Bing is receiving an exciting update – the ability to save search results so that you can look them up later, on any of your devices. Microsoft isn’t the first one to think of something like this – but this might be the simplest implementation of it, yet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtOdjX3ggBc The …
Read More »Microsoft announces Visual Studio Mobile Centre preview at Connect();
Microsoft’s Connect(); has kicked off – and some major announcements are coming out of it; during the keynote, Nat Friedman – Corporate Vice President, Mobile Developer Tools at Microsoft – introduced the Visual Studio Mobile Centre: a set of cloud services to track, build, and manage your mobile apps on …
Read More »Microsoft is joining The Linux Foundation as a Platinum member
Microsoft has been going through a shift under Satya Nadella – a more open Microsoft, focusing on providing its services on the most popular ecosystems around; Microsoft has been releasing its apps on iOS and Android, while at the same time integrating Linux into Windows with the Linux Subsystem for …
Read More »Microsoft adds Dead Space Ignition and Escape Dead Island to Xbox One backward compatible titles
Microsoft announced the Xbox backward compatibility program for Xbox One in June last year; today it has more than 280 titles from the Xbox 360 era – all thanks to the 3rd party developers willing to extend their support. Yesterday, Major Nelson of the Xbox announced on Twitter that two …
Read More »Microsoft celebrates 15 years of Xbox with a few remarkable stats
It has been 15 years since the first Xbox was launched by none other than Bill Gates – now, the name Xbox represents a massive gaming community, with a lot of good and some of the bad. The Xbox was the first gaming console produced by Microsoft, released on November …
Read More »Windows 10 Photos app update overhauls interface, adds Windows Ink support, and more
Windows 10 is not just an operating system – it is the key to a unified ecosystem of platforms that were once separate but are now one thanks to Windows 10. Microsoft introduced UWP with Windows 8 – while the OS failed to take off, UWP continues to be present …
Read More »Office 2007 won’t be getting custom extended support from Microsoft
Office 2007 – released in 2006 – suffers from much of the same problems as Windows XP; it’s brilliant, and nobody wants to get rid of it. That’s what you get for building software that stands the test of time. Unfortunately for businesses, and fortunately for individuals working for said businesses, …
Read More »Microsoft’s latest update for Bing on Android adds 360 Search, Music, and more
Microsoft is rolling out a major update for the Bing app on Android – adding a whole bunch of new features and improving the ones already present; the app now can now recognize music playing around you, and help you find local businesses with 360 Search. Microsoft built Bing in …
Read More »Microsoft Groove adds curated playlists in its latest update for iOS and Android
Microsoft Groove – a music service that many people are not aware of, despite it being pre-installed on every Windows 10 device. The service is Microsoft’s answer to Apple Music and Google Play Music. Groove isn’t Microsoft’s first foray into the music streaming business – in fact, Microsoft was one …
Read More »StaffPad updates with support for Surface Studio, Dial, and more
The Microsoft Surface marketing team is challenged by a monumental task – Microsoft’s most ambitious endeavour into the hardware market introduces a lot of new ideas, some of which are not obvious at first look. Last week, the Surface Studio team released a whole bunch of videos showing off the …
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