The device is a small HDMI dongle that easily connects to any TV that supports HDMI, of course, then the second part of the puzzle is a Chrome extension for the web browser (Windows and Mac) or an iOS (iPhone and iPad) or Android (smartphone or tablet) app. Though, it seems that Google left Windows Phone users out in the cold, as Microsoft’s phones are not supported, at least for the time being....
The company confirmed the news on a statement to WinBeta noting that nagging upgrade notifications will be disabled and then removed completely from every qualifying PC. Here’s Microsoft official statement: While the strategy has worked for the company after reporting that Windows 10 is actively running on over 300 million devices in less than a year. It’s also a sign of relief for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who love their current operating system, and they’ve been fighting to prevent the upgrade for months with different hacks....
If you heard around the internet, for some time now, Microsoft has been trying to buy Yahoo and that did not happen. Microsoft instead figure out how they can work with Yahoo as a partners. So Microsoft decided to have an agreement, where Bing will power Yahoo search results as well as power their ad delivery service. Right now Bing is powering the “organic” search result for users in the U....
The Yoga 910 is a follow-up of the previous 900 model, and Lenovo claims the thinnest Intel Core “i” convertible laptop with enough power for both work and entertainment. Then there is the Miix 510, which is Lenovo’s take on the Surface line from Microsoft, and it’s ready to take on any task with comfort design and included full-size keyboard. Lenovo Yoga 910 At 0.56-inch, the Yoga 910 is the thinnest 13....
While LG has been around building laptops for the past 15 years, it wasn’t until last year that we have seen them in United States. If you remember, the company has already in the market a 13-inch and a 14-inch laptop, and in 2016, LG is introducing the a 15-inch version running Windows 10. Still under 2.2 pounds, the Gram (15Z960-A.AA75U1) laptop from LG is incredibly light, and the company is able to achieve it thanks to its magnesium alloy casing, which makes it very strong and lightweight....
Alongside the OneDrive update, Microsoft is also updating PowerPoint for iPhone to allow Apple Watch owners control presentations using the wearable. The new update will let users navigate slides and see elapsed time or the remaining amount of slides in the presentation. The new functionality will only be available to control PowerPoint presentations on the iPhone. However, the company offers similar functionality with Office Remote for Windows Phone and Android to control presentations on a PC....
Day 2 On May 11th, Microsoft is expected to hold a keynote unveiling what to expect on Windows 10. The live stream will begin at 11:30am EST / 8:30am PDT, and you can watch the event at the Microsoft Build 2017 website. You can always catch up on anything you missed on Channel9. And you can also watch all the Microsoft technical sessions on-demand for this three-day event on Channel9 as well....
Microsoft’s product director for the Windows team, Alex Simons, show off the new changes in Windows 8 UI. According to a new post in the new Building Windows 8 blog, coping, moving, renaming, and deleting are one of the most used features in Windows Explorer, which represents about 50% of total command usage (data based on Windows 7). “For Windows 8, we want to make sure that using these core file management commands, which we collectively refer to as “copy jobs,” is a great experience....
The first thing that Microsoft wants to make very clear is that every game and accessory that works on Xbox One will work on Xbox One X. Then there is the Xbox One X Enhanced, which is a program that allows you to identify that the game has been optimized to take advantage of the console resources for a richer and improved gaming experience. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it includes support for 4K and HDR....
The software giant is doing quiet well on the “no compromises” approach building Windows 8, as new features are surfacing, like the new search capabilities. Just as a note, search techniques that you already know via the keyboard and mice are kept intact and now also improved, while users with touched enabled devices are improved just as well. Here are few new additions: Searching for applications: Windows Key , then start typing the name for the application Search for files: Windows Key +F Searching for settings: Windows Key + W Auto-correct terms for files: Windows will auto-complete search terms based on information from the search index, and the user’s searching habits....
The app is a web-based application similar to the graphic design platform Canva with user-friendly templates, fonts, and a drag and drop approach. Although the company already has PowerPoint, this is a more robust and complex tool. “Designer” is meant to be a simple platform to create advertisements, presentations, and other visual materials faster without a significant learning curve. According to an early leak, the Designer app offers a clean canvas where you can select a template, images from the service library, shapes, inspirations, and everything you need to create professional visuals in minutes....
According to the software maker, the long-term plan is to replace all the current Outlook apps available, including the Outlook.com app for Android, the OWA apps for Android and iOS that are part of the Office 365 paid offering. The new elegant Outlook app, like Acompli, will continue offering support for Outlook.com, Exchange, Office 365, Yahoo Mail, and Gmail, and other email services too. A side from sending and receiving emails, the new Outlook app lets users send attachments stored on many cloud services, such as OneDrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, and others....
The app is similar to taskbar you see on Windows 10, which you can position on either side of the screen, at the bottom above the taskbar, or at the top of the screen. The headlines scroll automatically, but you can also use the side buttons to scroll through all the news. If there’s something you like, you can click it to open the article with your default web browser....
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The new experience is entirely different from its predecessor. In this new version, instead of a single interface, the overlay takes the full real estate of the screen — similar to other experiences offered by Discord and Nvidia –, and it’s filled with many customizable widgets that allow you to check system performance (CPU, GPU, and RAM), adjust volume, capture gameplay, and much more. The Xbox Game Bar now also integrates with Spotify, so you can easily control music playback during gameplay....
The update also allows to sync quick notes to OneNote after unlocking Surface Pro 3. This is the Microsoft description: These are two features that Microsoft demoed during the Surface Pro 3 launch event in New York City, but current demo devices didn’t include these features until today. Source Microsoft All content on this site is provided with no warranties, express or implied. Use any information at your own risk....
Microsoft is planning to make Spartan the primary web browser on every platform that runs Windows, including on the desktop, tablet, phone (Windows 10 Mobile), and even Xbox One eventually. And it will be a Windows Store app, rather than a tool attached to the operating system, like Internet Explorer. The report also claims that Spartan will include support Adobe Flash, but it will be limited to certain versions, as Flash support will be determined by the device you use....
The Start button orb was introduced 15 years ago on the Windows 95 altogether with the Start menu, and it seems that Microsoft will be removing both in Windows 8. In a screenshot from Windows 8 build 8220 leaked on the internet this weekend, shows a Super Bar with no Start button. In previous builds from the upcoming Microsoft operating system showed a flattened version of the button that matched the new Metro style user interface, and now in the latest build the software maker removed the Start button....
The images were revealed by @evleaks on Twitter, someone who’s known to leak accurate information about Microsoft products, recently posted several images giving us a glimpse of the Surface based on ARM, which includes thin bezels and two USB Type-C ports on a chassis that has a thinner profile of previous releases of the tablet. According to the Thurrott report, the device is also expected to get a new Type Cover as well as a new Surface Pen, which this time around will have an updated design, which according to sources will charge wirelessly, and it’ll have a dedicated charger....
Cortana has been part of Windows Phone for a while, and now the company is bringing its personal assistant to Windows 10, and it’s likely Apple and Google devices will get the assistant this year as well. Microsoft Research is building a smarter version of Cortana, which is internally known as “Einstein” that can query data from an artificial intelligence. The information available at this time is very thin, but it seems this is an effort to make the personal assistant more capable of automating tasks....
