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Joe Belfiore went on stage to tell Microsoft Developers what’s new with Windows Phone 8.1, and he started by announcing that two new hardware partners were coming on board (Micromax and Prestigio) and shows their phones on-stage. As Microsoft hinted at MWC, a new wave of Windows Phone is coming because they will now be able to use the exact same Qualcomm hardware platform as their Android counterparts. Joe Belfiore then quickly switch to software features, including personalization and productivity features including the new Windows Phone assistant named Cortana that we covered earlier. (more…)

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Windows 8.1 just got an update . The changes are mostly tiny but also great. In fact there so small you might even miss a few when they start rolling out next week, so we’ve wrangled our favorites into this series of handy GIFs.

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Windows 8.1 did a whole bunch to make Windows 8 feel more homey by tweaking tiny fit and finish issues . And it worked great. The next Windows 8.1 update (creatively called "Windows 8.1 Update") is pretty much the same thing all over again, but this time with mouse-users specifically in mind. And after trying it out we can say that once again, little tweaks really add up.

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Windows is now free for devices with screens smaller than 9 inches. And when there’s a Windows for "internet of things" connected devices, that’ll be free too.

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Along with a new Windows Phone and personal search assistant, Microsoft also revamped Office a bit. The newest version of Office is just as functional, but drops quite a bit … Continue reading