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Luckily, an unofficial app called “Telescope” has quickly emerged for Windows Phone devices, long before the official app for Android. Here is the twist, with Telescope, you can sign-in to Periscope, follow users, and watch broadcasts, but currently you cannot start your own live stream. It’s not a complete solution, but the developer said it’s working on an update to add the capability for users to start their own live streams....

Click image to expand. Image1. Click image to expand. Image2. Click image to expand. Image3. If you don’t know what to buy, maybe instead you just want to know what is hot in music; you can go to http://www.bing.com/music , browse all the music by “Top Albums”, “Most Played Songs” & “Most Played Artist” and sample full length of the songs. (See image3) *Keep in mind that because this is free you can only sample the song one time....

The software giant has also announced that after more than 30 years, the “Microsoft Office” brand will change and become “Microsoft 365.” The rebrand will start rolling out in November. An official video from the Ignite conference briefly revealed that Microsoft is planning to update the desktop experience in the next version of Windows with a floating Taskbar similar to the interface found on macOS, Linux, and mobile operating systems....

The company also released the first preview of the Microsoft Defender ATP antivirus solution for Linux, and iOS and Android support is coming soon. The Office unified Android app drops the preview label, and now, anyone can download it from the Google Play Store. Windows 10X is coming to a new wave of dual-screen devices this year, and you can learn more about the new variant of Windows 10 in this guide, and you can check out the best features in this Windows 10X guide....

Windows 10 build 19042.789 became available for version 20H2 and 2004 as a preview with a slew of fixes. This update is available as an optional download for devices in the stable and the Beta and Release Preview channels of the Windows Insider Program. The software giant also announced that it is planning to roll out a slew of new features for its Office mobile apps, including Outlook, Teams, and many more....

As part of Windows 10 news, build 21292 rolled out in the Windows Insider Program’s Dev Channel with several fixes and improvements. In case you missed it, you can check the hands-on video review of Windows 10 build 21286, which includes the new modern Storage Spaces experience, DiskUsage tool, taskbar news widget, and more. During the first Patch Tuesday of 2021, Microsoft released the update KB4598242 for devices running Windows 10 20H2 and version 2004 to fix several problems....

The Microsoft Edge app for phone is out of beta, and now anyone can download it from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. Windows 10 Fall Creators Update receives update KB4051963 addressing a number of problems with the new version, which is now installed on more than 20 percent of devices running Windows 10. This week Cyber Monday happened, but many retailers are extending their deals throughout the week....

Although, for the most part, the rollout of Windows 11 is going smoothly, Microsoft has published a list of known issues, and affected devices are getting an upgrade hold until the problems are resolved. Also, the new OS has an unconfirmed bug that causes a memory leak when using File Explorer. Windows 11 is available as an optional upgrade for eligible computers already running Windows 10. However, if you are still wondering whether you should upgrade or not, you should read this to help you decide....

Spotlight collection is the same idea as the “Windows spotlight” for the lock screen since it will be able to continuously display new images to give you the feeling of a fresh look every time you sign in to your account. The new personalization feature is still under development, and you must enable it in the operating system to make it available in the Settings app. At the time of this writing, you configure Spotlight collection from Settings > Personalization > Background, and when selecting the option, the background will dynamically change with images provided by Bing....

According to the release notes there is no software updates on this build, and this is expected as we’re getting closer to Windows 10 RTM and Microsoft is only focusing on fixing bugs around the operating system. Although, Windows 10 build 10154 is mostly about fixing bugs, the notes reveal that build 10154 still includes a number of known issues we have seen in previous build, and a number of new issues, such as:...

Windows 10 build 15007, according to the software giant, includes a number of new features and improvements for both PC and Mobile, including on Microsoft Edge, Cortana, system and desktop. This flight isn’t as significant as the Windows 10 build 15002, especially for PCs, but it’s a huge update for mobile devices, which hasn’t received an test preview for quite some time. What’s new on Windows 10 build 15007 for PC Microsoft Edge Sharing tabs: Starting on this release, you can share a set of tabs you’ve set aside....

If you didn’t change your settings to start testing the Redstone 4 update before the Fall Creators Update is release, then you’ll not be getting this build. However, once the upcoming fall update becomes available, anyone who is part of the Windows Insider Program will be able to download builds for the Redstone 4 update coming in 2018 as usual. On Windows 10 build 16353, according to Microsoft, doesn’t include new features or big improvements, instead it only includes a handful of fixes and small changes....

Windows 10 build 18353, according to the software giant, adds microphone and audio input support when using Windows Sandbox. In addition, you can now use Shift + Alt + PrintScreen keyboard shortcut in Windows Sandbox which activates the ease of access dialog for enabling high contrast mode. And you can use the Ctrl + Alt + Break keyboard shortcut in Windows Sandbox which allows entering and exiting full screen mode....

Windows 10 build 18362, according to the company, is just a minor update that doesn’t introduce new features or changes. However, it’s a significant release because it’s the first time throughout the 19H1 development that the Slow and Fast ring have the save build number. Usually, when both rings have the same build indicates that the feature update is almost finalized, but without some last-minute patches. If true, it also means that soon we could be seeing a build in the Release Preview ring....

Recently the company announced that build 18363.418 is expected to be the final build that will be available to everyone as the official “Windows 10 November 2019 Update.” While the build has been available for a few weeks in the Release Preview ring, it was not available for computers that were previously using the Slow ring, and then switched to the Release Preview. Those devices were on build 18362.10024. However, starting with this release, Microsoft is switching every device in the Release Preview to the build 18363....

Windows 10 build 20246, according to the company, adds a new change that makes it possible to install the Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (WSL2) automatically with a single command (wls –install). In addition, Microsoft is confirming that the preview version of the Calendar app will soon be removed, and it’ll be replaced with the original version of the app. As part of the fixes, build 20246 addresses issues that stops “GPU compute” scenarios such as CUDA and DirectML inside the WSL2....

In order to address the issue, today, on yet another Patch Tuesday, the software giant has launched the Windows 10 Update history site, which identical to the Surface Update History homepage, is the hub where users can visit to learn what’s new on every new update that rolls out to Windows 10. The company notes on the new Windows 10 Update History website: “In response to this feedback, we’re providing more details about the Windows 10 updates we deliver through Windows Update....

On an effort to consolidate the user experience across devices, setting up a computer now shares the same experience users will get on a Windows Phone, where you can configure Cortana and other features. The video below shows how you can create a new Microsoft account, even without an ID, or sign in with your current account; and you can configure Cortana, something that was not possible in the past....

Windows 10 Mobile build 15051, according to the company, fixes frequent reboots for users running build 15047. It also addresses problems with certain apps, such as Calculator, Outlook Mail, Outlook Calendar, Groove Music, no appearing after a hard reset, and other apps crashing. Cortana gets improves reading text aloud over Bluetooth, and Microsoft is also fixing an issue after upgrading that unexpectedly shows the full QWERTY keyboard on the lock screen instead of the pin pad....