This week on tech, Microsoft talks about reducing the number of Windows versions to possible two or even just one. After Xbox One launch many customers started reporting grinding and knocking sound coming from the Blu-ray drive, the company confirmed a small numbers of game consoles shipped defective. However a new video showed that there is a quick workaround to fix the disc drive.
Also this week, Microsoft launched Xbox Video on the web, but the service doesn’t support HD streaming and you need to install the Silverlight plugin to stream content. Facebook app for Windows 8.1 received a massive update with new features, Google Chrome goes hands-free with the new Voice Search Hotword plugin, and Major Nelson announces the next two free games with gold for December.
If you’re looking to purchase a new Windows 8.1 tablet, you should check the top five tablets you should consider buying this year under $500.
Finally, for those lucky fellas already with an Xbox One, this week I posted a new guide to help reset the game console to its factory defaults to fix issues or if you need to sell or give the console away to a friend. All this and more…
