The increasingly popular Windows Store is back to what it was a few days back. Microsoft recently rolled out a brand new revamp, complete with a new design and UI of the browser based version of the Windows Store. This redesign brought the apps repository in line with how the store looked for Windows 8.1 users. It...
Oh, Microsoft you never cease to amaze. There is rarely a dull moment with the software titan, particularly when it makes some accidental gaffs, or harmless little minor errors. Like this one. A few days ago news came out that the UK website of Microsoft put up a peculiar looking discount for Windows 8 Pro, bringing...
Surface Pro tablets launched on a fine Saturday morning (well, at least in most parts of North America), but these sleek slabs of fun quickly ran out of stock at several Microsoft Stores. Many potential buyers were forced to leave empty handed — never a good sight. But it appears that some Microsoft Stores ran out of...
This got me thinking, why can’t incidents like this happen more often? Microsoft recently provided figures for the available free storage space on Surface Pro, and guess what, they were wrong. Dead wrong! Okay I may have gotten a little more excited, but hey, more free space! Last week the company confirmed the free...
That heart sinking feeling when you get to know something that you did not want to know. Here’s the lowdown. Microsoft’s monthly update cycle known as Patch Tuesday, went live a couple of days back (December 11, for those keeping count). It brought with it a whole bunch of updates, seven in fact, fixing no less than...
Not just of current time, folks, all time! All time, they say! While the cheapest model of Microsoft Surface is available for only $499, it still is enough for the tablet to earn it a place in the Top 15 Most Overpriced Gadgets of All Time list. The ranking was published by Laptop Magazine, which suggests that...
Run for the hills! It’s a real live attack of the clones! Most technology enthusiasts are aware that Microsoft is betting an awful lot on its ecosystem of Windows 8 and tablet devices. A vital part of the puzzle is the Windows Store, Microsoft’s repository of apps for dedicated Windows 8 and Windows RT...
Buttermilk biscuits! Every once in a while a new story comes along that is so bad, it’s actually good. Something like this popped up when a chap by the name of Geoffrey James over at Inc.com wrote an article saying what he terms a horror scenario where a fully updated and patched Windows 7 computer got infected by a...