Microsoft has been pretty aggressive at trying to get PC users to upgrade to Windows 10. Through July, 2016, the company is giving away Windows 10 as a free update for anyone running Windows 7 or later. Users have probably noticed a new icon in their system tray urging them to update. And if you’re […]
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Acer Liquid Jade Primo Windows 10 phone with Continuum launches in February for €569
Acer’s first Windows 10 smartphone is coming in February. The Acer Liquid Jade Primo is a 5.5 inch phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and support for Microsoft’s Continuum for phones software, which lets you connect an external keyboard, mouse, and display to use your phone as if […]
Continuum for phone: You’ll need an Office 365 subscription to edit documents starting Q2, 2016
One of the coolest new features in Windows 10 Mobile is Continuum for phones: connect your phone to an external display, keyboard, and mouse and you can run Universal Windows apps in a desktop-like environment. Since Windows phones ship with Microsoft Office software, that means you can view and edit documents, respond to emails, and manage your […]
Windows 10 Mobile coming to older phones in early 2016
The first smartphones to ship with the Windows 10 Mobile operating system are already available. But if you have an older phone that runs Windows Phone 8 or Windows phone 8.1 you’ll have to wait a little longer for Microsoft to roll out Windows 10 as a software update. While Microsoft had planned to begin offering Windows […]
Netflix, Pandora, and others launch Universal Windows apps
Microsoft introduced support for a new type of app with the launch of Windows 10. Universal apps are designed to be able to run across a range of hardware and screen sizes, allowing the same app to work on a phone, tablet, PC, and TV screen. But none of that matters unless developers actually release […]
$139 Lumia 550 is the cheapest Windows 10 phone to date
Microsoft already sells a few phones that ship with Windows 10 Mobile software, but if the $549 starting price for the Lumia 950 line of phone seems a bit steep, now there’s a cheaper option. The Microsoft Lumia 550 launches today in select markets for $139. The phone will initially be available in Europe, but […]
Now you can install Windows 10 on a Xiaomi Mi 4 (if you can get a Mi 4)
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi’s devices ship with a custom version of Android called MIUI. But earlier this year Xiaomi and Microsoft announced plans to let users install Windows 10 on some Xiaomi phones. Now the time has come: if you have a Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE smartphone you can download and install Windows 10. There […]
Maybe Windows phones will support Win32 after all… one day
One of the coolest features of Windows 10 for phones is that it lets you use some phones as desktop PCs. Connect a keyboard, mouse, and display and you can interact with apps on a big screen, complete with task bar, start menu, and keyboard shortcuts. Microsoft calls the feature Continuum for Phone, and it’s […]
Microsoft’s Continuum for phone requires a Snapdragon 808 or 810 chip
Continuum for Phone is Microsoft’s new platform that lets you connect an external display, keyboard, and mouse to a Windows 10 phone to use your mobile device like a desktop PC. Microsoft has already made it clear that not all phones will support the feature, and now we’re getting a better sense of which phones will […]
Microsoft Lumia 950 hits AT&T on November 20th
One of the first smartphones that you can also use as a desktop computer launches this week. AT&T starts taking pre-orders for the Microsoft Lumia 950 on November 17th and the phone should be available in A&T stores on November 20th. The Lumia 950 features a 5.2 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display, a Qualcomm […]