If you thought the six-inch Lumia 1520 was a monster phone, then hold onto your hats: Windows 10 supports phones with up to 8 inches of screen space. In fact, Windows 10 phones could be even larger than the smallest Windows 10 “desktop” PCs. At the Windows Hardware Engineering (WinHEC) conference in China this week, Microsoft is outlining the minimum hardware requirements for Windows 10 phones and desktop PCs. And while some are doubtless hypothetical—could a three-inch Windows 10 phone, or watch, even be practical?—they do suggest some intriguing possibilities. The bottom line is this: Windows 10 phones will scale from 3 inches to 7.99 inches in terms of display size, while Windows 10 Professional “desktop” PCs, or tablets, must have displays of just 7 inches and above. Windows 10 consumer tablets and PCs, meanwhile, must have 8-inch display sizes and larger.
The Google app has come a long way since the days when it was just a search widget for the home screen. Now it contains Google Now, voice search, location services, and even manages the home screen if you use the Google launcher. You can harness all that power to do some cool things as long as you know where to look. For example, Google Now can let a friend or family member know when you’ve started your daily commute. Here’s how to set it up. Before you get started, make sure you have Google location services enabled in the system settings. You and whoever you’re sharing commute updates with also need to have Google+ profiles. You don’t have to actually
Sony has finally revealed pricing and the full channel list for its PlayStation Vue streaming video service, which is launching now in New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia. The basic “Access” bundle will cost $50 per month and includes roughly 50 channels. Several major broadcast networks such as CBS, NBC, and Fox are on board, and the bundle includes dozens of cable channels such as CNN, Fox News, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and the Food Network. The “Core” bundle costs $60 per month and mainly adds a handful of regional sports channels such as Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network. (The actual channels in this bundle depends on region. For instance, New York subscribers get the Yankee-focused YES network, while Chicago and Philadelphia subscribers get CSN.)
The email app (finally) syncs up with your phone's address book and displays additional details about each person. You can now touch a contact to email or start a phone call with them. If you rotate your phone or tablet, the calendar now transforms into a three-day view, which is handy if you have a lot of items jam-packed into your schedule. The update also includes the obligatory bug fixes and performance improvements, promising a faster experience. The update is there for the taking in the
Twitter has a new partner to try and popularize the concept of sharing and listening to music on the social network. Music streaming service Rhapsody recently announced during SXSW that its members could now share music on Twitter. The new feature takes advantage of Rhapsody says it is the first streaming music service to offer licensed full-track playback on Twitter. Streaming
It’s official, folks: Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for existing Windows users—as long as you claim it quickly. Kicking off the
If you've read the site for any length of time, you probably know I'm looking forward to Cyan's latest game, Well now there's one more thing that's looking
He didn’t use the panel as an opportunity to announce a presidential campaign for 2016, but he kind of hinted that it would be coming around the corner. His actions scream of candidacy: He just opened an office in Texas, he’s experimenting with social media, and he’s making the press rounds. He certainly knew how to butter up the crowd in Austin.
