You can access all your personal music collection from OneDrive with Xbox Music app starting from today across all Windows devices by uploading music files to a new “Music” folder OneDrive and access them on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 devices along with Xbox 360 & Xbox One.
Anyone having a Microsoft account in selected regions can add music to OneDrive and play over Xbox Music. The selected regions are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.
You don’t need a music pass subscription to play your music from OneDrive instead if you do have an Xbox Music Pass, you will get an extra 100GB of storage on OneDrive for free for all your music. You may need Xbox Live account in order to have your music from OneDrive show up in the Xbox Music app for Windows Phone 8.1.
So enjoy your music and let us know how do you find this new experience in the comments below or tweet us using #TechBuzzIreland.
There is good news for all the Windows 10 Technical Preview users. Microsoft had released a new update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview.
The new Build 10041 had the following enhancements
Improved Start experience
Improvements to Virtual Desktops
Cortana made available to new markets on desktops
New network fly-out from the taskbar
Engagements to Photos app
New text input canvas
Some experiments with Lock screen
Improvements to Windows Insider Program
The Windows Feedback app now has the ability to filter feedback as well as suggestions versus problems. “Me too” functionality shows up in search results so you can quickly add your “Me too” to items from directly from the search results view. Performance improvements around launching the app, category download, search results, and submitting feedback.
For the Insider Hub, the “Your Progress” page is updated to track how many missions you’ve completed, how often you’ve responded to requests for feedback, how much feedback you’ve submitted, and the number of up-votes your feedback has received. Microsoft will be continuing to deliver news, new missions, alerts, and other content (including opportunities to win prizes!) through the Insider Hub that won’t necessarily be blog posts or tweets from me, so keep checking there for new information.
When it comes to low prices and great quality is hard argue with Microsoft, and now they’re offering the HP Stream 7 Signature Tablet for the low price of 79$ in the US or £75 in the UK with lots of goodies to look for.
The Stream 7 Signature Edition is a great tablet for the price, it comes with a 7 inch screen (800 x 1280), a quad-core Intel Atom Z3735G processor with 1Gb of ram, a 32GB of internal storage with SD card slot, a 2mp back camera and 3mp front camera and 3000mAh battery.
Xbox SmartGlassGreat battery for Stream Videos and Play
What makes this a real bargain is the fact that you not only recieve the tablet, you’ll also get a free Office 365 one year subscription (which normally cost around 70$), 1TB of OneDrive storage and 60 min. of free Skype calls per month.
And what’s more! If you buy it from the US online Windows Store you’ll also get a $25 Windows Store gift card.
This deal is only available if you order the HP Stream 7 through the online Store.
If you’re in the States you can order yours HERE.
And for the UK residents you can order HERE.
Do you have one or planning to have? Let us know in the comments section bellow ot Tweet us using #techbuzzireland
A couple of days ago we spoke that Microsoft is going to release a Preview of Windows 10 for phones some point this month, and now we can be safe that if something goes wrong and is to much to look at, we can go back to WP 8.1.1
Thanks to a Tweet of the man who apparently never sleeps has now confirmed that such tool exists and will be able to all of us. The process as well all the features of W10 for phones are still unknown but a Video is coming too and there we can take a closer look at what W10 will do with our phones.
WindowsPhone is all about personalization and pinning what you need on to the home screen. To make this experience on June screen even more personal Microsoft recently launched an app, which allows you to have images of your superhero or favorite cartoon character or anything you want to make your home screen and lock screen even more personal, the #TileArt app.
#TileArt app allows users to place the images as they wish to on the home screen with transparent tiles. Using #TileArt users can
• Create your own custom tile layout
• Upload transparent PNG images
• Access free #TileArt Gallery
• Customize your lock screen
• Share home screen with your friends
A closer look at Tile Art
You can download this app on your WindowsPhone from here. Let us know what you feel about this app in the comments below or tweet us @jimboireland or @Tiwaash using #techbuzzireland
Microsoft has recently been involved in developing their Office apps for iOS and Android, which are feature rich and gel very well with the environment. After OneDrive, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and OneNote today Microsoft added one more very useful and important Office app, Outlook to this list.
Today Microsoft officially announced the the availability of Outlook for iOS and Android. This official mail client from Microsoft is feature and is a good way to carry your stuffs all at one place.
Why choose Outlook?
Manage your inbox • Outlook automatically triages your inbox for you, surfacing your most important email. Less relevant email is placed in your “Other” inbox. • Swipe to quickly delete, archive, or schedule messages. • Schedule emails and they will return to your inbox at a later time.
Your calendar built-in • Switching between your email and calendar apps is a thing of the past. Outlook includes your calendar and notifies you with appointment reminders. • Find available meeting times and share them in email or schedule a meeting.
Attachments made easy • View and attach any file from your email, OneDrive, Dropbox, and other accounts with just a few taps. • Send large files even if you haven’t downloaded them to your phone.
Find anything fast • Filter your inbox to only show messages that are unread, flagged, or have attachments, with a single tap. • Quickly find the right messages, people and files by typing just a few letters. • Outlook shows people you communicate with most often, and lets you conveniently drill down to see all related emails, meetings and files.
Finally the much awaited event went live today where Microsoft showcased all about Windows 10 and some new technology which there are introducing the world to. Windows 10 is the most advanced OS made by Microsoft, which will work on various devices of various sizes. Continue reading to know what happened at the event today.
Windows 10 Overview
After the event went live, Terry Myerson announced on stage that, for the first year after Windows 10 launches, any device running Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows Phone 8.1 will be able to upgrade to the latest version of MIcrosoft’s OS — for free. Which we consider is good thing as far as users are concerned.
Taking feedback from 1.7 million insiders from the Microsoft Insider Program, Windows 10 can easily be called as the most advanced OS from the company which offers seamless multitasking with special attention on the user security and privacy and comes with loads of features. The key features are listed below
Now Cortana is made available on PCs & laptops with advanced capabilities and “Hey Cortana” activates the personal assistant.
Improved design and interface.
New universal apps for PC such as Outlook, Calendar etc. now are more functional and go well with the whole interface.
Project Spartan is here to replace Internet Explorer. Spartan is fast responsive and feature rich, providing you with the option to create notes right on the browser, there is reading mode on board and many more.
Gaming is getting a massive push in Windows 10. A new Xbox app enables Game DVR for sharing clips of most PC games with your friends — and they’re sent across Xbox Live, so Xbox One owners can watch as well.
Cortana for Windows 10
On the desktop of Windows 10, Cortana takes the form of a search box located right beside the Start button. The box will allow you to search the web and your local computer, with results popping up above it. Cortana can be used to perform simple searches, but as on Windows Phone, it can also be used to surface much richer information, like flight statuses. Cortana can also be used to send and dictate emails, control music, and launch apps. Notifications will also pop up here.
Windows 10 for Phones
Joe Belfiore today demonstrated the new experience tailored specifically for phones and tablets with screens of 8 inches and smaller. The most immediate change is a shift of the background image to sit behind the UI tiles, making for a much tidier and more attractive interface. The settings menu has also been cleaned up dramatically, with Belfiore noting it’s a universal app that will function identically whether on the desktop or mobile version. The first build of Windows 10 for phones will be made available to members of the Windows Insider Program in February.
Office for Windows 10 Phone & Tablet
Microsoft demoed Office for Windows 10 today, giving a first look at how it will look on phones and small tablets. It’s a huge improvement over what Word, Powerpoint, and Excel currently look like on WindowsPhone. The new apps look a lot more like their desktop counterparts, just streamlined to make more sense for a small, touchscreen device.
Windows 10 for Xbox One
Microsoft’s gaming chief Phil Spencer just announced that Windows 10 is coming to Xbox One. “For developers that want to bring their application over the TV screen this is going to make it very easy for them to do so.” Microsoft announced a the new Xbox App for Windows 10 and Xbox One Streaming to Windows 10 devices.
New Device: 84-inch Surface Hub tailored for Windows 10
Microsoft unveiled a whole new category of device designed to showcase Windows 10. It’s called the Surface Hub. Surface Hub features an 84-inch 4K display with support for multi-touch and pen input. A 55-inch option will also be available. The massive screen also includes dual cameras, microphones, and a wide array of “advanced sensors,” Microsoft says.
New way of Computing: Windows Holographic with HoloLens Headset
Microsoft also revealed its next great innovation: Windows Holographic. It’s an augmented reality experience that employs a headset, much like all the VR goggles. Microsoft’s solution adds holograms to the world around you. The HoloLens headset is described as “the most advanced holographic computer the world has ever seen.” It’s a self-contained computer, including a CPU, a GPU, and a dedicated holographic processor. The dark visor up front contains a see-through display, there’s spatial sound so you can “hear” holograms behind you, and HoloLens also integrates a set of motion and environmental sensors.
Microsoft sent out mails to Nokia Mail users informing that she Nokia Mail and Nokia Chat services powered by Yahoo from March 9, 2015 onwards.
“Beginning 9 March, 2015, you will no longer be able to sign in, access your existing emails, or send and receive new messages using your Nokia Mail or Nokia Chat address. If you want to save your existing emails, you must copy your existing Nokia Mail to another email service or to your computer before 9 March, 2015″ read the mail from Microsoft.
Microsoft also detailed about the withdrawal of support from all the services for which the users use Nokia Mail id.
“If you use your Nokia Mail or Nokia Chat address to sign in to Yahoo services such as Flickr, you will no longer be able to do so after March 9, 2015 and all your data and content will be deleted. If you’re a Flickr user, follow this link to move your photos to a new Flickr account, to prevent losing your photos:https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr/SLN7315.html?impressions=true
If you have been using Nokia Mail as your contact email for other apps or services, we advise you to update your profile on these services to use an alternative email address. We recommend that you let your friends and family know about your new email address as well”.
So considering this as an early warning signal from Microsoft it is better to follow the instructions given here & save your important mails & chats.
Stay tuned for more tech buzz.
Microsoft has updated its Band fitness tracker in its first major update. Microsoft started rolling out additional features to the Band such as guided workout and more.
The Band fitness tracker is getting 12 Guided Workouts that Microsoft has sourced from various partners, like Gold’s Gym and Men’s Fitness magazine. Users will have to load the workouts from the Microsoft Health app to the wearable gadget. Earlier in January, Microsoft pushed a general software update to the Microsoft Band and to the Health app, which primarily addressed performance and fixed a few bugs.
The Microsoft Band uses a series of timers and wrist buzzes to guide the user through the workouts. Some of the workouts use common exercise equipment like kettlebells, dumbbells, plyometric boxes, and jumprope.
To know about Microsoft Band and it’s feature click here.
