Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 is the best laptop replacement — no ifs, ands, or buts

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Microsoft Surface Pro 6
$899 (starting)
The Good

Comes in matte black option! • Quad-core performance • Entry-level model doesn’t stink anymore

The Bad

No USB-C port(s)

The Bottom Line

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 is easily the best 2-in-1 computer of the year, with best-in-class performance at a great value.

Mashable Score4.5
Cool Factor4.0
Learning Curve5.0
Performance5.0
Bang for the Buck4.0

Microsoft had me at matte black.

After several generations, I can now definitively say Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6 is the best 2-in-1 laptop replacement available. Read more…

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Amazon launches Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs

Amazon today launched an Alexa app for Windows 10 PCs on the Microsoft Store. The voice application allows PC owners to speak to Alexa to set reminders, timers, alarms; create lists and to-dos; track their calendar appointments; get news, weather and other information; play music; listen to podcasts and audiobooks; control the smart home, and […]

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Microsoft says it can recover missing files following botched Windows 10 update

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Microsoft abruptly paused the October 2018 Update of its Windows 10 operating system after reports the new software deleted some users’ files. Luckily, there may still be hope of recovering your deleted files if you were one of the many people affected.

According to head of the Windows Insider program Dona Sarkar, Microsoft support has a few tools to reverse the effects of the update and restore your deleted files. “They have the tools to get you back to a good state,” Sarkar said in a tweet. She also suggested users who discovered missing files call Microsoft support at +1-800-Microsoft for assistance. Read more…

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Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports

A few day after making the latest version of Windows 10 available to users, Microsoft has suspended the update, citing multiple reports of user data loss. “We have paused the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update (version 1809) for all users as we investigate isolated reports of users missing some files after updating,” […]

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The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now available

Microsoft today announced that the Windows 10 October 2018 update is now available. The company made the announcement at a small press event in New York, though it’s obviously no surprise that Microsoft decided to roll out the October update in the month that gave it its name. As usual, these rollouts take a while. […]

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Microsoft hopes enterprises will want to use Cortana

In a world dominated by Alexa and the Google Assistant, Cortana suffers the fate of a perfectly good alternative that nobody uses and everybody forgets about. But Microsoft wouldn’t be Microsoft if it just gave up on its investment in this space, so it’s now launching the Cortana Skills Kit for Enterprise to see if […]

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Microsoft OneDrive’s on-demand files come to the MacOS Finder

If you live and work in the Microsoft Office ecosystem but often use a Mac, here is some good news: OneDrive Files On-Demand is now available in public preview for MacOS. Files-On Demand was one of the marquee features of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. The general idea here is you can store your […]

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