ArticleWindows 8 App: Quick Note
Quick Note is a native Windows 8 app for quick notes taking. It’s a very simple but efficient app that can be used as notepad, scratchpad, clipboard, or a simple to-do list.
View ArticleWhy Windows Just Can’t Win
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer talks about the future of Windows at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2011. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com Microsoft is about to have its biggest product release in...
View ArticleDownload Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center to Get the Most out of Windows 8
Windows 8 is no doubt the biggest leap forward since Windows 95. It introduces new modern UI with new gesture to interacts with the system.
View ArticleThe Differences Between Windows 8 and Windows RT Explained
As Windows 8 and its accompanying devices launch on Oct. 26, you’ll want to make sure you know the differences between the various flavors of Windows 8 before purchasing a device or upgrade pack
View ArticleLiveblog: An iPad Mini? Apple’s About to Tell Us
Photo: John Bradley/Wired 10:34 AM: YOu can normally choose between Flash or HDD, but now Apple is offering something called the Fusion drive. It’s 128 GB of flash storage and your choice of a 1 or 3...
View ArticleLiveblog: Microsoft Launches Windows 8 and Surface
10:45AM: We’re inside, where Microsoft has set up a room full of Windows 8 devices, a table of food, and plenty of couches. Press is mingling and playing with all of the desktops, notebooks, tablets...
View ArticleLiveblog: Microsoft Celebrates Surface Tablet
2:09PM: Panoy is leaving the stage to leave Sinofsky alone with Surface, which he hugs closely. “The idea of is it a tablet is a laptop? .
View ArticleTop 10 Tweaks You Should Do with Windows 8
Little you might not know, we have over 180 posts on Windows 8 ! Some of which you will find helpful when you are trying out Microsoft’s latest Windows 8. Here are the top 10 topics you NEED to know...
View ArticleNexus 10 Leaks Point to Better-Than-iPad Display
A screenshot of Vic Gundotra’s beach photo, taken with a Nexus 10 and shared on Google+. Google has been springing leaks about its upcoming 10-inch Nexus tablet for weeks, revealing details about the...
View ArticleWindows 8 Released, Here are 7 Things for You to Start with
After over a year of buzzing around, Windows 8 officially released to the public today on October 26, 2012.
View ArticleGoogle Cancels Monday Android Event on Hurricane Sandy Concern
Google has cancelled an Android in New York on the same day that Microsoft will officially launching Windows Phone 8 — it’s Android rival. Pictured is the original event invite.
View ArticleDownload Windows 8 Themes From Microsoft
During the release of Windows 8, Microsoft also updated their Personalization Gallery and now has it merged with windows.com all together. From there, you now can download tons of themes and...
View ArticleLiveblog: Microsoft Rolls Out Windows Phone 8
Photo: Alexandria Washburn/Wired 11:11 AM: Ballmer is urging everyone to check out Windows Phone in stores, and for everyone here today? They’re getting a Windows Phone too. People are applauding
View ArticleNexus 10: How Google’s New Tablet Stacks Up Against iPad, Surface
For the first time, Google has a big-tablet of its own in the Nexus 10. But can it dethrone Apple’s iPad? Photo: Ariel Zambelich/Wired After years of 10-inch Android tablets that have failed to make a...
View ArticleReview: HTC Windows Phone 8X
Photo by Jim Merithew/Wired Even though it’s burdened by an unnecessarily silly name, the HTC Windows Phone 8X makes Microsoft’s brand new operating system look spectacular. Software and hardware...
View ArticleLiveblog Data: Apple vs. Microsoft
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced Windows Phone 8 at an event in San Francisco on Monday. Photo: Alexandria Washburn/Wired Whatever you may think of Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system —...
View ArticleQ&A: Windows Phone VP Terry Myerson on Why WP8 Is ‘Special’
Terry Myerson holds two new Windows Phone 8 devices, the HTC Windws Phone 8X and the Nokia Lumia 920. Photo: Alex Washburn / Wired Terry Myerson is Windows Phone’s leading man.
View ArticleHow a Facebook Joke Made One Guy San Francisco’s Public Enemy No. 1
The photo that angered a city. Photo: Susana Bates The Giants’ World Series win was great news for San Francisco.
View ArticleTearing Down Microsoft Surface
One poor Microsoft Surface only lasted a good twenty minutes on iFixit folks’ hands before being tear downed in pieces. They then posted the details in a blog post that also revealed what components...
View ArticleGadget Lab Show: New Windows Phones and Google Nexus 4 and 10
This week on the Gadget Lab Show, the team checks out several new gadgets including two new Windows Phone handsets — the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC Windows Phone 8X — and the new Nexus phone and...
View ArticleWhy Outlook Spelling Check and AutoCorrect Options are Greyed Out and How To...
My Outlook 2010′s Spelling Check Options (called Proofing in Outlook 2010), as well as AutoCorrect Options were all greyed out, so I don’t get the usual correct as you type feature as I usually get on...
View ArticleWindows 8 Timeline with Timetoast
Timetoast is a free online web app that creates a timeline of any soft. You can browse, edit, and share it with anyone publically on the Internet, or social media like Facebook and Twitter.
View ArticleWindows Phones Priced to Sell: Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X Both $100 on AT&T
The Nokia Lumia 920 and Lumia 820 will cost relatively little compared to non-Windows Phone handsets. Photo: Noah Devereaux/Wired If you’ve wondered how Windows Phone will manage to capture new...
View ArticleIs It Too Late for Microsoft Office to Matter on Mobile?
Microsoft’s Office suite will join a crowded field of iOS applications in 2013. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired It seems that, at long last, Microsoft Office is coming to iOS and Android . Hooray
View ArticleWindows 8 App: 8 Zip
7-Zip is my no. 1 zipping/unzipping file compression tool in Windows. It’s a popular open source software that’s been used on millions of computers
View ArticleWindows 8 App: TeamViewer Touch
TeamViewer , if the name didn’t ring the bell, is an all-in-one remote support tool that also does Online meetings. It’s my no
View Article6 Windows Security Updates for November 2012
Patch Tuesday..for Windows, 6 security updates in total – 4 critical, 1 important, and 1 moderate, to address 19 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Shell, Windows Kernel, Internet Explorer, Internet...
View ArticleIE 10 is Marching To Your Windows 7 Desktop
With the release preview announced today November 13, 2012, Internet Explorer 10 will finally be available on the mainstream Windows 7 desktop, with pretty much the same face as version 9, that is...
View ArticleWindows 8 Free eBook Download from Microsoft Press
The final edition of Introducing Windows 8: An Overview for IT Professionals has been released and you can download its PDF version for free right from Microsoft Press Blog. Guided by a Windows expert...
View ArticleMicrosoft Lowers Barriers to Entry, Waits for Developers to Arrive
Developers say that resources are the main barrier to entry for building Windows apps. Photo: Alex Washburn/Wired There are more than 120,000 apps in the Windows Phone store and more than 16,000 in...
View ArticleTry Barnes Noble’s Nook For Windows 8
Barnes Noble released their Windows 8 app as promised earlier this week.
View ArticleHow to Install Microsoft’s Free IE9, IE8, IE7 and IE6 VPC Images For Web App...
We’ve covered this before , Microsoft still offer free Virtual PC VHD images for web developer to test their application natively in IE. And they have just updated their list of free VHD images last...
View ArticleMicrosoft Says It Has Sold 40 Million Windows 8 Licenses
Microsoft has sold 40 million Windows 8 licences in its first month since launch, Microsoft executive Tami Reller announced at the Credit Suisse 2012 Annual Technology Conference.
View ArticleDon’t Blame Us for Windows 8′s Slow Sales, PC Makers Say
As Microsoft publicly touts its Windows 8 sales figures -- 40 million licenses sold! Windows 8 outpacing Windows 7 upgrades! -- another story of disappointing sales lingers in the shadows. But who is...
View ArticleWhy Windows 8 Boots so Fast?
You know that Windows 8 booting speed is fast, but have you ever considered “why it is so” and how Microsoft did it to give you the great PC experience ever. Microsoft engineers have done a great job...
View ArticleGet Windows Media Center on Windows 8 Pro for Free until January 31, 2013
Windows Media Center on Windows 7 is free but not anymore on Windows 8. Microsoft has pulled it out of the official Windows 8 build and made it as a paid add-on feature that you can paid and add it...
View Article7 Critical/Important Security Updates for December 2012
It’s that time again, and will be the last one to wrap around for the year 2012. On patch Tuesday today, Microsoft released 7 security bulletins, 5 in critical class and 2 in important class,...
View ArticleGear of the Year: The Tablets, Headphones and Rides That Ruled 2012
The law of averages demands that most of the stuff we get will be lame. For every Kindle Paperwhite, there's an uninspired Android smartphone, iPhone case with a bottle opener and a rushed-to-market...
View ArticleAt Long Last, Microsoft’s Surface Pro Tablet Is Going On Sale
Some seven months after it was announced, the Microsoft Surface Windows 8 Pro is finally hitting stores on February 9. The made-by-Microsoft tablet with the full version of Windows will be available at...
View ArticleHow Microsoft Can Save Windows RT
It’s time for Microsoft to take a hard look at what it’s trying to accomplish with Windows RT and figure out how to salvage the troubled operating system before it has a real failure on its hands....
View ArticleWhat to Expect (And What We Want) From Windows Blue
Windows Blue is coming, and we already know some of what you’ll see in Microsoft’s looming upgrade. We’ve also got our own wish list for must-have features. Tweet this!
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Teeny-Tiny Windows 8 Product Key Is Beyond Unreadable
Put on your reading glasses and grab a magnifying glass, or better yet, a microscope for this one! Tweet this!
View Articletit for tat | Microsoft: ‘Google Refused to Work With Us on Our YouTube App’
A week after Google sent Microsoft a cease and desist letter to remove its YouTube Windows Phone app, Microsoft makes a public response. Tweet this!
View ArticleHere’s Your First Look at Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 is getting real improvements over Windows 8, some of which will please longtime users who found the shift from Windows 7 jarring or uncomfortable. And yet it also goes even farther in the...
View ArticleMicrosoft Builds a Friendlier Windows 8.1 at Developer Conference
Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference is taking place this morning in San Francisco. It’s mostly a showcase for Windows 8.1, but it’s also an opportunity for Redmond to turn the page on a new era....
View ArticleWindows 8.1 Is Here, and You Should Get It Now
The new version of Microsoft’s operating system is a necessary update. Its added features will please longtime Windows users who were uncomfortable with 8, and push the concepts behind Windows 8 even...
View ArticleKeep Track of Your Memos and To-Do Lists by Emailing Them to OneNote
Photo: Josh Valcarcel/WIRED I’ve always maintained that OneNote is Microsoft’s most under-rated product. Now, the recently untethered (from Office) and free (hallelujah!) app has added a capability...
View ArticleGadget Lab Podcast: There’s Never Been a Better Time to Talk to Your Stuff
On this week’s podcast (#206), Mat and Mike discuss Microsoft Build, Windows Phone and Cortana, Apple’s WWDC Lottery, and the debut of Amazon Fire TV.
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