Category: Microsoft
The Digest: Microsoft unveils fitness band… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Microsoft unveils $199 wearable fitness device | The BBC "Microsoft has unveiled its first wearable device that can track a user's sleep and exercise as well as connect to a health service on smartphones. The Microsoft Band will retail for $199 (£125) on the company's online store. The device can operate for two…
The UK top 10 video games chart: FIFA top of the table again
[nextpage title="Next"] FIFA 15 holds on to the No.1 spot for a fifth consecutive week, the most of any title so far this year. EA titles have been at No.1 for 18 out of the 43 weeks so far in 2014, while for the whole of 2013 they only managed a total of 10 weeks.…
The Digest: First Apple computer sells for £570,000… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] First Apple computer sells for £570,000 | ShortList Magazine "One of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak's Apple I computers has sold at auction for an astonishing $905,000 (£570,000) to an unnamed buyer. Originally hand-made by Steve Wozniak in 1976, it's believed to be one of the first 50 models made in Wozniak's family…
Microsoft launches three Android apps (!)
How about this for some unexpected news? Despite having Windows Phone to attend to, Microsoft has dipped its toe into Android waters by launching three new Android apps - including one which will give your phone a new lock screen. The apps come out of "Microsoft Garage", which seems to be a "skunk works" type…
The Digest: Lenovo rumoured to be buying BlackBerry (again)… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Industry rumours suggest Lenovo is looking to expand its smartphone operations by buying BlackBerry, says a report at ExpertReviews: "The rumours boosted share prices for BlackBerry this week, a much needed increase following lukewarm reception to the company's Passport smartphone earlier in the year. BlackBerry handsets used to be widely used by business…
Coder creates movie player inside Microsoft Excel
What do you do if you finish your work too quickly, and you're being paid by the hour? Slacking off would be the obvious thing to do, but what if you're on a corporate computer that has been locked down so there's nothing fun to do? One person got around this by building an entire…
Xbox One Digital TV Tuner launches in the UK
From today you can get Freeview HD TV directly on your Xbox One in the UK - by picking up the Xbox One TV Tuner. We've known about it since August, and it has finally landed. Essentially, Microsoft has cut out the middle-man, so to get the TV functions through your One without needing a…
Is Microsoft getting into wearables?
There have been rumours for a while that Microsoft is working on a smartwatch - but this could merely be the start of a broader push into wearable tech. According to Wareable in addition to a smartwatch, the company is also working on a clip-on camera in the mould of Autographer, which would conceivably record…
The Digest: Microsoft pulls another dodgy patch… and 5 other things people are talking about this morning
[nextpage title="Next"] Microsoft has again been forced to pull a patch to prevent nasty side-effects, according to The Register: "The patch that aimed to add 'SHA-2 Hashing' to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 has instead raised some concerns among Redmond's customers. The company is therefore 'investigating behavior associated with this update' and…
Microsoft rumoured to be stopping Surface production – though it is probably DigiTimes talking rubbish again
Another day, another completely spurious rumour from Taiwan's DigiTimes. The website is reporting that Microsoft is about to kill off its Surface line of tablets. There are mountains of salt not large enough for our scepticism on this claim. Such a move could conceivably make sense: The first two Surface generations bled money for the…
