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http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/JL_Hero_Logo-470-75.jpgjohn lewis dealsJohn Lewis loves Black Friday. It's launched not only a bunch of awesome deals but it's also price matching all of the highstreet brands so chances are the John Lewis deals you'll find on its site will be better than any other site. So shall we just jump straight into the deals? Here are what we think are the best John Lewis deals for Black Friday 2015. You can look at our selection of you can just jump straight there and browse for yourself. Jump straight to John Lewis Black Friday deals The best John Lewis Black Friday deals 2015John Lewis TV deals:Sony 4K Android TV: 55-inch Ultra HD, ultra-slim with £400 off, now £1399 at John Lewis Samsung 4K: Get this 40-inch 4K TV by Samsung for a barely conceivable £379 Sony 4K: A 49-inch 4K TV for £699? Yes please LG Curved OLED: Get this curved LG 4K Ultra HD OLED for £2999 and save £1000 John Lewis: Get the own-brand (made by LG) 55-inch TV for £749 Sony 4K: Get the 43-inch Sony HD TV for £449 Cheapo TV: Get this Linsar 22-inch TV for just £99.95 - ideal for kitchens and bedrooms! 32-inch: Get this 32-inch TV from Hisense for just £179 Panasonic 50-inch 4K 50-inch Ultra HD with 42% off, now £699 at Amazon UK John Lewis gaming dealsXbox One: Microsoft Xbox One Console with FIFA 16 for £249.95 PS4: Sony PlayStation 4 Console, 1TB, Star Wars Battlefront with Until Dawn for £329.95 PS4: for £289.95 PS4: Sony PlayStation 4 with Uncharted: Nathan Drake Collection for £249.95 Xbox One: The 1TB version for only £269.95 PS4:for £289.95 John Lewis audio dealsSony Playstation Headset: Wireless stereo headset now £49.99 at John Lewis Headphones: Sennheiser IE8i in-ear headphones for £99.95 Bluetooth Speaker: UE Roll waterproof bluetooth speaker now £79.95 DAB: Roberts Revival RD60 DAB Radio now £99.95 Headphones:for £169 John Lewis own-brand soundbar: Save £130 on this soundbar and subwoofer set, now £199.95 at John Lewis UE Megaboom by Ultimate Ears Bluetooth NFC Portable Speaker: Save £50 with this deal for these wireless Bluetooth speakers. now £199.95 at John Lewis Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling QC20 Acoustic In-Ear Headphones: These excellent in-ear headphones have had £110 knocked off their normal price now £149.50 at John Lewis John Lewis tablet dealsApple iPad mini 2, Apple A7, iOS 8, 7.9", Wi-Fi & Cellular, 16GB, Silver Save a huge 12% off this deal for the iPad mini 2 now £259 at John Lewis New Apple iPad Pro, Apple A9X, iOS 9, 12.9", Wi-Fi, 128GB, Space Grey Another cracking deal for the brand new iPad Pro, with a saving of £30 now £769 at John Lewis New Apple iPad Pro, Apple A9X, iOS 9, 12.9", Wi-Fi, 32GB, Space Grey The brand new iPad Pro has had its price cut by £30 now £649 at John Lewis Apple iPad Air 2, Apple A8X, iOS 8, 9.7", Wi-Fi, 16GB, Space Grey Another John Lewis price match special will save you 8% off the usual asking price now £369 at John Lewis New Apple iPad mini 4, Apple A8, iOS 9, 7.9", Wi-Fi, 16GB, Space Grey John Lewis price matches again, saving you 9% off the new iPad mini 4 now £289 at John Lewis Apple iPad Air 2 John Lewis is price matching all tablet deals today so you get £30 off the iPad Air 2. now £449 at John Lewis Tablet deal Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 32GB, Gold save £100 now £299 at John Lewis John Lewis wearable dealsMisfit Flash: Get the wireless activity tracker for just £10 Withings Pulse: Get the wireless activity, sleep and health tracker for £69.99 Adidas miCoach: Get the running assistant from Adidas, now down to £100 Fitbit Flex: get the accessory band in a 3-pack - from £16.75 Activity Tracker: Misfit Flash, Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker, Coca-Cola Red for £10 Activity Tracker: Withings Pulse Ox Wireless Activity, Sleep and Health Tracker, Black for £69.99 Activity Tracker:for £240 John Lewis laptops, tablets and computingSamsung tablet: Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 with £100 off at John Lewis for now £299.95 Amazon fire tablet: Amazon's new entry level Fire 7 tablet is now even cheaper with £15 off at John Lewis now only £34.95 Convertible Laptop: Lenovo's Yoga 500 convertible laptop has £100 off across the rang at John Lewis starting from £349.95 LaptopsNotebook: Lenovo IdeaPad 100s Laptop now £99.95 saving £80 Laptop: HP 15 Laptop, Intel Core i3, 8GB RAM, 1TB now £249.95 Laptop: Lenovo Z51 Laptop with Intel Core i7 and massive 8GB RAM is a great price at 549.95 Laptop: HP Envy 23-k405na All-in-One Desktop PC, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 2TB, 23" down to £699.95 Laptop: Lenovo H50 Desktop PC, AMD A10, 8GB RAM, 1TB, Black for only £299.95 Laptop: Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Convertible Ultrabook, Intel Core M, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 13.3" QHD+ Touch Screen, Silver now £849.95 plus £100 cash back ComputersDesktop: Lenovo H50 desktop computer now £299.95 at John Lewis We're still working on this - check back in the morning for more of the best deals from John Lewis! See all of John Lewis' awesome Black Friday deals

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/New%20black%20friday%20deals/TR_black_friday_graphics_2015_12-470-75.jpg Apple products are hot once again this Black Friday and the hottest product of them all is the iPhone 6S. You can save £125 on that iPhone deal, but there are plenty of other deals around on Apple products, from Macbooks and iPads to Lightning cables and iTunes gift cards. Most of these deals will not be found on Apple's official website - but luckily the guarantees offered by stores like John Lewis make them a better place to buy from anyway! Here is techradar's pick of all the best deals on Apple gear for Black Friday 2015 in the UK: Best Apple deals for Black Friday 2015http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/mobile_phones/iPhone/iPhone%206S/apple-iphone-6s-hub-hero-150-100.jpg NEW! iPhone 6S 64GB | 4G | SAVE £125 | £225 £100 upfront | Unlimited calls and texts | 6GB data | £31pm This is the best Apple deal of Black Friday by far. Using the voucher code BLACKFRI6S you can wipe £125 off the upfront price of the superior 64GB version of the iPhone 6S and pay £100 up front instead of £225. It comes on a pretty exciting contract too. It'll cost you £31 per month on a Vodafone 4G plan, and for that you'll get unlimited calls and texts and 6GB data (unlimited data for first 2 months). This deal is the best out there by far! Get this deal in GoldGet this deal in Rose GoldVoucher code: BLACKFRI6SiPhone 6S 128GB | £300 £100 upfront | Vodafone 4G | 1000 min | Unlimited txt | 2GB data | 2GB | £34pm Using the code BLACKFRI200 you can save £200 on the upfront cost of the iPhone 6S 128GB and pay £100 upfront instead of £300. Then you're talking £34 per month for 1000 minutes, unlimited texts and 2GB data from Vodafone. Get this deal in Space Grey | Get this deal in Rose Gold | Get this deal in Silver | Get this deal in Gold - don't forget voucher codeBLACKFRI200 iPhone 6S 128GB | £170 £100 upfront | Unlimited mins + txts | 2GB | EE 4G | £34.99pm Using the code BLACKFRI70 you can again pay just £100 (saving £70) for the iPhone 6S 128GB, this time on EE. For £34.99 per month, you'll get unlimited calls and texts and data. This deal should please anyone who wants to be on EE which, let's face it, is the UK's most popular (and best?) network. Get this deal in Space Grey | Get this deal in Rose Gold | Get this deal in Silver | Get this deal in Gold - don't forget voucher code BLACKFRI70 John Lewis Apple dealsSave money with John Lewis iPad price matching - always get the best prices here! Apple iPad Air: Save £70 and get it for just £249 Apple Mac mini: Save £50 on the Mac mini and pick it up for £299 Apple iPad Air 2: Save £30 on the iPad Air 2 and get it from £369 More Apple deals for Black FridayMacbook Air: Get a Macbook Air from just £682 at Amazon.co.uk iPhone 6S: Get an iPhone from £25 per month at Mobiles.co.uk FREE iPad mini 4: Get one of the brand new and awesome iPad mini 4's absolutely FREE when you buy one of these phones at mobiles.co.uk Cheap iPhone: Get the cheapest iPhone in the UK! Pick up a refurbed iPhone 4S for £99.95 at Argos Lightning cable: get 20% off this high quality replacement Lightning cable for your iPhone or iPad with our exclusive codeTECHRAD1 at Amazon.co.uk iPad Pro: Apple iPad Pro 32GB Silver now £615 at Rakuten.co.uk Macbook Pro: Get the Apple Macbook Pro Core i5 with 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD for £899 iPad mini 2: Get the 16Gb version of the iPad mini 2 (brand new) for just £179.99 on ebay! Macbook: get a new Macbook with a three year guarantee at John Lewis! Prices start at £699 We'll add more Apple deals on Black Friday itself - so keep checking back for the latest deals!

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Windows/Windows%2010%20notifications/action%20centre-470-75.jpgIf Microsoft wants to carve out a more positive reputation for itself in terms of privacy, the company is going to have to work hard to overcome some of its recent missteps – the latest of which is the sneaky renaming of a data hoovering and tracking service built into Windows 10. Earlier this year Redmond fired up a new tracking service (by the name of DiagTrack) that ran in the background on Windows 10 beta versions, later introducing it to Windows 8.1 (and the full release of Windows 10, when it emerged). DiagTrack collected information on the user, devices and applications, and relayed that data – including data on browsing, search and file history, and indeed actual typed characters (apparently to be used improving features such as auto-complete; Redmond says all this data is simply used to better the OS) – back to Microsoft. It was pushed live as an optional update, but made difficult to spot if installed, as the only way a user could find it running was literally to comb through masses of processes in the Task Manager. As a result, it caused something of an outcry. Now, this background service seemingly disappeared from Windows 10 with the recent major update – but the truth of the matter, it turns out, is that Microsoft simply renamed the process in a sneaky move which is unlikely to promote trust within the operating system's user base. Less threatening monikerAs TweakHound spotted, it's now called 'Connected User Experiences and Telemetry Service' – a less scary name which doesn't involve the use of the word 'track'– but it makes exactly the same intrusive moves when it comes to ferreting around in user data. This comes following the revelation that the November update to Windows 10 messed with user privacy settings, resetting certain options to their default values – which meant apps were allowed to run in the background and make use of the user's advertising ID. Microsoft said a bug caused this issue, and that the company is working to revert the settings back to the user's previous choices in the "coming days" (in case they hadn't noticed the changes). The flaw has also been removed from the update, so those upgrading now won't be affected by it. At any rate, Redmond needs to get its act together and make some reparations on the privacy front, as all this will hardly be persuading Windows 7 stalwarts that they need to make the leap to the new OS. Via: The Register 3 months with Windows 10 http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159656330/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159656330/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159656330/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159656330/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159656330/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bceedd1/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/hdOBHkM9DPE

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/car%20tech/Apple%20CarPlay/16x9/Mercedes%20CarPlay%201-470-75.jpgIt might be time to upgrade your car's head unit to an Apple Carplay or Android Auto system, especially if you live in NSW. From early 2016, the number of demerit points given to drivers caught using their phones will jump from three points to four. Plus, during the Christmas holiday period of double demerits, drivers will lose six points for fondling a phone while driving. According to the SMH, the news comes from NSW Roads Minister Duncan Gay, who claimed the strategy was designed to try and save lives by trying to stop people distracting themselves while their focus should be on the road. YouTube : youtubeurlv=jDkmkD48zE8It's a commendable endeavour – with the prevalence of advanced head units and even cheaper Bluetooth car kits, there's no reason to touch a phone while driving to take a call. The NSW government's also forging ahead with digital licences. http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159619536/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159619536/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159619536/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159619536/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159619536/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bcbc44a/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/mLmzy1Ngl_8

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/Black%20Friday%202015/Black%20Friday%20deals%202015/Black%20Friday%20deals/TR_black_friday_graphics_2015_01-470-75.jpgblack fridayOur countdown to the Black Friday deals weekend continues with today's roundup of new early Black Friday deals deals. Deal-day itself is now just two days away - yes, it's this Friday! But retailers aren't hanging around - they're already running some fantastic deals to extend the peak spending period and to get as much of your cash as they can. As the Black Friday sales and discounts start ramping up, we'll be posting the best ones every day so that you can keep your beedy eyes on the market to see what it's up to. Should you buy now? Or should you wait until the day itself? That depends entirely on the specific products and prices. If you've got your eye on a specific item, we'd advise striking when you see a price you'd be happy to pay. If you're after a 'new laptop' we think you'd be best served waiting until the day itself! The best early Black Friday deal so far is this one from Vodafone and Mobiles.co.uk - ideal if you're after a new iPhone 6S. You can save £125 on the 64GB version of the phone - leaving you paying less than for a 16GB model. Today's new early Black Friday dealsTV & VideoSamsung UE40J5100: Full HD 1080p 40 Inch TV for a cheap price of just £269 at Amazon UK LG 49LB5500: 49" Full HD LED TV now £317.99 at Ebuyer GamingNintendo 3DS: White 3DS for £69.99 at argos.co.uk Wolfenstein: The New Order: Grab this on PS4 now £10.99 at Game Rise of the Tomb Raider: The latest Tomb Raider game on Xbox One for £32.99 at Simply Games Ltd The Evil Within: Survival horror game for only £9.99 at Simply Games Ltd Star Wars Battlefront: Get your Star Wars fix before the film comes out with this new game on the PS4, now £34.99 at Simply Games Ltd Alien: Isolation: The Nostromo Edition on PS4 now £12 at Tesco.com The Wolf Among Us: On PS4 for £8 at Tesco.com Headphones & AudioPhilips Headphones: Wireless headphones in black for just £29.99 at argos.co.uk TabletsLenovo Tab A8: 8-inch HD android tablet reduced to £49.99 at argos.co.uk Linx 1010B: 10.1-inch tablet with Windows 10 and a keyboard, now £119.99 at Amazon UK Cameras & AcceccoriesPanasonic GH4 stills and 4K camera: Highly regarded for its 4K video, the GH4 is also a high-speed 16MP stills camera with a £200 double-cashback deal, now £762 at Wex Photographic Sony Alpha A7 with 2-70mm lens: A full frame camera for a regular DSLR price, now £775 at Jessops Panasonic LX100 high-end compact: With a £50 saving and a further £100 double-cashback deal, Panasonic's legendary LX100 is now more affordable than ever, now £439 at Jessops ComputingToshiba A8: 15.6-inch laptop with 1TB of storage for only £299 at argos.co.uk Lenovo C40: All-in-One PC with free Windows 10 upgrade for £259.99 at Amazon UK Logitech K400: Wireless touch keyboard, now £15.99 at Amazon UK WearablesAlcatal OneTouch: Interact with your phone without taking it out of your pocket with this cheap smartwatch, now £69.99 at Game Gadgets & OtherPhilips LivingColors Iris: Colour changing mood light now £39.99 at Amazon UK Shaver: Philips S5320 precision electric shaver now £84.99 at argos.co.uk

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Microsoft/Windows%2010%20on%20Dell/Start-470-75.JPGMicrosoft has reinstated the full download of Windows 10 with the major November update on board, and explained the reason why it pulled the download over the weekend. You may have seen our story on this yesterday, but if you missed it, in a nutshell we're talking about the full version of Windows 10 you can download via Microsoft's Media Creation Tool (MCT) to perform a clean install of the OS with all the latest tweaks applied. Microsoft yanked this down following reports of various issues across the internet, although the official line previously trotted out to explain why the download was removed simply stated that the MCT shouldn't be used to apply the November update, and it was only being made available via Windows Update. This was a vague and highly unsatisfying statement which made no real sense, but fortunately Microsoft has decided to come clean on the real reason, and as suspected it is due to a bug. ZDNet received a new full statement from Redmond, which read: "Recently we learned of an issue that could have impacted an extremely small number of people who had already installed Windows 10 and applied the November update. Once these customers installed the November update, a few of their settings preferences may have inadvertently not been retained. "For these customers, we will restore their settings over the coming days and we apologize for the inconvenience. We worked to resolve the issue as quickly as possible – it will not impact future installs of the November update, which is available today." Privacy optionsThe bug apparently caused Windows 10 to reset four settings to default values. These were privacy settings, which explains why Microsoft was so sensitive about the affair, and they included options to let apps make use of the user's advertising ID, and to let apps run in the background, as well as turning the SmartScreen web filter on. The problem with BitLocker encryption and users not being able to turn it on with a clean install via MCT wasn't mentioned, but that could be another issue which affected some folks and contributed to the decision (there were also reports of the update removing some programs such as CPU-Z). At any rate, the full download of Windows 10 complete with the latest November update is now available once again, doubtless to the relief of some IT admins. In the future, hopefully Microsoft will come clean on any issues in a swifter manner, and not trot out meaningless statements like the first one the company issued on this matter – frankly, radio silence would have been more palatable than that initial communication. How to control updates on Windows 10 http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159545117/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159545117/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159545117/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159545117/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159545117/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bc6b348/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/S2Qa6Efxr9Q

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/AAevents/Apple%20WWDC%202015/Screens/9-apple-pay-470-75.jpgApple Pay's quest for global domination continues. Following successful launches in the US and the UK, the company recently expanded to Australia and Canada through a partnership with American Express.And now, it appears the next big conquest is China, with the Wall Street Journal reporting today that the Cupertino company has inked deals with four of the major state-run banks to launch Apple Pay early next year. That said, it's not quite a done deal, with sources reporting that the deal could still have to jump regulatory hurdles before Chinese iPhone users can tap their phones to pay for stuff. Just like in other markets, the amount Apple receives from each transaction is also a bit of a sticking point in the negotiations. Still, Apple is reportedly hoping to launch the service in time for the Chinese Spring Festival on February 8 next year. What's all the fuss? Here's how to use Apple Pay http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159369168/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159369168/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159369168/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159369168/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159369168/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bbe0af8/sc/28/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/q6QpYGX1oD0

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/classifications/computing/software/utilities/images/IE9%20RC/newtabs-470-75.jpgBusiness customers looking to continue using Internet Explorer instead of switching to Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 have until January 12, 2016 to upgrade. Upgrading to the latest Internet Explorer version 11 by the deadline will ensure that you continue to receive security updates and technical support, according to a Microsoft advisory. "Internet Explorer 11 is the last major version of Internet Explorer, and will continue to be supported for the life of the operating system on which it is installed – including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10," Microsoft said in a statement. Microsoft continues to support Internet Explorer, which recently turned 20 years old, stating that "Internet Explorer 11 will continue to receive security updates and backward compatibility improvements." IE for businessBusinesses that develop and maintain web applications can save time and development costs by using the new Web Application Compatibility Lab Kit. Microsoft made product improvements to Internet Explorer to make it more business-friendly. Key product features include Enterprise Mode, Enterprise Site Discovery, HTTP Port numbers, Microsoft Edge and IE11 switching, and a simpler, scalable Enterprise Mode schema. "For example, Enterprise Mode provides higher-fidelity emulation for older versions of Internet Explorer, and Enterprise Site Discovery can help assess your existing web environment," Microsoft said. Users can specify port numbers in different document modes. Additionally, users can begin surfing the web in Edge and automatically switch to Internet Explorer 11 for pages that require backward compatibility based on specifications made by IT. "After January 12, 2016, only the most recent version of Internet Explorer available for a supported operating system will receive technical support and security updates," Microsoft said in a blog post. "For example, customers using Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 9, or Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 7 SP1 should migrate to Internet Explorer 11 to continue receiving security updates and technical support." IE11 versus Microsoft EdgeMicrosoft advises business users to install Microsoft Edge by default when upgrading to Windows 10, but support for legacy technologies means that Internet Explorer will continue to be a relevant tool for businesses. For example, businesses that choose to use password managers, like LastPass, may choose to continue using Internet Explorer because plugins are supported. Microsoft Edge doesn't support the LastPass password extension. Both browsers are supported on Windows 10. IE11 continues to support plugins, toolbars and ActiveX controls, while Microsoft Edge provides Cortana integration for smarter, contextual searches and allows you to note and annotate web pages. "In addition to better support for modern web standards, improved performance, increased security, and greater reliability, migrating to Internet Explorer 11 also helps unlock upgrades to Windows 10, Office 365, and the latest Windows devices," Microsoft said. Read our picks for the best browsers http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159322898/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159322898/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159322898/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159322898/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159322898/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bbb7219/sc/28/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/6fAm7j1rkzg

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Microsoft/Windows%2010%20on%20Dell/Start-470-75.JPGIf your organization is still using Windows 7, it might be time to make the move to Windows 10. New Gartner research data suggests 50% of all businesses will be making the shift to Windows 10 by the start of 2017. Gartner says Windows 10 adoption will be much faster for businesses than it was for Windows 7, though it doesn’t make a tangible prediction. More than 120 million consumers have downloaded Windows 10, since its release in late July. The research company cites several factors compelling organizations to make the upgrade, including the end of support for Windows 7 in 2020, Windows 10’s compatibility with Windows 7 applications and devices, and a desire for organizations to move end-users from desktops and laptops to 2-in-1 devices. Why go Enterprise?Windows 10 Enterprise gives IT departments the freedom to delay software patches, security fixes and latest OS features. Consumer versions of the software do not offer this option. Businesses that download the software updates at their own pace will have greater compatibility with existing applications and use cases without requiring massive overhauls or implementations of third-party apps. Read our Windows 10 review http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159294623/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159294623/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159294623/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159294623/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159294623/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bb9eb00/sc/28/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/-gImu9Ia3_8

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/TRBC/Software/Microsoft/Office%202016%20Windows%20Touch%20and%20Mac/Excel%20offers%20to%20turn%20on%20all%20the%20BI%20features%20at%20once-470-75.jpgIntroduction and reinventing productivity25 years ago, Office was just Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Since then Microsoft has added more programs, thousands of new features, and first of all servers that you could run in your own office, then cloud services to take the load away from you. Even before the first version of Office on Windows, Office 1.0 was available on the Mac and now you can get Office on iOS and Android, and in your browser. What's left for Microsoft to do with Office and what is the plan? Reinventing productivityAccording to Microsoft CFO Amy Hood (speaking this week at the Ultrabooks Global Technology conference), the plan is "continuing to expand the definition" of Office, by adding more features and services Microsoft can sell; "you put more in and you charge more," she said. Don't expect Microsoft to change Office as dramatically as it did Windows. "We didn't say reinvent Office," she noted. "The ambition is not to reinvent Office. The ambition is to reinvent productivity and business processes." That's much bigger than putting the Office servers into the Office 365 service – if that's all you think of when you say Office, Hood says that's because Microsoft made a mistake talking so much about that as "the narrowness of the vision". Instead, when you think about Office, you should be thinking about Dynamics and Power BI and Intune, as well as Office 365 and Skype for Business and the familiar Office applications. "We're adding new things to the umbrella we call Office," she pointed out. "That's analytics, it's security... And the third pillar is voice." In fact, it's "anything that has a workflow to it". http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%202016/office%20new-420-90.jpg Dual useIf it's something you do for work that a Microsoft tool can make you more productive at, on your own or as part of a team, Office wants to help with it – whether that's you looking at customer feedback, your team comparing sales figures, or your IT admin making sure you can't copy that feedback and sales information and send it to a competitor by managing the apps you get the information from through Office 365 and Intune. That's what Microsoft used to call 'dual use' which just means you'll use the same apps at work and in your personal life. That's another reason Office will stay on iPad and Android – and any other platforms that become popular. "If we're going to build great productivity software and we want our users to use our productivity software it will be important to ship it cross-plat[form]," Hood said, explaining why it would be "crazy" for Microsoft not to have a good relationship with Apple, and why the Office team had bought companies like Accompli, Wunderlist, Sunrise and now MileIQ, and why the founder of Accompli, Javier Soltero, is now the corporate vice president running all the Outlook products. "Those are all terrific productivity experiences cross-plat, which is a common scenario for people that have an Android or an iPhone and a Windows PC. Having that experience be consistent, gorgeous and accrue [back to Office] is incredibly important to us." Office Online: How to get most of Office 2016 for freeMobile matters and machine learningMobile mattersAll this means where Office is going is the same place it is now, only more so. Office is as much mobile apps as desktop software, both powered by cloud services – the Outlook mail app on iOS is able to tell you what mail you're likely to want to look at first because it has your mail in the cloud to analyse, just as the Clutter folder in your Outlook inbox is filled by machine learning running inside Exchange on Office 365. So we're going to see more new mobile apps like the Microsoft Garage Invite for iOS app, which lets you suggest multiple times for a meeting. http://cdn0.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/software/Microsoft/Sway/Sway%20Review%20Screencaps/sway-suggestions-menu-420-100.JPG Maybe those apps will end up as a feature in a future version of Exchange and Outlook; maybe not. Some, like Sway – a new authoring tool from the creator of OneNote, that creates something halfway between an app and a website – will stay as their own tool, adding extra features and connections. And like Invite and Sway, these new apps are likely to start on iOS first and only come to Windows later. Office will get new features as services on Office 365, like the Delve system that shows you what colleagues are working on (and lets you give them a Facebook-style 'thumbs up'). And the Office apps – on Windows and iPad and probably Android and eventually Windows Mobile too – will get plugins and add-ons through the Office Store (although we wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft changes the name a few times). Some of those will be from Microsoft, like the Social Share plugin from Microsoft Garage, which lets you send slides directly from PowerPoint to Twitter and Facebook. Others will be from partners like Uber and even competitors like Box and Dropbox. Importance of machine learningBut Office will also get new features right in the Windows and Mac apps, maybe every month. Office 365 has its roadmap for new features on the business service and businesses can opt in to try those out on their tenant. As part of any Office 365 subscription, you get new features – PowerPoint already has a new Designer that suggests layouts, which looks very much like the same feature in Sway, as well as a Morph tool that animates individual objects from one slide to another. But if you want to try out new features as they're being developed, the way you can with Windows 10, you can sign up as an Office Insider. Like Windows, every part of Office is now a service, with a regular changelog of what's new. Our prediction – many of the features that get added to Office will be driven by machine learning, which already powers predictive analytics and Sway's design layouts. 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http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/argos-470-75.jpgBlack Friday is a curious beast. On the one hand, the retailers hate it because it forces them to aggressively discount at a time when they'd be shifting products anyway. On the other, when every other store goes deal-crazy - you can't affort to abstain or you'll sell nothing for a week. See all the best early Black Friday dealsThis weekend, Argos has played its hand by launching its Black Friday deals a week early. It's also promising that these prices are final - so you can buy safe in the knowledge you won't have saved more if you'd waited until the big day. If Argos does decide to discount further? It'll refund you the difference. Sounds like a fair approach and is likely to pull the trigger on many other online stores launching their own Black Friday sales campaigns. So stay tuned for more UK stores following suit. Argos' Black Friday dealsWe've had a look at the Black Friday deals on the Argos website and there are some pretty good ones. You can see all the deals here, but here are our picks so far: Save up to £80 on selected tablets Save up to £150 on selected TVs It's 3 for 2 on all toys Now TV: Get the Now TV box with a 3-month Sky TV entertainment pass for £12.99 Cheapo compact camera: Want a compact camera for the kids but want it cheap? Can't say fairer than £39.99 for this Polaroid model Smartphone: You can now get the Vodafone Smart First 6 smartphone for just £22.49 Smartphone: Get the Samsung Galaxy S5 - one of last year's best smartphones - for £329.95 Laptop: Toshiba's C50D-B-120 Satellite E1 15-inch laptop down to £179.99 4K TV: If you're after a cheapo 4K TV, you can get the 40-inch Bush 4K TV with Freeview HD for £349.99 4K TV: A slightly bigger model - 50-inches - from the same brand is just £50 more at £399.99 Camera: Nikon Coolpix L340 20MP camera with 28x zoom for just £89.99 Soundbar: This 100W Bush subwoofer "with built in subwoofer" is just £38.99 Philips 4K: You can get a 4K TV from trusted brand Philips for just £379 Macbook Pro: Get the Apple Macbook Pro Core i5 with 4GB RAM and 500GB HDD for £899 Compact camera: If you wanted to spend a little more for a better brand, how about a Canon compact camera for just £69.99 (including memory card and carry case) GoPro: Get the best ever GoPro Hero 4 Black Edition for £328.99 GoPro: Get a spare battery for your Hero 4 for just £15.99 Portable DVD player for the kids: Keep them entertained for just £59.99 in Black or Pink Portable DVD player: Or get an even cheaper one from Alba for £49.99 Panasonic TV: Get a 32-inch TV - ideal as a bedroom screen - from Panasonic for jsut £169 Android tablet: Grab the Lenovo Tab 2 A8 8-inch Android tablet for £79.99 Cheap Samsung phone: Get a cheapo mobile phone from Vodafone and Samsung for just £7.49 DAB radio: Get this Bush DAB radio for just £29.99 - that's half price LG soundbar: Get a reliable LG soundbar to improve your TV's sound for £54.99 Google: Get Google's awesome 8.9-inch Nexus 9 Android tablet for £189.99 Sat nav: Get the Garmin Nuvi 57LM sat nav for £89.99 TomTom: Or if you'd prefer a TomTom, you can get the TomTom Go 40 for £99.99 TomTom: Or for an even cheaper TomTom, the Start 25 is going for £89.99 TomTom: Or for an EVEN CHEAPER TomTom, how about the Start 20 for £69.99 Nikon compact: Get the well renowned Nikon Coolpix S7000 compact camera, now £128.99 Blu-ray player: Get this LG Blu-ray and DVD player for £49 DVD player: Want to just play DVDs? Get this Sony DVD player for just £24.99 Monitor: Get a Samsung curved 27-inch LED monitor for £188.99 See all of the Black Friday deals at Argos

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/amazon%20uk%20logo-470-75.jpgAmazon above all other retailers is responsible for importing the Black Friday phenomenon to the UK. Given that its US arm is the web's biggest retailer, that's not terribly surprising. It's been doing something for Black Friday for four years now but it was only 2014 that really kicked things off in a big way. And while Argos has launched its Black Friday deals campaign early this year, Amazon is playing a 'daily deals' game until the big day. See all Amazon Black Friday dealsThat means it's launching Amazon lightning deals every morning and throughout each day, as well as 'deals of the day' which last 24 hours at a time. On this page we'll list all of the best Amazon deals of the day so you can keep a beady eye on anything you fancy. Amazon Black Friday dealsHere are the Amazon deals of the day for 23rd November 2015: Smartphone: Get the amazing Motorola X Play with its impressive camera and stellar battery life for just £199.99 until the end of the day Toys: Ollie by Sphero - get the app-controlled robot, great for Christmas presents, for £47.99 until the end of the day Smart watch: Get the amazing Withings Activite Pop smart watch and activity tracker, down to £74.99 until the end of the day Laptop / tablet: Get the Asus Transformer Book Windows 8.1 (free upgrade to Windows 10) tablet/laptop hybrid and get the best of both worlds at half price - now just £149.99 Smartphone: Get a cheap as chips Windows Mobile 4G smartphone for just £49.99 until the end of the day DVD/Blu-ray: Get the 23-movie James Bond boxset on DVD and/or Blu-ray from as little as £26.99 until midnight tonight Gold: Save up to 70% on Carissima Gold products until the end of the day Lightning deals: There's also loads of lightning deals that will go live on Amazon throughout the day so keep your eye on anything you want to pick up! Deals from all retailers: Or check out our choice of the best deals from all retailers here!

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/deals/Black%20Friday%202015/Black%20Friday%20deals%202015/Black%20Friday%20deals/TR_black_friday_graphics_2015_01-470-75.jpg Black FridayOur countdown to the Black Friday deals weekend continues with today's roundup of new early Black Friday deals deals. Deal-day itself is now just five days away - yes, it's this Friday! But retailers aren't hanging around - they're already running some fantastic deals to extend the peak spending period and to get as much of your cash as they can. As the Black Friday sales and discounts start ramping up, we'll be posting the best ones every day so that you can keep your beedy eyes on the market to see what it's up to. Should you buy now? Or should you wait until the day itself? That depends entirely on the specific products and prices. If you've got your eye on a specific item, we'd advise striking when you see a price you'd be happy to pay. If you're after a 'new laptop' we think you'd be best served waiting until the day itself! The best early Black Friday deal so far is this one from Vodafone and Mobiles.co.uk - ideal if you're after a new iPhone 6S. You can save £125 on the 64GB version of the phone - leaving you paying less than for a 16GB model. TV & VideoSamsung UE60JU6000: Smart Ultra HD 4k 60" LED TV, down to just £899 at Currys NOW TV: With 2 months Sky Movies pass now £12.99 at argos.co.uk GamingNintendo 3DS XL: Red/Black 3DS with Pokemon Y for £99.99 at Game Xbox One: The 1TB model with Halo 5 Guardians & a NOW TV 2 month pass for £299.99 at Game Rare Replay: On Xbox One now £12.85 at Amazon UK Forza Motorsport 6: The 10 year anniversary edition on Xbox One for £27.85 at Amazon UK Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain: The Collectors edition for £64.99 at Game Saints Row IV: Re-Elected & Gat Out Of Hell on Xbox One now £9.99 at Game Halo 5: Guardians: On Xbox One for £27.85 at ShopTo.Net PES 2016: Day One Edition - Incls Extra DLC on Xbox One now £24.85 at Simply Games Ltd Headphones & AudioPanasonic SC-HTE80EB-K: Wireless Speakerboard with Bluetooth Wireless Technology now £99.99 at Amazon UK Sennheiser Momentum: If you don't mind the colour pink these headphones are an absolute bargain now £59.99 at Amazon UK TabletsKindle Paperwhite: Get the 2015 Kindle Paperwhite for £79.99 at Tesco.com iPad Pro: Apple iPad Pro 32GB Silver now £615 at Rakuten.co.uk SmartphonesMotorola Moto X Play: Amazon's deal of the day, now only £199.99 at Amazon UK ComputingAsus Transformer Book: 10.1-inch convertible laptop now £149.99 at Amazon UK Seagate Expansion 5TB: 3.5 inch External Hard Drive for PC & Xbox One now£99.99 at Amazon UK USB Flash Drive: SanDisk Ultra 64 GB now £14.99 at Amazon UK WearablesWithings Activité Pop: Smart Watch and Activity Tracker for only £74.99 at Amazon UK Pebble Smartwatch: Cheap smartwatch, Grab the pebble for just £49 at Currys Blu-rayBlu-ray: James Bond - 23 Film Collection now £39.99 at Amazon UK Gadgets & OtherPowerbank: With the code LB7OS28T you can get this lipstick charger for just £5.99 at Amazon UK Ollie by Sphero: App controlled robot, now £47.99 at Amazon UK http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/deals/iphone%206s%20deals-200-100.jpg iPhone 6S 64GB deal:NEW! iPhone 6S 64GB | 4G | SAVE £125 | £225 £100 upfront | Unlimited calls and texts | 6GB data | £31pm Using the voucher code BLACKFRI6S you can wipe £125 off the upfront price of the superior 64GB version of the iPhone 6S and pay £100 up front instead of £225. It comes on a pretty exciting contract too. It'll cost you £31 per month on a Vodafone 4G plan, and for that you'll get unlimited calls and texts and 6GB data (unlimited data for first 2 months). This deal is the best out there by far! Get this deal in GoldGet this deal in Rose GoldGet this deal in Space Grey (out of stock)Voucher code: BLACKFRI6S

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Microsoft/Windows%2010%20background-470-75.jpgIt seems that Microsoft has dropped the ball on the security front, as the new autumn update for Windows 10, while introducing lots of juicy new features, unfortunately also messes up BitLocker encryption – at least for some folks. It's not unheard of for updates to break things as well as fix stuff, of course, although this is a surprisingly major Windows 10 hitch when it comes to the security of user data. Apparently, according to some users posting on the TechNet forum (spotted by Neowin), if you do a clean install of Windows 10 build 10586 (the new November update), you can't enable BitLocker encryption. BitLocker encryption still works just fine in the build of Windows 10 previous to the November update. And if you had BitLocker encryption enabled previously before applying the November update, it won't cause any problems with the system – unless you later turn encryption off, and then try to enable it again, in which case you could get the same error message and failure as those applying a fresh install (something about a parameter being incorrect, by all accounts). So be warned – if you've updated Windows and are using BitLocker encryption, it might be an idea just to leave it well alone until Microsoft manages to look into this issue. Users have said that this affects the hardware encryption mode of BitLocker, and it could depend on the exact hardware configuration you're running whether or not you encounter problems. The new Windows 10 update applies a variety of stability and performance tweaks, new features for the Edge browser, tweaks to Cortana and business features to make the deployment of the OS easier for IT admins. How to control updates on Windows 10 http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159287325/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159287325/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159287325/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159287325/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159287325/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bb88a12/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/CFSoPxus_yw

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/TRBCNews/insiderbuild-470-75.JPGIf you want to experience the same operating system available on Microsoft's Lumia 950 and 950 XL smartphones, you can now upgrade to Windows 10 Mobile Build 10586. The operating system, which is essentially Windows on a mobile device, is a preview build that can be accessed by Slow Ring Windows Insider Program members. The same build was made available to Fast Ring Insiders earlier this week. Build 10586 features several minor bug fixes, including resolutions to issues with the Start menu that caused some interfaces to become corrupted upon upgrading, and lingering issues with the physical camera button on your device should now be fixed. Windows 10 MobileBuild 10586 is likely the last preview build before Windows 10 Mobile is officially unveiled. However, as Microsoft is also doing with the Windows 10 desktop operating system, Windows 10 Mobile will continue to be upgraded and tweaked throughout the software's lifetime. This tactic enables Microsoft to push minor, but necessary updates to users without requiring users to download and install the entire operating system all over again. Before upgrading to the new Build, Microsoft cautions Insiders to perform a backup of their phones. This is necessary because a bug that emerged during the previous Build caused the phone's filesystems to become partially corrupted after users performed a factory reset, according to Microsoft. So when's it going to be?It seems peculiar that Microsoft would unveil two new mobile devices running the new operating system without declaring the operating system complete. However, it's been a series of mixed messages from Microsoft when it comes to Windows 10 Mobile. Windows 10 Mobile was initially rumored to be made generally available in September, but several delays pushed the rumored release date to November. However, recent reports indicate the operating system might not reach the masses until December. So, hang tight until next month, but don't be surprised if a 2016 release is the ultimate resolution to this ongoing saga. If you're interested in previewing the mobile operating system, check out this primer on how to download the preview today. http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159041251/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bac731f/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159041251/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bac731f/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244159041251/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bac731f/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244159041251/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bac731f/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244159041251/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4bac731f/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4bac731f/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/mopqpJHo3y4

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/av_accessories/Netflix%20and%20Amazon/amazon_prime-470-100.jpgSuperheroes, alternative histories, interplanetary wars, bondage: November 20 2015 might well be a date we look back at in the decades ahead and say "this was the moment that streaming grew up". Netflix's Jessica Jones heads the billing in a day of wonderment, but Amazon Prime's beautifully imagined Man in the High Castle deserves mention for a burgeoning streaming service. On the movie front, bonkbuster 50 Shades of Grey will hit streaming services like the UK's Now TV and Sky Go, along with Jupiter Ascending – a film that left cinema audiences cold but is likely to find a decent audience (but not critical acclaim) when it arrives for the small screen. http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/av_accessories/Netflix%20and%20Amazon/amazon_prime-420-100.jpg And, in the world of music, Adele's will she/won't she stance on streaming finally looks to have landed on the not option – but even the fact that we're all discussing it speaks volumes for the power of the likes of Spotify, Tidal, YouTube and Apple Music. The streaming doesn't stop there, of course – services like Twitch will be awash with Star Wars: Battlefront footage as gamers settle down for a long weekend of sofa time with one of the most eagerly awaited games of the year. http://cdn4.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/games/EA/Star%20Wars%20Battlefront/star_wars_battlefront_e3_screen_4__air_to_ground_wm-420-100.jpg It's a perfect storm of big-business media – gaming, movies, TV and music – arriving in a way that would have felt like magic a decade ago. Netflix started its streaming service – as a side project for a company still sending out DVDs through the post – in 2007, a year which also saw Spotify take its bow and the BBC's iPlayer launch. Marvel's Iron Man came a year later as did Adele's first album, with the Wachowskis working on the awful Speed Racer in this period, while E L James was more concerned with sexy vampire fan-fiction than being a bestselling author. Streaming is a very modern phenomenon – and yet it has radically changed the very nature of our media. It has impacted on linear television, on our internet and TV suppliers, on the way in which television and films are made; it's taken a bite out of piracy by providing timely accessible content, and it's allowed millions to listen to songs they haven't heard in years, seen old TV series remade for a new generation, and woken up sleeper hits. http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/Streaming%20Services/Netflix/Sens8-420-100.jpg It's given us new and changed terminology – Millennials, 'Netflix and Chill', and Boxsets that scarcely come in a box – and it's put even more pressure on cinemas by giving us instant access to millions of films. At techradar the water-cooler talk will all be about whether Jessica Jones is as good as Daredevil, whether Adele's album should have streamed, how 50 Shades ever became a thing and how awesome that Vader kill on Hoth was. So welcome to the day that streaming grew up. It's already changed the world – and this is just the beginning. We'll be binge-watching Jessica Jones, without any special press access, and giving you our verdict. So keep an eye out for that later on today...

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/features/GPS%20apps/INTRO%20PIC-470-75.jpgChristmas and New Year will soon be upon us, which means the time to look in the mirror and swear that this year we really will get in shape will soon be here, too. Google is hoping to capitalise on our collective self-delusion by updating its Google Fit app to include new features and integrations, making it a more compelling fitness solution. If strength training is your thing, Google will now use your Android Wear device to count every single one of your sit-ups, push-ups, and squats, and save it all in the Fit app. On the runFor runners, walkers and cyclists, Google Fit now lets you see real-time stats for your runs, walks and rides on your phone, while it records your speed, pace, route, and elevation. And as Recovery is an important and often overlooked part of any fitness regime, Google Fit now integrates with a collection of nutrition and sleep-tracking apps to help you complement your perfect workout with perfect sleeping and eating habits – less apple pies and more apples. The new strength training and cardio functionality are available now via Google Fit's latest software update. Google says the nutrition and sleep-tracking app integration will roll out over the next few days. Best smartwatch: the best wearables, from Android Wear, Apple and Pebble http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158952100/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4ba60378/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158952100/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4ba60378/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158952100/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4ba60378/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244158952100/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4ba60378/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244158952100/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4ba60378/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4ba60378/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/b3QfPz7B2Mk

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/TRBC/Software/Microsoft/Office2016/Office%202016%20review/office%20colourful-470-75.jpgIntroductionhttp://cdn0.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/TRBC/Software/Microsoft/Office2016/Office%202016%20review/office%20colourful-420-100.jpg Over the years, a range of Office features have come and gone as Microsoft has improved its technologies, changed emphasis or dropped features that only a small number of people were using. Some of those are infamous, like 'Clippy' – the much-mocked assistant. Often, the missing features marked a change of direction – or a lawsuit that Microsoft lost, which is why Office documents can no longer use an XML schema you've designed to organise information. Other changes cleaned up out of date compatibility options, like file formats for long-dead competitors, or were aimed at simplifying the applications and freeing up coders to work on new features. Along the way we lost some tiny timesavers, like the File, Save All command that saved all your open Word or Excel files at once. For the anniversary of the very first version of Office – the suite was released 25 years ago today – here's a rundown of some of the most significant features that went away, plus a few we just miss. Also check out: 10 things Microsoft should do with OfficeClipit - the Office Assistanthttp://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/clippy%20cortana-420-90.jpg The bouncing paperclip that only wanted to help showed up in Office 97. It was based on early AI technology and it was designed as a way of helping users find Office features, from templates to keyboard shortcuts. There were multiple 'personalities' from the Genius to Scribble the cat and Power Pup (some with slightly different behaviours), but because you had to put the Office CD back in to switch to another assistant most people stuck with the paperclip – which was actually called Clipit, not Clippy. Clippy and friends survived until Office 2003, but from Office XP onwards the assistant wasn't turned on by default, and Clippy didn't make it to Office 2007. You can think of Cortana as a distant descendant of Clippy (and in the image above, you can see what she has to say about her long-lost relative). Menus and toolbarshttp://cdn0.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/TRBC/Software/Microsoft/Office2016/Office%202016%20review/ribbons%20take%20more%20space-420-100.jpg The Office interface has changed over the years, often to match the look of Windows. Task panes first appeared in Publisher, spread to the rest of the Office suite and then disappeared in favour of the ribbon in Office 2007, making a comeback in more recent versions. But the biggest change was in Office 2007, when Microsoft replaced the menus and toolbars with a ribbon of commands, split into several tabs. Although it was far from popular initially, the ribbon was a chance for Microsoft to organise features that had been crammed into dialog boxes and multiple toolbars, and it's spread into other software – like the Windows File Explorer. Office Accountinghttp://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/accounting-420-90.jpg The Small Business Accounting software that Microsoft released in 2006 to compete with Intuit QuickBooks was designed to work well with Office, and it showed up in business editions of Office 2007 as Microsoft Office Accounting. But as with the Microsoft Money software for consumers, Microsoft found that updating the package every year to handle changes in tax laws was prohibitively expensive and so the software was discontinued after just three years. Binders, briefcases and workspaceshttp://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/TRBC/office-delve-420-100.jpg Microsoft has come up with many different ways of bundling up files that you want to keep together, sync between computers and maybe share with colleagues. Long before OneDrive, there was the Windows Briefcase, which would put files onto a disk you could carry from computer to computer. The Office Binder was a tool in Office 95 that could combine Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations in a single file – each document was a different section in the binder. It never really took off and Microsoft removed it in Office XP (and created an Unbind utility to separate your files again). The Meeting Workspace in Outlook 2003 and 2007 let you attach files to a meeting invitation and store them on SharePoint, so everyone could access them during the meeting, and Word, Excel and Visio 2007 let you create Document Workspaces for collaborating. Those both went away in Office 2010, although you can still add files to a Skye for Business meeting – or share files on OneDrive. Microsoft is still looking for the best way to get documents to everyone you work with, with ideas like Delve (pictured) and Outlook 2016 smart attachments – but these days, people are just as likely to share files on Dropbox. Outlook Journalhttp://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/journal-420-90.jpg Back in Outlook 2000, you might have got little enough email or opened so few documents to make keeping track of everything feasible. The Outlook Journal automatically recorded details of all the documents you created, edited or printed – it could track email, meeting requests, tasks and phone calls (if you tagged the contact you were calling), so you could see how long you spent working on a project and what you worked on when. Although Journal still has plenty of fans, Outlook 2013 took Journal out of the interface, and even if you open an existing journal it won't track things automatically any more. Drag to make a meetinghttp://cdn4.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/software/Office/office%202013%20RTM/outlook%20draft-420-100.jpg Outlook 2007 added a To-Do pane that you could leave open to show a quick view of your calendar and tasks even when you were reading mail in the inbox. In Outlook 2013 that turned into a popup 'peek' that showed less information. An update added a week of meetings to the peek, but even if you dock it to the side of your screen, it's still missing one useful feature. You can no longer drag an email onto a specific date to quickly turn it into a meeting on that day. Always AutoCorrecthttp://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/autocorrect-420-90.jpg AutoCorrect has been in Word since the early 90s, fixing common misspellings and capitalisations. In Word 2007, Microsoft added a huge timesaver – you could right-click on a word that was misspelled and instead of correcting it once, by hand, you could add the correction to the AutoCorrect dictionary so it would always be corrected, automatically. In Office 2013, Microsoft decided to remove the feature. "To make Word 2013 cleaner and less cluttered, we removed AutoCorrect and certain formatting tools from the spelling error context menu," says the Microsoft help site. "This enables users to find popular commands more quickly. In addition, the spelling error context menu now fits better on the screen." Instead, you have to open the AutoCorrect dialog, which is buried in the Options panel, type or paste in your misspelling and then type the correction – which is far slower and an easy way to get the correction wrong. Despite vocal complaints in the various Microsoft support forums, the feature didn't return in Office 2016 – except on the Mac version of Word 2016. Smart tags http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/smart%20tag-420-90.jpg Long before Facebook, Microsoft had a bold idea about services that could live on the web and run as apps, using a Microsoft Passport account to get connected. Hailstorm, as the project was known, would hook up to tags in web pages and documents to deliver information. In the wake of the DoJ lawsuit and the consent decree that said Microsoft couldn't bundle 'middleware', Hailstorm never happened. However, we did get 'smart tags' that could look up stock information from the ticker symbol as well as recognising names, dates, phone numbers, email addresses and places – so you could copy an address from Outlook to a letter you were writing in Word by clicking on the automatically tagged name. Most of the tags were removed in Office 2010 and they're all gone now. Clipart http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/software/Microsoft/Office%20old%20tools/clip%20organiser-420-90.jpg Office suites used to come with a pile of CDs – most of which were clipart you could use in your documents. Most people didn't bother installing them, so Microsoft put all the clipart on the Office.com site and you could insert it into documents from there. But nowadays, we're more likely to copy a picture from a website than look for a stylised cartoon of a tree to liven up a report. If you have the Office 2010 installer you can install the Clip Organizer to use any clipart you still have, but Office 2013 dropped the clipart tool in favour of a dialog box that lets you search Bing, Flickr and other image sources for photos. Text messages http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/other/sms_privacy-420-100.jpg When Windows 10 makes it to phones, you'll be able to see and reply to text messages from your Windows 10 PC using the Messaging app – but you used to be able to see and send SMS messages from Outlook. 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http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_suite-470-75.jpg This is our first impressions of the Sky Q box – we watched a live demo run by a Sky employee, so please consider this a very early insight until we get to spend more time with the box and its functions ourselves. That said, the demo was running on a live system, and we know that these boxes are out "in the wild" and running properly. Here's what we think. The Sky Q box isn't really something that can be reviewed in isolation – this is not just a 4K-ready set-top box with a new user interface. This is the centrepiece of a completely new concept of consuming media, knitting together your television, your tablets and phones with a new hub and, potentially, nifty (secondary) multi-room boxes that are one part mini streamer and one part Wi-Fi hub and extender. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_silver_box-420-90.jpg The box is slimmer and smaller than its predecessors, measuring in at 330mm x 210mm x 43mm (W x D x H), and available in two SKUs: a 1TB version (which can support one other mini box) and the flagship Sky Q Silver, bringing 2TB of storage and support for two secondary boxes. These secondary boxes are called the Sky Q Mini, which serve as multi-room boxes capable of streaming and also (fantastically) providing a Wi-Fi hotspot. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sky%20q%20mini%20left%20cut%20out-420-90.jpg The boxes link up together courtesy of a Sky Q Hub, which utilises either Wi-Fi or your power lines to give you a decent connection. It's a nifty idea and, although not the sexiest feature of the Q, it might well be one of the most instantly useful for many households. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_touchRemote-420-90.jpg DesignAll of the boxes are nicely designed: the main Q box is thinner and smaller than the Sky+ HD and perfectly acceptable. Meanwhile, the mini boxes are smaller still and all of them, including the hub, share design notes. The remote control is reminiscent of the Amazon Fire TV remote crossed with the current Sky remote, with a touch panel to navigate around the menus. The remote uses Bluetooth for the main box (but not for the mini boxes), which means that you can hide everything out of site if you so desire. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sky_q_hub-420-90.jpg The decision not to make the Mini Bluetooth-enabled is slightly curious – as often this is the room that people most want to hide boxes out of sight – but it's a minor gripe, especially because the Wi-Fi connection means you can do without ugly cabling for your secondary boxes. I can see this being a major boon for multi-room, if Sky's pricing is not too prohibitive. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/myQ-420-90.jpg User interfaceLet's deal with the obvious things first, the user interface (UI) is fast and glossy. When you bill your brand-new box as the evolution of television, you'd better have things speeding along, and Sky appear to have ticked off this particular achievement. There were some bits that were not shown – the sideloading functionality through the Sky Q App, for one – but we did get a proper look through what the new interface, and much of the on-box functionality, looks like. For people who have used other services, the MyQ page of the UI will probably be the most welcome arrival. This page allows you to quickly see new series, recommendations based on your viewing and also to continue watching recordings or that next episode of your favourite series. http://cdn4.mos.techradar.futurecdn.net//art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/NewUI-420-100.jpg There is also a Top Picks page, which offers up the key new offerings on Sky's platform, and you can get to Sky Box sets, Sky Movies, Store, Sports Music and Online Video. The "Recordings" tab is a significant improvement and is a great showcase of the more graphical, prettified UI that is at the centre of the new Sky Q experience. There are lots of filtering options, and it's a clean experience that seems intuitive and straightforward. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/recordings-420-90.jpg Using the search options showcases the groupings around individual programmes – what you have locally recorded, what is available on catch up, what is going to be on that week, etc. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/arrow-420-90.jpg The example shown was for Arrow, and there is also a "more like this" option to make sure that you're not missing out on your other superhero fodder. We're hopeful that this will be more sophisticated than the current offering through the Sky box, so we're looking forward to real-life usage to see how useful this proves to be. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/arrow_recommendations-420-90.jpg The music functionality brings together a host of services, aimed at taking advantage of the fact that so many of us have our best audio gear running off of our television. As well as a selection of Sky music shows, there is also a Vevo app, Spotify and Apple Air Play functionality. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_airplay-420-90.jpg There is also a load of options in the Sky Q box that you would expect to see on a decent Smart TV. Given that these options can often feel a little old school already, these may well not prove to be everyone's cup of tea. The sidebar, for instance, allows you to access (currently very limited) selected apps. That means you can check the new headlines or sports results while your TV continues to play in a slightly smaller bit of the screen. It seems a little redundant in an age of smart devices – but for some it may prove useful. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sidebar-420-90.jpg Sideloading and devicesThe thing Sky's customers wanted most was, apparently, being able to watch their programmes on their devices – and this may well be the key new part of the Sky Q system. First up: two of the 12 tuners can be used to stream to your device – be it on demand, live or your recording – when you are on the same network as your box. It's brilliant for those with nice tablets and families who want to watch something while, say, the football is on. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_app_kitchen-420-90.jpg But perhaps even more important is Sky's hope that it can make all of your recordings capable of being "sideloaded" onto your tablet. That means put on your device as recordings, which you can watch offline. We're told that this isn't actually offering everything right now – but it is significantly more than you would see in the current Sky Go app for download in the Sky Go Extra add on. We've yet to test this, for availability or for quality, but make no mistake about it, this is the Sky Q killer app. Pricing The big unanswered question around the Sky Q system is price. We'll find out "closer to launch" but the reason that it's such a big question is because this is a fantastic piece of kit. We're sticking our finger in the air when we suggest that this could add £12 to £20 to the subscription, quite possibly with a one-off payment for the box, and you'll be tempted into adding those mini boxes. This could well end up a >£100 per month habit. The UI is fantastically realised, swift, intuitive and capable of dealing with 21st Century viewing – where linear, on demand and PVR mix. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sideloading_q-420-90.jpg The sideloading is simply sublime as a concept, although we'll need to see just how much content will be allowed to be downloaded and cached in this way. Sky has proven to be clever in its negotiations with content partners in the past, and we're hopeful it will be a significant amount of the things you record. But don't hold your breath over re-watching a BT Sport football game on the Tube or expect that you can watch BBC programmes offline outside of the iPlayer. The lack of UHD at launch is an irritant but, given the lack of content, an understandable decision, although we'll be frustrated if this is just going to turn into an August push for football subscriptions. And the decision to leave out Netflix and Amazon functionality is perhaps short-sighted for a platform that can transcend the rivalries and become the primary platform for the TV addict. http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sky-q-fluid-viewing-420-90.jpg Ultimately, for those who genuinely care about their television viewing and who are prepared to pay that premium this is, it seems, by far the best option around. Sky's higher-end boxes were already the best on the market, but some of the functionality on the rival BT YouView and Virgin TiVo boxes was more advanced. But Sky Q knocks those rivals into a cocked hat currently, and that means that this is a thrilling new arrival to the UK market – innovative, clever and genuinely a stride into a new era of television viewing. Are you prepared for the Black Friday deals deluge?

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sky-q-fluid-viewing-470-75.jpgSky Q's killer featureshttp://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/Sky_q_silver-420-90.jpg Sky has unveiled its brave new world of television – with the Sky Q box headlining a suite of new products which may just be the perfect answer to your home entertainment demands. At its heart, the new Sky Q service brings with it a hugely enhanced version of the Sky+ box, but also introduces a whole new UI, some killer features for those who buy extra boxes and, perhaps most significantly, the ability to transfer your recordings to your tablet or phone. Of course, all of this will come at a cost – which has yet to been revealed – but we've been mightily impressed with what we've seen so far. So what are these standout features? Read on… 1. Sideloading your recordings http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sideloading_q-420-90.jpg Every big piece of tech needs a killer app, and for Sky Q it's the ability to transfer your recordings to a mobile device to take out and about. Although downloadable catch-up TV has been available on devices, not least through the iPlayer, being able to push each and every recording to your tablet to watch on your commute will be a huge deal for many. Suddenly your tablet becomes, effectively, a portable DVR – and although Amazon (and Sky Go Extra) have been allowing downloads to tablet for some time, the lifting of the shackles from a limited selection to everything is significant. 2. 12 tuners http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/UI_qq-420-90.jpg Of course, making the traditional side of the service work better is also a key factor. For linear viewing, the staggering 12 tuners in the Sky Q box will allow for four simultaneous recordings, plus watching a fifth channel. Taking that even further, it will also enable the potential streaming of content to two of the Sky Q Mini boxes, and a further two mobile devices. Yes, that adds up to nine tuners – the other three are currently for future expansion. But still, that's a whole lot of simultaneous streams. 3. Wi-Fi hotspot boxes and powerline broadband http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/sky_q_hub-420-90.jpg With Sky Q's entire system leaning heavily on connectivity, a box that's out of range could be kind of a big problem. But the Sky Q mini boxes – which serve as the multiroom boxes – also act as Wi-Fi hotspots and, fantastically, the Sky Q Hub will use your home's power lines to push broadband around the house. So those hard-to-reach corners of your building will suddenly be a whole lot more connected. 4. New look http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/NewUI-420-90.jpg When we heard that the Sky Q UI would be going a whole lot more Netflix we rolled our eyes, but actually the user interface looks remarkably intuitive. There is potentially the issue of having too much functionality to bring to the front, but it's clearly been thought through by people who watch a lot of television and we're keen to see how it feels in real-life usage. The other significant thing is the way the UI melds recordings and on-demand. You no longer need to worry as much about where the recording lives – just whether you can watch it. 5. Design http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_silver_box-420-90.jpg With the best will in the world, set-top boxes are by and large pretty drab (or occasionally entirely hideous), but the new kit from Sky looks, well, surprisingly nice. Perhaps that's because it's significantly smaller than the current Sky+ box. And if you simply don't like any set-top box clogging up your living room the remote control is connected via Bluetooth, so you could just shut the box away in a cupboard. 6. Smart functionality http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkyQ_suite-420-90.jpg Although it's limited, Sky Q's sidebar – enabling you to check out a currently very limited number of apps – is a nice function given that it simply pushes your viewing window aside into a smaller amount of screen. Handy for checking the sports scores or latest headlines without losing track of what you're watching. There's also Vevo functionality, and YouTube support too. Perhaps unsurprisingly, but definitely disappointingly, there are no plans for either Netflix or Amazon Video apps. 7. 4K Ultra HD (at some point) http://mos.futurenet.com/techradar/art/broadcast/Sky/SkyQ/SkQ_living_room-420-90.jpg With the launch date set for early 2016 Sky has been clear that, at launch, there will be no 4K Ultra HD functionality. But it has confirmed the box's internal componentry will allow for UHD in the future. Presumably, that means when Sky has enough of a 4K catalogue, and a plan for what it wants to show, the functionality will arrive. Eventually. We're betting that'll be in time for the next English Premier League season, to encourage a boost in Sky Q subs.

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/laptops/Apple/New%20MacBook%20(2015)/review/lid-rear-470-75.JPGApple released the fourth beta version of its desktop operating system. OS X 10.11.2 El Capitan beta 4 is now available to developers and public beta testers for download through the Mac App Store. Apple did not provide details of specific changes in its latest release, likely focusing on under-the-hood tweaks to fix bugs, update security and improve performance. OS X 10.11.1 introduced issues that have been well documented in Apple's support forums, such as slow device performance, broken keychain access, freezes and problems with the Mail app. Hopefully, these issues will get resolved when OS X 10.11.2 is released to the public after successful beta testing. The beta is said to support Wi-Fi calling with partner carrier AT&T's NumberSync feature when used with iOS 9.2 beta. This gives Apple devices the same phone number regardless of which device the call was originated from. In previous releases, Apple asked users to test the performance of graphics, Wi-Fi, USB, and networking. Additionally, Apple also asked users to observe performance of the Mail, Calendar, Notes, Photos and Spotlight apps on their Mac. OS X 10.11.1The latest beta arrives just a week after Apple began seeding the third beta and a month since releasing OS X 10.11.1 to Mac owners. The release of OS X 10.11.1 introduced more than 150 new emoji to users, fixed compatibility with Office 2016 and resolved issues with Apple's Mail app. If you're part of Apple's developer or public beta program, Apple recommends that you backup your Mac before you check the Mac App Store to download the latest update. Read our review of OS X El Capitan http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158668569/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158668569/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158668569/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244158668569/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244158668569/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4b94d3ad/sc/28/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/jxr7QFkHdjs

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/gadgets/Nest/Nest_thermostat_protect-470-75.jpgLaunched in the USA back in September, the third-gen Nest Learning Thermostat now reaches Europe with several updates that are significant in this market. First up, there's control for hot water. American readers may be surprised to learn that, in many UK and European homes, water is heated in advance and stored in small tanks within the primitive, wattle-and-daub huts in which many on this continent dwell. The new thermostat from the Google-owned Nest allows the heating of water to be scheduled in the same way as heating the home, and also turns itself off entirely when the Nest detects you've not been home for two days or more. Also Euro-specific is support for OpenTherm. This allows more sophisticated control of a compatible boiler than just turning it on and off, using the minimum possible amount of gas to reach a desired temperature, as set on your Nest. Also updated, as we noted back in September are the screen, which is higher-res at 229ppi and larger, so the current and target temperature can be read from across the room. You can also set it to display a clock face. The third-gen Nest Learning Thermostat is priced £199 in the UK, or £249 with installation. A stand is also available for £29, if you don't want it wall mounted. Nest claims that energy savings from the device could see it cover that cost "within a year." • Read our review of the original Nest Learning Thermostat here.

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/Streaming%20Services/SBS%20On%20Demand/SBS%20On%20Demand-470-75.jpg2016 is set to be a big year for multicultural broadcaster SBS. Hot off the back of launching its own dedicated Food channel, the broadcaster has today confirmed it will launch a new Apple TV app in 2016. Not only that, but there will also be a new Chromecast support for SBS On Demand to accompany the shiny new Apple TV app, allowing all users to get the full SBS experience on the big screen. This development will mean that SBS continues to extend its position as a leading digital broadcaster, with its On Demand service becoming available on 25 different platforms. At this stage there's no word on whether the new Apple TV app will feature deep Siri integration, allowing users to find SBS content to watch using the platform's universal search function. Room with an iviewWhile SBS has set its sights on a 2016 launch window for its catch up platform, the ABC is reportedly a bit closer to release. According to a Mediaweek article yesterday discussing an increase in quality for the streaming service (though not to HD standards), Aunty has also confirmed it is working on an Apple TV iview app, but refused to discuss a launch window. That said, ABC and SBS presenter Marc Fennell indicated on Twitter that the national broadcaster will launch "Before Xmas for Apple TV". We've reached out to the ABC for confirmation on its plans for the Apple TV and will update when we hear more.

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Microsoft/Windows%2010%20Lenovo/Embargoed%20until%209PM%20PDT%20on%2028%20JULY/Windows%2010%20Desktop-470-75.JPGIt seems that Microsoft has reintroduced a feature that many have desired for its Mail application – namely a linked inbox which can cater for all of a user's email accounts as a one-stop-shop. With the latest version of Mail on Windows 10 Mobile, users can now link together multiple inboxes so that messages from all of them appear in one central inbox (just as you could with Windows Phone). That's a great touch on the convenience front, although note that it means your inboxes are just linked under this hub as opposed to actually merged in any way – the original messages still remain in the inbox they arrived in. Neowin reported this development, and notes that you can link inboxes via the option under Manage Accounts. Sadly, when it comes to full-fat Windows, there's no option to link inboxes yet – but hopefully the desktop Mail app will see the introduction of the feature before too long. Microsoft will likely be getting feedback about bringing this capability across. Certainly, when it comes to the desktop Mail app, there is still plenty of work to be done as functionality is lacking in many respects, and you only have to glance at the feedback on the Windows Store to see plenty of complaints about various issues including bugs, crashes, poor presentation and a subpar UI. Windows email: 5 best free clients http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158482358/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89929e/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158482358/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89929e/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158482358/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89929e/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244158482358/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89929e/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244158482358/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89929e/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4b89929e/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/RT-DTdzenTY

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/software/Valve/SteamOS/steam-os-bkgd-470-75.jpgIf you're looking forward to getting a Steam Machine for your living room gaming at some point, some news has emerged which might dampen your enthusiasm a little – namely that SteamOS is actually considerably more sluggish than Windows 10 right now. This comes courtesy of some Ars Technica benchmarking which pitted Windows 10 Pro against SteamOS on a rig powered by an Intel Pentium G3220 (dual-core) running at 3GHz backed with 8GB of RAM and a GeForce GTX 660 graphics card (with 2GB of video video RAM). When it came to Geekbench 3, there wasn't much difference between the two operating systems in single-core or multi-core tests, although Windows 10 still had a slight lead. However, when Ars fired up benchmarks in actual games – they picked some intensive titles to tax the system, namely Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor and Metro: Last Light Redux – SteamOS fell behind rather badly. For example, with Shadow of Mordor running at 1792 x 1120 resolution on high details, the test rig managed just over 50 fps on Windows 10, compared to 39 fps with SteamOS. With the details ramped up to ultra the experience on SteamOS became a "stuttering mess" at 14 fps, compared to a playable (just about) 34 fps on Windows. Other benchmarks showed similarly pronounced gaps in favour of Windows 10 – check out the full results over at Ars Technica. Driver issuesWhy is this the case? It's largely down to video driver optimisation for Linux, and indeed optimisation of the games themselves, which again lags behind the attention given to Microsoft's Windows for obvious reasons. That said, this picture could well improve in the future, particularly if the streamlined living room gaming experience that Steam Machines offer is appreciated, and they become more and more popular. Hopefully Valve will work hard to improve the SteamOS installation process, too, because as we found in our hands-on with the operating system, it's something of a nightmare. Via: Engadget These are all the Steam Machines coming in 2015 http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158463151/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89230d/sc/15/rc/1/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158463151/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89230d/sc/15/rc/2/rc.img http://rc.feedsportal.com/r/244158463151/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89230d/sc/15/rc/3/rc.img http://da.feedsportal.com/r/244158463151/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89230d/sc/15/a2.imghttp://pi.feedsportal.com/r/244158463151/u/49/f/415085/c/669/s/4b89230d/sc/15/a2t.imghttp://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/415085/s/4b89230d/sc/15/mf.gifhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techradar/software-news/~4/UkB6DobWLFE