Microsoft acknowledges mounting feedback, claims "2020 will be an exciting year for Mixer"
The Mixer team seems aware of its communication absence and plans to change that position in the near future
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New Electron powered Xbox app leaks hours before E3
While users will get a new Xbox app with better game-related integration such as chat and download features, the app apparently will be a rather heavy piece of software.
Microsoft's retail experience shrinks with kiosk "Specialty Store" closures (updated with confirmation)
Microsoft's shift to minimize its physical retail footprint is a multipronged adjudication that appears to address the diminishing returns brick and mortar shopping
Microsoft's Surface headphones are currently $100 off
The Surface Headphones are sitting pretty at $250 at the Microsoft Store,
Dark mode in OneNote Windows 10 app starts rolling out to Windows Insiders
Similar to the rest of the Office suite and File Explorer, the background of OneNote now mask the bright white with a muted black and dark grey color scheme.
Newly published Microsoft patent shows a "miniaturized" HoloLens-like device
With two years and countless feedback, Microsoft's patent points to a future HoloLens experience that would operate more like a pair of eye/sunglasses than an entire head mount.
Microsoft test new Cortana UI for Android and iOS with v3.0 beta
A beta version of the digital assistant is being seeded to testers that shows the Cortana team is not asleep at the wheel
Windows phone users have 60 days before NatWest and RBS apps retire
The Royal Bank Of Scotland joins the increasing list of apps abandoning the platform.
Windows 10 "Project NEON" image leaks showing transparent start menu
The updated Start Menu accompanying Project Neon brings Windows 10 Mobile influences
New information surfaces about Microsoft's Home Hub, the software rival to Amazon's Echo and Google Home
In a post on Windows Central (WC), Zac Bowden goes into detail about what is expected to be Home Hub, Microsoft's version of Amazon Echo (Alexa) or Google Home. The new details on Microsoft's Home Hub should be taken as just rumors until Microsoft makes an official announcement.
New firmware updates available for Surface Book, Surface Pro 4
Microsoft has released new firmware and driver updates for the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. Let's take a look at what's changed.
Windows Store on HoloLens supports voice-enabled app installation
The latest Windows Store update enabled voice commands for the HoloLens as an alternative to hand gestures.
Microsoft could be releasing a Windows 10 version of Movie Maker "soon"
A Microsoft support page claims to be working on a version of Movie Maker built for Windows 10 PCs.
If you're running into the Windows 10 device limit ceiling, remember that the Xbox One counts against it
People who use or signs into an Xbox One, seemingly after applying the Anniversary Update, will now have that device count against their tally of Window 10 enabled devices.
CNN shutting down its Windows Phone app on July 18
Many users of the CNN app have been speculating over the past few weeks, as the app has seemingly disappeared from the Windows Store search, that use of the app today brings up a retirement message for the app.