This week on tech, Microsoft codenames “Threshold” to the next version of Windows that will include updates for Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Phone, and Xbox One operating system. The software giant stops selling Windows 7 to retailers on October 30, without official announcement. The Internet Explorer team joins NORAD to bring the best Santa tracking system to the modern web. And a new Bing Maps app for Windows 8.1 as preview appeared in the Windows Store with new mapping features such as: notifications, Snap view, Live Tile, and bubble view.
Google finally allows users to export Gmail, Calendar, Contacts, YouTube, and other products data for offline backup or to easily move to a new service. Microsoft’s Major Nelson shares his tips and tricks navigating Xbox One, and if you are looking to buy the best 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablet under $300, I will recommend you to check the best tablets of 2013.
Oh! Remember that Microsoft is also having a “12 Days of Deals” starting Monday 9, and the first deal is the Dell Venue 8 Pro for only $99.
Also Seiki starts shipping 50-inch 4K displays, after 17 years we’ll finally get a new USB connector, called “Type-C”, which is smaller and reversible, but incompatible with the current USB 3.0.
- Microsoft stops selling Windows 7 to retailers
- Desktop Fun: Simple and colorful Christmas wallpaper collection 2013
- Good Deal: get a Dell Venue 8 Pro for $99 from the Microsoft Store on Monday
- Microsoft releases new Bing Maps preview for Windows 8.1
- Google now lets users export Gmail and Calendar data from accounts
- How to navigate Xbox One dashboard by Major Nelson (video)
- Top 8-inch Windows 8.1 tablets under $300 worth buying this year
- Reversible USB Type-C connector is on the way
- NORAD and Internet Explorer deliver the best Santa tracking system on the web
- Seiki 50-inch display: the best 4K resolution monitor under $1000
- Threshold: the next wave of Windows updates is coming in 2015
