This week Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would launch this summer, and that it would be a free update for just about anyone running Windows 7 or later… including folks running unlicensed versions of Windows. If that sounded too good to be true, well it’s not. Microsoft really will let folks running pirated copies of Windows […]
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Microsoft, Xiaomi to offer Windows 10 update for some Android phone
There’s not much difference between the hardware on a smartphone running Android, Windows Phone, or other modern mobile operating systems. That’s why it was relatively trivial for HTC to launch both Android and Windows versions of its flagship smartphone last year. Now Microsoft is going one step further by partnering with Chinese phone maker Xiaomi […]
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Microsoft Windows 10 launches this summer as a free upgrade
Microsoft plans to launch Windows 10 in the summer of 2015. The company has been offering free public previews of the operating system since last fall, but the full version of Windows 10 will launch in 190 countries with support for 111 images this summer. At that time we’ll probably start to see laptops, tablets, desktops, […]
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24 Comments on Microsoft shrank the Windows 10 footprint to free up space on cheap tablets, notebooks
Microsoft shrank the Windows 10 footprint to free up space on cheap tablets, notebooks
24 Comments on Microsoft shrank the Windows 10 footprint to free up space on cheap tablets, notebooksIf you have a cheap Windows 8.1 tablet with just 16GB or 32GB of storage you might notice something odd when you upgrade to Windows 10 later this year: according to Microsoft, you should have more free space. That’s because the company has done two big things to make its operating system’s footprint smaller. Compression […]
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Hack lets you install Windows 10 on unsupported phones
Last week Microsoft released a technical preview of Windows 10 for smartphones. But so far the company only officially supports a handful of devices. If you don’t have one of those phones, you can’t simply sign up for the Windows Insider Program and install an over-the-air software update. But if you’re willing to hack your phone (and […]
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Windows 10 Technical Preview now available for (some) phones
Want to try a pre-release version of Windows 10 on your notebook, desktop, or tablet with an x86 processor? Microsoft has been offering free preview builds for months. Want to try it on a smartphone? Now you can… maybe. Microsoft has released the first build of Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones, and it supports […]
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Initial Windows 10 Preview will support some 512MB devices
Great news for any low-RAM Windows Phone owners out there. Microsoft Engineering General Manager Gabriel Aul let slip via Twitter that the initial Windows 10 Technical Preview will support (at least some) 512MB devices. We are still waiting to find out the official list of supported devices for the first preview. However, when asked, “Can […]
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Upgrading from Windows 7 or 8 to Windows 10 preview is easier than you think
On Jan. 21, Microsoft bowled the tech world over by announcing that its next operating system, Windows 10, would be available as a free upgrade on any computer running Windows 7 or newer, including Windows Phone 8.1. The update won’t be officially available until later this year. However, early adopters can test the most current […]
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Windows 10 users can now download touch-friendly Word, Excel, and Powerpoint apps for free
5 Comments on Windows 10 users can now download touch-friendly Word, Excel, and Powerpoint apps for freeJust last month, Microsoft took to the stage to introduce a new and improved Windows 10 preview. During their event they showed off a number of improvements and changes, like Cortana integration, Continuity, the Spartan browser, and a revamped Windows Store — where you’ll be able to find the slick universal apps they showed off. […]
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Raspberry Pi 2 can run Windows 10, Ubuntu Core (and more)
The new $35 Raspberry Pi 2 mini-computer isn’t just faster than the original model that launched 3 years ago. It’s also more versatile: in addition to supporting Raspbian and other Linux-based operating systems, the single-board computer will also be able to run a version of Windows 10. Later this year Microsoft will offer Windows 10 […]