Microsoft has updated the Groove Music app for Windows 10 on PC and Mobile for Fast ring Insiders. The update makes the recently launched "Your Groove" feature "more colorful."
Starbucks' digital head Adam Brotman says that the long-awaited Windows 10 app for the coffee retailer is in "final testing" and could be released "in the next few weeks".
The popular Star Walk 2 is now available for Windows 10 users to enjoy.
Microsoft sure isn't wasting any time with sending new Windows 10 builds to Windows Insiders. Just a day after its last release, the company has now pushed a fresh update in build 14379 for PC and Mobile Insiders on the Fast ring.
Blizzard has released a new update to its team-based multiplayer shooter Overwatch for the PC and Xbox One versions. Among other things, the update adds the highly-anticipated Competitive Play mode to the game.
I understand the comfort that comes from having a bear.
I still have my childhood bear. I'm very attached to him. He's old, his head is falling off and his nose is smooth. He smells like an accumulation of years — musty yet warm, something that fills me up and comforts me.
Among The Sleep is a Kickstarter funded first-person psychological horror game by Norwegian developer Krillbite Studio, and you play as a two year-old child whose bear becomes his comfort and his guide as he searches for memories of his Mom.
The game opens with a scene in the kitchen. It's the little boy's birthday, and cake is certainly on the cards — and walls, if Mom isn't prepared. Kids will touch anything they can get their tiny little hands on. Mom, depending on how you look at it, had the good grace to leave the cake on the table while she goes to open the door. I would have thrown it on the floor to get into the mindset of being a child! Cake - floor! Blocks - Mom's head! Naptime? Neverrrrr!
After a brief argument with someone who may be your dad, we begin to start weaving together a bit of background information about family life. For all intents and purposes, it seems as though Mom and baby (you) live alone. Returning with a gift from Dad (?) who has been given the heave-ho, she takes you to your room and sets the box down and leaves.
Dell has confirmed it will not be launching any new tablets in its Android-based Venue family. It will concentrate its efforts on releasing Windows 10 2-in-1 devices and laptops for businesses.
Microsoft is currently developing a new Windows 10 PC app, Microsoft Whiteboard, that's being created for the education market. It will be designed to give students and teachers a way to create and collaborate on ideas.
Spend more to save some money with Telus's new Premium Plus financing option.
Last week, Telus launched a new plan under the Premium Plus name.
At a time when many U.S. carriers are all-in on financing options, Telus's new Premium Plus plan is a hybrid system, providing customers a considerable subsidy in exchange for a two-year contract, along with flexibility in choosing to spend around $10 per month more on a plan in order to spend less for the phone upon purchase.
Premium Plus is the name of a new type of financing option offered by Telus, the second-largest carrier in Canada. It allows customers, new or existing, to add a small amount of money to their plans per month in exchange for paying less for the phone at the register.
It's actually quite simple. Telus's ordinary Your Choice share plans are priced based on the type of phone you buy: a premium smartphone, like an iPhone 6s, Galaxy S7 or (if they were sold), Lumia 950 XL; a smartphone, like a Moto X Play or other low-cost Android or Windows phones; and BYOD, where you bring your own device.
Premium Plus is interesting because it lives alongside the phone's subsidy, and is completely optional.
Microsoft reveals how Windows 10 UWP app developers can put in high-dynamic range (HDR) imaging features in third-party camera apps.
How do I run an app that Windows 10 has blocked for my protection?
Yes, it is a good thing that Windows 10 has security features like SmartScreen built in, but sometimes they get in the way. You really want to install this app — you know there's nothing wrong with it — but you're locked out.
SmartScreen acts as a sort of guard dog while you use Windows 10. It will block you from opening some apps if they come from an unknown place or are created by an unknown publisher. Disabling SmartScreen is a good first attempt at running a blocked app as it's a very simple process and will usually get you around the blockade. If you still can't open the app, you'll want to move on to working with admin accounts.
While these steps will get you around the Windows 10 block, you should use them with care. Some apps really are harmful and really will get you in a mess. Only go around the Windows 10 app block if you know for sure that the file is safe. Here's how to get around apps blocked for your protection.
This is a good place to start because it doesn't require much time and is relatively easy to do.
Microsoft has announced a new partnership with Sprinklr, a company which creates social-based customer service platforms for businesses. The two companies will collaborate on a new experience management suite powered by Azure.
Many Windows 10 Mobile users are reporting that an update to the beta version of Facebook run by Microsoft is giving them a message stating the app is outdated and needs to be uninstalled.
2D platformers aren't just a thing of the past, and Fenix Furia is here to prove it.
When you think of 2D platformers, you probably aren't thinking about games available for current generation consoles. After all, we've all gotten used to stunning graphics and stories that steal our breath away. Well, Fenix Furia is a frustratingly fun new platformer built for today's modern gamer.
You have to jump through obstacles, destroy dozens of enemies, and through it all try not to die. Keep reading to check out this nostalgia driven platformer!
Microsoft has released a change log of what was included in the Windows 10 Release Preview build 10586.456. That build was made available to Insiders for both PC and Mobile in that update ring earlier this week.
Turtle Beach has patented a method of amplifying and directing audio using ultrasound, and I experienced it for the first time at their E3 2016 booth in Los Angeles.
I entered the meeting room expecting to see a physical prototype only, perhaps some PR speak, and maybe a slick concept video.
Little did I know, I was already experiencing HyperSound.
To The Castle is a retro styled Windows 10 arcade game where you play the role of Sir Petronius, a brave knight set on saving the world. Available for Windows 10 Mobile, To The Castle sports old-school, pixelated graphics, simple controls and two gaming modes.
Gameplay has a bit of zip to it and coins can be collected throughout the gaming levels that can be used to buy items to improve your chances at success. To The Castle also has a level editor where you can create your own gaming levels that can be shared with other gamers.
The free gaming title is ad-supported and also available for Windows Phone 8.1 devices, including low-memory units. While To The Castle may lack groundbreaking graphics and extensive gaming controls, the classic gaming style works. If you need help passing the time, To The Castle is an option worth considering.
BioShock: The Collection is coming to PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on September 13. The collection itself will contain remastered versions of all three titles in the series thus far (with DLC) for current-gen systems.
Amazon is bringing back Prime Day, the day in which it offers an abundance of awesome deals for Prime members. Beginning July 5 Amazon will begin running a number of specials leading up to the big day, which will be July 12. Last year the retailer slashed pricing on Chromebooks, Kindles, televisions, security cameras and more.
Microsoft plans to roll out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update to PCs and other capable hardware on August 2, but now we have confirmation that mobile devices will also receive the update on that very same day. Head of Microsoft's Windows Insider program, Dona Sarkar, confirmed on Twitter that phones will also start to receive the update as part of a gradual roll out.
On this episode of the OneCast, we round up our biggest moments of E3 2016!
The latest episode of our Xbox and Microsoft podcast, the #OneCast, is now available and accessible through major podcast distribution services. On this week's episode, we share our thoughts on the announcements made at E3 2016, our hands-on experiences at the event and Playdead's latest platformer, Inside.
Add, remove, or change users from your Windows 10 laptop or computer.
Windows 10 will let you make multiple accounts on your computer, so your friends or family can all share the same PC. You won't have to worry about not being able to control the user accounts because as the system administrator of your Windows 10 computer or laptop, you add, change, and remove accounts as you please.
Just so you're aware, a local user is the terminology Microsoft uses to describe someone who doesn't already have a Microsoft account.
Creating an account for a person this way will also create them a Microsoft account, which means in the future they could transfer this account to another computer.
Click on Settings.
Click on Family & other users.
Looking for an inexpensive slim case to keep your Lumia 650 looking good? If so, Amzer's Pudding TPU case should be on your list to check out. The case offers a thin layer of protection to the sides and back of the phone, and you can pick one up for just $4.95 right now.
Microsoft's high-end Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 configurations (both with 1TB of on-board SSD storage) are now available in 10 more countries: Australia, Austria, China, France, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The company has also promised to launch the two 1TB variants in more regions by the end of 2016.
Microsoft is running yet another promotional offer for its Groove Music Pass streaming service. This time, customers can access it free for three months after they pay $9.99 for the first month of service.
If you're one of many Windows Phone users who are users of WhatsApp, we have some good news for you. A new update has just been pushed that introduces a new feature called quoted messages, which allows users to quote a message directly in a reply, similar to Twitters quoted-retweet works.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has signed a contract with Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, to publish his first book, Hit Refresh. The non-fiction book will be released sometime in the fall of 2017.
For those running Windows 10 on the Slow or Fast Ring, you will want to grab the just-updated Skype Preview app from the Store (listed under 'Get Skype').
Build 11.5.165.0 is now available up from the previous 11.5.155.0 from a few weeks ago and still noticeably behind the leaked universal builds that were also available for Mobile (11.6.72).
Unfortunately, we ran a side by side with the older and newer versions and noted nothing new of interest, although we suppose there could be some plumbing changes to make the app more reliable and compatible with the latest Insider release.
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For now, you can go to the Store and get the update. Let us know in comments if you spot anything different.
Now that we are just a month out from the Anniversary Update is it okay to join the Insider program and get the new OS early?
Last night, Microsoft released build 14376 for Fast Ring Insiders on PC and Mobile, and even Slow Ring got bumped to 14372. Then this morning Microsoft announced that the Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be official released on August 2 (and yes, that includes all editions including Mobile).
Clearly, we are on the last leg of the Redstone 1/Anniversary Update development cycle, and many users are now asking if they should take the plunge to Fast Ring. I've been running these releases on a few devices and will share my recommendations and experiences.
