Often, when you catch somebody peering over your shoulder while you're engaged with your mobile device, they're simply being nosey and trying to pry on your business. But there are legitimate reasons for others breaking this delicate social etiquette, namely to check out apps of interest that you may have installed. Rather than commit the ultimate faux pas, and, you know, have a conversation that doesn't involve some measure of digital intervention, a new service offers a unique, innovative way for you to discover and download apps that somebody has on their device. It's called #Homescreen, and you can find out more after the leap.
The first ever Nokia Android tablet has been announced, and the device happens to be called the ‘Nokia N1'. It's the first tablet being released under Nokia brand after company's acquisition to Microsoft, and it looks like a finer version of iPad mini from Apple.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is an exceptional hybrid PC with very powerful specs - something that can be easily compared to some of the latest ultrabooks out these days, and the Xbox maker badly wants to make this clear to everyone out there. In its latest bid, Microsoft has compared its potent spec’d device to Apple's MacBook Air, but with a Christmas theme this time around as the holiday shopping season inches near.
Microsoft has just introduced a new beta version of Skype that operates seamlessly through the Web, enabling users to communicate from the comfort of their browsers. It's not quite ready for the masses yet, with only a few hand picked users new and existing being pulled into the beta program, but all going well, it should be available to the wider audience in a matter of a few months.
The latest Windows 10 Technical Preview Build 9879 for Enterprise x86 and x64 ISO images are now available to download. Here's how you can get them now.
Microsoft is behaving rather generously these days, making moves that are honestly shocking to say the least. In its latest outburst, the software giant has made Microsoft .NET open-source, made a version of Visual Studio available for free to allow for cross-platform Linux, Mac, Android and iOS development.
It's been a while since we had a good security scare, so here it is. According to Microsoft, a good portion of its Windows operating systems are potentially at risk of having someone gain complete control of a machine using what it calls modified packets. The security hole comes due to a flaw that has been found in Microsoft Secure Channel and while it doesn't know of anyone yet who had exploited it, Microsoft had made a patch available that it says will keep us all nice and safe.
Windows 10 is all the rage these days. For those who are excited about Windows 10's aesthetics, a Windows 10 Transformation UX Theme Pack has been released and shall dress your Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 in all the makeup required to walk the Windows 10 ramp.
The release of the Xbox One console by Microsoft late last year was significant for gamers eager to get their paws on some new hardware. But, like rival Sony and its PlayStation 4, the original and current configuration of the Xbox One is subject to improvement from both a design and software perspective, and with the one-year anniversary of the third Microsoft console upon us, the Windows maker has added Twitter integration and some UI tweaks, among a number of smaller new features to the fold.
Microsoft will be unveiling the first Microsoft Lumia smartphone running Windows Phone on November 11, 2014. Nokia however made no real news of it, with just a line or two on announcing the arrival of 'a' device this November.
















