HoloLens has been used for a plethora of applications – from emergency responders, elevator technicians, and museum exhibits, to a simulated military exercise for the U.S. Marines and a few trials by the Australian Air Force. Those are some very serious and critical use-cases, where time – or life – …
Read More »Windows tablets gain foothold as Google and Apple witness a decline
According to a recent report by StrategyAnalytics – a research and analytics firm – FY16 was quite an eventful period for the great tablet giants. The incumbents – Apple, Google and Google’s OEMs – witnessed a double-digit decline in growth; 19% for Apple, and 10% for Samsung, Google’s largest Android …
Read More »Gmail will soon fall back to basic version on Chrome for Windows Vista and XP
Windows XP and Vista are the absolute examples of Microsoft’s inconsistency; one was hailed for its brilliance and is still used today, while the other received nothing but hate. However, thankfully, Microsoft isn’t very attached to either of them; the company ended support for Windows XP in 2014, while …
Read More »Skype’s older clients to stop working after March 1st
It’s time for Skype to leave behind its past and build a foundation for a better future. The Skype team at Microsoft have gone through rough patches; while the Skype experience – for users – have been somewhat static in the past few months, it has been going through a …
Read More »Outlook Add-ins will come for Windows 10 Mobile as well, eventually
Yesterday Microsoft released an update for its Outlook app for iOS. The update added Add-ins, extending the capabilities of Outlook beyond the scope of Microsoft’s ecosystem. It’s a great feature. However, Microsoft’s announcement was for iOS; Microsoft mentioned that the Android app for Outlook would also receive this update soon, …
Read More »Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring Build 15025 ISO is now available for download
A couple of days ago, Microsoft released Build 15025 for Insiders on the Fast Ring, though, there was a problem; we discussed the issue in detail in our original coverage. In short, Insiders who are still rolling with the 32-bit version of Windows were not able to upgrade to Build 15025 …
Read More »Microsoft announces the Git Virtual File System: scales better than Git
The Git revision system used by developers around the world was developed by Linus Torvalds in 2005; Torvalds developed it solely to manage the development of Linux kernel. Since then, it has spread; Microsoft today uses it for the internal Windows repository. The problem, however, per Microsoft, arises when a …
Read More »Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring Build 15025 is now out for Mobile
That didn’t take long; after Dona Sarkar from the Insider program had tweeted that the Build 15025 for Mobile had hit a blocker, speculation went rampant as to what the bug was. It seems Microsoft managed to fix the issue, as the Windows 10 Mobile Build 15025 is now rolling …
Read More »Office for Mac Insider Fast Ring now supports Add-ins across the suite
The Office team is on a roll; Outlook for iOS supports add-ins with the latest update, now it’s the turn of macOS. This update for Office Insiders on the Fast Ring, however, is not limited to Outlook – it’s for the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as well. Parity Users of …
Read More »Outlook for iOS now support add-in; starting with Evernote, Trello and more
The Office team today delivered an update to its Outlook app for iOS; the update adds support for add-ins, much like Outlook on Windows, web, and the very recently updated Mac preview. Add-Ins, essentially, are minified apps; users can install these add-ins into Outlook, where they can perform various tasks …
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