Microsoft has officially introduced Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S targeted at college students. It has a 13.5-inch PixelSense edge-to-edge display with immersive touchscreen and ultra-thin bezel. It also has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and up to 14.5 hours of battery life. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop with 13.5-inch touchscreen, Windows 10 S announced starting at $999”
Microsoft will host an event in New York City this week on May 2nd that focuses on education. Even though we can’t expect Surface Book 2 or Surface Pro 5, the company is expected to introduce a Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S at the event. Thanks to @h0x0d and @evleaks, we now know how the Surface Laptop will look like and some specifications of it. Continue reading “Microsoft Surface Laptop running Windows 10 S surfaces ahead of education event”
Microsoft will soon add a couple of features to Windows 10 Mail & Calendar apps that will improve Gmail experience for users. have long supported connecting to and managing your Gmail account. The update brings Focused Inbox, faster search and richer experiences for travel reservations and package deliveries. Continue reading “Microsoft is adding new features to Windows 10 Mail and Calendar apps”
Microsoft is killing Wunderlist in favour of a new app dubbed as To-Do. As the name suggests, the app lets you make a list of things to-do. Available in Preview, the app allows users to set reminders, keep track of activities, and create to-do lists. Continue reading “Microsoft kills Wunderlist to release new To-Do app”
Microsoft released Windows 10 Creators Update for Windows 10 devices last week, it also released Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15204 to insiders soon after and also said that it will release new developer builts for Windows 10 Mobile along with PC builds, but the build numbers and branch will be different.
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Microsoft today started rolling out Windows 10 Creators Update for free for all the Windows 10 users, as it had promised. The update brings Paint 3D, Beam Broadcasting built into the game bar, Game Mode, a new Privacy Dashboard, 3D support to Microsoft Edge and more. Continue reading “Windows 10 Creators Update starts rolling out, here’s how to get it”
Microsoft has revealed more details about its new Xbox that will debut later this year. The next-generation ‘Project Scorpio’ is capable of playing games in native 4K resolution and aims to be the “most powerful console” available. Eurogamer and Digital Foundry have listed the full specs of the upcoming gaming console. Continue reading “Microsoft reveals specs for the new powerful Xbox Project Scorpio”
Microsoft had signed a multiyear patent cross-licensing agreement with Casio to use Linux in certain Casio devices, back in 2011. Now it has signed a new deal with the company to share its wearable patents. “The patent licensing agreement includes broad coverage for smartwatch technologies, ” said Microsoft without giving any other details. Continue reading “Casio smartwatches will use Microsoft’s technology with new patent licensing deal”
After partnering with Samsung to bundle its Skype, OneDrive, and OneNote apps on the Galaxy S6 and S7 series of smartphones, Microsoft announced that it will continue its partnership with Samsung to pre-load business productivity apps and software on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition. Continue reading “Microsoft will sell Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ Microsoft Edition”
Microsoft announced Windows 10 Creators Update back in October last year. Today it has announced that the update will be available for all Windows 10 users for free from April 11th. The update will enable anyone to create, share and experience in 3-D and mixed reality, connect people faster to those they care about most, and empower every gamer to be a broadcaster. Microsoft Edge will also get 3D support. Continue reading “Windows 10 Creators Update releasing on April 11, Surface Book and Surface Studio coming to more markets”
Microsoft has announced a new patent licensing agreement with Toyota Corp for connected car technologies. The latest agreement builds on Toyota and Microsoft’s strong partnership, which includes their collaboration on the Azure-based Toyota Big Data Center. Continue reading “Microsoft inks patent license deal with Toyota for connected cars”
Microsoft had introduced Teams, its own version of Slack in November last year however it was available in preview. Now, the service is available for 85 million monthly active users of Office 365 for free.
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At the Microsoft Surface event back in October last year announced that its new Windows 10 Creators Update will bring support for VR headsets and mixed reality. At that time it said that it will be partnering with HP, Lenovo, Dell, Acer and ASUS who will sell their first VR headsets capable of mixed reality through the Creators Update starting at US$ 299 (Rs. 19,990 approx.). Continue reading “Microsoft to ship Acer Windows Mixed Reality Development Edition headset to developers this month”
Microsoft has announced the launch of Skype Lite mobile app which is aimed at low end Android devices. The company CEO Satya Nadella introduced the app at Future Decoded event in Mumbai. The app which weighs just 13MB and works on phones with slower data connections. Furthermore, Skype Lite comes with Aadhaar integration. Continue reading “Microsoft Skype Lite with Aadhaar integration launched in India”
Microsoft has finally rolled out updates to Office for Mac that brings Touch Bar support. The company is adding Touch Bar support for Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
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