Xpertfeed

Online re-seller leaks on-sale dates for Windows 10  Summary: A major software reseller in the U.S. has begun taking preorders for Windows 10 OEM software, in the process leaking prices and the apparent availability date of the software. Surprisingly, Microsoft is actually raising OEM prices in this cycle. It happens every product cycle. Despite Microsoft's best efforts to keep details of its launch plans under wraps, an online retailer has leaked pricing for OEM copies of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Pro and is even accepting pre-orders. The details appear at Newegg.com, where a  search for Windows 10  turns up two OEM System Builder packages for sale. This is familiar turf for Newegg, which also jumped the gun with preorders for Windows 8 in 2012. Assuming the on-sale dates listed here are accurate, small system builders will have access to Windows 10 before Labor Day. But if you were looking forward to a price break, think again. These ...

Do you qualify for the free  Windows 10 upgrades ? Summary: Microsoft's free upgrade offer for Windows 10 comes with an asterisk and some fine print. Most modern PCs qualify, but beware if you build or buy custom PCs or you want to run Windows 10 in a virtual machine. We've got the details. One question We've been asked more often than any other lately is this: "If I'm running the Windows 10 Preview, do I get a free license when the Preview is over?" Is this a physical device or a virtual machine? With extremely rare exceptions, virtual machines don't include a Windows license. Skip ahead to the next section for details on how to acquire a qualifying license. If this is a physical device, such as a desktop PC, laptop, or tablet, it needs to have a proper underlying license to be eligible for the free upgrade. Most PCs sold through the commercial and retail channel come with a home or business edition of Windows already installed. All M...

Google News & Weather now works on Apple Watch Summary: Although the company has its own Android Wear watches to support, Google is starting to bring its apps to the Apple Watch. Last month, We asked when Google's apps would support the Apple Watch. Looks like we have an answer: Today. The  Google News & Weather app for iOS  was updated on Tuesday both with "performance enhancements and stability improvements" and support for Apple Watch. I haven't seen any other Google apps ready for the watch, so this appears to be the first. Like most other watch apps for Apple's wearable device, Google News & Weather for the watch is essentially an extension for the iOS app. You can't have the watch app without installing the software on your iPhone, that is. Google included the ability to add News & Weather to your Apple Watch glances for quick access. That's because the watch requests data on demand from your iPhone over a B...

Linksys brings fastest Wi-Fi router ever to market Summary: Wave 2, the next generation of 802.11ac Wi-Fi, is here and Linksys is the first to bring it to us with its latest router: The EA8500. The Linksys EA8500 is the fastest Wi-Fi router of them all. Who doesn't love fast Wi-Fi? Thanks to   802.11ac , real-world   speeds are finally cracking the 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps) barrier . With the new   802.11ac multi-user multiple-input and multiple-output  ( MU-MIMO) Wave 2   finally arriving in chipsets, Gbps speeds may finally become commonplace rather than exceptional. Leading the way is   Linksys   with the first Wave 2 router to market: The   Linksys Max-Stream AC2600 MU-MIMO Gigabit Router (EA8500) . In theory, 802.11ac Wave 2 devices, when working with other Wave 2 enabled gear, can crack 7Gbps. Linksys, wisely, doesn't make any such claim. In the real world, Wi-Fi never runs as fast it does in a pristine lab envir...

HERE's the good news: Maps a bright spot for Nokia as networks profit slides Summary: While sales are up across the board at Nokia, profit has taken a tumble in its Networks division. Nokia's sales are on the up, with all three of its units showing revenue growth during the first quarter of the year. Nokia published its   first quarter results   on Thursday, showing revenue increasing 20 percent year on year to €3.2bn, up from €2.7bn a year ago. However, operating profit took a tumble, falling from €305m a year ago to €265m for the most recent quarter. The biggest reduction in profit came from Nokia's Networks division, falling 61 percent to €85m, despite a 15 percent rise in revenue to €2.7bn. The company said that it is seeing growth in Networks' global services business, particularly around network implementation, but attributed a drop in profit from its mobile broadband business to climbing operating costs, a decrease in income from its core network...