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Today, Team Xbox is proud to announce that Microsoft has signed an agreement to acquire Beam, an innovative and interactive livestreaming service that gives viewers the ability to watch and play along with their favorite game streamers in real-time. Based in Seattle, Beam has evolved game streaming from a passive, watch-and-chat experience into one with real-time participation by the viewer; directly into a streamer’s game play and live broadcast. Bringing Beam, their award-winning team and their inventive technology into the Xbox family supports our ongoing commitment to make Xbox Live more social and fun. Using “Minecraft” as one example, with Beam you don’t just …
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Fifty years ago, on June 28, LGBTQI+ patrons and allies at New York City’s Stonewall Inn stood up for justice demanding an equal life free of persecution. This year, as more than 4,000 Microsoft employees march in Pride parades in more than 60 cities and 30 countries around the world, we invite you to join us in pushing inclusion forward. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, we’re taking action for equity by donating to LGBTQI+ nonprofits. Plus, we’re releasing limited-edition products designed with and by the LGBTQI+ community. YouTube Video Microsoft has a history of LGBTQI+ inclusion For us, Pride is an opportunity to r…
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https://winblogs.azureedge.net/win/2018/02/32bd827ebde7f5eb14358ac369accd8c-1024x683.jpg Cortana helps make your life easier by making it easy to control your smart home devices from afar. Rush out of the house and forget to turn off the lights? No problem, just pull out your phone, open the Cortana app and say, “Hey Cortana, turn off the lights,” and she’ll take care of it for you. Last October we announced you could use Cortana to manage your smart devices through Samsung SmartThings, Nest, Philips Hue, Wink, and Insteon. Today, we are pleased to announce that you can use Cortana to control your favorite smart home devices from ecobee, Honeywell Lyric, Honeywel…
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Hello Windows Insiders! Thanks for being patient with us as we upgraded some of our engineering tools last week. Our build monitoring system is purring again and today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14926 for PC and Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. An important note about build expiration Just as we’ve always done with pre-release versions of Windows, Insider Preview builds have expiration dates. Starting tomorrow September 15th, PCs running really old Insider Preview builds will start to see build expiration notifications once a day. Then on October 1st, these PCs will start rebooting every 3 hours and then on Octob…
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Did you know that you have an action center that lets you monitor and interact with notifications and settings? And did you also know that it recently got an upgrade with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update? Here’s what’s new with the action center: https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/668a17e2834a010191d5a4c8442e4017.gif You can find the action center by clicking the dialogue box at the bottom right corner of your screen, by using the keyboard shortcut Windows key + A or by swiping left from the screen edge on touch devices. There you’ll see the new, fully customizable quick actions – settings you can change quickly, without going through the s…
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The wait is over! Today, we are excited to announce that Sling TV, the live and on-demand Internet streaming service is now available on Windows 10 PCs and tablets, allowing you to watch popular entertainment at home and on the go, all within a single free app and service starting at $20 per month. https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/270d9b7abdf88f71248032e0d8098641.png What is Sling TV? Sling TV is an app for everyone who loves live and on-demand television, but hates the out-of-date cable model. With Sling TV there are no long-term contracts, no equipment rental fees, no hidden fees and no strong arm tactics. Sling TV offers today’s top entert…
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Today, we’ve taken a significant step forward to empower businesses to achieve more with the first complete cloud offering delivered from a global provider within the U.K. Built to power their digital transformation, Microsoft Azure and Office 365 are now generally available from new datacenter regions. Each new region adheres to our Trusted Cloud principles, including security, privacy, compliance and transparency. These new Microsoft Cloud regions will help businesses in industries such as banking, government, public sector and healthcare meet their customers’ needs, the regulatory requirements they are held to, and the need for local data residency and replication f…
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18305 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current…
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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Take the tour of everything new in the Windows Store with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update in our Windows 10 Tips blog post, head over here to see all the Windows 10 devices announced at IFA, and keep reading for a great offer from Best Buy and everything new in the Windows Store this week! Save $150 on Lenovo Yoga 900 at Best Buy, Students can save an additional $150 http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/eaeb4a44aabf838cf760601dcbecd470.png From now until 9/3/16, Best Buy is offering $150 off the purchase of the Lenovo Yoga 900 and students can save an additional $150 off through Be…
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https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/1b4888ccb5678ae69a52222a03b03492.gif Five new features in Paint 3D 3D Made Easy Remix3D.com Community Realistic Textures Unique MEME Creator 3D Doodle Our beloved Paint has gotten a major makeover, and it’s better than ever. In celebration, we are highlighting five of our favorite new features. 3D Made Easy Manipulate shape and color in a whole new dimension with the easy and simplicity of the Paint we know and love. You can even change a 2D image into a 3D object. Start by creating objects, which you can rotate and see from every side, then add a splash of color with the new and improved brushes…
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A few months ago at Build 2016, we announced the Desktop Bridge, which lets developers bring their existing desktop apps and games over to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). This allows the app or game to reach all Windows 10 devices over time, including phones, Xbox One and HoloLens. Today, we’re excited to welcome these new, rich, fully featured desktop apps to the Windows Store for Windows 10 customers running the Anniversary Update, including the popular notetaking app, Evernote! Here’s what’s been updated in the all-new Evernote app for Windows 10. “We’re excited to bring the full-featured Evernote app to the Windows Store. By using the Desktop Bridge to …
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This week’s launch of ReCore also marked the launch of Xbox Play Anywhere—a big day for Xbox gamers, everywhere. As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, ReCore (along with upcoming titles including Gears of War 4 and Forza Horizon 3) is launching simultaneously on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC, and so you can play on both platforms at no additional cost. Plus, you can pick up where you left off on another Xbox One or PC, bringing all your game saves, add-ons, and achievements with you. We realize that there are still some questions around this new program. How does Xbox Play Anywhere work? What are the benefits of buying an Xbox Play Anywhere game? What other titles will s…
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The all new XPS, weighing in at less than three pounds, is available in a beautiful new rose-gold finish and the Inspiron laptops are available in a variety of colors ranging from sparkling white to midnight blue. These new PCs will be available beginning October 4, 2016. https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/054781f3f97f7784829a3ecf6a9e830f.jpg Dell XPS 13 laptop powered by Windows 10 Dell designed this fresh lineup of PCs to take full advantage of Windows 10 and the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update to empower you to be productive on-the-go. With features like Cortana*, your personal digital assistant, Microsoft Edge, touchscreens that let you …
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Football season is here! Today, we’re sharing ways you can celebrate with Microsoft, from weekly game predictions to Special Edition Surface NFL Type Covers. Let Bing predict which teams will win https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/63b9f07eb3dcb089ab9e2a480b6e3748.jpg Bing has you covered this professional football season from basic player info to schedules and more. The Bing team created a unique professional football experience powered by Bing Predicts for all types of football fans looking to get the edge, including: Game by Game Predictions – Predictions on which team will win every weekly matchup. Fantasy Football Predictions – Weekly…
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In this edition of Weekend Reading, we have stories on how Microsoft HoloLens is helping thyssenkrupp Elevator service technicians make quicker fixes, how researchers achieved a major milestone in speech recognition and the beginning of the more than 4,200-mile Old Glory Relay, sponsored by Microsoft. https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/c40d6ace8a59e10b5297f7a880b5b460.jpg Stairs are great for a workout and a necessity during emergencies. But when you need to get up several floors fast, nothing beats an elevator. With 1.2 million units, customers in 150 countries and more than 50,000 employees, thyssenkrupp Elevator knows a thing or two about keep…
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Today, I am sharing Microsoft’s 2021 Diversity and Inclusion report, our third annual report and our eighth year of releasing our global workforce demographic data publicly. This past year was a challenging time for so many people, communities and organizations. Ongoing acts of hate and violence in the U.S. and around the world have continued to move racial injustice to the forefront of social consciousness, while the global pandemic has exacerbated inequities and upended our lives. In the face of these realities, the sense of urgency to solve some of the biggest systemic problems of equality and inclusion is palpable. This report is an opportunity for us to quantify t…
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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to read more about the updates to your action center available with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Read more about the new powerful desktop apps in the Windows Store or keep reading to see what’s new in the Windows Store! Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: ReCore – Buy for $39.99 https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/9f073728c1a9a067dbc48e3680d1ad6f.jpg ReCore, the first Xbox Play Anywhere game, is available on Xbox One and Windows 10 in North America, Latin America and most Asian countries. From acclaimed creator Keiji Inafune’s Comcept Inc., Arm…
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A hackathon winner crowned, an entrepreneur’s heartfelt motivation and some inspiring...
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An innovative idea that takes the tedium out of organizing facts, an entrepreneur who risked bankruptcy to help save the woman he loves, and a man’s difficult journey to a career at Microsoft — it’s been a week of inspiring news around Microsoft. We’ve rounded up the highlights for this latest edition of Weekend Reading. On Tuesday, a team of Microsoft employees was crowned grand prize winner of this year’s //oneweek Hackathon for the solution they created to help writers, researchers and anyone else who needs facts quickly. Their Office plug-in, InstaFact, infers what facts you’re looking for, mines massive amounts of information to get them and then auto-completes…
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It’s been an exciting last few weeks watching our OEM partners introduce a collection of new Windows PCs at variety of recent industry events including gamescom in Cologne, IFA 2016 in Berlin, and PAX West 2016 in Seattle. Partners including Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo have all unveiled their latest Windows 10 2-in-1s, ultrathin notebooks, unique desktop PCs, all-in-ones and gaming rigs. http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/98be03bab6ada8524646a3c2856b7a06.jpg Windows 10 is better than ever at helping people and businesses be more productive and secure, and our partners continue to introduce innovative devices that bring the Windows 10 experiences …
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We’ve reached an important milestone in the development of Forza Motorsport 6: Apex – as of today, we’re lifting the “beta” tag and releasing Apex as a full-fledged (and still free!) product on the Windows 10 Store. https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/4348cd6b665b7784c7351c288af06b73.jpg We’re extremely excited to announce that today’s content update for Apex will bring wheel support to the Forza Motorsport series on Windows 10 for the first time. This is a major landmark for the Forza series on Windows 10 and has been the result of months of hard work from the Turn 10 and Windows teams. By adding wheel support to Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, we cont…
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At Microsoft’s research labs around the world, computer scientists, programmers, engineers and other experts are trying to crack some of the computer industry’s toughest problems, from system design and security to quantum computing and data visualization. A subset of those scientists, engineers and programmers have a different goal: They’re trying to use computer science to solve one of the most complex and deadly challenges humans face: cancer. “We’re in a revolution with respect to cancer treatment,” said David Heckerman, a distinguished scientist and senior director of the genomics group at Microsoft. Head over to Microsoft Stories to find out more. Athima…
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Doubling European cloud capacity, investing in startups, more Minecraft fun — Weekend...
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Last week’s big AI announcements eclipsed a lot of other news at Microsoft. This week, we march forward with all sorts of exciting announcements from cloud to startups to nano technology and gaming. Hold on tight as Weekend Reading gives you the light-speed tour of recent happenings at Microsoft. https://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/d51a0ed07f97af404fa6dbd129f7c43c.jpg Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and president Brad Smith revealed that the company has invested over $3 billion across Europe to date – in effect, doubling its cloud capacity in Europe in the past year. The Microsoft Cloud is now supporting European customers such as the UK Ministry of Defe…
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It’s the start of another glorious summer weekend with the added excitement of the 2016 Summer Games — and it all caps a week of big news around Microsoft. From a major Windows 10 update to a new Xbox One console, we’ve rounded up the highlights in this edition of Weekend Reading. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update began rolling out for customers around the globe on Tuesday. It’s packed with new features and innovations that bring Windows Ink and Cortana to life, including a faster, more accessible and more power-efficient Microsoft Edge browser, as well as advanced security features, new gaming experiences and more. How do you get this update? You may not have to do…
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Microsoft never stops. But we do rest. And as summer winds down, things have been a bit slower than usual while many of us enjoy vacations and recharge for the productive fall season ahead. This week we still managed to pick up a couple of neat Windows 10 tips like using Cortana to access certain apps without having to unlock your phone and using Continuum to connect your phone to a monitor. We announced a “Madden NFL 17” custom Xbox One S console sweepstakes, that PowerShell is now available on Linux and the first in a series of Microsoft-sponsored studies to raise awareness for “digital civility” around the globe. http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache…
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It may have been the final days of August, but Microsoft was buzzing all week with interesting news and noteworthy stories. So before you take off for the summer’s last camping trip or get the kids ready for another school year, check out what happened at Microsoft this week. http://extremetechsupport.com/data/MetaMirrorCache/dbe06c34a7d1c23afb133c2857220ae5.jpg Middletown High School athletic trainer Craig Olejniczak, left, consults with a player wearing an i1Biometric Vector MouthGuard. (Photo by Kelly Guenther.) With football starting up again, i1Biometrics, a software company in Kirkland, Washington, has teamed up with Microsoft Azure to create smart mouthgua…
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