September, 2013

Surface 2 Press Event – September 23 in New York City

Surface logoThere had been an influx of Surface-related news recently, first starting with specifications of the Surface Pro 2 leaked to the internet. Soon after, details of two Surface accessories – Power Cover and Docking Station – were revealed. Today, Microsoft …

Microsoft backtracks, releases Windows 8.1 RTM to MSDN and TechNet, and releases Skype for Windows 8.1

After initially saying that they weren’t going to release Windows 8.1 RTM to developers and IT pros early, Microsoft today recanted and is releasing the newly RTMed builds of Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Pro, and Windows Server 2012 R2 …

Xbox Music updates with iOS, Android apps and free music on the web (but what about Nokia Music?)

Microsoft just announced a new set of updates for Xbox Music, including the release of basic apps for both iOS and Android, an expansion of Xbox Music’s web based music player, and news of more to come. Meanwhile, we’re still …

Photos of early build of Windows Phone 8.1 “Blue” allegedly leaked

Windows Phone BlueBack in June earlier this year, screenshots of an early internal build of Windows Phone 8.1 “Blue” hit the internet, revealing a very early version of a notification centre, amongst other new features. Today another photo of a pre-release build …

High resolution photos of actual Nokia Lumia 1520 leaked, more specs revealed

NokiaThe first images of 6-inch Nokia Lumia 1520, codenamed “Bandit”, were leaked to the internet just a few weeks ago. Then last week we saw press renders of the device also being leaked, showing what both the front and back …

Surface Pro 2 accessories revealed: Power Cover and Docking Station

Surface logoA few days ago we reported some specifications for the next iteration of Microsoft’s Surface tablet, dubbed the Surface Pro 2. Also rumored are the Surface 2 (the Windows RT version of the tablet), as well as a potential Surface …

Screenshots from Windows Phone 8 GDR3 and Nokia’s Lumia Bittersweet Shimmer updates leaked

Windows PhoneFeatures of the upcoming Windows Phone 8 update, commonly referred to as General Distribution Release 3 (GDR3), were revealed a month ago. The update is said to bring users new features such as screen-rotation lock, Driving Mode, support for …

Press render of Nokia Lumia 1520 leaked

NokiaOnly just a bit over a week ago, images of the Nokia Lumia 1520, codenamed “Bandit”, were leaked to the internet. Not long after, an alleged press screenshot from the device showing the expanded Start screen running on Windows …

Microsoft doesn’t need to copy anyone. It needs to be Microsoft

Earlier today, Paul Thurrott let off some steam (granted, he’s never been very shy about that), ranting about the perceived notion that Microsoft has taken to copying Apple when it should be, in Thurrott’s estimation, copying Google instead. In making …

Today’s Bing update: News

Yesterday, Bing updated its Videos section, and now today there’s news of another update, this time to …. News. The new look News section is built for touch and features an adaptive design, automatically adapting for your device width …