As most mobile devices in the market today, Windows 8 will include “one-click” — OK, may be a couple, but will still be a pretty simple process — reset button to either reset your PC to its original state or refresh your PC, which includes the reset feature but preserving data, “important” settings and apps. Key goals with these new features: Consistence experience to get Windows 8 back to its original state....

The new Microsoft 365 plans are available starting April 21, 2020, and pricing will remain the same at $9.99 per month for the Family plan, which allows you to use the apps and services with up to six people, and $6.99 per month for the Personal plan that is available for one person. The new plans include all the Office apps, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Publisher, and Access, and additional services and features, such as Microsoft Family Safety and Microsoft Teams, which will rollout gradually to subscribers in the coming months....

According to the announcement, Microsoft is shifting the focus of Cortana as a productivity assistant to help users send emails, create reminders, and manage schedules. You’ll continue to be able to use the assistant with voice or text, and access other smart features, such as the ability to chat with the assistant to get answers, change settings, and set timers and alarms. However, the software giant will now be removing features like music controls, the ability to manage smart gadgets, and support for third-party skills....

The images have been confirmed to be accurate and recent. The images also show a phone featuring a 5.7-inch WQHD AMOLED display with a black body made of polycarbonate, but the device in the images has a protective casing that prevents to see exactly how it looks like. In the back it’s also visible the new 20 megapixel camera and triple LED flash. The images clearly show that the phone features a USB Type-C support....

The images confirmed technical specifications of the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL, plus the slides unveiled that Microsoft is also working on a low-end Lumia 550 handset. Today, a new factory CAD rendering has leaked onto the web highlighting the Lumia 950 XL design. The rendering is actually a video, and the device looks very sleek. Alongside the video showing a 360 view of the handset, there are also two new images: one that details the actual measurements of the Lumia 950 XL (151....

Several weeks ago Microsoft released its first set of update for the preview, which dealt with a various applications and compatibility issues. For more information, check this previous update. The new updates rolling out today include: ListView does not scroll smoothly in Windows 8.1 Preview (KB2868208) — This update fixes an issue that could cause ListView contents not to scroll smoothly. Single sign-in (SSO) does not work for VPN connections that use certificate authentication in Windows 8....

The Countdown sale will be available in two waves. The first wave brings all the digital downloadable games that you see below and they will be available until December 28th. On December 29th and until January 7th, the second wave will be available with new Xbox One and Xbox 360 games. In addition, if you’re an Xbox Live Gold member, Microsoft will also let you save up to an additional 10 percent on top of the discount....

In this new experiment pushing Windows 8 and hardware to their limits, Microsoft went for one more display and created an impressive 10 feet wide experience like no other. The multi-monitor setup still uses Sharp’s PN-K321 displays and when you put them together they are equivalent to sixteen 1920 x 1080 monitors with a total resolution of 15360 x 2160 or 33,117,600 pixels. To unify the experience on these four displays, Microsoft took advantage of Windows 8’s panoramic wallpaper feature and used NASA’s 153MB TIFF image from Curiosity at Rock Nest on Mars that has 1 billion pixels — Yes!...

Although these headsets are aimed for developers to start building mixed reality experience for the platform, anyone is allowed to purchase either headset from the Microsoft Store. These two Windows Mixed Reality headsets are very similar in specifications, and use internal tracking sensors, which means that no external markers or cameras are required to use them. However, you’ll need a powerful rig to meet the minimum requirements to use the headsets....

The Microsoft Store is currently having a Mother’s Day Sale through May 8th, offering up to $600 of saving on select Dell PCs, including laptops, desktops, and All-in-One. Here’s a list with the most interesting deals. Microsoft Store Mother’s Day Sale deals Dell XPS 13 9343-6365SLV | regular $1,399 | now $1,049 | save $350 13.3-inch QHD+ infinity touchscreen Intel Core i5-5200U 8GB memory 256GB SSD Up to 11 hours of battery life...

The version of the Microsoft To-Do app for macOS isn’t much different from the version for Windows 10, Android, or iOS in terms of design and features. Once you install the app, you can create and manage tasks, share list with other people, set reminders, due dates, change the appearance of the app, attach files, break task into manageable steps, sync the tasks between Outlook and To-Do, and multiple accounts, and more....

This theme comes with 11 high-resolution wallpapers and the images are great screenshot from the film (Mission Impossible 4). You can find more great themes in Pureinfotech — Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Personalization Gallery. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol theme direct download link All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes....

MSI AG2712 was shown this week at the CeBIT trade show in Germany, and it is a 27-inch Windows 8 touchscreen PC with the option of an Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, but instead of discrete GPU, this PC is more than likely to include a NVIDIA GeForce (GTX 670 MX) graphics processor. The folks at SlashGear got the chance to play with system and they have many more images and details on their hands-on review....

These 16 very impressive images free to download for Windows are the new option for this week’s wallpapers that show different phases of the Earth Satellite in a very attractive way. If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme, go to Settings > Personalization > Background, and use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section....

Now that you know what it is, let’s get into what is new in the version 3.0. In the new version of CCleaner that was released from Piriform there are a lot of changes and improvements, now CCleaner 3.0 has full 64-bit systems support, Drive Wiper is a new tool which permits users to securely erase data from a hard drive with support of Simple Overwrite, DOD, NSA and Gutmann security standards; better support for IE9 and Google Chrome web browsers, HTML5 and Microsoft Silverlight....

After updating OneDrive to the latest version for the Windows Phone, users can go to the Settings page of the app and configure a PIN code to help protect your files from accidental deletion, editing, and more importantly to avoid prying eyes from accessing all your files. Now, OneDrive for Windows Phone can store multiple Microsoft accounts to make it easier to access data on different storages. Once the an account is setup, you don’t have to re-enter the sign-in credentials again....

Installing GooReader 2 is pretty simple, just note that GooReader works on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7. And you must have installed .Net Framework 3.5 SP1. Now, launch GooReader 2 and to search for ebooks, click Search from the menu, then type a keyword in the search box and hit enter. To add a new ebook to your collection from Google Books, hover with the mouse over the ebook you are interested and click add to library button....

This theme makes the brave sailors the stars that shine brighter this week, another free option for your Windows desktop computer backgrounds. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section. Sailing Away theme | Download All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk. Always backup of your device and files before making any changes. Privacy policy info....

From any angle you look at the Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard, it’s unique and beautiful. Right away you’ll notice the split design, the palm rest cushioned, and the “domed” shape, which it is purposely design that way to reduce wrist pain and to promote a natural wrist position. Of course, the keyboard is optimized for Windows 8, the Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard offers hotkeys to get access to charms. And interesting enough, the number pad isn’t attached to the keyboard, so you can place it on the left or right side of the desk....

Recently a number of users at the Microsoft forums have been reporting that Surface Pro 3 devices are not holding charge long enough, in some cases the battery will last less than an hour. Of course, battery degradation over time is something to be expected. It’s the nature of rechargeable batteries. However, the obvious evidence of the Simplo batteries not holding charge little after a year isn’t something we see every day....