Few qualities define the Windows experience as starkly as its extraordinary commitment to application compatibility. While Microsoft’s decisions and strategies are frequently the subject of spirited debate, even lifelong users of rival operating systems have come to quietly—sometimes...
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One of the more intriguing Windows Phone 8.1 revelations to come out of Build a few months back was that users would be allowed to customize their handsets' lock screen via new interactive apps provided by Microsoft and, eventually, third parties. But this lock screen...
Opera devotees will be glad to hear that the browser is coming to tablets running Android and Windows 7, with the same features of its mobile software on other platforms.
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It took me about 3 months to find out that my Nokia cell phone software caused blue screens at my Vista Fujitsu Esprimo system. I used this software to synchronized my agenda/contacts with my E75 phone. This, despite of the fact that I used the latest downloadable 7,1 version which is claimed to...