Microsoft’s Gabe Aul took to Twitter to announce the virtual desktops feature in Windows 10 and the motivation behind the idea. When designing the new virtual desktop feature, the Windows team had several goals in mind to provide the user with the best possible experience. Some of the primary areas of focus included: Give you more desktop space to group related …
Microsoft releases Office Remote for Android, an app for controlling Powerpoint presentations
Microsoft continues to expand on rival mobile platforms, this time releasing their Office Remote app on Android. Office Remote allows a user to control Word, Excel and Powerpoint presentations (amongst other things) on PCs right from their smartphone, including using things like finger swiping to move through different slides and a virtual laser pointer for …
I talked to someone in China today, Skype Translator made it happen
When Microsoft showed off Skype translator last year we knew it would become the future of communication. So when the company finally released the beta of the tool and said that it now supports Mandarin, it was time to test out the tool in the real world. Using the Skype Translation app I called up my friend Shaosen Chen …
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Windows 10 build 10051 has new mail and calendar apps
A new build of Windows 10 has leaked and with it comes new mail and calendar apps. As you can see from the image in this post, the UI has been overhauled. It should not come as a big surprise that these apps have been updated as Microsoft has overhauled nearly every aspect of Windows 10. The …
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Patch for Windows 7 and 8 will notify users to upgrade to Windows 10
Windows 10 is still months away, but that isn’t stopping Microsoft from deploying some tools that will remind users to update to the newest operating system once it becomes available. A recent “recommended” patch showed up in Windows Update, linked to KB3035583, which seemingly prepares machines for the new OS. The knowledge base article describes the …
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