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The BBC have been rolling out download features to the Android iPlayer app and todays update adds downloading for Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10″, Samsung Galaxy Note II and Samsung's...

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In August Microsoft launched a set of Bing apps for Windows Phone 8 made up of News, Sport, Finance and Weather. Today the News, Sport and Weather apps have been...

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This week Skype updated the iOS version of the Skype app and today we have an updated Android version of the app. The new version keeps the screen on while...

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HP have launched their a new Chromebook the HP Chromebook 11. The Chrome OS devices has an ARM chip and has 11.6″ display, magnesium chassis with a plastic case, fanless design...

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BBC director general Tony Hall has announced updated new services coming to the BBC iPlayer and plans for a new BBC Store. The plans for the iPlayer include extending the...

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Remember the YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 that Microsoft developed? The dedicated app had features like pinning videos, playlists and channels as live tiles, sharing videos and integration with...

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As Microsoft gear up for the release of the 2nd gen Surface devices they have posted a video on the making of the Surface 2. The video shows some of...

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Skype have updated the iOS Skype app with an updated UI for iOS 7. Version 4.13 of the app also has speed improvements and other fixes. I couldn't see that...

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Last month there were no updates for the Surface Pro or Surface RT but in preparation for Windows 8.1 there are updates for the Pro version. There is a UEFI...

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Netflix have released version 5 of the iOS Netflix app adding new features for iOS 7 users. The update adds AirPlay streaming for iOS 7, so if you have an...

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Netflix have been rolling out profile switching into its apps and today it's the turn of the Windows Store version to get the update. The release notes for the Windows...

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MediaPortal 1.5.0 Final has been released, the pre-release version had been available for a couple of months and this is the finished product. Version 1.5.0 has CableCARD support and new...

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Over the weekend OpenELEC 3.2.1 was released and only a couple of days later version 3.2.2 has been released. This is update contains bug fixes to the 3.2 release of...

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Nokia have updated the Windows Store version of the Nokia Music app. The Windows 8/Windows RT app music app has updated adding notifications for when there is new music from...

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Skype have just released an update to the Windows Phone 8 version of the Skype app. Version 2.11 seems to be about performance and quality improvement plus you can hide...

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The September updated for Raspmbc has been released and there are a lot of changes under the hood. The XBMC OS for the Raspberry Pi is faster in this build...

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The BBC's iPlayer Radio apps are great for catching up on radio shows and now they have implemented podcast downloads. So you can download and listen to a BBC podcast...

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Media Browser is a great platform for getting your entertainment on multiple devices, as well as Windows Media Center and web browser clients there are apps for Windows Phone, Android,...

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When it comes to budget Android tablets many are worth avoiding but there are some bargains out there. Acer's Iconia B1-710 is a budget Android tablet that still delivers a...

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The Android media player and manager app MediaMonkey has been been updated to build 167. The update has lots of bug fixes in it including resolving WiFi syncing issues, fixing...

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A couple of weeks ago Microsoft released iOS and Android Xbox Music apps so you can access Microsoft's music subscription service as it competes with services like iTunes Match and...

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Amazon have announced a 3rd generation of their Kindle Fire tablets. The new Kindle Fire HDX will come in 7 inch and 8.9 inch editions with a quad-core 2.2GHX Snandragon...

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If you have a Sonos music system then you have a new way of streaming music with it. Amazon have announced that the Amazon Cloud Player is available on Sonos...

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As expected Microsoft announced earlier today the follow up to their Surface with Windows RT and Surface with Windows 8 Pro (I'll refer to this as Surface RT Surface Pro respectively form now...

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Over the weekend Apple issued an update to the Apple TV adding iTunes Radio and iCloud streaming to the Apple TV but yesterday Apple quietly pulled the update. There have...

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It's been a busy week for Apple, they released new iPhones, iOS 7 and now they have an update for the Apple TV. The update changes the emphasis of the...

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We all love Youtube videos, whether it be videos of cats or something a little more highbrow. Currently the only way to watch YouTube videos is with an internet connection...

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HP have announced a new Pavilion hybrid notebook with detachable keyboard the HP Pavilion 13 x2 and a new tablet the Omni 10 and a new Ultrabook the Spectra 13....

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Twonky Beam is a great app for sending content from a mobile device to an UPnp/DLNA server and they have just launched a new version of the Android app. The...

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VLC the multi-format supporting media player for iOS has been updated. There are UPnP improvements, better interaction with 3rd party apps and an improved UI on the iPad. There are...

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Amazon have released a new version of the Kindle app for iOS. Amazon say version 4.0 of the app is a major update and has a brand new design with...

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I haven't used a dedicated GPS unit for a while as most of the time I use my smartphone but sometimes you can't beat the simplicity of a dedicated device....

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Google have started selling the mobile data version of the new Nexus 7 in the UK Google Play store. The LTE enabled Nexus 7 costs £299 for the 32GB version...

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Last night on the Windows Blog Microsoft announced the pricing of the packaged versions of Windows 8.1. We already know that Windows 8.1 will be a free upgrade for Windows...

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PowerDVD Mobile the media streaming and companion app to Cyberlink's PowerDVD Ultra has been updated. The iOS app has a new improved user interface has improved performance as well as...

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I always thought it was a little strange that the TVCatchup web site and apps actually offers a great live TV streaming but no on demand TV but from today...

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As we get ready for the release of iOS 7 on the 18th Sky have updated their Sky+ app. Version 4.5.2 of the iPad and iPhone app has iOS 7...

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After a couple months of testing the new version of OpenELEC has been released. OpenELEC is an embedded version of XBMC and version 3.2 includes XBMC Frodo (the current version...

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Double Twist is an Android music and podcast player app that syncs up with a PC based app via WiFi. Before Google Play Music became my main media player Double...

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ITV have updated the ITV Player app for the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. With the updated app you can watch catch up content and live streams via a 3G...

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There is a Raspberry Pi distribution that the Raspberry Pi blog have highlighted that I hadn't come across before focusing on music entertainment features rather than video as many of...

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Google have added genre radio to the Google Play Music app on Android. With the updated app you can listen to genre based radio streams, you can browse by genre...

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Microsoft have updated the Xbox Music app for Windows 8.1, the update adds a now playing mode to the left hand navigation pane and a new snapped mode supporting Windows...

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There were no real surprises at the Apple event today as Apple announce the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. The iPhone 5C is a low cost iPhone aiming to claw...

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Virgin Media are bringing Netflix to its TiVo boxes starting with 40,000 Virgin Media TiVo boxes. This is an interesting move for Virgin Media as Netflix is seen as a...

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Skype have released a pre-release version of Skype for Windows 8.1 showing off the full Skype integration features in Windows. The new version enables answering, declining or sending a message...

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When Microsoft announced that Windows 8.1 had been released to manufacturing they said that it would only be available from October 18th the Windows 8.1 release date. This upset a...

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There have been lots of rumours of new Surface RT, Surface Pro and Surface accessories and it seems we are going to find out more September 23rd. Invites have been...

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Amazon have issued an update to the iOS Kindle app fixing an issues with iOS 7. The update fixes iOS7 upgrade problems where you would have to re-register and re-download...

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Samsung already let most of the cats out of the bag yesterday with the briefing on their new Smartwatch to a select few Journalists but that doesn't mean the room...

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Samsung have updated the Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet. The 2014 edition of the tablet has the same leather style back as the new Galaxy Note and has 8MP rear...

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Samsung have announced their entry into the wearable computing arena with the Galaxy Gear smart watch. The Android powered device is a companion to the Galaxy smartphones and has a...

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When Samsung announced the original Galaxy Note a couple of years ago I scoffed at the idea of such a large screen. However after playing with one I ended up...

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Other platforms have had Skype's video messaging for some time but its take some time to get the features onto Windows Phone. Today Microsoft have updated the Skype app for...

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Microsoft have revealed that the Xbox One will launch in the UK November 22nd in the UK as well as Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New...

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Not exactly surprising news but Microsoft have officially confirmed that the new Xbox One cannot be used as a Windows Media Center Extender. In a Q&A at IGN.com Microsoft were...

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The ITV Player for Android had been exclusive deal with Samsung so only Samsung devices could use the app. Last week a minor update seemed to remove the Samsung limitation...

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This morning I woke up to the surprise announcement that Microsoft have purchased Nokia's Devices and Services business bring Nokia's phone business into Microsoft. The deal worth 3.79 Euro (less...

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I recently saw that there was a version of the DVBLink PVR add-on for XBMC available for the stable version of XBMC Frodo V12.2. In Part 3 I stated that...

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Amazon have updated the Windows 8 and Windows RT version of the Kindle app. The Windows Store app is updated to version 2.0.2 and now has real page numbers in...

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A couple of months ago FourSquare announced they were working on a version for the Windows Store and today the app has been released. The app has all the features...

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ITV have updated the Android version of the ITV Player app and quietly opened up access to more devices. Back in May ITV agreed a deal with Samsung making the...

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Google's new Nexus 7 has gone on sale in the UK today in the Google Play Store. The Android powered tablet 16GB model costs £199 and the 32GB edition costs...

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The BBC have updated the iOS version of the BBC iPlayer app. The iPad, iPhone an iPod Touch version of the app now support for AirPlay for downloaded content so...

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Microsoft have announced that Windows 8.1 was released to manufacturing today (RTM). This means that Windows 8.1 is done and ready for consumers. In the past this would have meant...

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We’re big fans of OrbitSound’s speakers around here but one of the few things that is awkward when used with a television is the size of the external subwoofer. Although...

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Netflix have updated the iOS version of the Netflix app bringing it up to version 4.3. Pretty often Netflix don't detail what is new in the app but this time...

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Brian Binnerup from My Movies sent me a link to his video demo of My Movies with a ChromeCast dongle. With the ChromeCast integration you can browse your movie catalogue...

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VideoLan have released version 2.0.8 of VLC for Windows and Mac. The new version is a small update to the video player that fixes bug and crashes as well as...

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Yesterday Microsoft updated the Windows Phone version of the Xbox Smartglass app. As is often the case with Windows Phone updates from Microsoft the release notes don't give a clue...

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Asus have confirmed that the new Nexus 7 will go on sale August 28th. The new device will be on sale via Google Play and places like Games, PC World...

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Google have added support for rental books in the Google Play Books Android app. Books can be rented and read on the Android app (I haven't found any books with...

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Sky have updated the iPad Sky Sports with more football content. Version 6.1 includes extended Premier League football highlights, individual matches are available via the football companion app and adds...

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FireCore have updated their Infuse media player app for the iPad and iPhone. Version 1.3 of the app now supports AirPlay so you can push videos playing on the app...

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This week Jason joins me to talk over the week's news including topics like streaming services, Xbox Video for Windows 8.1 being updated, Acer Ultrabook, VLC on Windows RT, Media...

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Netflix have updated their Android app fixing issue with the app running on Android 4.3. There were various reports of the app crashing on devices running with the latest version...

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A couple of months ago Google launched is Spotify competitor Play Music All Access an unlimited music streaming service and now it's arrived in the UK. The service costs £7.99...

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One of the great things about the Raspberry Pi is the number of project that have sprung up around it. One new Kickstater project is breakout board for the Raspberry...

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Microsoft have released a set of apps for Windows Phone that mirror some of the apps from Windows 8 and Windows RT. The apps have similar look and feel the...

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Amazon have updated the Amazon Cloud Player for iOS. Version 2.2.1 of Amazon's cloud music player app again has fixes to improve the library loading speed on the iPad and...

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Microsoft have updated Skype for Windows Phone with changes to the UI and speeds improvements. Skype have added a filter to the people list so you can set it to...

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As well as our iOS and Android app there is a new way to listen to TDL Podcasts as we now have new Windows Phone and Windows Store apps available....

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MediaMonkey the media player and manager for Android have been updated to build 156. This update adds a configurable home screen to the app so you can pick which features...

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Microsoft have pushed out an update to the Xbox Video app for Windows 8.1 Preview. The update which Microsoft say has an improved design and more emphasis on movie and...

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On the xbmc blog they have details the changes in the June and July development cycles of XBMC 13. In the last couple of months there have been lots of...

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Last week Channel 4 added offline viewing to the 4oD app and today they have updated the iOS app. Version 3.1 of the Channel 4 streaming app includes bug fixes...

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Issue 15 of the Raspberry Pi magazine MagPi has been released. This month they talk about Arduino programming, the camera module, assembler and python programming. You can get the magazine...

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I have to admit I love lightweight notebooks, for a long time I used a Macbook Air and the latest device I have got to play with the Acer Aspire...

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DVBLogic have updated the DVBLink channel for Plex Media Server. The addin reaches release candidate status and now has the TV guide, guide searching, a view of scheduled recordings and...

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Category:News -- posted at: 10:53am EDT

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Last weekend I spent more than an hour looking for my Sons Android phone which fell out of his pocket while riding his bike. As I was trudging along I...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:56am EDT

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Since my Nexus devices where upgraded to Android 4.3 the other week I found the Sky+ app (Sky's remote EPG app) crashed every time I opened it. Fortunately Sky have...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:37am EDT

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Media Center Status Application is an addin for Windows Media Center that enables you to share what you are watching or listen to via Facebook and Twitter. You can also...

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Category:News -- posted at: 5:23am EDT

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We have a great podcast for you this week, old friend of the show Jose Ortiz joins Jason and I to talk over the week's news including ChromeCast, Android 4.3,...

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Category:News -- posted at: 2:36am EDT

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BBC Media Player the app that enables playing back of media from BBC websites including BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer on Android has been updated. The app now supports Android...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:18am EDT

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Microsoft have updated the Xbox Music app for Windows 8.1. In the update there is a now a new artist detail page where it shows information about the artist including...

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Category:News -- posted at: 4:41am EDT

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  The Raspbmc version of XBMC for the Raspberry Pi has been updated. The July update has improvements to the XBMC player on the Pi, including MKV and Live TV...

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Category:News -- posted at: 1:40am EDT

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DVBLogic have released a new version of DVBLink TVSource for NAS platforms. Build 8779 adds support for DVB-C USB tuners for NAS devices. This enables streaming of free to air...

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Category:News -- posted at: 12:52am EDT

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Amazon have updated the iOS Kindle app to version 3.9. The update adds searching of Amazon's catalogue of free samples and enables downloading of the samples. You can also use...

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Microsoft have announced that Windows 8.1 Enterprise Preview is available for download. Windows 8.1 Enterprise adds mobility, security, management and virtualisation features. Included in Windows 8.1 Enterprise edition: Windows To...

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Category:News -- posted at: 8:20am EDT

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Microsoft have updated the web version of its storage service SkyDrive. The new features on SkyDrive.com include support for new file types, editing features and new sharing options. SkyDrive.com now...

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Category:News -- posted at: 7:03am EDT