18 Mar 2015
This Lumia 940 Phone Concept Probably Is The Best Ever
This Lumia 940 Phone Concept Probably Is The Best Ever The Lumia 940 may not be a real thing, yet, but this concept is very real. And it probably is the best Windows Phone concept in a long time, maybe even ever. And that is because instead of the colorful slabs of fun most Lumia
18 Mar 2015
Here Are The Windows 10 For Phones Hardware Requirements
Here Are The Windows 10 For Phones Hardware Requirements No better time to list out theWindows 10 for Phones hardware requirements than now, and Microsoft have done just that at their WinHec event in China. This follows theconfirmationregarding when the new mobile OS will launch. Hint, it’s in the summer, alongside the PC version of
18 Mar 2015
Windows 10 full unveil set for January 21, will showcase new unified mobile version
Windows 10 full unveil set for January 21, will showcase new unified mobile version On January 21, 2015, Microsoft is going to do its level best to convince us that Windows 8 never really happened. The company’s official Windows 10 unveil is set for that date, and the rumor mill suggests Microsoft will do far
18 Mar 2015
New build of Windows 10 shows Cortana, unified app store, ability to buy Xbox One games on PC
New build of Windows 10 shows Cortana, unified app store, ability to buy Xbox One games on PC An upcoming version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview has leaked, and it has some really, really big changes. Where the first few builds of Windows 10 have been very teasing, only showing small tweaks and upgrades,
18 Mar 2015
DisARMed: Microsoft kills Windows RT, future ARM support doubtful
DisARMed: Microsoft kills Windows RT, future ARM support doubtful One of the most striking reversals over the past three years has beenMicrosoft’s embrace and subsequent backpedal from the ARM ecosystem. In 2012, when Microsoft first demonstrated Windows on ARM (later named Windows RT), the technology world was in broad agreement that this bold move to
18 Mar 2015
Windows 10 preview: A glimpse of our desktop future
Windows 10 preview: A glimpse of our desktop future The Windows 10 technical preview program started off cautiously. The first few builds could almost have been mistaken for Windows 8.2 — which is to say that they featured some solid changes that helped address the obvious shortcomings of Windows 8 and 8.1, but not much
17 Mar 2015
Nokia’s new $29 Lumia sets new bar for low-cost connectivity
Nokia’s new $29 Lumia sets new bar for low-cost connectivity At CES today, Nokia unveiled a new ultra-low-cost phone that’s meant to increase basic internet and phone options for buyers on tight budgets in developing markets. The Nokia 215 is a modest device, with a 2.4-inch screen, 0.3 megapixel camera, 320×240 pixel display, and dual
17 Mar 2015
Why Apple will offer a stylus for the iPad Pro
Why Apple will offer a stylus for the iPad Pro There is quite a bit of hand-wringing over rumors that the likely iPad Pro will feature some type of active stylus — as if it would be a betrayal of Jobs’ “let them use fingers” legacy. The reality is that the iPad has already moved
17 Mar 2015
Windows 10: Microsoft raises the stakes for mobile Windows
Windows 10: Microsoft raises the stakes for mobile Windows In the two-plus-hour Microsoft press event revealing the details of Windows 10, none of us on the ET staff can recall hearing the words Android or iPhone, or any mention of how Windows would be improving its interoperability with them. Instead, Microsoft hammered away at how
17 Mar 2015
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen
Microsoft tries to thwart Google by investing in Cyanogen Windows Phone still hasn’t set the world on fire, so it seems Microsoft is investigating other ways to compete against Google and Apple in the mobile market. Reports are coming in that Microsoft will participate in a round of funding for Cyanogen, Inc. — the commercial enterprise