Technology News Archive
01 Apr 2015
Microsoft releases developer tools for building Windows 10 universal apps
Microsoft releases developer tools for building Windows 10 universal apps crosoft has today made available a set of tools that allow developers to get started building apps for the Windows 10 Universal App platform. The company has made available the tools, alongside sample code for universal apps. This means developers can start building apps that
01 Apr 2015
WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon
WhatsApp for Android now allows all users to make voice calls, iOS coming soon If you’ve been wondering when, oh when, someone will ring you via WhatsApp so you’ll get its new voice calling feature, you won’t have to sit by the phone any longer. Updating to WhatsApp version 2.12.5 via Google Play does
31 Mar 2015
Windows 10 will support 8k ultra high displays
Windows 10 will support 8k ultra high displays Years before there is any content or hardware for it, Microsoft is going radical with Windows 10 graphics support. Microsoft is bringing 8K support to Windows 10, years before TVs, monitors and content for that display resolution become widely available. According to a slide presented at
31 Mar 2015
Windows 10 Expected To Be A Hit On Rugged Tablets
Windows 10 Expected To Be A Hit On Rugged Tablets Is there any other way? Windows 8.1 found good success on rugged mobile hardware, and Windows 10 is very much sure to carry on this tradition. Build upon it, even. Microsoft’s newest is all set to power a wide array of device, in all form
31 Mar 2015
Microsoft Preparing A Lower End Surface Tablet?
Microsoft Preparing A Lower End Surface Tablet? If you wondered why the rumor milled slowed down for reports regarding a new Surface tablets, then wonder no more. A fairly reliable report claims that there is some action on that front. Microsoft is actually said to be developing a lower end Surface tablet. No, it’s not
31 Mar 2015
50% More Users On Windows Phone Due To Windows 10
50% More Users On Windows Phone Due To Windows 10 It’s not often Microsoft talks about the performance of Windows Phone, but the interest in Windows 10 certainly is having a positive effect on the mobile operating system. So much so that it is bringing more people to it. The company is working to make
31 Mar 2015
Microsoft Still Thinking About Android Apps On Windows
Microsoft Still Thinking About Android Apps On Windows There are some things that just don’t go away. Whispers that Microsoft might allow the possibility of running Androidapps on Windows, natively, have been going on for more than a year now. And yet, the company is yet to confirm or deny this strategy. But there are
31 Mar 2015
More Windows 10 For Phones Images Leak, Reveal Smart Dialer
More Windows 10 For Phones Images Leak, Reveal Smart Dialer Nothing like some newly leaked screenshots from Windows 10 for Phones to head into the weekend. Nothing indeed, when some people were expecting a new preview build of the mobile OS to be out. Well, a new preview build is not here, but we got
31 Mar 2015
Windows 10 Technical Preview Support For More Phones Incoming
Windows 10 Technical Preview Support For More Phones Incoming While a few signs pointed towards the second release of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones by the end of March, we have confirmation that a new build is coming soon. And it will come with support for more smartphones. Microsoft provided an update last
31 Mar 2015
Another Bug Prevents Windows 10 Preview Launch On Lumia 930
Another Bug Prevents Windows 10 Preview Launch On Lumia 930 There’s always one! First there was the partition stitching bug that prevented the release of the preview on the Lumia 930, and now Microsoft have run into another one. The software titan announcedsupport for an array of Lumia phones. But the current flagship, the Lumia