We had a flood of tech news for the week of June 6, 2014! Some include Apple’s WWDC, an interesting OneDrive update, and changes to Xbox LIVE Gold.
Windows Phone File Manager “Files” now in the Store
Microsoft jumps the gun and released the Windows Phone file manager simply called “Files” today in the Windows phone store instead of waiting till June as we’ve heard earlier. Everyone knows MS is working on the file manager, there have been a few tweets even a few weeks past from top program managers informing theContinue reading “Windows Phone File Manager “Files” now in the Store”
Making OneNote MX Better – Part 1
Some people have recently discovered Microsoft’s OneNote and within no time it has become a tool of choice to organize their lives. Rightly so. As for me, I was using OneNote when it was first known as the Clipboard in Microsoft NetMeeting. Believe it or not, in those days even long after NetMeeting died, IContinue reading “Making OneNote MX Better – Part 1”
I SPY Challenger by Scholastic – Game Highlight
A fantastic game is now available on the Windows Store. I SPY Challenger raises the bar for great game design. The game is made by Scholastic, a well-established company that makes and sells products for kids, including books and educational video games. They have released their latest creation to the Windows Store, for both kidsContinue reading “I SPY Challenger by Scholastic – Game Highlight”
When an Apple person reviews Oranges
“This thing called Orange doesn’t look like Apple, doesn’t have Apple color, it doesn’t taste like Apple, an Apple can have a worm, but this Orange thing can’t even tolerate a worm”. Here we go again. Another Microsoft Hardware/Platform launch, followed by rounds of Reviews from people who has little or no interest in Microsoft,Continue reading “When an Apple person reviews Oranges”
Goodbye Fake Facebook Apps — Microsoft Will Finally Police Fake Misleading Apps
I want to throw my arms up and cheer! Finally, the days of searching for Facebook and finding dozens of fake Facebook apps are hopefully behind us. Microsoft is finally making it against the Windows Store policy to make apps that are titled and have tiles to mislead customers into thinking it is an officialContinue reading “Goodbye Fake Facebook Apps — Microsoft Will Finally Police Fake Misleading Apps”
Windows Store Refresh is Rolling out
Microsoft is rolling out changes to the Store to enhance App discoverability. The Store has gone awesome with the introduction of Windows 8.1, and now MS is even making Apps front and center in the new Store Refresh.
Kinectimals Unleashed in the Store as Universal App!
Microsoft brings Kinectimals to its platform as universal App! We already have Kinectimals on Xbox Live for all the while, now they’ve debuted as Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 Apps. And the best of all, they are downloadable for free! Something for the whole family to enjoy on this Mother’s Day weekend.Continue reading “Kinectimals Unleashed in the Store as Universal App!”
Cortana is already knocking on Win8 door!
Our favourite MS tweeterer and Trekkie-extraordinaire Brandon LeBlanc posted this blog post today to inform that the power of Bing, the same that powers our lovely Cortana is now in Windows 8 common search feature or “Smart Search” as Microsoft likes to call it. Before you only search as always with keywords, now you canContinue reading “Cortana is already knocking on Win8 door!”
Bing Wikipedia Browser — An Elegent App for your Windows Device
Hi, this is Nazmus, and I recently decided to download and try out a new app by Microsoft called “Bing Wikipedia”. At first, I was hesitant to download it because I wondered “why would I need a Wikipedia app when the website works well enough?” Well, I was pleasantly surprised when I did download theContinue reading “Bing Wikipedia Browser — An Elegent App for your Windows Device”
[Deal Over] Free for a Limited Time — Xbox Title Rabbits Big Bang on Windows Store
Update: The Deal is Officially Over As part of the weekly red stripe deals, an Xbox title for Windows 8 is downloadable for free from the Windows Store. It is called Rabbits Bing Bang. It’s a puzzle game and worth checking out!. Here’s the neat part: this game is available in many languages! Here areContinue reading “[Deal Over] Free for a Limited Time — Xbox Title Rabbits Big Bang on Windows Store”
Pro Tip: Use Custom Colors for Windows Phone Start Screen Tiles
With Windows Phone 8.1, you can now choose any background images for your Start screen tiles. A nice side effect of this is that you can now also put custom colors for your live tiles too! No, Windows Phone 8.1 did not add new accent colors for you to customize device with. Instead, you canContinue reading “Pro Tip: Use Custom Colors for Windows Phone Start Screen Tiles”
Did you know: Windows Phone 8.1 Built-in Apps Update through the app Store
With Windows Phone (WP) 8.1, many of the built-in apps are now updatable from within the Windows Phone Store. Unlike on previous WP versions, the built-in apps do not need to wait for the next OS update to be updated. These apps now can and do update regularly just like other apps you install fromContinue reading “Did you know: Windows Phone 8.1 Built-in Apps Update through the app Store”
Windows XP Dead as Advertised–Now what?
Source: @Thurrott & @TheRomit Unless you’re an alien visiting earth for the first time today or you’ve been living under a rock, no doubt you’ve been bombarded with the so-called death of the most veritable OS on the planet today: Windows XP! Yes, XP is officially dead today. Tomorrow is the day after and stillContinue reading “Windows XP Dead as Advertised–Now what?”
Windows Store 3.0 – A Major Upgrade (with Screenshots)
Microsoft unveiled a nice surprise at its 2014 build conference: the third major upgrade to the Windows Store! Windows Store was introduced on Windows 8.0 as a software distribution platform. It received a major upgrade that drastically improved its usability with the launch of Windows 8.1. However, Microsoft still didn’t go far enough to makeContinue reading “Windows Store 3.0 – A Major Upgrade (with Screenshots)”
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