Category: Science & Technology

Windows 10 intercepting data from Google Chrome?

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So I was catching up with some Windows 10 news this morning when this happened, Visiting the Microsoft App store in Google Chrome forced the Windows 10 App store to fire up the list on the PC. Now Im not saying this is a bad thing but should Microsoft really be acting on data inside Google Chrome in this way?

If it was Edge Browser I wouldn’t be bothered but this does feel a little jarring and outside the expected experience especially given its firing a popup app on the OS with NO dialog first to check user consent.

Microsoft Cortana Android has leaked

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Cortana Microsofts answer to Google Now and Siri has leaked, the guys and gals at Android Police have got hold of the APK and you can download it now at their website.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/07/17/fully-functional-microsoft-cortana-app-leaks-ahead-of-official-release-apk-download/

Cortana provides most of the functionality that Windows Mobile features and even has graceful integration with the Android OS.

Microsoft are on a bit of a roll of late and their efforts to bring their software and services across to other systems is welcome, Cortana feels great to use.

BBC iPlayer not on Windows 10 store?

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So it looks like the BBC are currently giving the Windows 10 store a pass as far as a native iPlayer app is concerned. Given the BBC is a public broadcaster that has put iPlayer on so many devices it seems wacky they would give the largest desktop install by far a miss.

Maybe they feel that web-based access to iPlayer is sufficient? Well it won’t be for all that long. Native rules as far as the majority of users are concerned, given the fact that people are used to apps on Android and iOS. The BBC is not doing itself any favors by ignoring a massive chunk of the UK market.