Recent content by SymoClod

Well I have had the replacement for a day and it seems fine. I did actually turn it off for a while after installing the initial Windows and firmware updates this time as it was damn hot again and I'm still suspicious that that might have been the original problem. I know this is a new intel...

I took delivery of a brand new SP7 (i5/8gb/256gb) yesterday. I signed in and let in run numerous updates for windows and firmware and then the quick update to 1909. All seemed fine. I installed Office and all was fine for half an hour. Suddenly the screen went black. I initially thought that...

I've had mine for a few days and so far really pleased with it. I needed something lighter and smaller and less expensive than a Surface Pro but that could run a couple of x86 apps. I run 2 businesses and I needed something with pen support that is very portable for use on site visits for...

Well it seems we are a little closer to finding out for ourselves as they have now announced the retailers who will sell them and the carriers that will offer the data packages. I guess we're not too far away from being able to buy one of these things.

I've just switched to Android after having been with Windows Phone since the beginning. Got a Oneplus 3 and am generally pretty happy with it. It certainly runs Android 6 very smoothly and no sign of the lag so many speak about but it is a pretty high end device - my mum's cheap Android phone is...

Hi - no I did not send it back in the original packaging - just sent the tablet part itself which, in fairness to MS, they did specify as the only thing you should send. Good luck with getting the box back though.

Anyone else had a mysterious re-boot/update today? My SP4 (i7/16gb ram) went into update mode when I went to re-start it. It took a very long time in the initial 'Installing Updates' bit, then shutdown, rebooted, spent ages further installing the updates (from 35% to 100%) before loading...

Hi. I had to send my brand new SP4 back on the first day. Think it had a corrupt Win 10 image or something but it I tried a reset and it got stuck and never re-booted. Not sure where you are but I had to send mine back from UK to Germany with UPS. Microsoft turned around a replacement and...

Have been using mediaportal for a few weeks now. They have certainly made installation a lot easier than when I first tried it a couple of years ago - just one download that automates all the other bits that you previously had to hunt down separately. It seems to record TV perfectly well. The UI...

According to ZDNET, MS have now confirmed that Media Centre is dead and will not be available at all on Windows 10. R.I.P., Windows Media Center | ZDNet Sad news - I use an old laptop connected to a TV tuner just to record live TV on to a NAS with MC. Will probably not upgrade that device...

Re: Android apps coming to Windows 10..according to Paul Thurrott @ runamuck83 ... I hope you're right - I would much prefer that to be the solution to the 'app gap' but that's not what the article seems to be saying. I guess we'll find out for sure sometime this week.

Android apps coming to Windows 10..according to Paul Thurrott In an article today on thurrott.com, the usually reliable Paul Thurrott states that MS will "most likely" announce, this week, presumably at BUILD then, that Android apps will run on all versions of Windows 10, i.e. phones, pc's...

Mmmm, well I hope they OTA this soon - tried the LSRT route but this doesn't even work for me - 'cannot connect to server' repeatedly over the weekend and today.

Well glad the website is not incorrect but why have they decided to announce it's availability when, well, it's not actually available yet? Weird and annoying.

Well I added a comment too - the problem is that the BBC (which I otherwise love) has been run by a bunch of Apple-loving pseuds for decades now. Despite every one and their dog having iPhones etc.. they still think they are cutting edge and trendy. They ignored Android for as long as they...