More information on the iPhone 5 has just come out. It will be interesting to see how much of it actually does get confirmed. But until it does, we’re all trying to keep up with it. The Guardian is the latest news outlet to get its hands on some pieces of info, quoting “sources”. According to the newspaper, the new iPhone 5 will be using the all-new nano-SIM, a format which manufacturers have agreed upon a month ago....

I found the repurchase behavior figures of the same study quite interesting. It would seem that Android users are the most loyal to their type of smartphone when it comes to buying a new device. 89% will buy another phone running Google’s platform, while only 84% of iPhone users will buy another one of Apple’s smartphones. BlackBerry users are third, at 61%. Also interesting is that 33% of Symbian S60 users and 36% of Palm Pre users would buy an iPhone....

Unfortunately, Philips Hue lights don’t include motion sensor functionality. If you want, you could purchase motion detector hardware that works with the Philips Hue lights. But if you’d prefer to save some money, there’s another way. The following trick is a great way to build a Philips Hue motion sensor from an old Android phone you might have laying around. Step 1: Install Motion Sensor Software on Your Android Phone For your Android phone motion sensor to work, all you need is any motion sensor app that can send an email whenever there’s a motion alert....

Since then the number has grown, and when combined, it creates a healthy figure for both Windows Phone and its desktop operating system. This number is still far less when compared to Android or Apple, but it is encouraging to see that more developers are coming on board. For a collection of statistics on Microsoft products and services, you can download the full By the Numbers PDF report. This report is solid news for Microsoft as the Windows 10 official release date should be in the fall later this year....

As is custom over at Microsoft, today for Patch Tuesday the MSRC (Microsoft Security Research Center) released it’s August 2009 Microsoft Security Patches. 9 Security updates in total. Although a few of the updates fix the standard issues (IE: Go to an infected website and possibly get infected with Malicious code/virus), there are a few I feel are worth a mention to you groovyReaders. Here’s a quick summary of what I found interesting this month: MS09-044 – This is a new type of exploit involving the Popular Remote Desktop Client....

Click the down arrow on the right side of the Quick Access Toolbar. Select Commands Not in the Ribbon from the Choose commands from drop-down list. You’ll see a long list of applications and commands you can add to the Quick Access Toolbar. Find Calculator in the list, select it, and click Add. The Calculator is added to the end of the list on the right, which places it on the right end of the Quick Access Toolbar....

The Windows Team realized it was asking a bit too much of users, and a fix was released to help update devices with low storage capacity easier. Easier Upgrade to Windows 10 1511 on Low Capacity Devices Users should note, this fix is for devices already running Windows 10 that have not been updated to the November Update yet. If you’re still running Windows 8.1, you’ll still have to face the hurdle to get it installed....

Import Gmail into Outlook.com Create a new account or log in to your existing one and go to Inbox > Options > Import Email Accounts. Or to get there easily, just click this link to start up the import wizard. If you’re new to Outlook.com and not familiar with the interface, here’s the step-by-step: Click Settings (Gear Icon) and then More Mail Settings. Then under the Managing Your Account section, click Import Email Accounts....

Microsoft announced open enrollment for the Skip Ahead branch via Twitter: — Windows Insider (@windowsinsider) July 23, 2018 Windows Insider Skip Ahead Branch To re-enroll for the Skip Ahead branch of the Insider program, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Insider Program and change your ring. Under the “What kind of content would you like to receive?” section change it from Active development to “Skip ahead to the next Windows release” and your pace will automatically be set to Fast....

As is the case with most cumulative updates there are no new features to report. However, there is a number of fixes that will improve overall system performance. Here is a look at what you can expect. KB4501375 for Windows 10 1903 May 2019 Update After installing this update your build number will jump to 18362.207. Here is the list of fixes and improvements included: Addresses an issue that fails to display the cursor when you hover over the keyboard magnifier....

It’s official, this morning Microsoft released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8.) If you’re looking for the download link, I suggest heading here: http://www.microsoftpost.com/?s=windows+internet+explorer+8 for the Download Link and all the Internet Explorer 8 goodness. ;) Packed full of new features and concepts I guess it’s time I finally install it on my primary box. Update 3 pm PST: So I went ahead and upgraded my IE7 to IE8 on my main desktop which is running Windows Server 2008 x64 SP1....

Outlook.com for Android Download the Outlook.com app from Google Play. After it’s installed, your prompted to enter in your @outlook, @live or @hotmail email address and password. Then you can enter in a nickname for the account and set how much email you want to see on the device. Then choose your Sync settings for Contacts and Calendar. Of course you can set up multiple Outlook.com email addresses – including @hotmail and @live....

Windows 10 21H1 Build 19043.1198 There are no new features to report but this build does include the following improvements to the OS: We fixed an issue that prevents users from tracking Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) activation failures.We fixed a threading issue that might cause the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service to stop working when it is under a high load.We fixed an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) provider host process to stop working....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19577 In this build, the company is continuing optional updates with drivers. According to the post: “During this experiment, drivers categorized as “optional” will not be automatically downloaded and installed on Windows Insider’s PCs running Build 19536 and newer.” It is also adding features to Cortana, updated the behavior of advanced startup, and more. Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s latest Insider build:...

The announcement came late in the day from Microsoft exec Gabe Aul on Twitter. — Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) May 16, 2016 Microsoft notes on its Windows Experience Blog: Windows 10 Mobile Preview Build 14342 Here are some of the new features you can expect from this latest build: Swipe navigation in Microsoft Edge: This is one of the most requested features from Insiders and allows you to use swipe gestures to navigate back and forward between visited websites in Edge....

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Build 17650 Microsoft continues to revamp the overall UI of the OS with its FLuent Design and in this build, we get to see the new look of Windows Defender Security Center. In today’s post, Microsoft’s Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc note: “You’ll also notice we’ve adjusted the spacing and padding around the app and will now dynamically size the categories on the main page if more room is needed for extra info....

— Dona Sarkar (@donasarkar) March 21, 2017 Today’s Insider Preview comes after Build 15061 for PCs which ended up being the third in just one week. While the builds last week were for PC only, this time Mobile users are included. Windows 10 Creators Update build 15063 for PC & Mobile Don’t expect any new features during this is the final stretch of builds. These that are meant to fix bugs and introduce overall improvements to the OS under the hood....

At work my team was surprised just how effective MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) was when we ran into a PC from our sales team member who had their PC just FULL of viruses and malicious code. McAfee, which is our corporate standard scanned the PC but couldn’t find a single virus on it. For grins, I installed MSE and guess what – it found about ten different types of malware and viruses....

Reller made the announcement on Wednesday as part of the Microsoft keynote at Computex Taipei event taking place this week. According to a post on the Office News blog: This news comes on the heels of a recent announcement that Microsoft is giving you a free keyboard cover for Surface tablets purchased for the next month. Whether the addition of Outlook and a free keyboard will help spur slow Surface RT sales remains to be seen....

One of the features I use on the Windows side of things is the Lorem Ipsum and Random Text generator. Unfortunately, Word for Mac doesn’t yet have a Lorem Ipsum generator; however, it does have a random text generator which can be helpful when writing a document or blog post, and you need dummy content. Here’s how it works. Generate Random Text on Word for Mac Docs Step 1 Type =rand() into your word document and press the Enter key....