Microsoft

By Jay Jayasuriya

All things Microsoft

Windows 10
Latest Windows 10 build puts desktop apps in a 3D world
Ars Technica - Peter Bright
No longer limited to Store apps, so you can now run Excel in VR. Just in time for the weekend, Microsoft has released a new Insider preview build of …
Microsoft Took an Entire Year to Design the New Office Icons. Here's What They Learned (You Decide How Much You Like Them)
Inc Magazine - By John Brandon
At first glance, they looked like color swatches for paint. Yet, the new Microsoft Office icons actually communicate what to expect from a well-known brand: This is all about collaborating. How much does
Microsoft's redesigned Office icons reflect its move to the cloud
Engadget - Jon Fingas
It's cosmetic, but it says a lot about how Microsoft has changed. Microsoft's Office icons on Windows and the web have been conservative, to put it mildly. They've been functional things you click while
Microsoft Announces Xbox Game Streaming Service
Kotaku - Jason Schreier
Today, Microsoft announced its plans to enter the world of video game streaming with Project xCloud, an ambitious service with a silly title that …
Microsoft retools its productivity vision for the era of tech distraction
Fast Company - By Harry McCracken
Rather than grabbing your attention at will, Microsoft’s new Surface hardware and Windows features aim to help you focus on what matters. “I wish you were here with me, Harry, so I could hand the products
How to Send SMS Messages With Cortana on Windows 10
Laptop Mag - Andrew E. Freedman
The Windows 10 Anniversary Update gives Cortana some fancy new abilities. Among them is the option to send and receive SMS text messages from an …
Windows 95 is now an app you can download and install on macOS, Windows, and Linux
The Verge - Tom Warren
An electron version of Windows 95 Windows 95 is the operating system that’s now used as a yardstick for what’s possible on modern devices and platforms. We’ve seen Microsoft’s popular OS appear on the
Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will focus on ‘XCloud’ game streaming
The Verge - Tom Warren
An XCloud service is on the way Microsoft is currently developing its next-generation Xbox, with recent reports suggesting the console will launch in 2020. While the hardware will undoubtedly surpass capabilities
Windows 10 is getting a File Explorer dark mode and new cloud clipboard
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft is testing a new build of Windows 10 today (17666) that includes some new features that will be …
Windows 10 preview build 17128 hits the Fast ring alongside 'Cortana Show Me' app
windowscentral.com - WindowsCentral.com
Windows Insiders in the Fast ring can now get their hands on Windows 10 preview build 17128. Here's a look at what's new. Microsoft is ending the week …
Windows 10 Redstone 4 will be called 'Spring Creators Update'
windowscentral.com
The release of the next big Windows 10 update, codenamed Redstone 4, isn't far off, but Microsoft hasn't yet officially announced what its final name …
Why Windows Insiders should opt out of the program after the Creators Update is released
windowscentral.com
Now's the time to opt-out of the program Although the Windows 10 Creators Update is out, that doesn't mean that the Windows Insider Program has …
Microsoft's new Windows 10 Spectre patch disables Intel's 'fix'
Engadget - Steve Dent
It's meant to stop computers from rebooting. Intel recently admitted that its latest patch for "Spectre" was essentially worse than the bug it was supposed to fix, as it was causing computers to spontaneously
Microsoft AI can draw objects based on detailed text descriptions
Engadget - Rob LeFebvre
The drawing bot is able to 'imagine' what you mean, then create a fairly accurate drawing of it. Google may have taught an AI how to doodle, but drawing something more complex is tough for a computer.
Microsoft begins selling the Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Android Authority - Matt Adams
If you’re in the market for a brand new Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you have a plethora of options on where to pick one up. It’s in carrier stores and other brick and mortar retailers like Best Buy. If you
Microsoft quietly announces end of last free Windows 10 upgrade offer
ZDNet - Ed Bott
More than a year after ending its free Windows 10 upgrade program, Microsoft is getting ready to shut down the last official free upgrade extension. …
How Microsoft embraced 'messy’ creativity with Windows Ink
Engadget - Devindra Hardawar
Microsoft's stylus dreams are finally coming true. Windows Ink isn't Microsoft's first stab at bringing stylus support to PCs. That would be Windows for Pen Computing in the early '90s, followed by Windows
Microsoft’s Workspace App Brings Useful Information to Mac Users
Lifehacker - Patrick Lucas Austin
Microsoft’s experimental projects division has released a toolbar utility for Mac-based Office 365 users that lets you access your OneDrive files, …
Microsoft's AI-powered iOS app tells the blind what's around them
TNW - Abhimanyu Ghoshal
Microsoft hast just launched Seeing AI, an iOS app that it appropriately describes as a ‘talking camera for the blind’; I’ve been giving it a whirl this morning and it’s actually pretty impressive. Fire
Microsoft launches AI for Earth to give $2M in services to environmental projects
TechCrunch - Ingrid Lunden
After helping to launch the Partnership on AI with Google, Facebook and others; and doubling down on AI research, today Microsoft unveiled a new initiative that points to how it plans to target specific
This bundle will make you your office's Excel guru
boingboing.net - Boing Boing's Shop
Excel, Microsoft’s venerable spreadsheet program has some seriously powerful capabilities. But unless you know where to look in the maze of menus and …
MIT researchers used a $150 Microsoft Kinect to 3D scan a giant T. rex skull
TechCrunch - Sarah Buhr
MIT’s Camera Culture group has been able to successfully capture a high-resolution 3D scan of a Tyrannosaurus rex skull using about $150 worth of equipment and some free software. The skull, which belongs
Microsoft has a full lineup of computers that all rival Apple's Macs — here's how to choose among them
Business Insider - Matt Weinberger
Now, though, the company has turned the Surface into a full business, offering a lineup of four devices. And the computers are so good, even Apple is following Microsoft's lead. There are cheaper computers
Microsoft's Beautiful, Design-ey New Surface Pro
core77.com - Rain Noe
The design mantle is no longer Apple's Now that Apple has slowed down on innovative design, it's great to see that Microsoft is picking up the slack. …
Microsoft has big plans for VR and AR in 2017
Engadget - Devindra Hardawar
It's going to be an interesting year for Windows Holographic and HoloLens. Ever since Microsoft announced earlier this year that it would be opening up its Windows Holographic platform to other device
Microsoft finalizes its custom version of Windows 10 for China
The Verge - Tom Warren
Microsoft has finished developing a custom version of its Windows 10 operating system for the Chinese government. Microsoft worked with the China Electronics Technology Group (CTEC) on the joint venture,
Funny! Orchestra plays Microsoft Windows™ - the waltz
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Windows 10 Cloud is Microsoft’s fresh Chrome OS alternative
The Verge - Tom Warren
Microsoft has been trying to keep PC makers away from Chrome OS for years, and consumers far away from Apple’s iPad alternative. While Windows RT largely failed at going mainstream, and Windows 8.1 with