Another month, another Insider Slow update. The new update has something for every Office app – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The Office Mobile apps – despite the name – do work on the desktop; these apps are designed from the ground up for UWP – they work on everything …
Read More »Microsoft is shutting down the TechRewards program
Microsoft’s TechRewards program gamified the ins-and-outs of developing with Microsoft technologies. It helped bring new developers into Microsoft’s ecosystem by rewarding them for improving their skills and understanding of various Microsoft technologies. The program rewarded developers by giving them badges, experience points, and redeemable points – the redeemable points could …
Read More »Leaked images for upcoming Windows 10 Mobile Insider update show unified ‘Windows Update’ and more
Windows 10 Mobile has been losing steam among Microsoft’s OEM partners – and Microsoft itself; these new leaked screenshots show what’s coming for Windows 10 Mobile. [huge_it_gallery id=”4″] The leak comes from the Italian website Aggiornamenti Lumia; It looks like Microsoft has been working on an overhaul of the ‘Mobile …
Read More »Battlefield 1 to get Cinematic Tools so players can direct their own movies
The Battlefield community is massive; one of the biggest requests from the community have been for a ‘battle recorder’ – that is now (somewhat) fulfilled by Cinematic Tools. Battlefield has always been a unique game; instead of trapping you in a tiny level with other players, Battlefield has always given …
Read More »Voodoo Vince: Remastered coming to Xbox One in 2017
If you are not familiar with Voodoo Vince – we won’t blame you. This one is a blast from the past; 16 years ago, Clayton Kauzlaric decided to quit his job as a game designer and found a game studio – Beep Games. It took Clayton and a bunch of …
Read More »Microsoft and Universal Studios are making a Gears of War movie
Game developers and publishers have been trying to deliver a cinematic experience with games for decades – what better way to do that, than turning the game into a movie? Microsoft and Universal Studios have entered a partnership – one that will give us a full-length feature film based on …
Read More »Lenovo likely to acquire Fujitsu’s PC division
Fujitsu is looking to sell; Lenovo is looking to buy – that’s how deals happen after all. Fujitsu wants to ditch the PC division and focus on better things: the IT services industry. The two companies would be reaching a final deal at some point this month; the news comes …
Read More »Microsoft comes 4th in Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2016 list
While Apple, Google, Coca-Cola take the top three spots in this year’s Best Global Brands according to Interbrand, Microsoft isn’t far behind at number four. With an 8% growth in brand value this year – making it worth $72.79 billion – Microsoft comes fourth on the list. Apple tops the …
Read More »Play Rise of the Tomb Raider next week, get 100,000 in-game credits
It has been almost 20 years since the original Tomb Raider came out; to celebrate the 20th anniversary, developer Crystal Dynamics is giving players a few gifts. Rise of the Tomb Raider – the latest instalment in the series – came out at the end of last year exclusively for …
Read More »Forza Horizons 3 gets seven new cars in its first monthly DLC pack
Forza Horizons 3 has not been out for a month yet – but the first monthly DLC pack is out, and it’s called “The Smoking Tire Care Pack” – it comes with seven cars a lot of fun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64srpn7V4BU The Smoking Tire Car Pack is the first of the upcoming …
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