This week on tech, Microsoft join forces with Dropbox to bring Office integration. On a surprise announcement, Microsoft makes Office completely free for iPad, iPhone, and Android tablet. And the software giant officially confirms that Office touch-optimized for Windows 10 is coming, but not until the next version of the operating system ships.
On Windows 10, Microsoft talks about management features coming to the operating system and we now know that Windows will natively play MKV and HEVC (H.265) file formats.
New leaked screenshots of Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9879 show that the company is adding options to hide the virtual desktops (Task View) and Search buttons from the taskbar. This week I also showed you how to get new Windows 10 preview faster than other Windows Insiders.
Also if you ever wanted to run Internet Explorer on iOS and Android, well… Now you can with RemoteIE, which is a new cloud service from Microsoft that allows to stream IE to any mobile device. Of course, this service is aimed to developers to test their products with the web browser, but anyone is welcome to try it.
Recent Patch Tuesday included an Internet Explorer 11 update that adds a new Bing search box to new taps, if you don’t like this feature, this week I published a How-To guide to remove the search box and keep using New Tab like the old times.
On Xbox One, Microsoft summarizes all the features released in 2014 for the game console — Over 100 changes –. Best Buy offers new trade-in program that reduces the price of Xbox One to $200. Don’t miss this week collection of abstract backgrounds for your Xbox One dashboard, and that you can start downloading new games for free with Xbox Live Gold for November.
Continuing on the Microsoft Band, this week I talked about all the sensors included on the band and how they work together to provide useful information.
Google releases a Chrome extension to allow users to open desktop apps from Google Drive in Chrome in PC or Mac. And Facebook launches a Tor URL to access the social network from anywhere in the world with censorship. 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 preview lets you remove virtual desktops and search buttons from taskbar
- Understanding the Microsoft Band sensors
- Best Buy trade-in program cuts Xbox One price to $200
- Microsoft details Windows 10 management features
- Download the Windows Insider wallpapers for Windows 10
- How to remove IE11’s Bing search box from the New Tab
- Microsoft shows off Office touch-optimized apps for Windows 10 (video)
- Office now free for iPad, iPhone, and Android, downloads now available
- The complete list of Xbox One features released in 2014
- How to open desktop apps from Google Drive in Chrome
- 8 abstract backgrounds for your Xbox One dashboard (Download)
- Microsoft brings Office 365 integration to Dropbox
- Microsoft brings Office 365 integration to Dropbox
- Windows 10 includes native MKV and HEVC (H.265) file formats support
- Windows 10: how to download new builds faster
- RemoteIE brings Internet Explorer to every OS including iOS and Android
- November Xbox One and Xbox 360 free games with Gold
- Facebook adds Tor URL to access the network from anywhere in the world
