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Windows 8.1 9385: How to enable hidden items in PC settings

Brad Sams — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:55:15 +0100

In the latest leaked build of Windows 8.1, there are a few settings that are hidden but with a simple application, you can enable these features and get a deeper looking into the direction of Windows. Read more...

Hands-on with the Asus VivoTab Smart

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:09:07 +0100

While the past few weeks have been very busy, I managed to get a few weeks of hands-on time with the Asus VivoTab Smart to give a short(ish) verdict on the budget-friendly Windows 8 tablet Read more...

Windows Blue public preview coming at BUILD

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:09:28 +0000

Following this week's leak of Windows Blue, it's emerged that Microsoft will be launching a 'public preview' version of the OS at its BUILD developer conference in June. Read more...

MWC 2013: Hands-on with Samsung's new Galaxy Note 8.0

Andy Weir — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:49:46 +0000

Samsung's Galaxy Note 8.0 is the latest addition to its range of phablets. (Yes, phablets - you can use this beast as a phone.) We went hands-on at MWC 2013 to see if it's actually any good. Read more...

Hands-on with the Sony Xperia Z

Tim Schiesser — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:25:23 +0000

While I was in Sydney I also managed to get some quick hands-on time with the Xperia Z, Sony's flagship that should be available very soon, and there were a few impressive things to be seen Read more...

A video hands-on with the HTC One

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 23 Feb 2013 07:03:34 +0000

Join us as well as HTC executive Richard as we take a short hands-on look at the HTC One in Sydney, showing off some of the features (briefly) including the capabilities of HTC Zoe and the camera Read more...

Hands-on with the HTC One

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 03:19:51 +0000

Ultrapixels, Zoe, BoomSound, BlinkFeed and One were all terms thrown about casually at last night's HTC event in Sydney, where I managed to get some serious hands-on time with the upcoming HTC One Read more...

IE10 for Windows 7; preview arriving tomorrow

Andrew Stevenson — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:06:43 +0000

With Microsoft fighting hard to retain a considerable chunk of the market share for Internet Explorer, the latest version of the browser, 10, will arrive in preview form for Windows 7 users tomorrow. Read more...

Skype Preview for Windows Phone 8 now available

Tim Schiesser — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 02:15:13 +0000

A brand new app for Skype on Windows Phone 8 is now available from the WP8 Store, and it brings a host of improvements thanks to the new capabilities of Windows Phone 8 software and hardware Read more...

Windows 8 previews tested on over 16 million PCs

Brad Sams — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:38:38 +0100

Along with the RTM announcement for Windows 8, Microsoft also gave out a few statistics about how many times the platform was tested across its many months of developments and release cycles. Read more...

Exploring the PlayStation Vita's new features

Jake Durasamy — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:03:09 +0000

Just a few days ago, firmware 1.60 was released for the Vita. This update gave access to a various selection of features including, PSP backwards compatibility, Google Maps and video recording. Read more...

Hands-on with the Playstation Vita

Mike Brown — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:45:31 +0000

Sony's newest handheld is no lightweight. Filled to the brim with the latest technology, the portable powerhouse has all the ingredients to take the mobile world by storm. Neowin takes a closer look. Read more...

Xbox LIVE Update Preview: find out now if you're in!

Andy Weir — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 06:48:29 +0100

If you applied to join the Xbox LIVE Update Preview Program - hoping to be among the first to enjoy the new-look Xbox 360 dashboard and user experience - you can find out now if you've been accepted. Read more...

TechSpot: Windows Phone 7.5 Mango Preview

Julio Franco — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:27:38 +0100

Last week Microsoft presented us with a Samsung Focus smartphone that was running a recent pre-release build of Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango." Mango is the version of the OS that will replace Windows Phone 7,... Read more...

Hulu Plus coming to Xbox Live tomorrow, free preview for XBL members

Tzvi Friedman — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:10:35 +0100

Hulu Plus is coming to Xbox Live tomorrow. Hulu Plus, the paid subscription version of the popular web-based streaming media player, will be another step for Microsoft in making their flagship game console more of... Read more...

TechSpot: Apple Mac OS X 10.7 Lion - A Preview of What's to Come

Julio Franco — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:12:07 +0000

Steve Jobs revealed few details about Mac OS X 10.7 Lion at the "Back to the Mac" gathering on Apple's Cupertino campus late last year. But most recently the company began seeding a preview of... Read more...

Microsoft to show off Windows 8 Tablet design demos in June

Steven Parker — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:33:57 +0000

According to a source at Microsoft, the company hopes to show off its new Windows 8 design for tablets by the end of its fiscal year in June, reports Business Insider. The source claims that Microsoft... Read more...

Google testing full page previews in search

Tzvi Friedman — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:48:09 +0100

Just weeks after changing the way we search in a web browser and rolling out Instant Search, Google is at it once again. Today, according to Patrick Altoft of Blogstorm, Google is testing full page... Read more...

Kindle for Web launched, preview and share samples

Alan Cone — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:33:11 +0100

Amazon has launched a new service called Kindle for Web. Previously customers had the ability to Look Inside and preview a few pages of a book before they bought it. Now Amazon has renamed this... Read more...

Microsoft releases fourth and final Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

Darren Tebo — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:12:14 +0100

Microsoft is hard at work on the successor to Internet Explorer 8. To date, it has released three IE9 platform previews. Each preview has become progressively better than the last. The previews may have been... Read more...