Microsoft’s Xbox FanFest events provide a way for Xbox fans who happen to have money to spare to get a chance to try out all sorts of brand new games for the system, and this year’s FanFest at E3 will let them go hands on with new hardware as well. The event was officially a ounced today, and while

Twist Bioscience, a San Francisco-based biotech startup today a ounced that Microsoft has agreed to purchase another ten million strands of DNA (oligonucleotides) to encode digital data. Their silicon-based DNA synthesis platform can accelerate the ability to write DNA at a cost enabling data stora

A new Xbox One build is rolling out to Alpha Insiders at 6 PM PDT tonight which adds new features. Build 1705 will focus on Arena, Party Chat and other enhancements to the preview experience. However, the features will roll out to Insiders in phases so don’t be alarmed if you don’t make the initial

[embedded content]Microsoft today a ounced major advancements to Flow’s approval processes management. Microsoft Flow’s mode approval workflows can be used to set up an automated workflow to quickly process requests for vacation, overtime, or travel plans or for documents like budgets, or specifi

In addition to the new approval processes management, Microsoft today a ounced new updates to enhance team productivity in Flow. Back in February, Microsoft a ounced a new feature in Flow that allowed users to share their Flow Buttons with others to run. This allowed anyone to create a Flow button

If you are looking for an affordable Windows PC, check out this latest deal from Amazon US. You can save big on refurbished HP Windows desktops and laptops. For example, a 15-inch HP laptop with Intel Quad Core Pentium N3540 2.16Ghz Processor, 4GB Memory, 500GB Hard Drive, USB 3.0 and DVDRW drive is

Changing phones on WhatsApp can be quite a hassle, as your profile is tied to your phone number.Now a new hidden feature in the WhatsApp beta for Windows Phone suggests WhatsApp will be addressing this issue, by letting you notify your contacts en masse that your number has changed.The feature, whic

For smartphone market share watchers, here are analyst company Kantar’s latest numbers for the smartphone market share for the 3 months ending February 2017.The numbers show market share gains for Android in the important Chinese market, at the expense of iOS. In Europe iOS gained 2.7%, seemingly go

Much of today’s computing is done on the cloud, with servers syncing our latest notes and documents and keeping them up to date on our myriad number of devices. Microsoft is one of those firms pushing a mobile first cloud first future, and for Windows Phone 8.1 users who bought into that scenario th

When it comes to console hardware, there are always limitations that arise because of how weak certain components are. For example, while PlayStation 4 Pro’s GPU may be a significant leap over a standard PlayStation 4, there are significant bottlenecks on how that power can be utilized due to the CP

Not all Windows phones could update to Windows 10 Mobile with the launch of the update in July 2016, and now no Windows phones can.Microsoft recently culled the number if Windows phones that could upgrade to newer versions of the OS with the release of the Creators Update, and now the firm has pulle

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations and The Walking Dead: Season Two are now available for free to Xbox Live Gold subscribers. Both of these games are part of the monthly Games with Gold program which offers Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners 2 free titles each. However, Xbox One owners get 4 free games because

While Microsoft may be bringing the hammer down on emulators in the Windows 10 Store, it looks like one has slipped through the cracks. It’s slipped through in such a significant way that it’s available on Xbox One. In the past, numerous emulators which give gamers the ability to play Nintendo title

Hacking group the Shadow Brokers yesterday dumped a new collection of Windows hacks used by the NSA to target PCs which were believed to contain a number of Zero-day exploits.Microsoft has today published a response to the new leak, saying their engineers have investigated the disclosed exploits and

[embedded content]In June 2015, just after Microsoft decided to retrench Windows Phone, we heard of a range of x50 Lumia handset, some of which were eventually cancelled.The Lumia 750 was a mid-range handset powered by a Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2ghz paired with an Adreno 306 GPU, a fir

Hacking group the Shadow Brokers has today dumped a new collection of Windows hacks used by the NSA to target computers on the web.The collection is believed to contain a number of Zero-day exploits with the LawFare security blog quipping “I’m only being somewhat glib in suggesting that the best sec

NeocoreGames have a ounced that their action RPG adventure The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Extended Edition is now available for Xbox One after having been released on PC four years ago. Take on the role of Van Helsing’s son and will explore a world steeped with gothic and steampunk theme

Now that Pocketnow has suggested the 5.5 inch Alcatel IDOL 4S Windows 10 is being discontinued, online retailer Amazon is now selling the high end Windows device for only $284, and it includes both free shipping and the beloved Virtual Reality goggles.The Alcatel Idol 4S is one of the best Windows p

According to Undead Labs, State of Decay 2 is a game where you tell the story of your zombie apocalypse, alongside up to 3 of your friends. Just as in the original State of Decay, you don’t play as any one individual. Instead, you’re a community of survivors, all of whom have their own unique combin

We already know that Microsoft Edge is the most battery efficient web browser available on Windows 10. With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft has made some new energy efficiency improvements that will make it more battery friendly. According to Microsoft’s own tests, Microsoft Edge on Window