Turning back the clock; back in June of 2015, Microsoft acquired a Berlin-based company – Wunderlist – with just about 13 million active users at the time. It was a great decision – it’s yet another application in Microsoft’s productivity suite, and it’s mature enough to be – perhaps – …
Read More »AOC introduces a new 35-inch curved monitor with Adaptive Sync
AOC has announced a brand-new monitor, and it’s massive. The creatively named AG352QCX is a 35-inch 2560×1080 monitor with 200 Hz refresh rate. The monitor also supports Adaptive Sync – and by extension, therefore, AMD’s FreeSync. The refresh rate range goes from 30 Hz to 200 Hz – basically, that’s …
Read More »Skype launches an Insider program
Microsoft’s reliance on Insider programs have been quite fruitful – there’s a Windows Insider program, an Office Insider program, and even an Xbox Insider program. Now Skype is getting its own Insider program, to accomplish similar goals. Skype isn’t really a complicated deal; logically, Windows, Xbox, and Office are massive …
Read More »AMD announces new Radeon Pro WX workstation graphics cards
AMD’s latest generation graphics cards have been making waves in the gaming market – they are cheaper than the competition, and perform equally well or in some cases better than the competition. It is time for the heavy-duty workstations to get an upgrade. AMD has announced the availability of their …
Read More »Xbox Preview Program is now open to all, renamed to Xbox Insider
Microsoft began the Xbox Preview Program in February of 2014 – invite only, it asked users to contribute to the Xbox platform with their ideas, suggestions, and feedback. Now, the Xbox team feels it is time to update the program, and so we have the Xbox Insider Program. The Xbox …
Read More »Microsoft showcases what the Surface Dial is capable of
Microsoft announced the Surface Studio last month – the launch video sits at over 9 million views on YouTube, which should be enough to judge the hype that Microsoft managed to generate; deservedly so, the Surface Studio is Microsoft’s most ambitious hardware project yet. Along with the Surface Studio, Microsoft …
Read More »Hillary Clinton will win the election today, according to Bing Predicts
Microsoft’s foray into the search business with Bing was rather inevitable, considering how big Google became by building its foundation on top of its search. Microsoft, however, always does some things unique to Microsoft – Bing Predicts is something similar. In less than 24 hours, the United States of America …
Read More »WhatsApp is working on adding Two Factor Authentication to its apps
WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging platforms in a whole bunch of countries; however, it’s not very feature rich – in fact, most of its competition offers a better service. WhatsApp has been working hard on adding features common to its competitors; two-factor authentication seems to be the …
Read More »Dell was making an Intel-powered Windows Phone, until it wasn’t
Microsoft’s vision for Windows 10 is one; one Windows for all devices, no matter the form. It is ambitious, but it is a vision shared by many over the past few decades – including some of Microsoft’s most loyal OEMs. A few days ago, Evan Blass, the famous leaker known …
Read More »Microsoft Norway to help Chess Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen protect against Russian hackers
Magnus Carlsen became the World Chess Champion after defeating Viswanathan Anand in 2013, following which he also reached a peak ranking of 2882 in the World Chess Federation’s list – the highest rating anyone has ever had. 2016’s World Chess Championship is only a week away, and Carlsen with his …
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