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How To Download Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Developer Preview Right Now

Ben Reid·August 5, 2014

Last week, we informed you that the Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 had been announced, with Microsoft adding several new features while also broadening the horizons of the Cortana voice assistant. If you want to try out the new release on your compatible Windows Phone 8.x device, it's actually not that difficult, and before long, you'll be able to enjoy what is a relatively substantial enhancement.

Leaked Photos Of iPad Air 2 Shell Gives Us A Close Look At Changes To Come

Oliver Haslam·August 4, 2014

The leaks just keep on coming, this time of the supposed iPad Air 2. With all the attention very much on the iPhone 6 at this point, it's easy to forget that we should only be a few months away from a new suite of iPads, with the iPad Air 2 possibly the most eagerly anticipated.

Windows Phone Powered HTC One M8 Is Real, Here’s What It Looks Like

Oliver Haslam·August 2, 2014

How To Fix Lag After Windows Phone 8.1 Update

Oliver Haslam·August 1, 2014

There are few things more annoying than when your smartphone starts to lag for no apparent reason. That's exactly what owners of phones running Windows Phone 8.1 have potentially been having to put up with, and it's grown into much more than a minor annoyance.

Microsoft Office For iPad Receives Major Update, Here’s What Is New

Ben Reid·August 1, 2014

It did take a while for Microsoft to come through with Office for iPad, but with the latest update to the Word, Excel and PowerPoint apps, they're now much more competent than ever before. After the fallout with Windows 8, the software maker has built up a favorable reputation for actually listening to the concerns of consumers, and having taken on board the numerous critiques of the Office apps for iPad, has delivered quite a significant bump to each, pushing the version numbers up to 1.1 in the process.

Windows Phone 8.1 Update 1 Now Official, Here’s What Is New!

Ben Reid·July 30, 2014

EA Access Brings Netflix-like All-You-Can-Play Gaming To Xbox One For Just $5 Per Month

Ben Reid·July 30, 2014

Electronic Arts, or EA as it is often referred, is one of the most well-respected and renowned gaming publishers on the planet, and has, in its decorated history, presented us with some truly seminal titles. Now, it's fair to say that apart from Titanfall, Xbox One owners haven't had much to claim over their PS4-toting rivals in the battle of one-upmanship so far. However, EA has just rolled out a special deal for Xbox One customers that offers access to a number of those aforementioned great games for a cost of just $5 per month, which, if you've already stumped up the cash for the console itself, is chickenfeed by comparison.

Microsoft’s Windows Phone 8.1 Cortana Ad Puts Apple’s Siri To Shame [Video]

Ben Reid·July 28, 2014

When Microsoft took the wraps off Windows Phone 8.1 just a couple of months ago, many users rejoiced at the broad range of features that had been introduced. Everything that we expected of the announcement turned out to be true, but even though we really ought to be focusing our attentions on core features like, for example, the new notifications infrastructure, the Cortana voice assistant has commanded a large portion of attention. Just like when Apple introduced Siri, we don't seem to be able to get enough of these personable, digital voice recognition features, and in a new ad to promote Windows Phone 8.1, the software giant has pitted the Lumia 635 and Cortana up against the iPhone 5s and Siri.

Windows Phone 8.1 GDR1 Features Leaked, Here’s What Is New

Oliver Haslam·July 28, 2014

Windows 9 Screenshots Leaked, Shows Off The All New Start Menu

Ben Reid·July 22, 2014

Microsoft made a lot of changes with Windows 8, and a large portion of its user base did not agree with, well.. a large portion of them. But as the world begins to settle down and adjust to the predominantly tiled appearance of the user interface, one element that many desktop users have never gotten over is the Start menu, or lack of it, and the post-BUILD news that it would be making a dramatic return was met with a collective sigh of relief. Now, some new 'Windows 9' screenshots have emerged, and as well as offering an insight into what's from the software giant’s flagship OS, also gives us another look at that Start menu we all love so well.

Windows 8.1 Update 2 Release Date Tipped In New Report

Ben Reid·July 21, 2014

Following the BUILD developers conference a few months back, Microsoft subsequently rolled out the minor-yet-eagerly-awaited Windows 8.1 Update 1. Therein, we found quite a few tweaks and performance enhancements as a part of the software giant’s mission to appease those running traditional PC rigs, and according to a new report, Update 2 is almost ready, and will arrive in three weeks' time.

Major Next Xbox One System Update Announced, Here’s What Is New [Video]

Aatif·July 19, 2014

Surface Pro 3 Vs Surface Pro 2 – Side-by-Side Visual Comparison [Photos]

RP Staff·July 19, 2014

Microsoft might have spent most of this year's BUILD developers conference discussing future software endeavors, but the company also took the opportunity to take the wraps off the Surface Pro 3. Despite its pedigree, it's fair to say that against the likes of the Apple iPad, the Surface line-up in general has its work cut out, but here, we pit the latest and greatest Microsoft slate up against the Surface Pro 2, in an attempt to assess how far the software giant has come along.

RIP: Microsoft Kills The Nokia X Android Lineup Just 5 Months After Launch

Ben Reid·July 18, 2014

At this year's Mobile World Congress, we were on hand to witness the big announcement of the Nokia X range, a line of smartphones that would run on a forked version of Android made to appear, and function, like Windows Phone. But just five months after February's MWC, the now Microsoft-owned firm has decided to cease this particular endeavor, with Asha also being scrapped as a part of a shake-up that has seen the Redmond lay off almost 20,000 Nokia staff, and finally, it would seem, the company's sole focus is Windows Phone.

Windows Phone 8.1 Cyan Update Now Available, Here’s Everything You Need To Know

Ben Reid·July 15, 2014

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