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Microsoft ends Windows 8 security support

Microsoft today ends it support for Windows 8, which effectively means the company will no longer supply security and stability patches to the operating…

Xbox One Chatpad review: texting while gaming made easy

Consoles have always had sloppy text input functionality, even when they allow the usage of generic USB keyboards. The process is cumbersome when trying…

Xbox store ‘biggest sale ever’ pricing up early [Update]

A few days ago, Major Nelson teased that the Xbox store would be having a major sale starting on 22 December. Well, it seems…

Microsoft adds 16 more backwards compatible games for Xbox One

Announced today on Major Nelson’s blog, Microsoft has added 16 more Xbox 360 backwards compatible titles for the Xbox One. This comes after the…

Microsoft Store South Africa is finally live

Technology giant Microsoft today launched the South African version of the Microsoft Store. This ecommerce site is dedicated to selling all things consumer under…

Could a Microsoft Surface Phone be in the works?

Microsoft’s Surface Phone is closer than we may think, according to a new report by WindowsCentral. Citing “sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” the publication…

Watch the Microsoft HoloLens stream Halo 5: Guardians from the Xbox One [video]

Halo 5: Guardians is something of a return to form for Microsoft’s flagship gaming series, and that’s mainly thanks to 343 Industries. But the…

Microsoft’s relaunched Nokia Lumia 105 can last 25 days on one charge

Smartphone launches are more common than Sundays in this day and age, but we almost never hear of big companies launching new feature phones….

[Update] Windows 10 officially launching 29 July, Microsoft urges users to ‘reserve’ upgrade

Update: Windows 10 will be launched officially on 29 July, according to Microsoft’s Terry Myerson on the Windows Blog. The post reads: On July…

Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana is coming to your iPhone, Android

Microsoft is on a mission to create the most device-friendly operating system to date. Native Windows 10 apps like Cortana, the Phone Companion App,…

Xbox Live revived after outage, Xbox 360 social features still affected

Microsoft‘s having a pretty bad start to the week it seems. Xbox Live dropped off the map earlier today for reasons yet unknown. The…

Patch Tuesday May 2015: Internet Explorer is this month’s problem child [update]

Update (16 May): It seems that the relatively uneventful May Patch Tuesday updates have sprung a last minute surprise, mainly courtesy of KB3046002, which…

Xbox One trumps PlayStation 4 in US sales race for April

Here’s an incredible little turn up for the books in the lead-up to E3 2015, especially if you’re on the greener side of the…

‘Candy Crush Saga’ is coming to Windows 10 devices, automatically

Stories and news regarding Windows 10 has been nothing but positive so far, but Microsoft has finally hit its first obstacle with the internet…

Microsoft outlines the 7 versions of Windows 10, including one for ‘elevators’

Windows 10 will be the one OS to rule them all, but Microsoft isn’t making the same mistake it did with Windows 8. It…

Windows 10 will be Microsoft’s Windows OS swansong, reports suggest

If reports and Microsoft‘s new service-over-product mindset is to be believed, then Windows 10 will be the company’s final iteration of Windows and possibly…

Microsoft Build 2015: HoloLens, Windows 10, Microsoft Edge and more

Build is almost always Microsoft‘s most important event of the year, not only for developers but consumers too and in an operating system launch…

Microsoft’s Windows 10 will embrace reworked Android, iOS apps

Prior to the announcement made at BUILD, long term Windows watcher Paul Thurrott suggested that Windows 10 could be coerced into running the likes…

Microsoft reintroduces ‘Solitaire’ to latest Windows 10 build

Procrastinators, listen up. If you were gravely saddened by Microsoft‘s hasty removal of the much loved Solitaire suite from Windows 8, the company has…

Possible Microsoft Lumia flagship hinted with 5.7-inch 1080p screen

We’re not too sure what to make of AdDuplex‘s most recent blog post. The company’s monthly Phone Statistics Report — which garners information taken…

Windows 10 will arrive in July 2015, according to AMD

In a bit of a faux pas, AMD announced that Windows 10 will likely come bursting through the door before the North American back…

Patch Tuesday April 2015: 4 critical updates, ‘Redirect to SMB’ unpatched

How time flies. It was just a year ago when Microsoft pushed its final updates to Windows XP, once its crowned jewel. This year…

Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM packs capable camera tech in budget body

That’s right. The world has indeed gained yet another Microsoft Lumia smartphone, but it’s not a flagship. The Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM bolsters…

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