Tag: Microsoft
MS Office beta versions to be publicly tested
Curious Microsoft fans will be able to beta test upcoming versions of Office as part of a new pre-release scheme. To take part in the scheme, all participants have to do is fill out a short questionnaire and agree to…
Is another Halo spin-off in development?
Halo developer 343 Industries is apparently working on a new spin-off for the hallowed franchise, according to a report at VG24/7. The gaming news site says that a new job posting on the Microsoft careers website is advertising for a…
Is Microsoft adding a files app to Windows Phone 8.1?
Microsoft has accidentally let slip that it is adding a folder system to its Windows Phone OS, according to a report at The Verge. The Verge says that Microsoft has posted (and since removed) a support article revealing that it…
Budget 4G smartphone the Nokia Lumia 635 coming to UK
Nokia's Lumia 635 4G LTE smartphone lands in the UK next week, with a base price of £120. The phone features a 4.5-inch display, a five-Megapixel camera, runs Windows Phone 8.1 on a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor, 8GB internal…
Microsoft offers to trade your MacBook Air for a Surface Pro 3
Software giant Microsoft seems pretty confident that its Surface Pro 3 is a viable replacement for Apple's MacBook Air. The company is bribing Apple users to switch their allegiance by offering customers in the US, Puerto Rico and Canada up…
Nokia's new charger is pants … literally
You never have to worry about your phone's battery going flat again, as long as have your pants on. Now you can wear a pair of trousers that comes equipped with a wireless phone charger, taking wearable technology to a…
Dead Rising 3: Arcade Remix DLC announced by Microsoft – available RIGHT NOW!
While much of what Microsoft announced in its E3 presentation won't be out until later this year, or even 2015, there was one new "game" revealed that is available right now. But it has a very silly name. Are you…
Microsoft's 2014 E3 Presentation: The long awaited apology for last year
We've waited a long time for it, but this evening's Microsoft E3 presentation, announcing games for the forthcoming year was essentially an apology for last year's disastrous presentation, which went on to set the tone for the opening salvos in…
E3 2014 preview roundup
The biggest video games show in the universe – well, on planet Earth at least – is about to kick off. For one week every June, the Los Angeles Convention Centre is taken over by the great and good of…
Skype to translate audio in real time – the future has arrived!
Microsoft CEO Satyna Nadella has dropped a bit of a bombshell: later this year Skype will be getting real-time audio translation on Windows 8.1. For real. How space-age is this? The idea is that you will be able to hold…
