Microsoft have officially announced Windows 8.1 Preview (codenamed Blue) the update to Windows 8. Announced at Tech Ed 2013, Windows 8.1 update has been confirmed as a free update to existing Windows 8 devices, and brings a raft of new UI improvements and greater cloud services integration. More details will come at Build, the Microsoft [...]
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Windows 8.1 Preview Announced – Available 26th June
Posted by Rob Gordon on June 5th, 2013
Posted in All, Mobile Electronics, Windows Phone 
Tags: build, microsoft, windows8, windows8-1 
Dell Announce XPS 18 The World’s Thinnest And Lightest All-In-One
Posted by Admin on March 13th, 2013
Dell today announced the XPS 18, claimed to be the world’s thinnest and lightest All-In-One. It has an 18.4-inch Full HD capacitive touch display but is surprisingly light weight at just 5lbs allowing it to be easily transported around the house for movies and games. The XPS 18 features: 18.4-inch Full HD capacitive touch display [...]
Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet
Posted by Bryan Leichter on March 4th, 2013
Microsoft is getting into the tablet scene, and have built a first-party device of their own. It’s called the Microsoft Surface, and it comes in two varieties: the Surface RT and the Surface Pro. The two devices share some features, such as the 10 inch screen and the front facing camera. The Surface Pro is [...]
Using the New Family Safety Features in Windows 8
Posted by Admin on February 28th, 2013
Raising children in a digital world can be a challenge. Kids today are surrounded by everything from gaming gadgets to tablets, and parents may find it difficult to keep track of exactly when and how their kids are using this technology. Luckily, there are tools that parents can use to make their job a little [...]
SkyDrive New Features Announced
Posted by Rob Gordon on January 9th, 2013
Microsoft has made it clear that SkyDrive is its focus for online storage, with native integration in Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, Office 2013 too has SkyDrive available as a network storage location for all your documents. The 7GB of free space for all users is a very usable allowance, with Microsoft saying that [...]
Posted in All, Mobile Electronics, Social, Windows Phone Tags: microsoft, skydrive, social, windows8, wp8 Windows 8 – So Simple A Child Can Use It…
Posted by Rob Gordon on December 20th, 2012
Here’s a great video showing off how simple Windows 8 is to use by Microsoft Portugal. Asked if they’d like a small demonstration of Windows 8 in a Microsoft store, customers are greeted by a small child with a footstool who proceeds to demo Windows 8 to them, showing its features and highlighting its simplicity [...]
Windows 8: First Impressions…
Posted by Oli on November 7th, 2012
So I’ve been away for months, living in a hole writing essays. However, this afternoon I’ve broken away to share my first impressions on Windows 8, which I acquired last night via that upgrade offer I mentioned a few months back. Now, the first thing I’ll say is that the upgrade process was actually pleasant, [...]
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