Windows 10 is coming on July 29, are you ready?

 

 July 29 is the day that Windows 10 will be made officially available to the world. The highly anticipated next generation of the Windows oprating system has the unenviable task of enticing current Windows 7, Windows 8 and earlier users to move to a whole new OS that adds more functionality while erasing some of the annoyances that have plagued earlier versions of Windows.

 Microsoft's endgame is to get 1 billion users on Windows 10 in the next 2 to 3 years. Microsoft is helping this cause by making the upgrade free for one year to existing Windows 7 and Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 customers who have legal copies. Hit jump for mor information on how to get ready for Windows 10.

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Microsoft entices more Android tablet makers to pre-load Office, Skype and OneDrive Apps

The new Microsoft under CEO Satya Nadella is all about being a productivity company to all users and on any device. To this end, the company is wooing more Android tablet makers to offer bundles of key MS Office apps and services on their devices. Mirroring the recent partnership with Samasung, whose renewed focus on etnerprise has made it a necessity to offer Microsoft's popular Office Suite, Microsoft has 31 partners that will offer Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, SkyDrive and Skype on their Android devices.Hit jumo for the list of partners.

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BlackBerry settles case with iPhone keyboard maker Typo

BlackBerry is has settled its lawsuit against iPhone keyboard maker Typo. Typo made a series of accessory keyboards for the iPhone that emulated the look and feel of BlackBerrys popular QWERTY keyboard and gave users the ability to input with a physical keyboard. One of the terms of the settlement is that Typo will permanently discontinue the sale of keyboards for smartphones and mobile devices with screens that are less than 7.9 inches. This means they can make peripherals for larger devices.

Google to discontinue Calendar text alerts for regular users

Google’s taking away Calendar’s text message alerts for regular users starting June 27^th. Those who use Google education, work, and government still have access to the feature though. If you’ve been relying on this feature to get updates, you’re going to have to start weaning yourself off of this reliance. Google opted to discontinue this feature because smartphones these days are said to give “richer, more reliable” notifications.

Source: Google | Via: Engadget