Mojang today a ounced two new maps packs coming to all console editions of Minecraft. First up, the new Battle Map Pack 2 includes three maps created exclusively for the Battle mini-game – Atlantis, Ruin and Siege. The pack costs $2.99 USD or equivalent, and comes with guaranteed good times. Second,...

Microsoft’s Windows 10 Operating system is getting a big update next week. Windows 10 version 1607 – dubbed the Windows 10 A iversary Update – is the new version of Windows coming down the tubes to your PCs, tablets, and phones.Make no mistake, even though Microsoft calls this Windows 10 – and it st...

Microsoft researchers worked with botanists at the Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS) to developer the Smart Flower Recognition System can be used to recognize the type of flower from its image. At least 250,000 species of flowers exist and even experienced botanists have troub...

Two years ago Microsoft partnered with Insteon, long time home automation specialists, and started selling their home automation kits in the Windows Store. Three kits are available: A Starter, Home and Business kit for $199.99, $299.99 and $499.99 respectively. The kit lets you remotely control ligh...

Windows 10 Mobile’s A iversary Update may be right around the co er, but certain Windows Phone users may never get the chance to even taste the new OS. Earlier this year, all Windows Phone 8.1 Lumias and a select few other phones could get Windows 10 Mobile, provided they signed up for the Windows I...

Microsoft yesterday kicked off their a ual //oneweek hackathon. Over 14,000 Microsoft employees in 72 countries around the world are participating in this event. This is the third year of //oneweek, which brings employees together as they work on projects that inspire them, as well as see and demo t...

Vaio today a ounced their new C15 Windows laptop. There is nothing unique about this mid-range laptop except for its colors. Vaio C15 will come in 4 new exciting colors: Yellow/Black, White/Copper, Navy/Gray and Orange/Khaki. When it comes to specs, you can configure the device as per your needs. Yo...

Popular Chinese OEM Xiaomi is pla ing to release its first laptop tomorrow at a press event. Today, photos of this Mi Notebook along with pricing and spec details got leaked. As you can see from the image above, Mi Notebook will come with metal unibody structure with limited number of ports. We can ...

Amazon India today launched their popular Prime subscription service in India. Prime subscription is now available just Rs.499 ($7.5) in the introductory period and after that it will cost Rs.999 ($14.8). Amazon is also offering free 60 day trial program. Amazon Prime in India offers the following, ...

Microsoft today released updated virtual machines with the latest EdgeHTML 14 preview build (14.14393) for developers. Developers can now test Microsoft Edge and versions of IE8 through IE11 using free virtual machines from Microsoft and manage locally. These virtual machines expire after 90 days. L...

QR Sca er+ gets another update (version 3.10.6) with cool new features, which makes using QR code content even easier. Wi-Fi If you have sca ed a QR code with Wi-Fi login data before, then you needed to copy the password (1), leave the sca er app (2), open the Windows device Wi-Fi settings (3), sear...

Voot, an Indian mobile first video on demand platform, is working on bringing an app to Windows device. Voot support responded to a user on its social media account, verifying that the service is indeed “definitely working on Windows compatibility”. They don’t give a time frame for a release, just a...

Nordic Games has a ounced during Gamepolis 2016 that apocalyptic combat title Darksiders will be remastered for current generation consoles Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U. The Darksiders remaster will be released both digitally and physically sometime towards the end of the year. While no official release...

The latest Xbox One preview update’s almost here, and it’s got a couple of fixes. These are some pretty minor fixes, and you can check out the changelog below. FIXES CASTResolved an issue where attempting to load tips in CAST would prompt you to sign in and reinstall the app. InstallationResolved an...

Chinese manufacturer Chuwi earlier this month a ounced a updated version of its Vi10 tablet, the Vi10 Plus. The original model introduced a dual OS Android 4.4/Windows 8.1 tablet with 2 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage, and a 10.6 inch 1366 X 768 screen. The new model comes in to configurations, a Remix ...

Welcome to the SoundByte Preview! Note: This app has a free trial which lasts forever. SoundByte is a simple and beautiful SoundCloud app built for Windows 10 devices. Every feature has been hand designed and created for the best possible user experience. Features include listening to sounds, creati...

Epic Games’s Tim Sweeney has been an outspoken opponent of the Windows Store, despite Microsoft’s attempts to reassure him. Now in an interview with Edge in Edge founder of Epic Games has revealed the depth of the paranoid delusions which are driving his fears. “The trouble started when Microsoft be...

Google may not be interested in desktop clients for their apps or Windows phone apps, but that hasn’t stopped enterprising third-party developers from putting together bevy of universal apps for Windows users3. GMusic is a third-party Windows app for Google Play Music that started life in the WP8/W8...

Microsoft Edge is a very capable browser with some very peculiar exclusions. Aside from the typical talk of extensions, Edge lacks one very vital feature for some users – the ability to save web pages locally on your machine. Now, depending on how you feel about this feature, it may or may not be im...

Microsoft today a ounced 12 new data transformation and co ectivity features for Get & Transform in Excel 2016. If you have Office 365 subscription, you can get this update for free. If you have Excel 2010 or Excel 2013, you can also take advantage of these updates by downloading the latest Power Qu...