The Microsoft Hardware team has been building PC accessories for years and they are best known for their work with mice and keyboards. Today the company is introducing two new mice, the Sculpt Comfort Mouse and the Sculpt Mobile Mouse in a continuous effort to help users navigate Windows 8. What’s different about these mice [...]
Microsoft has already revealed Xbox One and with it a new improved controller, and the new Kinect sensor. In the event the software giant talked about the design and revealed many details on the new architecture that makes the console ticks. One particular detail that stood out is the fact that Xbox One runs three [...]
In an effort to keep educating users on how to navigate Windows 8, Microsoft has just made available the “Windows 8 End User Training Brochure”. This is a Windows 8 user guide that includes 36 pages, full-colored, on how to navigate the new Metro-style user interface (Charms, Start screen, and more) with the mouse and [...]
The Windows 8 upgrade assistant tool makes it a lot easier than in previous versions to install the new operating system, but if during the upgrade process you choose to format the hard drive, you will lose the ESD folder, which contains the OS installation files. This is a problem, because if you didn’t create [...]
Although Microsoft is now fully focus on finishing and releasing Windows 8.1 later this year, the company still keeps releasing regular firmware updates for Surface RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro. The Patch Tuesday that the company is rolling out today is a series of updates to address low speaker volume and to improve system [...]
The report is in: Microsoft is saying today that the company has just passed the 100 million Windows 8 license sold. The number reflects the amount of licenses sold in the first 6 months period of the life of the operating system since its release back in October, 2012. And the software giant is also [...]
Acer made a big splash recently with two new unique Windows 8 PCs (Aspire R7 and Aspire P3), but the company didn’t just stop there, they also announced a new revamped line of Aspire V5 and V7 Series Windows 8 laptops for everyday use. The Acer Aspire V line is a bit thinner than the current models, [...]
We’re getting closer to the Public Preview of Windows 8.1, the last leak, build 9385, provided us with further insights of new improvements and features such as a new desktop auto scaling settings, the Internet Explorer 11 Developer Tools, Microsoft upgrading PowerShell to version 4 and much more. In addition to all the changes we [...]
Acer announced a series of new unique Windows 8 powered devices in a New York City press event on Friday. One of this new devices is the Acer Aspire R7, this is a new kind of 15.6-inch laptop that can also transform into a tablet with a distinct design that combines type and touch, and [...]
Lately Microsoft has been releasing a handful of updates for its built-in Windows 8-style apps including Mail, Calendar, People, Xbox Games, SmartGlass and pretty much every other modern app designed by Microsoft, now is the turn of the Weather app. The new update was released on Sunday, June 28th, and includes a new interactive weather [...]