Microsoft continues to surprise us just when we start believing we've seen it all from the software giant. In a move that has literally left us bamboozled, but extremely optimistic for the company's future, Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for Windows 7 and Windows 8 users, licensed or not, when it launches this summer. Read on for further information.
With Microsoft already confirming that Windows 10 will be going on sale this summer, the software giant has suggested that Xiaomi's frontrunner Mi 4 - powered by Android - will be able to run the mobile version of the Windows 10 OS very soon. Yes, you read that right, and if you're as surprised as the rest of us here, head over the jump for further information on Microsoft's plans.
Even before now, Windows 10 was shaping up as one heck of an improvement over Windows 8, which has divided opinion at every opportunity since first arriving in 2012. Today, however, the software giant has taken the wraps off one of its most exciting features yet in the form of Windows Hello, a biometric authentication system that will permit a user to sign in securely by facial recognition and fingerprint sensing.
The use of torrents for purpose of file-sharing is a practice that tends to be associated with piracy and copyright theft, which should explain why many of the major names in the software business steer well clear of utilizing peer-to-peer. Now, though, it appears that Microsoft has bitten the bullet, and while the move to embrace p2p is very much a reflection of a more forward-thinking Microsoft, it'll also take a great deal of pressure off the software giant's servers when major mew software version are rolled out.
Windows 10 for phones is a big step for Microsoft, and one that it needs to make stick. After years of trying to battle the Apple and Google monster, Windows Phone has been left with more than a bloody nose. Even with some excellent hardware from the likes of Nokia, phones running Microsoft’s mobile version of Windows just haven’t sold like either the software maker or its OEM partners would have liked.
Windows 10 Technical Preview download for phones is now available for select Lumia smartphone devices. Complete how to download and install details can be found here after the jump.
Microsoft Office 2016 Touch Preview apps for Windows 10 are now available to download, complete with touch optimized functions and the ability to work across tablets and phones. Word, PowerPoint and Excel apps are included as part of this Preview.
A new supercharged Raspberry Pi 2 has just been announced and it's the fastest and meanest one from the company to date. Oh and this matchbox-sized computer will be running Windows 10, for free. Yes, you read that right, so head on after the jump for further details on this exciting new development.
For the first time ever Microsoft demoed Windows 10 running on a phone. It also marks the occasion where the software giant is also giving up on the Windows Phone name and is unifying what its next-gen operating system would be called. And here, we look at all the new features which Microsoft has announced for Windows 10 running on a smartphone.
Microsoft's event today saw plenty of new hotness announced, including an 84-inch Surface Hub and the amazing HoloLens, but one of the biggest announcements as far as gamers are concerned is the news that Xbox One titles will be streamable to Windows 10 PCs and tablets later this year.















