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Hot on the heels of the Dashboard update for the Xbox 360, Microsoft’s SmartGlass integration is now a reality for Android 4.0 users. The companion app branches out from the earlier My Xbox Live app for Android and allows direct control of some console features from Google-powered gear. While Windows Phone users will find the Continue Reading →

I’ve been waiting for this update to roll around, and if you have a Surface I suspect that the same is true for you. Starting this past Saturday, you can snag the final version of Office 2013 RT, but only if you head in the proper direction. Thanks to the lovely Paul Thurrott, who first Continue Reading →

The free games that have been included with the various versions of Windows over the years occupy a unique position in the video game landscape. No one would include them on a list of the best or most influential games of all time, and it’s unlikely any of them have ever acted as a “system Continue Reading →

Windows 8 is finally here, and if you’ve ever started with a brand-new operating system, you know that one of the first things you do is download the apps that make your life easier and maybe even a little more fun while you’re at it. The Windows Store is pretty new and is not stocked Continue Reading →

Home theater PC enthusiasts weren’t too thrilled when Microsoft announced that it was stripping Media Center and its codecs for DVD playback and broadcast TV from Windows 8 in favor of a paid add-on. The folks from Redmond are offering a temporary reprieve, in an effort to reward early adopters. Windows 8 Media Center Pack Continue Reading →

For those unaware, Windows 8 went on sale on Friday. If all goes well, millions upon millions of Wintel users will be switching the latest OS in the coming months, and there’s a giant in Mountain View that’s severely concerned about the future of your searches. You see, Microsoft has done a fine job of Continue Reading →

There are numerous places on the web where you can find election results, but there’s not just one place to get the complete and balanced picture. On Friday, Microsoft is announcing it has put together a solution to help get rid of the noise on the Internet while also giving you a place to get Continue Reading →

It’s the end of the tablet era. The touch PC era is beginning. I’m not positive I believe that, but it’s basically the vision Microsoft has for Windows 8. Tablets, they say, are PCs, and should be expected to do the things PCs can do. Windows 8 tablets can do PC things, and Windows 8 PCs Continue Reading →

The launch of a new version of Windows is always a critical moment for Microsoft; the operating and its market dominance forms the first layer of its business foundation. The release of Windows 8, however, is special. There hasn’t been a release this large for Microsoft since Windows 95. Here at TNW we’ve been banging Continue Reading →

Windows 8 becomes officially available on Friday, but the Windows Store made its official debut on Thursday, opening online in 231 markets worldwide in 109 languages. The Windows Store offers an impressive amount of software for download — Microsoft Windows division president Steven Sinofsky said at a Microsoft event on Thursday that there are more Continue Reading →