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Surface Neo and Duo: We both should get Windows 10x

What a great surface event it was. Many great product refreshed, some whole new product groups and also new form factors were there. The presentation was very, very nicely done... with fun, feeling and a fat surprise moment. And at the end a real highlight: The Surface Duo is the first Surface "Phone" (or something very similar... because actually it is more than a simple smartphone - or at least it could be if it would come with the right ...

Attention Please - New UWP App in the Microsoft Store

A colleague recently asked me about a "gong" app in the Microsoft Store and after some searching I came to the conclusion that there is indeed none in the store dedicated to exactly this one thing: simply and quickly play a sound that can also be used in an honest and serious environment to gain attention. Don’t get me wrong, some soundboards are available, but really an app that makes it easy, doesn’t display 500 sounds ...

Workaround helper for the PDF display problem in the current Windows 10 (m) build

UP­DATE: With the March update, the PDF bug has been fixed, but if someone still needs the fix, they can still access it. In the current build for Windows 10 (mobile) there is unfortunately an unfortunate bug with the display of PDF’s. Since PDF’s are now viewed directly via the Edge engine in the browser, it is difficult to display PDF’s on the Internet at the moment, you would have to download them first and then display ...

PizzaMaker - New UWP game in the Microsoft Store

PizzaMaker is a new little game that turns you into a pizza baker, it’s all about delivering as many pizzas as possible without making too many mistakes, based on a Simpsons episode in which Homer gets his first "MyPad" and plays a game with a similar approach. I don’t want to give away much more here, but try it out, as they say :). So have fun with PizzaMaker! You can find the game here in the Microsoft Store for ...

Black Friday Special: Trekstor WinPhone 5.0 for 209 Euro

If you were late for the super early bird offerings by TrekStor for the WinPhone 5.0, here is your chance to get it at the same price again! For 209 Euro you can get a nice Windows 10 (m) phone again. For that you need to follow this link to facebook: TrekStor WinPhone 5.0 bei Indiegogo and click in the post on the link there.

TrekStor WinPhone 5.0 at Indiegogo

Especialy fans of Windows 10 (mobile) and Continuum should have a look at a recently opened CrowdFunding Campaign. It offers a especially for the price nicely equipped, mid-class smartphone by TrekStor (German company), which can handle Continuum and has one of the nicest designs of all the Windows smartphones. Especially interesting is, that the smartphone is quite compact (5" screens are rare to find), it gives you access to Continuum, it ...