Microsoft is starting to show off new features for the upcoming Windows 10 operating system. The OS is designed to run across a range of devices including phones, tablets, and notebooks, and the latest builds are designed to make it easy for users to transition from tablet to notebook mode or back again when using […]
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Windows 10 will be a free upgrade from Windows 7 or later
Microsoft has announced that when Windows 10 launches later this year, it will be available as a free upgrade. The company says the upgrade will be available for free for the first year that Windows 10 is available. The upgrade will be available to anyone using Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 Windows 10 […]
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Latest Windows 10 preview brings new gestures, native MKV support, and more
Microsoft is rolling out a new preview build of Windows 10 and, as expected, it adds support for new touchpad gestures for navigating between apps. But Windows 10 preview build 9879 also has user interface improvements, OneDrive improvements, and bug fixes. If you’re using build 9879 or later on a notebook with a precision touchpad, you […]
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Windows 10 to get OS X-style touchpad gestures
The next preview version of Windows 10 will include better support for users with multiple monitors as well as support for new touchpad gestures that let you minimize apps or switch between apps. Microsoft VP Joe Belfiore showed off an early preview of Windows 10 Build 9865 at an event in Europe. Some of those […]
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Windows 10 adds support for 1024 x 600 pixel displays
Want to install Windows 10 on an old netbook (or a cheap Windows tablet) with a 1024 x 600 pixel display? No problem. While you can run Windows 8.1 on a device with a low-resolution display, you’ll get an error message if you try opening the Windows Store to install any Metro/Modern apps. That was […]
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Microsoft releases updated Windows 10 Technical Preview
Microsoft has released an updated version of the Windows 10 Technical Preview. If you’re already using the Windows 10 preview that launched earlier this month, you can update to build 9860 by opening the Update and Recovery settings, selecting Preview builds, and tapping the “Download now” button. The update will also roll out to testers […]
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Lilbits (10-06-2014): Jeff Bezos is bringing Amazon and Washington Post together
Say you’re the guy who runs the largest retail website in the United States… which also happens to make and sell a line of eReaders and tablets. And say you also happened to buy a major newspaper a little while ago? Maybe you’d find some synergies in an effort to help make the newspaper profitable […]
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First look: Windows 10 technical preview
Microsoft plans to launch Windows 10 in mid-2015, but you can download a preview of the company’s next operating system today. Just sign up for the free Windows Insider Program and Microsoft will provide you with a license and a choice of 32-bit or 64-bit download links. Burn the ISO to a DVD and you […]
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Windows 10 Technical Preview launches October 1st
The next version of Microsoft Windows will hit the streets in mid-2015. But you’ll be able to test drive early builds of the Windows 10 starting October 1st, 2014. That’s when Microsoft will open the doors to its new Windows Insider Program, which lets anyone sign up to test technical preview builds of Windows 10. […]
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Microsoft skips a number, introduces Windows 10
The next version of Microsoft Windows won’t be called Windows 9 or “threshold.” It’s Windows 10. The software company’s vision for its next operating system is a single OS that runs on a wide range of devices including phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, and PCs. In some ways, it’s Windows One… with a zero after the […]