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Microsoft released its mobile inspired Skype preview app for Windows users today, but there’s a slight problem. If you’re using Windows as Microsoft intended it, that is, with Windows 10 being automatically updated to ...
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One of the consequences of having a desktop OS that dabbles at being a tablet OS is that metaphors which exist for one user experience often cross the Rubicon to the other, even when they don’t make much sense. Windows for i...
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With the Windows 10 Creator’s Update rolling out from last week, there’s a long install period followed by an welcome screen with Microsoft’s highlighted features. Not everyone is a fan of those welcome pages, in...
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Groove Music is now a suitable music player slash streaming service for mainstream users on WIndows 10. WIth all the focus on streaming music nowadays, it’s important to remember that some users still use old (but powerful) ...
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Microsoft earlier last month pulled the LinkedIn app from the Windows Store – for Windows phones at least – just before presenting a new one. As it turns out, you can download the new LinkedIn app for your Windows phon...
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Microsoft’s WIndows Store apps in WIndows 8.1 offered support for a built in full-screen mode, which lets users open apps from the store in an immersive mode. While Windows apps in Windows 10 don’t offer the same funct...
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While Microsoft has a built in Movies and TV app for playing media purchased from Microsoft’s stores on your Xbox, people are more likely to purchase content on their phone using either the Google Play Store or iTunes. While...
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Windows 10 offers a variety of customisation options, letting users take their PC their own, with theming options available from the Creators Update and custom accent theme colours also present. Now, the Start Menu is an iconic pa...
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Microsoft Edge is the default browser for Windows 10, and comes with perks such as improved battery life, an integrated e-book reader, and nifty reading features, unfortunately, Edge isn’t really an option on mobile, so you ...
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Apple’s Macbooks previously had an advantage over their Windows trackpads when it came to their touchpads. While Windows touchpads were often clunky, plastic and irritating, Macs had large glass spacious ones which allowed...
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Checking and responding to email is an important function of modern PCs. Sure, Microsoft has an email app for Windows 10, and if you’re using a Macbook, you can log into Apple’s Mail app for quick access to email by de...
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Like other desktop operating systems, Microsoft’s Windows 10 doesn’t ship with Google app support, and that’s a shame for most people. This means popular apps like Google Play Music, Google Photos, Inbox by Gmail and ot...