67% of Steam users are now on Windows 10
Today's news is a promising development for the company's future efforts in consolidating its gaming services, hardware and platforms.
Mac OS X
Microsoft releases Visual Studio for Mac Preview 4
Visual Studio for Mac Preview 4 brings lots of new features for developers including updates to the Xamarin and .NET Core workloads.
Skype promotes updated apps, will retire older apps beginning March 1st
The Skype team is nearly done transitioning the messaging app to a cloud infrastructure, which means that some legacy apps will stop working in the coming weeks.
Office for Mac gets production 64-bit release with version 15.25
As of today, August 22, 2016, all Mac users or more technically speaking, all Mac users on the what Microsoft internally refers to as the Production Channel can now get their hands on version number 15.21 of Office 2016 for Mac with 64-bit enabled.
Docker for Windows leaves beta, now publicly available
Docker, the popular platform that allow developers to create and test their apps through multiple devices has announced that its apps for Windows and Mac OS X are now generally available to the public.
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is "totally fine" with an Xbox app for Mac, all about development priorities
Xbox head Phil Spencer shared on Twitter that Microsoft has nothing against releasing an Xbox app for Mac OS X, though it's all about "development priorities."
Contacts, presence, IM added to Skype for Business Mac Preview
Microsoft has released yesterday the second preview version of its professional cross-platform communication solution on Mac OS X.
Mac users getting Bing Ads Editor with a beta preview
The Mac version of Bing Ads Editor brings all of the features iOS, Android, and Windows users have loved about the 11th edition straight to the Mac desktop
How-to run and Install Windows via Boot Camp on OSX
Here is a step by step guide on how to Install Windows via Boot Camp on your Mac.
Microsoft makes Gigjam work-sharing app generally available on Windows, Mac, and iOS
If you still haven't gotten access to GigJam's preview, you're now in luck - it's now open to everybody on Windows, Mac, and iOS devices.
Here's everything that's new to Office 365 in April 2016
Throughout the month, Office 365 users have enjoyed a number of important updates that brought several improvements in functionality as well as additional features.
Microsoft opens Skype for Business for Mac Public Preview
Microsoft has just released the first public preview of Skype for Business for Mac users. IT administrators can request an invite to test the Mac client today.
Visual Studio's online free version, Code, reaches version 1.0 and 2 million installs
Now that Visual Studio Code has been bumped up to the big 1.0 title, developers can look forward to improved performance and responsiveness from a download coming in at just under 40MB.
Microsoft adds multiple monitor support and enhanced copy and paste support to Mac Remote Desktop Client beta
An update to the beta version of the OS X Remote Desktop App brings a new set of features to the application, including multiple monitor support.
Skype for Mac gains adaptive UI in latest spec bump update
The Skype for Mac app has just received an update that brings a new adaptative UI to Mac users.
What Microsoft apps would you like to have on other platforms?
Microsoft has a great set of ubiquitous consumer services, but some core apps of the Microsoft ecosystem are still missing on non-Microsoft platforms.
Office 2016 for Mac Insider build updated to version 15.20
Microsoft has released Office 2016 for Mac build 15.20 to Office Insiders, bringing a number of new features and fixes.
Microsoft extends Office Insider testing to Outlook for Mac
The Microsoft Outlook for Mac team is looking for Macintosh users to evaluate new features in Outlook 2016 for Mac.
Office 2016 for Mac gets a new Office Insider preview build, version 15.19 on tap
Microsoft has issued a new version of Office 2016 on Mac, 15.19, for Office Insiders on Apple's OS X.