Windows Archive
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
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
Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9?
Why is it called Windows 10 not Windows 9? When Microsoft announced its newest operating system, the surprise was not that it was coming, but that Windows would be skipping 9 and headed straight to 10. When asked about Windows 10’s name, Microsoft didn’t give a clear answer. So why, exactly, is Windows 10 getting
17 Mar 2015
10 security startups to watch in 2015
10 security startups to watch in 2015 With IT spending on security on the increase, here are 10 security newcomers hoping to be worthy of corporate customers A wealth of young security companies is trying to capitalize on businesses moving toward security platforms that help them respond more quickly when they suffer successful cyber attacks
17 Mar 2015
Google courts Firefox users with new dump-Yahoo appeal
Google courts Firefox users with new dump-Yahoo appeal Google continues to implore Firefox users to drop Yahoo as the browser’s default search provider. Credit: Screenshot/Google Google ups the ante in the browser wars by embedding a switch plea in Mozilla browser’s search results Google has upped the ante in its appeal to Firefox users to
17 Mar 2015
Microsoft launches Office 2016 developer preview, with focus on business
Microsoft launches Office 2016 developer preview, with focus on business Microsoft emphasizes enterprise features in its first public look at Office 2016, available now to Office 365 Business subscribers Microsoft is going heavy on enterprise features in its first public peek at Office 2016, which is available now to Office 365 Business subscribers. Developers and