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At its latest Unpacked event, Samsung announced two new smartphones: the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G. The company’s partnership with Microsoft, which delivers a seamless bridge between Windows PC and mobile devices, has also expanded to further integrate Microsoft Office, Teams and Outlook into the smartphone experience. For instance, when you unfold a Galaxy mobile device, you can see a presentation in full-screen detail and the faces of your co-workers on the Teams call underneath. Also on that Teams call, pull up the Whiteboard and draw what you’re explaining on the board with an S Pen. With Microsoft Outlook’s dual-pane mode for Galaxy devices, you can rea…
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Dawn of the Dukes, the second expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now available. Challenge friends with two additional civilizations, as well as new units and technologies. Battle your way across Central and Eastern Europe with three new campaigns, overwhelming opponents with sheer military might and economic productivity, or with highly disciplined and technologically innovative armies. Find out more over at Xbox Wire. Continue reading...
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In the newly released Gears 5 Operation 8, you’ll see two new characters: Ketor Vrol and Bernadette Mataki. You’ll also find a brand-new multiplayer map called Ritual, new achievements, an updated Tour of Duty and more. Find out more at Gears 5. Continue reading...
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If you’re looking for a new career, you may well be wondering where to start. A good place is a new page on the Windows Resource Center that identifies four steps to take and gives you pointers to move ahead. You’ll find out about jobs that have the greatest number of openings and the skills you can learn online to compete for them. You’ll get a pointer to a new template from Microsoft Word to help make your résumé and cover letter stand out from the pack. You’ll get tips on organizing your online search and those results, so you can quickly get to them later. And you’ll get a tip on using Microsoft Teams to network. Head over to the Windows Resource Center and good luck …
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As a kid, Charles Taylor was always interested in tech – though he didn’t know exactly what that meant, beyond translating to a job related to computer science. Growing up in Littleton, North Carolina – an actual little town with less than 700 people – he went to school with the same group of about 60 kids through high school graduation. He would be one of the first in his family to attend college. Taylor went to Duke University. He took classes in computer science, visual and media studies and information science, trying to get a feel for a future career. He questioned whether it was the right fit. Then a work-study program at a Duke University medical center connected h…
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Explore new places, be somebody different and discover new ways to play with community creations from Minecraft Marketplace. The latest one comes from The Misfit Society: MLB Home Run Derby. Join your favorite Major League Baseball team and swing for the fences in a fast-paced home run competition. Test your reflexes and accuracy in every MLB ballpark, faithfully re-created in Minecraft. Find out more over at Minecraft.net and download Minecraft for Windows 10 if you haven’t got it already. Continue reading...
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Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition has added two brand-new kingdoms: the Ethiopians and the Hausa, in the game’s latest civilization expansion: The African Royals. Gain new Alliances with every Age and use your Influence to hire units and research technologies. In addition, experience three all-new Historical Battles, 15 new African maps, 5 new Indigenous African Civilizations to ally with, and play your way through several new Achievements. Read all about it at Age of Empires. Continue reading...
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The post Go behind the scenes of making Windows 11 features appeared first on Windows Experience Blog. Continue reading...
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If you’ve followed the story of the Arch-Illager and found the shards from the Orb of Dominance, now it’s finally time to end its seemingly infinite influence and reach the conclusion, with the availability of Echoing Void, Minecraft Dungeons: Ultimate Edition - Windows 10 latest downloadable content, on Windows PC and Xbox One. Plenty of challenges and treasures await you in Minecraft’s darkest dimension, as you face new enemies like the Enderlings, collect legendary gear and make your way through three challenging missions using everything from elytra gliding to shulker flying. Find out more at Minecraft.net. Continue reading...
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Aspiring pilots have the chance to soar for the first time on a console now that Microsoft Flight Simulator is available for Xbox Series X|S. From light planes to wide-body jets, you’ll test your piloting skills against the challenges of real-time weather including accurate wind speed and direction, temperature, humidity, rain and lightning – all in a dynamic and living world. With the power of satellite data from Bing Maps and cloud-based AI using Azure, you’ll travel the entire planet in amazing detail with over 37,000 airports, 2 million cities, 1.5 billion buildings, real mountain ranges, roads, trees, rivers, animals, traffic and more. Simmers can expect the same lev…
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Among the prominent trends highlighted at Microsoft Inspire, our annual partner conference, was “digital optimism,” where the Microsoft cloud is playing an outsized role in many key areas defining the future of global business, including hybrid work, resilient global supply chains, inclusive economic development, global sustainability and cybersecurity. This optimism reflects how customers are increasingly seeking ways to innovate and future-proof their business models with the cloud. It also underscores how Microsoft and our global partner community are co-developing digital solutions that help these customers create lasting value amid pandemic-related market shifts, des…
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Summer is in full swing. It’s hard to imagine but back-to-school is quickly approaching. There is still a lot of uncertainty in terms of what form the new school year will take. Regardless of whether our children will be returning to school in person, hybrid or online, every parent knows that back-to-school usually requires planning and shopping. Staying organized while maximizing precious time is key. This month, the Microsoft Edge Team is excited to introduce new features to help you make the most of your time online, save money while you shop and help keep your family safer online. If you’re running a Windows PC, you already have Microsoft Edge installed, so launch it…
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The global pandemic severely impacted our global economy and many small- to medium-size organizations had to adapt to stay in business. As a result, we’ve seen smaller organizations make technology decisions quickly while rethinking how to use digital tools better for their organization — not only to overcome roadblocks, but to stay ahead of the curve. At Microsoft, we’re committed to empowering every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As part of that commitment, we’re supporting post-pandemic recovery and working to build an inclusive, skills-based economy. Last summer, we launched our global skills initiative, which has helped more than 30 m…
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Helping organizations strengthen cloud security and Zero Trust At Microsoft, we are committed to supporting organizations in their digital transformation and helping them to deliver secure and seamless experiences. Since IT modernization often spans multiple clouds, cloud security and identity are top of mind for most of our customers. Modern identity security needs to protect all users and resources consistently across multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments. Today, Microsoft is taking a significant step toward this goal with the acquisition of CloudKnox Security, a leader in Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM). CloudKnox offers complete visibility …
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Biomedical data are being generated and digitized at unprecedented rates. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, massive amounts of data have been used to rapidly understand, predict and treat COVID-19. With so much data at their fingertips, biomedical researchers across the globe are turning to cloud services to analyze vast datasets and extract lifesaving insights. Today, we are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Microsoft and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accelerate biomedical research in a post-pandemic world. As an approved cloud platform for the NIH’s Science and Technology Research Infrastructure for Discovery, Experimentation, and Sustaina…
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Minions x Minecraft DLC has launched in Minecraft Marketplace, bringing to that world a look for every plan, ruse, or misadventure. They are always ready to go the extra mile. Minions aren’t the only new arrivals in the Overworld. A whole slew of villains, including all six of the Vicious 6, also known as the world’s most notorious collective of villains and breakout stars from the upcoming “Minions: Rise of Gru,” are here too. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more. Continue reading...
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While we are excited for the next generation of Windows with Windows 11, we are also focused on supporting the more than 1.3 billion monthly active devices on Windows 10. Today, we are introducing the next feature update to Windows 10: Windows 10, version 21H2. Windows continues to play an important role in people’s lives as they continue to work, learn and have fun in hybrid and remote environments. Our goal is to provide new features and functionality via a fast and reliable update experience to help keep people and organizations protected and productive. Version 21H2 will continue the recent feature update trend of being delivered in an optimized way using servicing te…
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Today we’re kicking off Microsoft Inspire 2021, a virtual moment for our partner ecosystem to come together, celebrate and reflect on an exceptional year of unparalleled disruption, accelerated innovation and digital transformation. We’ve seen how businesses that bet on the Microsoft cloud can empower customers to build more transformative, agile and resilient organizations. As we embark on a once-in-a-generation opportunity to use our platforms and technology to help businesses and organizations transform, our ecosystem of partners remains firmly planted at the center. Microsoft is committed to equipping partners around the world with the most innovative technologi…
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The climate is changing and calls to do something about it are intensifying. From the U.N. High-level Political Forum taking place this week in New York City to COP26 – the U.N.’s annual climate change conference in November – leaders are coming together to make decisions that will dictate the speed and scale of the global effort to stabilize our climate system. At Microsoft we are not only tracking these conversations closely but also engaging in them – and we are, in a way, mirroring them. In this blog we outline what will be the most critical infrastructure of a net zero carbon economy, commit to new goals intended to help engineer that infrastructure, highlight a m…
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Microsoft and our partners have been investing in technologies across every industry and region to help companies face new and shifting market conditions. The rapid pace of this transformation has the potential to change the world for the better. In February, we announced a selection of industry-specific cloud offerings to bring together capabilities that customers and partners need as a foundation for further innovation. These industry clouds are an aggregation of our solution areas represented as vertical expressions of the Microsoft cloud. At Inspire this week, we are announcing a new cloud offering in preview that will address an issue at the top of every custom…
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As companies embrace hybrid work, a new era of hybrid computing emerges with Windows 365
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As some regions begin to make their way out of the challenges and disruption of the past 18 months, a new world of work is emerging. Organizations everywhere have been transformed through virtual processes and remote collaboration. Microsoft’s latest addition to hybrid computing is Windows 365, a cloud service that introduces a new way to experience Windows 10 or Windows 11 (once it’s available later this year) to businesses of all sizes. Windows 365 takes the operating system to the Microsoft Cloud, streaming the full Windows experience – apps, data and settings – to any device. Secure by design and built with the principles of Zero Trust, Windows 365 secures and s…
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As movie goers around the world await the release of “Space Jam: A New Legacy,” Candy Crush Saga is rolling out an in-game adventure in partnership with King and Warner Bros. From July 6-19, Candy Crush Saga players can interact with the stars, and in the process unlock rewards related to the movie. Where will you come on the leaderboard? Check out Candy Crush Saga on Windows 10 today. Continue reading...
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The decision to end prolonged litigation charts a new path forward for the DoD in cloud computing Today the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announced they will not move forward with the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract and instead will pursue a new procurement to meet its cloud computing needs. We understand the DoD’s rationale, and we support them and every military member who needs the mission-critical 21st century technology JEDI would have provided. The DoD faced a difficult choice: Continue with what could be a years-long litigation battle or find another path forward. The security of the United States is more important than any single co…
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We hope your kids are enjoying their summer. Needless to say, this past school year was a challenge for everybody, and summer fun was long overdue. That said, your kids will inevitably get bored from time to time during the break from school, and the more you can help them flex their learning muscles, the better they’ll do when the next school year begins. A great place to start is the Windows Resource Center, which recently posted links to free virtual summer camps with Microsoft Store, as well as apps to help your kids learn something new and tools for remote learning in a variety of subjects. Head over to the Windows Resource Center to find it all. Continue reading.…
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While summer break is in full swing, back-to-school shopping is underway with a quarter of shoppers already searching for items that will prepare them for the upcoming school year. Microsoft Store is helping students and families find simple tools to use at home, in the classroom, or on the go. Starting July 6, Microsoft Store is introducing a range of offers on laptops, PCs and accessories. Microsoft Store’s back-to-school deals and savings include: [caption id=attachment_175996" align="aligncenter" width="1024]https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2021/07/Picture1-1024x578.png Surface Go 2[/caption] Save $100 on Surface Go 2 You can get Microsoft’…
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