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Microsofts next flagship Windows Phone will include Kinect-like 3D Touch controls

2014-06-10 20:37:23| Extremetech

Microsoft (Nokia) is working on a successor to the Lumia 1020, codenamed McLaren, that will pair a massive PureView camera on the back of the smartphone with a bunch of other sensors to provide a new range of interactive gesture controls -- including Kinect-like finger movements above the screen, but also new 'gestures' like automatically enabling speakerphone if you place your phone on the table, or muting a call if you place it against your chest. The phone is destined to launch in November in the US, and it probably won't be a carrier exclusive.

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Microsoft's latest countdown: Update Windows 8.1 before Tuesday

2014-06-06 13:56:07| InfoWorld: Top News

Microsoft today announced it will deliver seven security updates to customers next week, including an almost-habitual one for Internet Explorer (IE), and others for Windows, Office and Lync, the company's communications server software. Before then, Windows 8.1 devices that rely on Windows Update to obtain patches must have moved to Windows 8.1 Update, an interim upgrade Microsoft shipped in early April.

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Chinese government bans Windows 8 due to Microsofts retirement of Windows XP

2014-05-20 20:30:37| Extremetech

China is claiming to be so worried about future software support from Microsoft that it is banning the use of Windows 8 on government PCs.

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Microsoft's 'WIMBoot' Technique Spares Precious Storage on Windows 8 Devices

2014-04-13 02:34:25| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

You sacrifice a little bit in performance on a device using Microsoft's newly announced WIMBoot technique, but you gain a hefty amount of storage back.

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