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Cortana will be moved to the Action Center on Windows 10
January 16, 2018 | MichaelMicrosoft is working on a new Cortana experience for Windows 10
Since its introduction a few years ago in Windows Phone 8.1, Cortana has evolved from a voice control and web search assistant to a more capable tool that handles … Read More
Windows 10 SMS app gets Fluent Design improvements ahead of the Andromeda mobile device
January 15, 2018 | Windows Phone AreaLatest Insider Preview build includes an updated Messaging app
The built-in Messaging / SMS app for Windows 10 has been updated for Insiders in the Fast Ring running builds from the Redstone 4 development branch. As Windows Central reports, the … Read More
Windows 10 Build 17074 released to PC Insiders with many new features
January 12, 2018 | Windows Phone AreaFast Ring Insiders can download Windows 10 build 17074
Many new changes and new features have been included in the Insider build 17047 from the Redstone 4 branch for Windows 10 PC. There is a long post at the Windows … Read More
CPU security flaws – Meltdown and Spectre: Everything you should know
January 5, 2018 | DiyanIntel, AMD and ARM processors have design flaws
‘Chipgate’ quickly became a hot topic after security researchers published information about a design flaw affecting all modern processors from the past 20 years. Microsoft and other software/hardware makers said that new … Read More
Modern PC processors have a major design flaw, Microsoft rolls out an emergency fix
January 4, 2018 | MichaelKernel Memory Leak flaw affects processors from the last 10 years
Windows, Linux, MacOS, and other computer operating systems running on Intel or AMD chips could be exposed to a serious security threat as a major design flaw in the … Read More
Edge has the longest battery life compared with Chrome and Firefox
January 3, 2018 | Windows Phone AreaMicrosoft posts videos to show how Edge beats Chrome and Firefox
Edge is not even close to the popularity of Google Chrome, as the Microsoft browser is currently used on only one in six Windows 10 machines. At the … Read More
Fall Creators Update now running on more than 50 percent of the PCs
January 2, 2018 | MichaelAfter two months, the update is on more than half of the PCs in use
Microsoft rolled out the Fall Creators Update in November last year, and according to the new report by AdDuplex, the update is already running on … Read More
New test version of Windows 10 introduces Timeline, Sets, many improvements
December 20, 2017 | MichaelBuild 17063 is available for PC in the Fast Ring
Users who joined the Insider program can now install build 17063 on their Windows 10 PCs. This build introduces many new features and changes, such as Timeline and Sets announced … Read More
Google Chrome Installer briefly appeared in the Store, then Microsoft removed it
December 20, 2017 | MichaelMicrosoft removes a Google app that redirects to the Chrome installation file
Yesterday, Google tried to publish something that looks like “an app” in the Microsoft App Store called ‘Google Chrome Installer’. Offering nothing more than a way to download … Read More
The first Windows 10 devices with Snapdragon chips coming in Spring 2018
December 6, 2017 | DiyanAsus and HP announced always-connected PCs
Qualcomm is having an annual conference this week to announce the new Snapdragon 845 processor and other interesting news. Among the highlights of the first day was Windows 10, because the always-connected cellular PCs … Read More
Cumulative Update available for 120 million Windows 10 PCs
December 1, 2017 | MichaelWindows 10 Fall Creators Update gets another batch of improvements.
Microsoft has released another update for Windows 10 PCs running the Fall Creators Update. Build 16299.98 is available via Windows Update, appearing as KB4051963. It should be available for around … Read More
Sets and Timeline confirmed for the Redstone 4 update
November 30, 2017 | Windows Phone AreaWindows Insiders will be able to test the new features soon
Microsoft announced the Timeline for Windows 10 PC at BUILD in April, with the promise that the feature would be included in the Redstone 3 update (Fall Creators Update). … Read More