Microsoft in Skylake U-Turn
Also broke Windows 10 Mobile promise
Software outfit Microsoft has U-turned over its decision to kill off support for Intel Skylake processors running Windows 7 and 8.1 next year.
Microsoft claims it is not auto upgrading Windows 10
The system has not gone rogue
Microsoft has been getting a lot of stick for annoying its existing Windows users with upgrade requires for Windows 10. But some users have been complaining that the OS has gone rogue and started updating itself.
Microsoft delays Redstone 2 for another year
Wants to cash in on the new wave of devices
Software king of the world Microsoft has decided to delay its next incarnation of Windows 10, Redstone 2, for a year.
Microsoft releases new video showing DirectX 12 benefits
Claims up to 20% more GPU and 50% more CPU performance
Microsoft has released a new teaser video which shows the benefitst of the upcoming DirectX 12 API, including better performance, reduced latency and smoother framerates.
Don’t fear the Xbox PC merger
Phil Spencer says it is not happening
For a while now there has been talk that Redmond is planning to unify its Xbox and PC OS but it turns out that might not happen.
Windows 10 RT rebirth rumoured
Life in the old ARM OS yet
While many thought that Microsoft had killed off Windows RT a couple of years ago there might be something happening to jolt it back to life.
Microsoft Xbox-as-a-Service gathering momentum
Making it like the rest of Microsoft’s business
Software giant Microsoft is planning to get its Xbox business back in gear by making it follow the same sort of business model which worked for it on Microsoft office.
Vaio to release Windows 10 phone
Out this week
Sony spin-off Vaio is set to release a new Windows 10 smartphone this week.
Microsoft to only support Windows 10 on Intel Kaby Lake, AMD Bristol Ridge, Snapdragon 820
Windows 7, 8, 8.1 updates for Skylake systems to end on July 17, 2017
In a rather authoritarian, sweeping effort to increase its worldwide Windows 10 install base, Microsoft has announced it will end support for operating systems older than Windows 10 on newer chipset platforms, including Intel’s Skylake, in a year and a half from now, and that Windows 10 will be the only supported Windows OS on new chipset platforms going forward in 2016.
Microsoft spreads FUD about Windows 7
Upgrade or Yog-Sothoth will eat your soul
Software giant Microsoft is getting so desperate to have its users upgrade to Windows 10 it has started spreading FUD about its own Windows 7 operating system.