Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon. It is a virtual assistant that can carry out various tasks and also control home automation. The voice assistant is available on various devices and speakers. Users can communicate with Alexa in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. However, third-party vendors can develop new “skills” to enhance the capabilities of Alexa. Earlier this year, Amazon made Alexa available on select Windows 10 devices from HP, Lenovo and Acer.
Alexa On Windows 10The company has now officially released a standalone Alexa app for Windows 10. Anyone with a Windows 10 PC can now get Alexa. The app is available on Windows [...]
Microsoft had released Windows 10 over three years ago. Despite the fact that people are pretty satisfied with its performance, a lot of people still prefer Windows 7. Earlier, Microsoft had announced that the company would kill the support for Windows 7. But, to cater to a horde of Windows 7 users, Microsoft has now decided to extend the support for Windows 7 for at least another five years, that is until January 2023.
However, there’s a catch. To meet the cost of security updates, the users of the Windows 7 will have to pay a considerable amount every time the system goes through an update.
On the other hand, if you buy Windows 10 exclusively, it will [...]
Microsoft announced its Windows 10 tester edition on 2 August 2017. The new Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 includes support for a beta version of Eye Control aka built-in eye tracking feature and improvements to Edge, Console, input, and Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG). This is the ninth build of the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which is slated to arrive in September.
The Windows 10 Insider Preview was introduced as a service, setting it aside from its predecessors in terms of built. This could mean that the regular updates would include a little more than just bug fixes, maybe new features. But first here’s a look at the newly added and [...]
In a sad turn of events,the United States based tech giant, Microsoft, has announced that its shelving of making a Windows Bridge for Android, a tool which would have allowed turning Android apps into universal Windows apps able to run on all types of Windows devices.
“Project Astoria” was brought into existence at the 2015 Build conference alongside “Project Islandwood.” The latter gave developers a platform to port over iOS apps to numerous Windows 10 devices (including Xbox and PCs). Interestingly, while microsoft has called time on “Project Astoria”, its sister, “Project Islandwood” is still alive. This [...]
It’s hardly been a week that the rumours of HP readying a new weapon to take on the smartphone market reached the Internet, and now latest leaks are here to reveal the might of the smartphone, HP Elite x3 in all its glory.
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HP is expected to announce the Elite x3 at MWC next week, and as [...]
Xiaomi which has recently announced the launch date for its upcoming handset, Xiaomi MI 5, has now according to reports plans of bringing the flagship to its users in a variant which will run using the Windows 10 OS. According to reports, the launch of the Windows 10 variant will be seen alongside the launch of the Android variant of the handset.
This move comes in continuation of Xiaomi releasing a Windows 10 ROM for the LTE version of its Mi 4 smartphone. It also announced a Windows 10 version of its Mi Pad 2 tablet last month. Other than the OS, the new Windows 10 variant will be identical to the Android variant. ‘
On the specifications front, not much [...]
Microsoft might have a new device in the works that going to rock Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 820 chipset. Geekbench database revealed that Microsoft is working on a faster, more powerful device than the recent Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones. Before moving on, it must be known that the listing cannot be confirmed and must be taken with a pinch of salt.
According to the Geekbench listing, the unnamed Microsoft phablet will sport a 6-inch display (2560×1440 pixels). Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset will be powering the device along with a 2.2GHz quad-core Kyro CPU and an Adreno 530 GPU. The GFXBench also lists internal specs such 20MP primary camera, a 12MP selfie [...]
The long wait is finally over. Samsung, after having ignored the Windows OS platform for sometime now, has come to the market with a Windows 10 based tablet. The Galaxy TabPro S, is a sleek tablet, which at its size is thinner than it’s main competitors, the Apple iPad Pro, and the the Surface Pro. Samsung at CES,2016 gave a sneak peak into this new offering from its stables.
The product from the outside looks better than most other Android tablets that Samsung has in the market. With its detachable keyboard case, and stylus input bears, it’s more than a passing resemblance to Microsoft’s very own Surface Pro lineup. Because of its fanless design, it runs at [...]
Microsoft has announced their product launch event in India for the 30th of November. They have also officially started sending out invites to Windows Insiders for the said event. Take a look at the invite –
A ‘Block Your Date’ Invite For Microsoft’s Product Launch Event in India
We can expect the launch of the two Windows 10 Lumia phones – Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL. Microsoft has also scheduled a product launch event for London and Manchester for the 2nd of December.The Lumia 950 has already gone on sale at the Microsoft Online Store.
Microsoft is holding its launch event on the 2nd of December 2015, where it will showcase its new flagship phones with Windows 10. The two phone are – the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL. However, this event will be exclusive to Windows Insiders, who have already been invited for the scheduled event.
Apart from gaining exclusive access, they will also have the ability to purchase the two smartphones at the event. For those who do decide to purchase one of the two devices will also receive a Microsoft Display Dock, which will help them turn an external screen into a PC-like [...]
On a mission to secure a goal of having Windows 10 power 1 billion devices, Microsoft’s “Window’s life cycle fact sheet” shows us that October 31st 2016 could be the last day for sales of PCs pre-installed with Windows 7 professional or Windows 8.1. This means, that post the given date, all new computers will come with Windows 10 pre-installed. However, businesses with license agreements which entitle them to choose whichever version they prefer can continue working on Windows 7 or 8.1.
This deadline is probably not the best news for users who have become [...]
Asus has been on a spree, launching laptops both low-end and high-end. October has seen 4 laptops already by the company (three A-series and one ZenBook). The new laptops have been releasing with the new Windows 10 operating system. Many, if not all, OEMs have been slowly updating their existing and upcoming laptops with Windows 10. Asus launched the Asus ViviBook 4K on Monday. This laptop falls under the high-end bracket, similar to the ZenBook UX305LA.
As the name suggests, the Asus VivoBook 4K is a 4K UHD (2160×3840 pixel) laptop with wide 178-degree viewing angles. The model comes with a choice of fifth or sixth-generation Intel core i7 processor, with the [...]
