The Microsoft Surface event was all about creators – one category that could have been ignored is gaming, despite its rich creative roots; Microsoft, however, owns the Xbox brand, so ignoring the gamers is not something Microsoft would do. The upcoming Creators Update for Windows 10 and Xbox One will …
Read More »Microsoft announces an ergonomic Surface Keyboard with Alcantara palm rest
Microsoft announced some interesting products at the Surface event like the Surface Studio and the Surface Dial – but here’s something a little more normal: Surface Ergonomic Keyboard. The keyboard features an ergonomic design and comes with a unique palm rest built out of Alcantara fabric. The palm rest is the interesting bit – it’s even double …
Read More »Microsoft’s mysterious Groove Music Maker makes an appearance
Microsoft is putting its focus on creators; from Windows to the Surface Studio announced at the Surface event – Microsoft wants to help creators be more creative. There’s one tiny problem – Microsoft pretty much ignored the musicians. Panos Panay did express his love for David William Hearn’s work during his …
Read More »Microsoft is building VR into Windows: OEM’s to sell VR headsets starting at $300 in 2017
There were a lot of announcements made at Microsoft’s Surface event, but they weren’t all related to Surface. Microsoft is jumping into the VR playground and intends to dominate the market with affordable VR headsets built by its army of OEMs. Starting sometime in 2017, companies such as HP, Lenovo, …
Read More »Microsoft announces an upgraded Surface Book, increased battery life and more for $2399
Microsoft made a bunch of hardware announcements at today’s event – the most notable of which was the Surface Studio; however, there’s a refresh for the Surface Book as well. The new Surface Book comes with Intel’s 6th generation Core i7 processor – and is, thus, aptly named, Surface Book …
Read More »Microsoft announces the Surface Studio All-in-One, costs $2999, available this holiday
Today’s Microsoft event – as speculated – was all about Surface, and the Windows that runs on it; the Surface Studio, though, is an attempt to redefine the All-in-One PC. It is at the cutting edge of technology. The All-in-One isn’t a new concept – there are a hundred different …
Read More »Microsoft announces Windows 10 Creators Update, arriving early 2017
At Microsoft’s Surface Event in New York, Terry Myerson – Executive Vice President of Windows and Devices Group at Microsoft – announced the name of the next big update to Windows 10, and when it’s going to come out. The update is focusing on creators – therefore the name ‘Creators Update.’ …
Read More »Here’s how to watch today’s Microsoft Surface event
It is time for the event we have been waiting for: Microsoft’s big New York week is upon us, with the Surface event today and the Office event next week; it’s going to be a busy week. We have some idea about what Microsoft will show us at the event …
Read More »Windows 10 Insider Fast Ring build 14955 for Mobile and PC fixes a lot of bugs
This week’s Insider Fast Ring update isn’t much to look at in terms of features – it is, however, a great treasure of bug fixes; though, there is a new update for the Outlook with a few new features. Today’s event might show us what is coming for Redstone 2. …
Read More »MasterCard’s Masterpass payments service is coming to Microsoft Wallet
Microsoft is getting some support from financial services; Microsoft Wallet is only a few months old, so support is still sketchy – but it’s getting there. MasterCard is soon going to bring Masterpass support within Microsoft Wallet. Raj Dhamodharan, Senior Vice President for Operating Systems and Social Networks at MasterCard, …
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