Recent content by GraniteStateColin

Yeah, that's built into the Map app I purchased in the Microsoft Store (presumably using public API calls). Note that Google Earth, like all Google apps (I think), is not available in the Microsoft Store. That's their version of trying to harm Microsoft and Windows and one of many reasons I'd...

MS announced Maps was going away back in April. Today is the first time I launched it and it actually didn't work. My only option was to uninstall. Very frustrating when a working app doesn't just stop getting updates but refuses to launch and must be removed. I suppose MS' logic is that without...

I agree that LifeHacker is usually pretty good. Maybe they got tricked too. I see WindowsCentral just posted a similar offer today (https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11-pro-finally-cheap-enough-you-dont-have-to-steal-it-deal). I suspect that's also fake. Terms look the same.

Thanks.

I think this is the key concern with such an acquisition. Nintendo has been the MOST innovative in terms of hardware design. I think it's ironic and concerning that the release shows Phil Spencer thinking Nintendo is just about the IP and software, which misses a HUGE part of their success...

Back around May 31, WindowsCentral promoted a LifeHacker sale for Windows 11 Pro licenses for $39.99 ("79% off"). The post is still up: https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/grab-windows-11-pro-for-79-off-right-now#xenforo-comments-524412 While that price seemed too good to...

Windows Central seems to have lost dark mode and support for comments. Windows and Android apps don't get new articles published after this change. Is this temporary or a permanent change?

I found the solution and it was there the whole time! I had tried syncing the WPL through Windows Media Player (over USB), which did not work for me. That sync'd the songs, but not the Playlist. But the incredibly simple step of just dragging and dropping the WPL file(s) to the Playlists...

HeyCori, I had the same issues that Zac has described with my original Surface Duo (Duo 1). Through tech support, MS suggested replacing it, which surprised me, because I assumed the issues were software not hardware. That exchange happened flawlessly as an advance exchange (and the new Duo...

Thank you, Windows Central forum. I do feel better having gotten that off my chest.

First, let me say that I LOVE my Surface Duo 2. Unfortunately, the first one I received had a weak battery -- on a full charge, it only lasted a few hours. Clearly, it was just a defective battery. That can happen to any phone, and I wasn't concerned... until I tried to get it fixed. This...

10% per hour sounds reasonable if you're actively using the Duo. Of course, retaining cellular connectivity (not on a call, just pinging the towers) can be a huge drain if you're down below about 3 bars. The phone will dramatically increase it's wattage output to retain connection, which crushes...

Gayle, sorry, not sure I understand: are you saying it is better or worse than your original Duo? I know there's a whole bell curve to battery life -- there is natural variation between how long the batteries last. You can get lucky and get a really good battery or get a unlucky and get a...

I know the Duo 2 has a bigger battery than Duo 1, but it seems to me to drain much more quickly, like 1% every 2 minutes while playing a game (3 hours to 0%). This is not a 3D game, just a simple 2D casual game like Plants vs. Zombies 2. Other activities seem OK (not sure yet if they're better...

TechFreak1, great points (you always provide great background on these kinds of topics -- thanks!). No dispute at all over your details. However, I don't think I implied that MS owned the games by calling them "Windows games." In fact, I absolutely support that a publisher or developer has...