As always, two of the games are available for Xbox One and two games for Xbox 360, but you can download and play them the 360 titles on your Xbox One thanks to Backward Compatibility. During the month of December 2016, Xbox One owners can download Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition ($29.99 ERP) for free during the entire month. Then Outlast ($19.99 ERP) will be available as a free download from December 16th to January 15th....

Xbox 360 with Xbox Live Gold membership will also get two games, starting Friday, August 1st and until August 15th, Microsoft will make available for download Motocross Madness — normally this game is $9.99. On August 16th and until the end of the month Xbox 360 owners can download Dishnored, normally priced at $19.99. Source Microsoft All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....

In this new update, the guide is now oriented horizontally to make it easier to move between sections using the controller left thumbstick, d-pad, and bumpers. You can quickly access a number of sections, including sign-in, achievements, parties, friends, Home, messages, broadcasts, and a new section with settings. In addition, browsing the guide, you’ll be stepping flyout within flyout to access more information or settings. Alongside the design improvements, Microsoft is making the experience quicker by eliminating the wait between Home, Social, and My Games and Apps by combining them into one experience, which means no more splash screens....

So how long does the Xbox One take to boot up? In Major Nelson’s video the game console powers on under 13 seconds, and 15 seconds if we also count the extra 2 seconds it takes to login and load the personalized dashboard. Though, it’s not absolutely clear if the Xbox One was resuming from standby or it was a cold boot. Either way I have to admit it is really fast and not having to grab the controller to turn on the console is really impressive....

But didn’t you notice that over time your system gets slow? The simple tasks like booting up, launching an app, or accessing documents take longer than usual. Well, your system is getting slow, but this isn’t completely Windows’ fault, you also play a big roll on your PC slow performance. To turn things around and make Windows 8 faster, below there are ten different tips you probably didn’t know that can really help speed up your computer experience....

What actually means having this feature is that the app is not longer tied only to specific email services such as Hotmail, Exchange, Gmail, etc. Now any email account can be added to the Win 8 app, that is possible of course when having on hand the settings and knowing how to set it up — Follow the steps below to carry out this task: Instructions While in the Start screen open the Mail app....

The Anvil’s Legacy update not only brings two new multiplayer maps, but it also includes the Content Browser, and many new REQ content. However, perhaps one of the biggest changes is the new update for Forge. Briefly, Forge is simply a game mode, which was first introduced in Halo 3 that allows players to customize, save, and share maps for custom games. The new Forge update for Halo 5: Guardians brings the ability to build levels on the PC....

— Paul Allen (@PaulGAllen) April 4, 2013 The picture was taken at Seattle’s Living Computer Museum founded by Mr. Allen with all the same computers. Image via Paul Allen | via Gizmodo 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.

Black Friday Check List First things first, when you go to your favorite store, you may want to consider bringing: A thermos with a lot coffee, it is going to be a long night and caffeine will get you through the night. Food and water. Check the weather and depending on what part of the country you live in, it may get cold outside, so you may want to pack a blanket, scarf, wool skull, jacket, long pants, and running shoes....

BlueStacks is a free app that is currently in alpha stages, meaning that it may contain some bugs and things may not work the way it should some times. The app comes preloaded with 10 apps, some of them include news reader Pulse, Drag Racing, Bebbled and other several games, and you can use them in full-screen on Windows 7. Additionally you can install up to 26 more apps, but the catch is that you’ll have to connect to the BlueStacks App Channels with Facebook....

Their attractive colors will put a smile on your face every time you check your new desktop computer backgrounds, specially these days while in the northern hemisphere the winter is taking over. Download this little piece of spring, 15 images free for Windows. If the images rotate too quickly on your desktop, after applying the theme on Settings > Personalization > Background, and use the Change picture every drop-down menu to adjust the image rotation frequency....

In addition, the company announces that there is also an early version in English for India, and later this month a new update will release to improve voice. Microsoft is also working to bring Cortana for Windows 10 to Insiders in Canada (French), Mexico, and Brazil later this year. While the software maker released Windows 10 to the public in 190 countries and on 111 languages, Cortana was only available in China, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, and United States....

Avatar From the great movie Avatar, we have this great theme pack with 7 awesome wallpapers. Avatar direct download link Shrek forever after From one of the best movies from 2010, this Shrek theme pack for Windows 7 comes with 16 colorful wallpapers and a great custom Window Color. Shrek forever after direct download link Rango This theme pack comes with 7 really funny and very colorful wallpapers. Rango direct download link...

This theme comes with 9 panoramic wide-angle images of stunning places: Steep mountains, distant galaxies, verdant meadows, and the beautiful sea. If you’ve been running Windows 8, you may already tried the Windows 7 themes and they are totally compatible. However, Windows 8 themes are not compatible with Windows 7, they even have different file extensions: *.themepack for Win 7 and *.deskthemepack for Win 8. Now, if you want to display this images in your Windows 7 PC, you still can, just rename the file from *....

You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Themes at Microsoft. 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. Privacy policy info.

You can find more great themes in our Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Theme gallery. 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. Privacy policy info.

Lovebirds This is brand new from Microsoft Windows Personalization Gallery. Lovebirds direct download link Valentine (Lacey Hearts) Valentine 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. Privacy policy info.

This set comes with 12 amazing Dragon related images from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Spain. You can find more great themes in Pureinfotech — Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Personalization Gallery. Year of the Dragon 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....

Luckily there are several things you can do to fix the issue and successfully finish installing Windows 8, before having to contact Microsoft support: Hardware drivers compatibility: Before trying to upgrade or clean install Windows 8, make sure to run Windows Update and check that you have all the latest updates installed. Also visit your device manufacturer’s website and see if they have any new hardware drivers available. If you have peripherals such as a printer, external hard drive, bluetooth keyboard and mouse, or any particular gadget, unplug them all before trying to install the new OS....

Halo: Spartan Assault is compatible with any Windows 8, Windows RT, and Windows Phone 8 (only on higher-memory phones) device. In the US, Verizon users will be able to buy the game first until August 16. If you’ve have been reading reviews around the web, Halo: Spartan Assault is a top-down perspective action shooting. There are 25 action-packed missions, it features weekly challenges, leaderboards, and over 40+ in-game achievements and medals....