Microsoft Support & Discussions

Here's a glimpse of Infinity Blade Kingdom Come, which will be the final update and conclusion to the trilogy of amazing iPhone and iPad action games. On top of wrapping up the storyline, you'll also get a bunch of new weapons, items, enemies, and environments. Specific details beyond that are sparse for now. For those unfamiliar, Infinity Blade games pit players in one-on-one fantasy duels, full of monsters, magic, and an extensive armory. The Infinity Blade series has long set the bar for the graphics capabilities of iOS devices, and has remained an iPhone and iPad exclusive for years. It will be a shame to know that the series is done, but at least it's going o…

CCP Games on Tuesday announced the launch of the latest expansion for its spacefaring massively multiplayer online (MMO) game, EVE Online. It's called Hyperion, and it's a free update for all currently registered players. EVE Online takes gamers far in the future and across the universe to a remote galaxy called New Eden, where mankind has settled after discovering faster-than-light travel. Players pilot customizable ships through more than 7,000 star systems comprising planets, asteroid belts, moons, stations, wormholes and other phenomena. Players engage in professions that build skills and create products or services that can be sold for in-game currency. EVE Onli…

Instagram's second app is coming, and it's called Hyperlapse. The app combines some really intelligent video stabilization with time lapse techniques. It's not unlike the hyperlapse stabilization demoed by Microsoft earlier this month, except that it's coming as an app for your iPhone. Unlike Instagram, which has long-featured filters as a premiere element of the experience, Hyperlapse's only filters are stabilization and speed. Hyperlapse uses the motion data from the gyroscopes and accelerometers built into modern iPhones to extract motion data for the stabilization. A traditional stabilization algorithm (like those built into iMovie on the Mac and Final Cut Pro X …

A new system called Simplicam by Arcsoft promises to be a strong Dropcam competitor thanks to cheaper cloud storage subscriptions and facial recognition alerts. Simplicam has the same simple plug-and-play set-up and mobile app for movement alerts and live monitoring. Facial recognition just lets you know that there's someone in the house, not who they are, but in most cases that's enough. If you snag the $199 version of Simplicam (compatible with both Android and iPhone), it includes a year of 1-day subscription service of the cloud storage service, Closeli, so you can go over footage from the last 24 hours. You can also subscribe to a $49 annual plan instead. By con…

Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the most amazing one yet — the iPhone 4S Nothing about 2011 was normal for Apple. Tim Cook had introduced the Verizon iPhone 4 at the beginning of the year and Apple had finally shipped the white iPhone 4 by spring. But unlike previous years, WWDC 2011 came and went with nary a mention nor a glimpse of a new iPhone. Steve Jobs went on medical leave again, and in August resigned as CEO. On October 4, 2011, Apple's new CEO, Tim Cook, senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, and other executives took the stage at a special me…

Every month for many years, we’ve released a number of updates focused on the continuous improvement of customers’ experiences with our technology. Historically, these updates happened at different times during the month, with the security-specific ones occurring on the second Tuesday of each month. Recently, to further streamline, we decided to include more of our non-security updates together with our security updates and begin the global release to customers on the second Tuesday of each month.

Vector is a news and analysis show focusing on the biggest stories, hottest trends, and most important issues in technology and popular culture. On this week's show, Apple university and the state of management training, Microsoft's stack ranking and how it affected the company, Samsung and Xiaomi and the idea of legal vs. ethical vs. smart copying, the success and failures of innovation vs. imitation for companies and the economy, app design copying and what it means for designers, John Gruber's iPhone 6 math and the importance of touch target size, and native advertising in the context of podcast and RSS sponsorships. With Georgia Dow, Guy English, Dave Wiskus, Rene Rit…

The Apple TV is expanding its lineup of premium on-demand offerings today with the addition of Showtime Anytime. Like HBO Go, Anytime provides you with on-demand Showtime content right on the Apple TV. In addition to providing on-demand movies and TV series from Showtime, Anytime also shows live TV. You can choose to watch the feed of either Showtime East or Showtime West. In order to access Showtime's content, including the live TV, you must be a Showtime subscriber, and verify your cable provider through the app. You can activate your Apple TV for Showtime Anytime either through the web or the Anytime app for iPhone and iPad. What do you think of Showtime Anytim…

The Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest public school system in the United States, has decided not to move forward with its plans to offer an iPad to every student in the system, due to concerns about the iPad itself as well as how the contract with Apple was handled by school system administrators. The school board of LA United approved a contract with Apple, along with a subcontractor Pearson, just over a year ago to begin the project for $30 million, with plans to expand that contract to $500 million over the next year. LA Unified also planned to spend another $500 million to help expand Internet access in the schools. However, on Monday, the s…

If you add an iPad to your T-Mobile Simple Choice plan, starting September 3rd T-Mobile will charge you $10-a-month for the privilege and will double your data allotment in the process. The plan creates a duplicate bucket of data reserved for that iPad, up to 5 GB per month. This is in stark contrast to other carriers, where adding a new device, iPad or otherwise, draws from your preexisting bucket of data. It's worth noting that this is a segregated bucket for the tablet — you've got one bucket for your phone (say, a 3 GB T-Mobile plan) and a separate 3 GB for the tablet. In addition to the new iPad plans, T-Mobile's also expanding their family plans. Previously …

Today Only: Buy the Seidio DILEX Case (with kickstand) for iPhone 5C and save 49% This hybrid iPhone 5C case combines two layers of shock absorbing protection; a compact, silicone core underneath a strong polycarbonate exterior. The back of each case features a retractable kickstand for enjoying media at a comfortable viewing angle. Choose from black, blue, red, purple and white! Continue reading...

Image submitted by iMore reader sankarphotography Every day, millions of photos are taken around the world, and a good chunk of those are taken on an iPhone. It's no wonder why — the iPhone is super portable, has an amazing iSight camera and an incredibly easy to use Camera app. Combine that with the ability to share photos instantly via Twitter, Instagram and other social networks, and you have the perfect solution for capturing and publishing any moment imaginable. So, each week we're going to scour the social networks for uplifting, inspiring, touching, and all around amazing photos using #iphone #iphoneography #vscocam and similar hashtags and embed the best of wha…

Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the more powerful iPhone 3GS Steve Jobs didn't give the WWDC keynote on June 8, 2009. He was away on medical leave. So, a team of Apple executives soldiered on without him. That included Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, who's task was to fill the biggest New Balances in the business for what was becoming Apple's biggest business. Schiller started off quoting Time Magazine's praise for the last generation, "the phone that has changed phones forever." He'd go on to make that phone more affordable forever, while also introduc…

Parental Controls, also known as Restrictions, allow you to set what your children can and can't access on an iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. With Parental Controls, you can lock out Safari, Camera, FaceTime, Siri, AirDrop, CarPlay, the iTunes, iBooks, Podcasts, or App Stores (including in-app purchases), as well as content by age rating, and the ability to make changes to accounts and other app settings. In other words, they're a way to block your child's access to anything and everything you deem inappropriate for them based on their age and sensitivity, and your own best judgement. And they're part of what make Apple devices an ideal computing platform for kids! How t…

The iPhone and iPad make great email companions, thanks to the built-in Mail app. Unfortunately, large attachments can eat lots of data, or worse, not send at all. Luckily services like Dropbox are making it easier than ever to share files via email, no matter how big they are. Once you've got the file in Dropbox, you can send it via the Mail app in just a few taps! How to share large email attachments in Dropbox with the built-in Mail app Lauch the Dropbox app on your iPhone or iPad. — Free - Download Now Find the file you'd like to share and tap on it. Tap on the Share button. Tap on Copy Link. Launch the Mail app. Either reply to a message or create a new o…

Every week Apple adds tons of new media content on iTunes — music, books, movies and more. It's impossible to keep up with all of it, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! This week we've got the latest season (or series, if you're British) of Doctor Who, a new tribute to the great Louis Armstrong from Dr. John, the second Captain America movie and much more! Simple Science EP - Zero 7 If you're a fan of Morcheeba and Air, you're probably familiar with Henry Binns and Sam Hardaker's collaboration as Zero 7. Their first three studio albums produced some downtempo electronica classics like In the Waiting Line, Destiny and Passing By. 2009…

In line with technology upgrades being made across the Royal Caribbean Cruises fleet, the company is giving all of its 40,000 shipboard crew members Windows 8.1 tablets. “This technology isn’t only about giving our guests a better vacation – it’s about giving our crew and their families a closer connection than we’ve ever been able to,” says Richard D. Fain, chairman and CEO of Royal Caribbean Cruises. These Windows tablets can help crew members keep in closer touch with family and friends by using Skype and sharing photos on OneDrive. They can also use Bing and Office 365 to get other tasks done. The rollout will begin in October and is expected to be completed …

We've dug up the very best, top ten simulation games on iPad, including god sims, business sims, physics sims, sandbox games, and everything in between. Games don't always have to be about blowing something up or relying on twitch reflexes. Puzzles do a good job of offering something on that front (and we've got a bunch of favorite puzzle games for iPad), but for those looking for something a bit more substantial, you'll find plenty of simulation games available on iPad. These are all about framing and recreating relatable, real-life situations in interesting ways. Whatever kind of gamer you are, if you're itching for new sim games on your iPad, check these out. …

Today Only: Buy the Body Glove DropSuit Rugged Case for iPhone 5C and save 44% This iPhone 5C case is tough. Not just in a protection standpoint, either. We're talking looks, too. It has reinforced corners with a custom shock dissipation system that absorbs nasty impacts. It's easy to grip and leaves access to all your device's features! Continue reading...

Spotlight is the name of Apple's system-wide search feature on both the Mac and iOS. With iOS 8, Spotlight is getting some new smarts, including location and context awareness, so it can help you find not only what you're looking for on your iPhone or iPad, but on the web as well. But how does the new Spotlight work? Lighting the spots Originally codenamed Matador, Spotlight was first announced for the Mac alongside OS X Tiger in 2004. It came to the iPhone as part of iOS 3 (iPhone OS 3) in 2009. It was the year after the introduction of the App Store but even in that short amount of time the number of apps people had on their phones had grown to the point where f…

Coin has now changed course and is hoping to earn back trust from customers by offering a free nationwide beta. Yesterday we learned that Coin — the sort of physical digital that aims to replace all the other cards in your wallet — would be shipping soon in limited (and beta) form to those who backed the project. Turns out backers weren't too pleased with Coin's decision and a huge backlash of complaints followed the announcement. Here's an excerpt from a message Coin CEO Kanishk Parashar just sent to backers: "We apologize for our lack of transparency and clarity in our communications to you. You, as our valuable backers, should have been the first to know abo…

Leading up to the iPhone 6 event we're updating and expanding our series on the history of the iPhone, continuing with the faster, less expensive iPhone 3G At WWDC 2008 on June 9, after finalizing the details of the upcoming App Store, and summing up the original iPhone's achievements, the late Steve Jobs dove into the next challenges Apple had to face, the next mountain they had to climb. On the surface, they were obvious even before Jobs bulleted them on stage — 3G, Enterprise, third-party apps, more countries, and more affordable. The software changes came as part of iPhone OS 2.0. The hardware, iPhone 3G. Just one year after launching the iPhone, we're laun…