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Chinese software company Tencent is working with chip maker Intel on a new game console platform called the TGP Box (Tencent Games Platform). The first model is a system manufactured by Haier called the Blade Box, and while it looks like a game console, it’s basically a Windows 10-powered...

If you've been dragging your heels on upgrading to Windows 10, now is the time to take action. Free upgrades to the new OS from previous versions of Windows will end on July 29, Microsoft reiterated today. The company initially said the offer would only last one year, and indeed that date marks...

At first glance, the KB2 looks like a portable Bluetooth keyboard that you can fold up and slide into your bag when it’s not in use… but it’s a little thick for a portable keyboard. That’s because behind the keys you’ll find an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Cherry Trail processor, up to 4GB of RAM, up to...

Redditor w2qw found a way to run an X server outside of Bash, which allows you to install and run desktop apps like Firefox and VIM. Of course, you could also just run a Windows text editor or Windows version of Firefox, and you’d probably have better performance. But for some apps that may only...

Microsoft and Canonical are, according to a reliable rumour out of ZDNet, working together to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10 desktops including the bash commands and all! Microsoft and Canonical will not …be integrating Linux per se into Windows. Instead, Ubuntu will primarily run on a foundation...

All next-generation processors built by Intel, AMD, Qualcomm, or others, will only support Windows 10, Microsoft confirmed in a recent blog post. That means if you buy a PC with these upgraded chips—Intel's "Kaby Lake," Qualcomm's "8996," and AMD's "Bristol Ridge"—they will only run Windows 10...

Thinking about upgrading to Windows 10 ( @Marc )? You might want to give this article a read to see what hell troubles await you. Read here If you don't want to read it all, just know like any past upgrades in the windows family. Make sure you do a clean install and not a simple upgrade.

Just because you don’t have to lay out money for software, that doesn’t necessarily make it “free.” In the last few days, users of Windows 10 have noticed full-screen ads on their lock screen if they happen to be using “Windows Spotlight” to put pretty pictures there. Read More This sounds...

It’s become something of a mantra that Microsoft wants to get a billion machines running Windows 10 as soon as they can, and we’re looking forward to the day when we can use something other than “200+ million” as the current metric. A new chart from Statista, which is based on NetMarketShare...

Microsoft has followed through with its plans to push adoption of Windows 10 by downloading it in the background to user machines running Windows 7 and 8 set to accept automatic updates. The company changed the designation of the Windows 10 download from “optional” to “recommended” within...

GPD is working on a model with Windows 10 software and an Intel Atom Cherry Trail processor. So far, it looks like GPD is considering a device with a 5.5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel capacitive touchscreen, a physical keyboard for thumb typing, and game control buttons above the keyboard. The device...

9.96 percent. Close, but no cigar. Five months after its release, Windows 10 still hasn’t passed 10 percent market share, according to the latest figures from Net Applications. Read More 9.96 % seems low for Windows 10 since Microsoft tried so hard in to get people to install 10 by making...

Update 12/24/15 9:06am: An investigation by Ed Bott casts doubt on KB3xxxx being the problem, and points instead to an Office update that affected Office 2010, 2013, and 2016; the Windows 10 update still affects Edge, Outlook, and File Explorer. We stand by what we said about the model Microsoft...

MICROSOFT'S JAMMY SOD DEPARTMENT has managed to pull off something of a coup with the announcement that it is to form a joint venture to bring Windows 10 to the Chinese public sector. For Microsoft, it brings the chance of an income stream from the Chinese market where the vast majority of...

Microsoft leaves clues for the impending launch of a Surface Phone for Windows Phone (or Windows 10, if you prefer) every time they release a new product. Each new piece of manufacturing tells us more about the direction the company is going in. And with a number of insider sources speaking up...

Now E Fun has dropped the price of at model to $100. If you’re willing to pay (a little) more money, there are also new 10 inch and 11.6 inch models for $150, and $227, respectively. All three tablets feature Intel Atom Z3735F Bay Trail processors, IPS displays, 2MP rear cameras, a microSD card...

The Microsoft Lumia 550 launches today in select markets for $139. The phone will initially be available in Europe, but Microsoft plans to bring its most affordable Windows 10 smartphone to additional regions in the next few weeks. So what do you get for $139? The phone has a 4.7 inch, 1280 x...

LattePanda includes everything a regular PC has and can do anything that a regular PC does, all at a low price of 69 USD. LattePanda runs perfectly on the go. Creating documents with Microsoft Office, playing HD videos and running Windows apps on LattePanda is exactly the same experience as...

This Forbes article brings us the news that Microsoft recently confirmed that Windows 10 secretly installed itself on older computers that were still running Windows 7 and Windows 8. Apparently, it all started in August when the company rolled out an automatic update to Windows 7 and Windows 8...

You may have upgraded to Windows 10 as soon as humanly possible, but don't tell that to your PC manufacturer. As part of its tech support research, Laptop has learned that at least Dell and HP are discouraging customers from updating to Windows 10, or even recommending that people roll back to...