Microsoft is planning to unveil a new ARM-powered Surface at a hardware event in New York City this week, and renders of the device, alongside other Surface hardware also being announced, have finally leaked in the form of renders. Posted on Twitter by evleaks, these renders give us detailed look at some of the upcoming […]
Microsoft’s game-streaming service, Project xCloud, will enter the public domain for the first time in October. Players in the United States, United Kingdom and South Korea will be able to enjoy on their smartphones, tablets and other screen-based devices. However, the preview comes with a few caveats. First, this isn’t the console streaming that Microsoft […]
Microsoft’s Windows 10 is now installed on more than 900 million devices globally. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate vice president of the Windows and devices group, revealed the factoid on Twitter earlier today along with the admission that more new Windows 10 devices have been added in the last 12 months than ever before. #Windows10 is on […]
An updated version of Microsoft’s Surface Pen, which is expected to be announced at the company’s annual fall hardware event on October 2nd, may come with wireless charging. Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Pen and Apple Pencil only being two examples. The FCC filing for the new Surface Pro 7 pen suggests this feature may also […]
Microsoft has recently filed patent filing from the company details a clamshell device concept whose hinge is filled with a liquid or gas to reduce strain on a foldable display and prevent debris from getting inside both sore points for foldables as of late. You could close this shut without worrying quite so much about […]
A new patent has revealed the design of possible new portable speaker from Microsoft. This patent reveals the ornamental design of portable speaker. From the images, we can notice that this round speaker will have call, volume and mute controls on the top. We are not sure whether Microsoft is still working on this product […]
Skype the Microsoft-owned company unveiled some new features that will allow its chat tool to hold its own against the major standalone messaging apps. Users will now be able to save draft messages, display multiple photos and videos, preview media files and more. The new features will be available on both Skype’s desktop client and […]
It’s been more than a year in the making but a Dark Mode option for Microsoft 365 is finally here. Microsoft announced that Dark Mode is now rolling out for Android and iOS versions of Outlook as well as on Office.com. There’s a lot more coming in the near future. Dark Mode will be available […]
Microsoft has started sending out invites to an event the company will host early in October. The event will take place on October 2nd in New York City. Notably, that’s the same date the company held its major 2018 fall hardware showcase. At that event, Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface […]
Microsoft is very, very fond of special edition Xbox One controllers, to the point where it encourages you to make your own. But did you ever wonder about the history behind a given controller, or how many models have never seen the light of day? If you did, you might just have your answer. Microsoft […]
Microsoft’s new Your Phone service that helps connect Android phones to Windows has stopped working for users today. “We’ve identified a potential issue within infrastructure responsible for processing service traffic,” Microsoft’s service outage page says. “We’re taking corrective action and we’ll closely monitor the service to ensure recovery.” This is bad timing for an outage. […]
Microsoft contractors reportedly listened to Xbox owners too. Earlier this month, we learned that contractors heard audio snippets from Skype calls and Cortana interactions. Now, Vice reports that Microsoft contractors also listened to audio picked up by Xbox consoles. The device was only supposed to capture audio after voice commands, like “Xbox” or “Hey Cortana,” […]
Nintendo and Microsoft have shown some collaboration of late. It started with the two companies enabling cross-platform play in Fortnite, and then successfully applying pressure to Sony to do the same. The two also collaborated to bring Microsoft’s Banjo-Kazooie to Super Smash Bros. When Cuphead released on Switch earlier this year, many were surprised Microsoft […]
Bill Stasior, the former head of Apple’s Siri division, is leaving the company after nearly a decade to join Microsoft’s artificial intelligence division, reports The Information. Although Stasior left Apple in May, he’s only joining Microsoft later this month as a corporate vice president, reporting to Chief Technology Officer Kevin Scott. Stasior was with Apple […]
Microsoft announced that it’s now ready for a slightly more stable beta release. Windows 10 and MacOS users can now snag the beta, which is more suited to regular users than the experimental Canary and Developer Edge builds. It’ll be updated every six weeks, compared to the daily and weekly refreshes for the other releases. […]