The ability to share your copy/paste clipboard between your phone and computer is a neat trick, but one that’s not always been very easy on Android devices. In its latest update, Microsoft has just ...

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As already highlighted in the post First Impressions, of Windows 8, there are 4 ways to log in to a Windows 8 computer. Using a default password of your Windows Live account Using a PIN number Using a ...

Early this week, Microsoft officials announced the first community technology preview (CTP) of the Microsoft Sync Framework. Developers can use the Sync Framework to create applications and services ...

Despite the availability of wireless and cellular networks, many applications must support data presentation and collection services while offline or in remote offices. The Microsoft Sync Framework is ...

In what will one day be a very good thing for mobile professionals, Microsoft just released a test build of their Sync Framework, designed for developers to build synchronization into “any type of ...

Google and Microsoft have teamed up to let Google Calendar and Google Contacts users sync their data with an iPhone, without the need for Apple’s help, via a utility called Google Sync. Google is ...

Microsoft is still forcing you to back up your files to the cloud, but recent changes have made it easier to restore your local files. Too bad those changes aren't documented.

Microsoft SwiftKey now supports syncing your clipboard between Android and Windows. The functionality first appeared in beta in August 2021. Enabling the feature requires action on your Android device ...

Windows 8.1 has a nice feature called sync to the cloud so that when you reinstall the operating system, you automatically get the customizations. This saves time and energy. You can use the feature ...

Read more about Apple, Microsoft, syncing and wireless. Apple Computer is refining a strategy for connecting cell phones and other portable devices to its Macintosh systems in an effort to boost sales ...