Microsoft encouraging users to request Android apps for Windows 10 via Cortana
Reddit user finds the ability to request apps from Android with Microsoft Cortana in Redstone Insider Preview Build.
Project Astoria
Microsoft confirms the death of Project Astoria, focusing on other bridges instead
Microsoft has today confirmed that Project Astoria, which was 1 of 4 app bridges announced a BUILD last year that allowed porting and running Android apps on Windows 10 Mobile with ease, has been killed off due to it being ... Read more
This app fell victim to Project Astoria's sudden suspension
Even though the highly detailed weight loss client Lose It! Supports the Microsoft Band 2, an official Windows 10 Mobile app has yet to surface. According to the company’s Twitter account, Windows 10 Mobile fans may be waiting a bit ... Read more
Steve Ballmer calls "bullshit" on Microsoft's cloud revenue
Former Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer made his thoughts known about Microsoft during this year's annual shareholder's meeting in Bellevue, Washington. Microsoft didn’t disclose profit margins and sales from its cloud and hardware businesses, which set Ballmer off. Ballmer is Microsoft’s largest ... Read more
Microsoft details the present, and future, of Windows Bridge for iOS
Today on the Windows Blog, Microsoft took the opportunity to speak more about how the Windows Bridge for iOS is progressing and where it is headed. The Windows Bridge for iOS was released as an open source project on Github ... Read more
What is Project Astoria and Project Islandwood?
Back in April of 2015, the internet went into a frenzy when it heard rumors of Microsoft's involvement with Android. Some went as far as thinking that Microsoft was planning on adding an Android emulator on Windows, leaving a sour ... Read more
Windows 10 Mobile news recap: Release date, Lumia 950 demo, Project Astoria
This is it folks, we are on the home stretch to the final release day of Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft has promised a new build of Windows 10 Mobile this coming week, but let's take a quick look back at ... Read more
Microsoft's Android emulator Project Astoria reportedly not going as planned, on hold indefinitely
Microsoft detailed a plan earlier this year during its developer conference that would help address the dreaded app gap that plagued its smartphone ambitions. Through a series of what the company called ‘Bridges’, iOS, Android, Web and traditional Win32 developers would ... Read more
WinBeta Podcast 27: Windows 10 downloads and updates, Lumia 950 leaks, Gamescom, and more
Welcome to another episode of the WinBeta Podcast. Each week we discuss the top Microsoft related news. This week we cover Windows 10 download numbers and updates, projects Astoria and Islandwood for porting apps to Windows, Windows 10 Mobile Build ... Read more
This may be the first Android app ported to Windows 10 Mobile (with video)
There are many projects that allow developers to use various types of coding to make Windows 10 apps. Project Westminster, for website code porting is already available and Project Islandwood, for iOS porting is on the way and will be ... Read more
Project Astoria: How easy it looks to port Android apps to Windows 10
Microsoft's Channel 9 released a video today showing just how easy it is to port popular Android apps over to Windows 10 for phones. Microsoft's Operating Systems Group Program Manager, Agnieszka Girling (who you may remember from her presentation at Microsoft Build), details how ... Read more