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Kip Kniskern

Kip has been a Microsoft enthusiast since forever, and worked on/ran LiveSide.net, a website dedicated to all things Windows Live, for 9 years. Kip came to (WinBeta.org) onmsft.com in December 2014, and is loving every minute of it. Twitter email

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Articles by Kip Kniskern

28 PC and 20 Mobile Insider builds released since Windows 10’s launch, over 5,000 enhancements made | On MSFT

28 PC and 20 Mobile Insider builds released since Windows 10’s launch, over 5,000 enhancements made Kip Kniskern 2 years…

Kip Kniskern · July 25, 2016 · 3 min read

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Does your Surface Pro 3 have a problem child SIMPLO battery? Here’s how to find out

Obviously if you’re suffering rapid battery drain issues with your Surface Pro 3, you probably already have a good suspicion…

Kip Kniskern · July 22, 2016 · 2 min read

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How To Reserve Windows 10 For Free While Still Clinging To Windows 7/8.x (but Hurry!) – onmsft.com

OK, so you’ve battled the incessant upgrade prompts, turned off automatic updates, and searched the internet for ways to fight…

Kip Kniskern · July 20, 2016 · 3 min read

Microsoft stock surge continues after 4th Quarter earnings

At the close of the US stock market yesterday, Microsoft announced its 4th quarter earnings, showing that it is making…

Kip Kniskern · July 20, 2016 · 1 min read

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Skype nears completion on move from peer to peer to cloud

Skype began, in 2003, as a peer to peer communications system, meaning that each user ran software to power the…

Kip Kniskern · July 20, 2016 · 2 min read

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The Windows phone business continues its steep decline, down 71% in revenue for the quarter

Microsoft just released its 4th quarter earnings, and in what may be the least surprising announcement of the day, phone…

Kip Kniskern · July 19, 2016 · 1 min read

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Microsoft releases 4th quarter earnings

Microsoft has just released their fourth quarter earnings, and early indications are that they’re quite positive. Here’s the top line…

Kip Kniskern · July 19, 2016 · 1 min read

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We Created A Custom Xbox Controller And We’re Giving It Away! – onmsft.com

At E3, along with breaking news about the Xbox One S and the future Xbox Project Scorpio, Microsoft also unveiled…

Kip Kniskern · July 19, 2016 · 2 min read

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Microsoft wins 2nd US District court appeal on Irish email case

Microsoft has been fighting a long battle with the US government over a case where an Irish citizen held documents…

Kip Kniskern · July 14, 2016 · 1 min read

Amazon Assistant arrives on Windows 10 as the latest Edge extension | On MSFT

Amazon Assistant arrives on Windows 10 as the latest Edge extension Kip Kniskern 5 months ago in Latest news Along…

Kip Kniskern · July 12, 2016 · 2 min read