Apr 11
Microsoft is toying with Live Tiles that are interactive, according to some videos from the company’s research division’s TechFest 2014 back in February. The videos were pulled by Microsoft shortly … Continue reading
Apr 08
Starting today, users all around the world will begin to gain access to Windows 8.1 Update. This is the first major update to the Windows 8.1 system, a re-structuring of … Continue reading
Apr 06
Microsoft’s no stranger to in-car entertainment systems; it’s been powering a number of auto-makers’ interfaces for years. But now, Microsoft is getting serious about its own, Windows Phone-centric car integration system—and it looks an awful lot like Apple’s own CarPlay
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Apr 05
When you have a product like Kinect, so closely associated with gaming, how do you convince everybody else that they should be installing a motion-tracking camera in the home? Microsoft … Continue reading
Apr 02
Microsoft: Japanese Bank Upgrades 30,000 Terminals To Windows 8 From Windows XP
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The race against time is on, as machines that run on Windows XP would soon be at a disadvantage as no more security updates will be offered for that particular platform, as Microsoft hopes that the world would make the jump to the Windows 8 platform. Having said that, plenty of banks worldwide have ATMs and computers that run on Windows XP, and these have been urged to make the jump already. Resona Holdings of Japan, which happens to be the parent company of a number of banks in the Land of the Rising Sun, has recently upgraded 30,000 of its client terminals from Windows XP to Windows 8.
Microsoft: Japanese Bank Upgrades 30,000 Terminals To Windows 8 From Windows XP original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Apr 02
As the world switched to Windows 8, one of the most annoying fact or “pain point” as Microsoft would say, was the departure of the Start Menu, which a whole lot of people used as a hub to search for files and get to find apps that use less frequently. The Start Menu button was just “gone”, and boy, user were unhappy to have to hack their way to a Start Menu. After an incomplete attempt at convincing us the Start Button was back (it basically linked to the Metro home screen), and after exhausting all other possibilities, the Windows Start Menu is really and truly back – better than ever. (more…)
Windows Start Menu Really Coming Back original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Apr 02
Microsoft brought on well over two hours of content to the public this week on the first day of BUILD 2014, the company’s developer conference. Here we learned about Windows … Continue reading
Apr 02
Windows 8.1 did a whole bunch to make Windows 8 feel more homey by tweaking tiny fit and finish issues
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Apr 02
It would seem that Microsoft is aiming to become a much more integrated system this season with what they’re calling “universal Windows apps.” Speaking for “a platform for today and … Continue reading
Apr 02
Detailing the bits and pieces that’ll be appearing in the next Windows 8.1 Update this year, Microsoft showed off how they’ll no longer be so focused on touchscreen devices. While … Continue reading
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