If Nokia Developers Want Support, They Have Quizzes And Contests To ‘Earn’ It
Nokia wants developers to build great apps for Windows Phone and keep updating them after they are published. Like almost all of the other major mobile device and operating system makers, Nokia is willing to reward developers for building premium apps. But Nokia’s incentive program has a twist: it’s been…
CMU Researchers Claim To Have Created Messaging App Even NSA Can’t Crack
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) Carnegie Mellon University researchers claim they have created a smartphone messaging app with security that not even the National Security Agency can break. The app is called SafeSlinger, and is free on the iTunes store, and Google play store for Android phones. Researchers say the app uses a…
Dormant Outlook, Hotmail And Live Accounts Being Recycled
If in the past, you have signed up and used one of Microsoft’s email services, be it Outlook.com, Live or Hotmail and you haven’t signed into the account for some time, now might be a good time to do so. Microsoft has started to recycle dormant account names making them…
Microsoft begins recycling old inactive Outlook email accounts
According to Microsoft Services Agreement, a user must log in to their Microsoft email accounts "periodically, at a minimum of every 270 days , to keep the Microsoft branded services portion of the services active." If a user does not do so Microsoft states, "we may cancel your access," and "your data…
SharePoint 2013 adds better in-memory analytics
In its quest to never be outdone in the features wars,Microsoft has drifted into the habit of bundling its most impressive newcapabilities as peripheral trinkets. But in the case of SharePoint 2013,they’ve set a new record for understatement. Yes, SharePoint 2013is feature-rich almost to a fault, and yes, most of…
Yahoo redesigns email service to resemble Gmail
Yahoo’s free email service is becoming a bit more like Google’s Gmail as part of its second makeover in less than a year. (Yahoo photo) SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo’s (YHOO) free email service is becoming a bit more like Google’s (GOOG) Gmail as part of its second makeover in less…
PS4 Controllers Will Work with Windows
Sony recently confirmed that the controller for its upcoming PlayStation 4 console will be compatible with Microsoft Windows. While it’s always good to have another choice in the hunt for a quality PC peripheral, the PS4 controller will hardly shake the foundations of the PC gaming world. Shuhei Yoshida, president of…
Microsoft can reportedly recycle old Outlook email IDs
Who would’ve thought the Yahoo! model of recycling old IDs would catch up? Microsoft, however, seems to be walking down that dangerous street and has come under fire for it. If you have an old Hotmail, Live or Outlook account, beware; Microsoft is recycling old IDs and you could lose…
7 Ways that SharePoint 2013’s New Mobile Features Fall Short
SharePoint 2013’s new mobile features are definitely a step up from the mobile features in previous versions. In fact, one could argue that mobile devices get better support than ever before, with better mobile browser support; new features such as device channels, push notifications and location services; and Office Web…
BioShock 2 gets Steam support after the closure of Games For Windows Live
2K Games has released a swanky new update for BioShock 2 which introduces Steam support. The game was originally built for Games For Windows Live but, with Microsoft sunsetting their rather unpopular PC online gaming service 2K Games has re-enlisted the help of Digital Extremes who worked on the PC version…
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