New details from Intel shows that with Haswell, the company will be introducing three different levels of integrated graphic processors. The company will continue delivering its “HD Graphics” (low-end) and it will be also bringing to the market two new GPU names: Iris and Iris Pro. 15W Ultrabook U-series processors will include the new HD Graphics 5000 GPU, which doubles the performance of the current 4000 series integrated in the low-power Ivy Bridge processors....

However, to clear up confusion, the company now explains that “Xbox Series X” isn’t the actual name of the console, instead the name of the console is just “Xbox.” According to a report from Business Insiders (via Neowin), the “Series X” define the model of the console like Xbox One where the “X” and “S” represent the variants of the console. Using this approach adds some extra letters, but it allows the company to use the word “Xbox” and “X” without having too many “X” together to look better grammatically, and perhaps more importantly, it opens the door for additional versions of the console....

Alt KEY Alt+C – Opens the Favorites, History window, Feeds. Alt+X – Opens the Tools menu. Alt+Left – Moves back through your history. Alt+Right – Moves forward through your history. Alt+M – Takes you to the homepage. Alt+X – Open Tools. Alt+5 – Force IE 5 rendering mode. Alt+7 – Force IE 7 rendering mode. Alt+8 – Force IE8 rendering mode. Alt+9 – Force IE9 rendering mode. Alt+N – When downloading Alt+N put focus in the new Notification bar, you can then the Run/Open, Save, or Cancel button to interact with what you are downloading....

Through the month of March, Xbox One owners with an Xbox Live Gold membership can download Rayman Legends free – a $39.99 value. Starting March 1st and until the 15th, Xbox 360 owners can download Tomb Raider free with an Xbox Live Gold membership – a $19.99 value. Then on March 16th and until the end of the month, Gold members can download Bioshock Infinity for free – a $29....

Probably they will inspire you to take a relaxing trip, but you can always count with gorgeous wallpapers, free for Windows to feel like every day is a beach day. 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....

In the latest update for the Microsoft Band 2, the software giant is adding support for controlling music apps on your phone, and not only you can control apps, such as Groove Music or Podcast app, but also third-party apps, including Spotify and similar apps that support the feature. Microsoft Band 2 music playback controls First and foremost, you need to make sure your Microsoft Band 2 is running the latest firmware update, otherwise you won’t be able to use the new features....

The antivirus is available for six different distros, including Ubuntu 16 LTS, or higher LTS, Debian 9+, RHEL 7+, CentOS Linux 7+, SLES 12+, and Oracle EL 7, but it’s not meant for home users. Instead, the antivirus is meant for system administrators to manage a threats found in Linux suing the Microsoft Defender Security Center. Alongside the security solution for Linux, Microsoft is also bringing its antivirus to iOS and Android devices, and a preview is expected to be available in the coming days....

According to the company, Microsoft Edge 92 is updating the password manager experience to notify you whether the password you are trying to use is strong enough, and it will let you know if you used it on other sites. This is an additional feature to the existing password generator feature and the password monitor feature that alerts if any of your passwords have been leaked online. Furthermore, Microsoft Edge will now save your credentials and make them available automatically for other apps on your mobile phone when using the browser....

Although the new version of Microsoft Edge shares many design similarities found in Google Chrome, the company has been adding its own design touches and features for a product that looks a lot like the old browser that works just like Chrome. After downloading and installing the Chromium version of Microsoft Edge, you’ll need to go through the setup process that allows you to quickly import your bookmarks, history, and passwords from your current default browser (such as Edge, Chrome, or Firefox)....

Three of these are rated as Important, one is rated as Moderate, and the remaining two are rated as Critical. All the updates for July are to patch Windows and Internet Explorer. As every second Tuesday of every month, Microsoft is expected to release the updates on July 8th, 2014, at 10 am PDT. The company as usual doesn’t reveal any specific details about which vulnerabilities are being addressed to prevent further exploit....

On the latest post at the Windows Blog, Microsoft’s Gave Aul, explains that Windows Insiders didn’t get a new build in December, because the team is using the time to “stabilize code, fix any integration issues, and ensure all the new UX is polished” to put together a “great build” that will include a “bunch of new features and improvements”. Some of which we’ve already seen in the leaked versions of Windows 10 (build 9888 and 9901)....

Clip Layer is an Android app created by Microsoft Garage to help overcome the lack of copy and sharing usability on your phone. The app accomplishes this by applying an overlay on the screen and making super easy to snip information to the clipboard and paste it on another app or share it using social media, email, and you even get option to create a task using Wunderlist. How to use Clip Layer app Microsoft’s Clip Layer is quick and easy to get started, just do the following: It’s that simple....

According to the Surface 3 update history page, the new firmware will improve the Surface Cover, and audio, camera, graphics, and wireless network experience. The June firmware update for Surface Pro 3 will get the device ready for Windows 10 and improves performance for the wireless controller. Below you’ll find the list with the changes published in the Update History site: Surface Pro 3 Surface Pro UEFI update (v3.11.950.0) adds support for new features in Windows 10....

In the United States, throughout the President’s Day weekend (through February 19), the Microsoft Store is offering up to $500 discount on select PCs from popular vendors, such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, Asus, Toshiba, and others. Additionally, Microsoft is also lowering the price of its Surface Pro by $200 during the same weekend. Microsoft Store President’s Day sale Here’s a list of some of the most interesting PC deals:...

In the past, Microsoft has been using a notification in the taskbar to help users reserve a free copy of Windows 10, but this system to deliver the operating system wasn’t exactly well received by many users. Now, if you’re not interested in upgrading, the company is adding the ability to turn off the “Get Windows 10” app notification. The software giant also explains that after 110 million installs, reservation “is no longer relevant”....

The decision was made in light of the current spike of health concerns due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak and people are now working from home, and it’s crucial that devices and service state more reliable during this time. In the announcement, the company say: “We have been evaluating the public health situation, and we understand this is impacting our customers. In response to these challenges we are prioritizing our focus on security updates....

This time the software maker has unveiled a totally new and more productive preview version of its popular web mail service Hotmail — now re-branded to Outlook.com. Even though the old service will remain operational, the new version of the service brings tons of new features and new design, among the new changes users will see: a brand new experience with a Metro style user interface, Exchange ActiveSync compatible clients, and POP3 capabilities....

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Doing some digging on the web, it seems that various users are having the same problem: They performed an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro or core edition and then suddenly they lost the ability to open Word, Excel, PowerPorint, etc., even after trying re-enter their valid product key, the software will respond with a message telling the user that the product key is invalid. If you are having the same or related problem, you should consider picking up the phone and calling Microsoft Support and doing an activation by phone....