Best Microsoft apps for your new iOS device
Here are the top eight Microsoft apps for iOS. From Office Mobile to Skype to OneDrive, you can definitely make good use of your Microsoft apps and services on your iPhone or iPad.
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Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14986 makes its way to PCs on the Slow Ring
If you're brave enough to be a Windows Insider but not quite ready to hit the Fast Ring, you might be a Slow Ring Insider. If so, then you'll be happy to know that Microsoft has released Windows 10 Insider ... Read more
In-home Cortana device demoed in video by Microsoft partner Harman Kardon
Microsoft may not be making their own "Home Hub" hardware to compete with Alexa and Google Home, they're baking into Cortana the ability to create such devices in future versions of Windows 10. The company elaborated on that at WInHEC, ... Read more
Skype for iOS updated with holiday video feature and more
Microsoft Skype has morphed into a pretty effective cross-platform communications tool. Whether you're running iOS, Android, Windows, or a Mac, there's a Skype client for you to use that's probably fairly full-featured. Today, Microsoft posted an update to Skype for ... Read more
Check out these business apps from Office 365 Business Center
The Microsoft Business Center is a collection of Office 365 apps to help small businesses be more efficient and effective. All of the apps live in the cloud or via apps, and the idea is to provide businesses with a ... Read more
Surface Pro 4 gets HD Audio firmware update and nothing else for December 2016
While Microsoft has released a few firmware and driver updates for the Surface Book, it's been a couple of months since the Surface Pro 4 received any love. Today, Microsoft decided to go ahead and release something for its tablet ... Read more
Best Microsoft apps for your new Android device
Here are the eight Microsoft apps that you can use to make the most of your Android device.
Monitor's Bounty, Halo 5: Guardian's latest content release, is out now!
Microsoft's Halo gaming franchise has been one of the longest-lived and most robust since the original Xbox was released many moons ago. Halo 5: Guardians is the latest iteration, and it's received tons of DLC over the years to keep ... Read more
Outlook for iOS updated with better support for recurring events, improved small fonts, and more
Microsoft wants everyone to be as productive as possible regardless of which platform they're using. That's why the company has such good support for iOS and Android devices along with its own Windows ecosystem. Outlook for iOS is an example ... Read more
Access Microsoft's Minecraft Hour of Code Designer starting now
We reported on Microsoft's Minecraft Hour of Code Designer tutorial that will help beginning programmers learn how to code by making a Minecraft mini-game. The initiative is part of Code.org's Hour of Code program that kicked off today. Now, Microsoft ... Read more
Microsoft's Bookings app gets some air time on Good Morning America
Numerically speaking, small businesses make up the vast majority of all businesses in the U.S., coming in at a whopping 99.9%. It's no surprise, then, that ABC's Good Morning America show decided to create a segment, called "Boosting Your Business," ... Read more
Windows 10 edges closer to 50% share of Steam gamers
Microsoft's Windows 10 has made slow but steady gains in the market since it was officially released last year. It's not going to hit a billion users as soon as Microsoft hoped, but nevertheless, it's a major operating system at ... Read more
Microsoft Pix Camera for iPhone gets decorative frames and support for dual lens on the iPhone 7 Plus
Microsoft makes some nice cross-platform apps for iOS and Android via its Microsoft Garage team of hackers. Some of those apps are better than the ones Apple and Google ship themselves, such as the Arrow Launcher for Android. Another good ... Read more
Windows 10 Mobile build 14977 adds improved Cortana Quiet Hours, alarm settings, and much more
Microsoft released Windows 10 Mobile Insider build 14977 this morning, with the ability to read EPUB ebooks in Edge on mobile devices. PCs are left out this time due to a blocking bug, and so all of the improvements and ... Read more
PC market sales will recover slightly by 2020, according to IDC
The PC market has been struggling for the last few years, with sales decreasing year-over-year as mobile devices become prominent. The only PC segment that's been doing well in terms of unit sales has been the premium notebook market, with ... Read more
Application Insights gets its promised Diagnostics Preview
Microsoft introduced the general availability of Application Insights at Connect() 2016, with a host of new features for Azure. One of the uses of Application Insights is for diagnostics, and Microsoft announced on a blog post today some of the ... Read more
Cortana for Android updated with new birthday reminder skill, support for multiple calendars
Today, Cortana for Android received an update to version 1.9.12 with a number of nice additions and fixes.
Office Mobile on Android gets updated with Box cloud storage support and more
Today, Office Mobile on Android is the latest of their productivity apps to get updated, offering up a few new features for each of the apps.
Lenovo could be picking up Samsung's PC manufacturing business
It looks like Samsung could be once gain pushing to leave the PC market by selling off its manufacturing business.
Arrow Launcher for Android updated with improved performance, better search, and more grid options
Microsoft has a fairly popular Android launcher through the Microsoft Garage group that's garned a total 4.4 star review in Google Play, and today the Arrow Launcher received a fairly significant update.
Rockfish Games launches Everspace on the Xbox One and Windows 10
Microsoft's Rockfish Games team has announced its first-ever Xbox Play Anywhere title, and it looks like it could be a good one. Everspace is a space shooter game that runs on both the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs, and ... Read more