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• Microsoft Fluent Design System: Breaking down Windows 10's new look

  Windows 10 is getting a huge makeover that's starting with the upcoming Fall Creators Update. But for all the hoopla over the Fluent Design System (previously known as Project Neon) and its new aesthetic philosophy, we only got the brief look at it during Microsoft's Day 2 Build ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Microsoft insists on calling AR and VR 'Mixed' Reality. Maybe we should too.

  Back in 2015, when the the world was just beginning to pay serious attention to virtual reality, Microsoft surprised everyone by announcing HoloLens. Instead of surrounding you with virtual imagery - like Oculus and every other VR company - HoloLens brought the digital world into ...

  • Napier Lopez

• What you missed at Microsoft Build 2017 (Day Two)

  Build, Microsoft's annual developer conference, just kicked off day two. Unlike day one, today featured a lot more consumer-facing tech worthy of talking about. From Mixed Reality, to a pretty badass way to create collaborative movies, Microsoft had a lot to show us. Here's what's ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Microsoft's first Mixed Reality controllers look like Oculus and Vive had a baby

  Microsoft today announced at its Build conference in Seattle that it's releasing a Windows Mixed Reality motion controller for its headsets, including HoloLens. The controllers, which look very similar to what's available for Oculus and Vive virtual reality headets, require no ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Xamarin Live Player makes debugging mobile apps as easy as scanning a QR code

  Debugging mobile apps on a desktop device is a pain, especially if you're a new developer trying to get started.  You have to install a bazillion resources just to start, and testing an iOS app with a Windows PC is a hassle, to say the least. Xamarin's new Live Player wants to change ...

  • Napier Lopez

• iTunes is coming to the Windows Store

  At today's Build event in Seattle, Microsoft announced that iTunes, formerly an Apple-only staple, is coming to the Windows store. In addition to iTunes, Windows 10 and 10 S users will have Apple Music and full iPhone support. This is part of a massive cross-device initiative by ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft brings Fedora, SUSE, and Ubuntu Linux to the Windows Store

  At day two of its Build developer conference in Seattle today, Microsoft noted that it's simplifying the process of installing Linux through its own Windows 10 OS, so you can run Windows and Linux apps side-by-side. Three flavors of Linux - Ubuntu, Fedora and SUSE - are coming ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Windows Timeline lets you pick up where you left off on any device

  At today's Build event in Seattle, Microsoft announced a new feature for cross-device work called Timeline, which will let you pick up where you left off across PCs, phones, and tablets. Windows will keep track of the user's app history in a special section to the Task Switcher ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Microsoft OneDrive will beam your files to Windows 10 on demand starting this fall

  Microsoft announced that its OneDrive service is getting a useful feature to make your files available on your device without ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Windows Story Remix is Movie Maker on steroids

  Microsoft today announced the launch of Windows Story Remix - the company's brand new creative application designed to let Windows 10 users easily edit photos and create video content. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh0be6z-Zl8 Windows Story Remix bring the ability to create ...

  • Matthew Hughes

• Windows 10 gets a UI refresh with the 'Fluent Design System' (AKA Project Neon)

  Just as expected, Microsoft has revealed the long-rumored Project Neon - Windows 10's big UI refresh - at its Build conference in Seattle. Except, it has a new name: The Microsoft Fluent Design System. Given that's a mouthful, lets all just go ahead and call it 'Fluent' for short. If ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Diversity takes center stage at Microsoft Build

  It happens every year. At major tech events across the country, white guy after white guy takes the stage to hype innovative new products at Apple, Google, Microsoft and others. If we’re lucky, we might get a token person of color, or perhaps even a female speaker to remind us ...

  • Esther Cohen