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Sony Won’t Cut PS4 Price To Compete With Xbox One

02/04/2015, The PlayStation 4 has done wonders for Sony. It was a big hit right off the bat and continued its winning streak for well over a year. Microsoft was able to claw back over the holiday season due to price cuts and promotions but PlayStation 4 was never far...

Office For Windows 10 Preview Apps Released

02/04/2015, At an event last month Microsoft unveiled the new software that it is going to release later this year. So far the company has released a preview of Windows 10 and promised to provide one for smartphones as well. We know that Office 2016 is expected to...

Photo Hints At Larger, Vertical Tiles For Windows 10 For Phones

02/04/2015, The tiles on Windows Phone 8 have largely been either square or rectangular, although when it is rectangular, they tend to be horizontal. However if you were hoping for more flexibility by having vertical tiles that are double-stacked, perhaps Windows 10...

Microsoft No Longer Manufacturing Nokia Lumia 2520

02/04/2015, A report from last week revealed that Microsoft had ceased the production of the Surface 2 tablet, which left many wondering could that be it for the Windows RT platform? Could Microsoft be simply preparing a newer and better Windows RT hardware?...

Windows 10 For Phones Preview Release Not Likely Tomorrow

02/03/2015, Microsoft has promised that a Windows 10 for Phones preview release is going to take place in the near future however the company hasn’t said exactly when it will come out. A preview version of Windows 10 for PC is already out and is being tested by...

Microsoft Renovates Online Storefront

02/03/2015, It does look as though one of the major features that will arrive alongside Windows 10 would be that of universal apps; where these apps are called that for the simple fact that they are able to run on just about any of Microsoft’s platforms....

Microsoft’s Picturesque Is Another Android Lockscreen

02/03/2015, Microsoft has their Windows Phone platform, but it doesn’t mean that they don’t see the potential in getting their name and brand out there and if it means creating apps for Android, why not? Earlier Microsoft had created the Next lockscreen for...

Newer, Thinner Lumia 830 Could Be In The Works [Rumor]

02/02/2015, According to the rumor mill, we have heard that Microsoft could be working on an updated version of the Lumia 830 and recently it seems that those rumors could be right on the money. According to a recent Reddit thread (which has since been edited with...

Lumia Flagships With Snapdragon 810 Coming Later This Year

02/02/2015, It has been a while since a proper Lumia flagship has been released. Over the past couple of months Microsoft has released a handful of mid-range and low-end devices but Windows Phone users looking for a flagship Lumia have so far been...

Surface Pro 3 Price Gets A $100 Cut

02/02/2015, Microsoft has left no opportunity pass to remind users that its Surface Pro 3 tablet is the perfect MacBook Air alternative. Promotions and deals are just some of the ways the company tries to bump up sales of its tablet and its doing something similar...

Windows 10 For Phones Preview Rumored For 4th February

02/01/2015, While Windows Phone 8 introduced a lot of changes and improvements to the Windows Phone operating system, it is safe to say that many Windows Phone fans are probably more excited for the upcoming Windows 10 platform which is a platform that Microsoft will...