Winter Olympics apps for Windows 8.1 NBC Sports Extra Live: With this app you can get full coverage of the Winter Olympics, free live video streaming on every category. Download the app from the Windows Store Sports: The Microsoft Sports app for Windows 8.1, won’t get you live streaming videos of the events, but you can follow every event and medal of the Olympics with the special Sochi 2014 coverage section....

Now Workrave reminds you to take breaks from the computer, so no more excuses. This is a free cross-platform program –meaning that it is available for different operating systems, in this case Windows and Linux — that is intended to help computer user to prevent or recover from carpal tunnel syndrome, Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), or myopia by reminding you to take breaks, micro-breaks, and restricts you to your daily limits....

As usual, two of the games will be available for Xbox One, and the other two on Xbox 360. However, you can play every game available through the Game with Gold program on Xbox One using Backward Compatibility. On Xbox One, throughout the month of September, Xbox Live Gold members can download Forza Motorsport 5: Racing Game of the Year Edition ($39.99 ERP) for free. Also from September 16 through October 15, Oxenfree ($19....

The March system update brings the ability to purchase Xbox 360 backward compatible games directly from the Xbox One. After the update becomes available on your console, you will be able to buy compatible Xbox 360 from the Xbox One dashboard. Microsoft also published an official list of Xbox 360 backward compatible games at Xbox.com. In addition, the system update for Xbox one enables party chat for up to 16 participants, gamers can include party chat on Twitch broadcasts, and output chats on both headset and speakers at the same time....

By now we already know that Microsoft will be deploying Windows 10 build 14393.x as the final version. This means that technically Windows Insider members are already running the Anniversary Update. Previously, perhaps it wasn’t recommended to install a preview release, because of bugs and possible issues with some features. However, by now all the big problems had been worked out. In fact, we’re not expecting Microsoft to roll out any new test preview of the operating system, moving forward we’ll only see cumulative updates like on any other version of Windows....

Alternatively, the software giant also made available the November update through the Media Creation Tool (MCT). The tool allows you to download the latest installation files to perform an in-place upgrade or create an ISO file that you can use to do a clean install of Windows 10 version 1511 skipping the Windows Update line. However, the company has pulled the plug on this option even after Microsoft officials recommended users to go ahead and use the offline installation files to upgrade if they didn’t receive the upgrade from Windows Update and they wanted to move to the new operating system immediately....

Lumia Denim is arriving this fall with other improvements, including a faster speeds to launch the camera app and taking pictures, and there is also an update for the Lumia Camera app to bring support for 4K recording. The new “hey Cortana” hands-free feature will be compatible for phones running the Snapdragon 80x processors, such as the Lumia 1520, Lumia 930, and Lumia Icon. Hopefully, Microsoft won’t limit the new voice activation feature to the Lumia flagship of phones....

The design of Xbox One has a much more modern look than its now predecessor Xbox 360. Big vents and a combination of glossy black and matte finish makes it look like a bigger version of TiVo or like a home theater sound system, but if you think about, it looks like a device you will actually want to see in your media center cabinet. In the back you’ll also see many new ports including: HDMI in and pass-thru, two USB 3....

The new images “shows the glow of natural and human-built phenomena across the planet in greater detail than ever before.”, and now you can enjoy these new amazing pictures in your Windows desktop or in any other platform, with a new theme created by Richard Hay from Windows Observer. He has a passion for Astronomy and he is sharing a theme called NASA Earth at Night, which has 12 wallpapers in a Windows theme format, but in the case you don’t use Windows, you can also download the images individually....

Windows 10 users have been able to their iCloud files from their desktop for a long time, but Apple and Microsoft have collaborated to bring the client to the Microsoft Store to make it easier to install and update. Just like in the previous version, you can access your photos, videos, mail, calendar, files and other important information. However, this new version introduces a new iCloud Drive experience for Windows 10 uses the same technology available for OneDrive’s Files On-Demand feature, enabling users to be more productive offline on mobile devices and quickly share files on iOS....

The addition of a Wacom stylus allows you to take notes on the go on pretty much any app (e.g., OneNote, Notepad, Fresh Paint, etc.) This particular digitizer features 1,000 levels of pressure sensitivity and palm rejection, which helps for more accuracy writing. VivoTab Note 8 tech specs The ASUS VivoTab Note 8 features a slim bezel (though I still see the brand name on the front of the device, which I think it should only appear in the back), a 1280 x 800 pixels screen resolution IPS display....

The Cortana app for Android is capable of doing many things like the version for Windows 10 desktop and Windows Phone. You can set reminders, search the web, track packages and information, and a number of other tasks. However, because the app isn’t fully integrated with Google’s operating system for mobile devices, features such as the hands-free voice activation feature, “Hey Cortana”, the ability to toggle settings, and opening apps aren’t features supported on the Android platform....

The Sahara Desert, Merzouga, Morocco, and the White Desert, Egypt, are part of this collection with its incredible sand dunes. Among them you can also appreciate the Alabama Hills in Sierra Nevada Mountains, California; Monument Valley, Arizona; as well as the Pinnacles limestone formations in Western Australia and a beautiful sunset in Ghost City, Wuerhe District, Xinjiang. How to use Windows 8 themes in Windows 7: Although this theme has been designed only for Windows 8 and Windows RT, it is possible to use these images in Windows 7....

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.

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Saplings theme comes with 12 awesome wallpapers of small trees (Oaks, Pine, Redwood, and more). If you like nature and the greens that it has to offer this is a must have set of images in your computer desktop. You can find more great themes in Pureinfotech — Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Personalization Gallery. Sapling theme direct download link All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied....

You can find more great themes in Pureinfotech– Desktop Fun section and from the Windows Personalization 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.

In gaming, “GPU decompression” allows graphics cards to decompress the game assets instead of the main computer’s processor. Since new games pack many large assets, such as landscapes, characters, and other objects need to be compressed to reduce the size for easier delivery over the internet or physical media. Up until recently, the decompression work was done by the main computer’s processor, but DirectStorage 1.1 allows moving this task to the GPU, significantly reducing the time it takes to load games and move from world to world....

Angry Birds 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.

Isolating the session prevent the social network from connecting any data about you and your online habits that can be used to target you with advertisement and learn more about you. If you’re a Firefox user, you can download the addon from the Mozilla repository. Once installed, the extension deletes any Facebook browsing data and logs you out of the social network. The next time you open Facebook a blue-colored tab will be created, then you can start using the social network normally and non-Facebook link you click will load outside the contained tab, but any Facebook link will open within the isolated container....