Tag: Windows 10
Microsoft resumes Windows 10 October update after data loss problems
Microsoft’s offices in south Dublin (Niall Carson/PA) Microsoft has re-released its latest Windows 10 update more than a month after data loss issues forced the company to halt the rollout. The Windows 10 October 2018 Update, which the tech giant introduced globally on October 2, was pulled a few days…
8 things we know about the iPhone 8 already
Is this the new iPhone 8? (pictured on the right). Image from Marques Brownlee YouTube channel. Amazingly, it's ten years since the first iPhone launched. A decade on and we're now waiting in eager anticipation for the latest models, including the iPhone 7S and 7S Plus, as well as the much…
10 things you need to know about Windows 10 – released July 29th
Microsoft has announced the next generation of its operating system, Windows 10, is due to be released on 29 July. Here are 10 things you need to know about the software giant's latest OS. 1. Customers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 will be able to upgrade to the next-generation OS for FREE 2. Operating across all…
Will you be able to install Windows 10 on to your Android phone?
Now this is intriguing. Microsoft have a problem on mobile: There's millions of phones out there, but not many of them run Windows. So what can the company do? It turns out that the answer could be "let people install Windows on their Android phone", if TechCrunch is to be believed. According to the report,…
Microsoft will let pirates upgrade to Windows 10 with no hard feelings
Microsoft has said that people who run pirate copies of Windows will be able to upgrade for free to Windows 10 - just like properly licensed users, turning their dodgy copy of the operating system into a legitimate one. The move was spotted by The Verge, which spotted a Reuters interview, in which Windows head…
Windows 10 will download updates using peer-to-peer technology
Whilst the likes of BitTorrent have endlessly been demonised for enabling piracy, it turns out that the technology is also rather useful. So much so that Microsoft is apparently employing peer-to-peer tech when it rolls out Windows 10. According to The Verge, Windows 10 offers users the opportunity to download updates not just from Microsoft's…
Windows 10 Universal Apps coming to Xbox One
Over at the Game Devlopers Conference in the States, Xbox head Phil Spencer has announced a bunch of new developments regarding the Xbox One and gaming on Windows. Perhaps most significantly, Spencer confirmed that the Windows 10 "Universal Platform" will be coming to Xbox One when Windows 10 launches later this year. This is a…
Skype getting a makeover for Windows 10
Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, has announced that it will be tightly integrated into Microsoft's new Messaging client in Windows 10 - so when you upgrade it is going to look a bit different to how it does now. In fact, some would say it might look eerily similar to Apple's own iMessage app…
Windows 10: All you need to know
Last night Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 10 - its new operating system for computers, tablets and mobiles. Here's everything you need to know. The Start Menu Is back Microsoft has widely chosen to backtrack on the mess that was Windows 8, and give desktop and laptop users the start menu back. This means no more…
Nearly everyone who covered the Windows 10 announcement uses a Mac
Poor Microsoft. Last night at the Windows 10 event, its executives had to look out on this crowd of journalists: (The above photo was taken by James Herring on Twitter). By our count that's pretty much Macbooks all round - though we can also see four Surface Pro 4s, so it isn't all bad. Either…
