Indeed this is an exciting time because we will finally see what the company has been working on these past years, and we will actually know which rumors and leaks we’ve been hearing for months are true. And it is also Microsoft’s turn to prove us that the new Xbox is an amazing piece of hardware that will arrive to refuel the game industry once again. So the next generation of Xbox will be unveiled on May 21st, and here is all we know and it’s likely to be confirmed at the event:...

According to Thurrott, internal documents reveal some of the Microsoft plans regarding the future of Surface. According to the report, the Surface Pro 6 is currently known as Carmel, the recently reported low-cost tablet carries the Libra name, and the company is still planning to deliver the Andromeda device. In addition, the report claims that the next version of Surface Pro (Carmel) is in development, but the internal documents don’t specify a release date....

The price for a Surface 3 starts at $499, but that is just the beginning, as the price will go up if you choose from different storage configurations. In addition, you will need the Type Cover and Surface Pen to make the device fully functional. These accessories aren’t included, and they are not cheap. A Type Cover will add an extra $130 to the cost and the Surface Pen an additional $50....

Tuesday, October 6, 2015, will definitely be a great day for Windows fans. At the press event we’re expecting Microsoft to unveil the new Surface Pro 4, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL phones, Microsoft Band 2, and a few other surprises. How to watch the live stream The company will be streaming the #Windows10Devices event live from New York City. The live stream will start at 10AM ET / 7AM PT / 9AM CT / 8AM MT / 3PM BST....

For those unfamiliar, the 6Wunderkider startup was acquired by Microsoft back in June 2015, they are the guys behind the cloud-based task list manager Wunderlist. The app not only works on Windows 10, but there is a version for Android, iOS and Mac OS X, you can even access all your tasks on web app – very convenient. Wunderlist for Windows 10 is available for free through the Windows Store, but with limited features....

We’ve been talking about Spartan for a few months now, but today, Neowin reposts a bit of more information about how Microsoft plans to integrate extensions into the browser and how it plans to lure developers to write for the platform. According to the report, Spartan will implement extensions almost identically to Chrome, which technically means that Chrome extensions could work on Spartan, or at least it will make the process very simple to build extensions for Spartan, if the developer knows how to code for Chrome....

The software giant will continue to ship Windows 7 to OEMs (which are the companies who preinstall the operating system on new PCs), but this will also end on October 30, 2014, which now is less than a year away. “When the retail software product reaches its end of sales date, it can still be purchased through OEMs (the company that made your PC) until it reaches the end of sales date for PC with Windows preinstalled,” — The company states....

Furthermore, purchases (free or paid) that you may have had in the past will be removed from your computer in July 2019. However, the software giant will provide refunds for books that you have purchased or preorder. Microsoft also published a support article detailing that refunds will start rolling out automatically in July 2019 to the original payment method used to make the purchase. If you used a gift card or the payment method is no longer available, you’ll get a credit in your Microsoft account....

And computer manufacturers are quickly adopting Windows Hello by integrating infrared cameras and fingerprint readers into their new Windows 10 devices. However, there are millions of older PCs that have been upgraded to Windows 10 that unfortunately can take advantage of Windows Hello, because they haven’t been originally equipped with the require hardware. Thankfully, Microsoft has already announced that it’s opening the framework for third-parties to start building their own biometric accessories....

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The images also offer some tranquil looking beaches and sunsets. All are part of the new collection of wallpapers for your desktop backgrounds and free to download for Windows 10. 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. You can find more great themes in my Desktop Fun section....

Each game has been redesigned for touch-enabled devices and have been updated with new graphics and sounds. Also they connect with Xbox Live, so you can compete with friends, earn achievements, make use of the leaderboard, and keep an eye on your stats. Perhaps the best feature is that you can play, pause, and resume your games across all Windows devices including your Windows Phone, tablet, and PC. Gallery The Solitaire, Mahjong, and Minesweeper are available now in the Windows Phone Store and best of all they all are free games....

In honor to this celebration we’ve put together an excellent collection of wallpapers to get in the mood for the festivities. This set presents great shades of green on every image, and symbols like the 3-leafed shamrock, used by Saint Patrick to explain the Holy Trinity to the Irish people; and the leprechauns taking good care of their pot of gold. You can find more great wallpapers and Windows themes in Pureinfotech — Desktop Fun section, or you can also check our previous St....

Although Sticky Notes has been around for years, this new version preserves many of the visuals, but the most interesting additions are the ability to sync your notes across devices, and the new organizer with a search functionality to find your notes. The sync functionality works using a Microsoft account that no only makes possible to roam your notes to other devices using the same account, but it also keeps a backup of your notes in the cloud, and eventually, they will sync to your Android and iOS devices too (feature no yet available)....

The second generation of Surface Book looks similar to the original design, but there are a lot of improvements. For starters, the new device features Intel’s eighth-generation quad-core Core i7 processor, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 graphics, and finally, we’re seeing a USB Type-C port that replaces the Mini DisplayPort (mDP). The 13-inch Surface Book 2 starts at $1499 with no discrete graphics, and it uses Intel’s seventh-generation Core i5 processor....

According to the company’s documentation, Surface devices usually have four years of firmware and driver support from the date it was initially released (not from the date you purchased the device). However, sometimes, the support will continue beyond four years, but if this was the case, Microsoft will communicate a new end of service in advance. For example, in the case of the Surface Pro 7, the support begins on October 22, 2019, and it ends four years later, on October 22, 2023....

The firmware updates had been available since December 3, and they are available for devices running Windows 10 version 1903 and all the way to version 20H2. Surface December 2020 firmware update The improvements in this firmware update are virtually identical for all the Surface Pro and Laptop line of devices: Realtek Hardware Support Application – Software components 11.0.6000.92: Improves application stability during audio playback. Realtek High-Definition Audio (SST) – Sound, video, and game controllers 6....

The new search is a filter feature that appears at the top (similar to the search box in the Microsoft Store app) that allows you to find processes quickly by binary name, PID, or publisher name. The filter algorithm matches the context keyword with all possible matches and displays them on the current page. The filter is also applied as you switch between pages. You can also use the keyboard shortcut “ALT + F” to focus on the filter box....

Toshiba introduced the Portege Z20t, a great new 2-in-1 PC and perhaps the first alternative to Surface Pro 3. Dell updates its XPS 3 with an amazing edge-to-edge display and very thin bezel. The 13.3-inch Ultrabook features a 5.2mm bezel and an optional 3,200 x 1,800 pixels multi-touch display. Dell also began selling its UltraSharp 34 curved monitor for $1,200. Intel crammed a full computer into a Chromecast like dongle called HDMI Compute Stick, running Windows 8....