This week on tech, Lenovo’s controversial Superfish adware issue raised concern among consumers due to the possibility of hackers being able to steal passwords, bank information, and other browser private data from users. Microsoft quickly updated its free antivirus, Windows Defender, to remove Surperfish and the bad root certificate from Windows PCs, while Lenovo only offered a how-to guide on how to uninstall the adware.
I have published a how-to guide on reinstalling Windows, as it is the only way to guarantee a clean Windows installation without adware, spyware, virus, and other type of crapware.
Moving along… Workaround was published this week to enable users to install the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones on unsupported Windows Phone 8 devices.
Microsoft releases update KB3040021 and KB3038930 to prepare Windows 10 build 9926 for the next build. Also Xbox One March update preview rolls out to use with screenshots, spam reporting, and many more tweaks for the game console.
This week Microsoft announces that Office now integrates natively with more storage cloud services and opens up the Cloud Storage Partner Program to allow more third-party cloud services to integrate with Office.
OneNote for iPad gets updated with handwriting support and the software giant makes text on images searchable on all devices.
A new trade-in program offers up to $650 to buy a new Surface Pro 3 and Dropbox users can now get 100GB of free OneDrive storage for a year.
New mockup from fan shows how the Windows 10 user interface should look like and the concept gains a lot of attention.
Learn everything Microsoft included in the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phone and check out the coolest features you need to try in the Windows 10 preview for the desktop after the installation.
The software maker is developing a new app for Windows 10 for phones called “People Sense” and check out all the keyboard shortcuts to master the virtual desktops in Windows 10. All this and more…
Welcome to Pureinfotech: Tech Recap edition. Each weekend I will bring you a compilation of articles of the week, including how-to guides, features, tech news, and more. This is simply a list with a brief description of pieces you might have missed or you might just want to read again.
- Windows 10 for phones: New ‘People Sense’ app demonstrated fully on leaked video
- Windows 10: Virtual desktops keyboard shortcuts
- Windows 10: The coolest features you need to try after installation
- Microsoft pushes Windows Defender update to eliminate Lenovo’s Superfish
- Microsoft offers 100GB of free OneDrive space to Dropbox users
- How to remove Superfish adware from Lenovo or other PCs (update)
- How to reinstall Windows from scratch to guarantee a clean PC
- OneNote for iPad gets handwriting support and text within images searchable everywhere
- Dear Microsoft, I want this user interface for Windows 10 (concept)
- Xbox One March update rolls out as preview with screenshots and spam reporting
- Windows 10 build 9926 gets KB3040021 and KB3038930 in preparation for the next build
- Windows 10 for phones: Everything you need to know from the first Technical Preview
- Microsoft’s Office now integrates with more storage cloud services
- Workaround to install Windows 10 preview on any Windows Phone 8 device
