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Microsoft begins testing phone screen mirroring with the Your Phone app
Microsoft is about to begin testing new Your Phone features on Windows 10 and Android. Let's see what new
Windows 10
Windows 10 October 2018 Update is Out for Download
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update has arrived after months of internal and beta testing. Its immediate release date was announced during an event in which the Surface Pro 6 and the Surface Laptop 2 went official. The most notable features for the Windows 10 October 2018 Update include a cloud-based clipboard, redesigned screenshotting, a dark theme for File Explorer, and Edge...
Windows 10 Due for Major Upgrade This Fall
Microsoft announced the name and release window for its latest software update. All Windows 10 devices are eligible for the free system-level upgrade. In a few weeks, the ‘Windows 10 October 2018 Update’ will be available for nearly 700 million devices around the world. The software update, which might seem simple in name but not in changes, should arrive in early October after a...
Movies Anywhere Adds Support for Windows 10 and Xbox
Movies Anywhere has added support for yet another outlet, bringing the total number to six. Formerly known as Disney Movies Anywhere, the Movies Anywhere service has finally brought a unification to digital movie libraries that many have sought for years: Buy on one outlet, access from all of your accounts. Until Monday the service supported cross-synching of iTunes, Amazon Video,...
Google's New Chromebook Ad Slams macOS, Windows
Google doesn’t want to hear anyone knocking Chrome OS for being unreliable these days. In a new 60-second advertisement, we see where a Chromebook might be better than its alternatives. The ad, which should begin playing online and on television in the U.S. soon, takes direct shots at Apple’s macOS and Microsoft’s Windows. Neither system is named, but Google recreated their user...
Microsoft integrates Windows 10 with smartphones
Microsoft on Monday introduced a new app designed to mirror your smartphone to your Windows 10 PC. Called "Your Phone," the app will allow iOS and Android users—sorry, Windows Phone—to access text messages, photos, and notifications right on their desktop. Microsoft is promising Your Phone will be easy and intuitive to use, creating a seamless link between your computer and mobile...
Microsoft to release major Windows 10 update April 30
The Windows 10 update Microsoft has been promising will finally be out on Monday, April 30. Only, it won't be called the Spring's Creators Update, as many people expected. Microsoft has instead opted to name it Windows 10 April 2018 Update. Here's what you can expect. Among the big new features included is Timeline, a feature that allows Windows 10 PC users to "go back in time up to 30...
Major U.S. carriers to sell Snapdragon-based Windows devices
Qualcomm and Microsoft have been working together to bring us more portable, versatile computers. These aren’t quite like traditional laptops and tablets, though. The two companies are developing the Always Connected PC platform. It allows you to have an ultra-thin computer that’s always on, holds an LTE connection, and runs long on a single charge. Partners have already stepped...
Netflix is rolling out HDR support for Windows 10
Netflix has announced that it is rolling out High Dynamic Range (HDR) support for Windows 10 computers and Microsoft's Edge browser. Both the browser version and the app version of Netflix will benefit from the update. This will enable Windows users to enjoy more colorful, vibrant and vivid picture quality from Netflix's programs. To take advantage of the feature, Windows 10 computers...
Windows 10 is running on 600 million devices (kind of)
Windows 10 is running on over 600 million active devices, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced at a shareholders meeting this week, just over two years into its lifespan. That's a lot, right? Let's look at the how we got to that number. That number isn't just PCs with Windows 10 installed, but any device running Windows 10. That includes PCs of course, but also tablets, Xbox One...