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Microsoft announced a host of updates to Cortana at its annual Build developer conference, including a more conversational approach — complete with jokes — and the ability to take info from your email or calendar to help you plan trips or remind you to complete those tasks you’ve … | Continue reading
During its developer-oriented Build 2016 conference today, Microsoft announced a big update for Xbox developers: they can now turn their regular retail Xbox’s into developer kits. That means that your Xbox One console can now be used to help you build and preview apps made with t … | Continue reading
Samsung's new “advanced” Good Lock UI offers an alternate vision of what TouchWiz could be by reimagining major parts of the Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge interface. | Continue reading
Today, astronomers have figured out the temperature of a super-Earth — one of the first studies to provide details on the climate of these planets. Not only does it show the planet is extraordinarily warm, it also creates new puzzles for researchers hoping to characterize this w … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced a number of new features for its virtual personal assistant Cortana. The company is extending Cortana's abilities with greater integration into the Outlook email and calendar apps, as well as smarter recognition of specific time and activity requests. Ot … | Continue reading
Expa announced today that it has raised $100 million in funding that’ll be used to continue to ideate and build new companies. The investment round included investors such as TPG founder David Bonderman, Li Ka-Shing, Solina Chau, Google board member Ram Shriram, RIT Capital Partn … | Continue reading
It’s annoying and we’ve all been there: you tap for an Uber, it arrives, you get to where you’re going and sometime later realize you left something in the car. Or perhaps you get out and feel like the excessively long route just can’t go without comment. Or perhaps you just want … | Continue reading
At its Build 2016 developer conference Microsoft naturally had a lot to update on its digital assistant Cortana. The company launched Cortana Collection in the Windows Store to highlight the “nearly 1,000 Cortana-enabled apps already available” to Windows 10 users. Microsoft’s Ma … | Continue reading
Microsoft's AI chatbot Tay may have grabbed headlines last week when it went rogue on Twitter, but Microsoft has far bigger plans for its bots. At the Build developer conference, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unveiled the company's grand vision of "conversation as a platform" — mak … | Continue reading
OnePlus has released a beta build of the Marshmallow-based OxygenOS 3.0 ROM for the OnePlus 2. | Continue reading
Second new Hearthstone Tavern Brawl in a row, so we must be doing something right. This time around, there are no preconstructed decks to frustrate anyone with their complete lack of bala | Continue reading
Bitcoin price decline continued all day, and pattern analysis shows $400 (Bitstamp) is a likely target during the coming 24 hours. This analysis is provided by xbt.social with a 3-hour delay. Read the full analysis here. Not a member? Join now and receive a $29 discount using the … | Continue reading
On stage at its biggest event of the year, Microsoft executives unveiled the future of Windows 10, Xbox, and HoloLens, as well as dozens of updates and teasers for developers. Here’s a list of everything the company announced at the event so far. We’ll update this story all week. … | Continue reading
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Apple today announced it’s expanding its efforts in the area of web development, with the launch of a new version of its Safari web browser, designed specifically for developers. Called Safari Technology Preview, the company says this browser will allow developers to get an early … | Continue reading
Apple is introducing a new version of Safari meant for Web developers, and it will have some impressive technology not found in the consumer version of Safari. Safari Technology Preview is a mix of the stability we expect from Safari with the iterative energy of WebKit nightly bu … | Continue reading
Microsoft has officially announced that its HoloLens development kits are shipping today, and a new example project will be available for buyers. Microsoft opened preorders for the $3,000 kits last month to qualified developers in the US and Canada, who will be able to develop an … | Continue reading
The PS4-exclusive remake of Shadow of the Beast will launch on 17th May, developer Heavy Spectrum has announced.The vicious sci-fi action-adventure follows a freed slave fighter named Aarbron as he tackles the hazards of the strange, beautiful world of Karamoon. Heavy Spectrum is … | Continue reading
In an announcement met by hoots and hollers from the developers at Build, Microsoft introduced the ‘Centennial’ desktop app converter. With this, developers can convert their Win32 and .NET apps into the AppX app format for use in the Windows store, turning legacy apps into curre … | Continue reading
Microsoft said today it has begun shipping hardware development kits for its HoloLens augmented reality glasses today. Kudo Tsunoda and Alex Kipman, two of the leaders who spearheaded the project, came out on stage to announce the shipments at the Microsoft Build 2016 conference … | Continue reading
Microsoft is taking another step in building its holographic technology, the HoloLens. Announced at Microsoft Build in San Francisco, Microsoft’s Alex Kipman announced that the dev model would be shipped today to devs. The dev kit, which was announced last month, currently costs … | Continue reading
Boompi starts off by following the now well-trodden Tinder-esque location-based dating path. But here’s the clincher: Women on the app can invite friends to eavesdrop and secretly comment on their private conversations with prospective dates. If that feels like privacy violation … | Continue reading
Microsoft and Canonical announced a partnership today that sees the two long-rival OS builders come together to allow Ubuntu users to run commands and access files stored in an Ubuntu workspace. While it’s possible to do this with something like an emulator, virtual machine or us … | Continue reading
Being able to log in to an app with the help of the fingerprint scanner is quickly becoming a standard feature on mobile. But while Windows PCs and laptops have long had fingerprint scanners to allow you to securely log in to your machine, that protection didn’t extend any furthe … | Continue reading
Microsoft’s Cortana personal assistant competes against the likes of Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and the unnamed mystery voice behind Google Now. It’s part of a new wave of services that are slowly making talking to computers mainstream, but because of Microsoft’s weak position … | Continue reading
Wer dachte, Microsoft würde jetzt anfangen und Windows 10 jetzt irgendwie durchnummerieren, der hat sich getäuscht. Das kommende Update im Sommer nennt sich "Anniversary Update". An Verbesserungen soll es aber nicht mangeln. Die Windows H... | Continue reading
Microsoft is bringing together its Windows and Xbox app stores. This summer, with the release of Windows 10's Anniversary update, the two stores will be combined into one, creating "a single unified store across devices," says Xbox lead Phil Spencer. Continue reading… | Continue reading
by Steven Cook, CMO.com Brian Solis is one of the leading authorities on why delivering a relevant customer experience is the next brand differentiator. So who better to talk at Adobe Summit about the future of brand is experience than Altimeter Group’s principal analyst? Here ar … | Continue reading
Facebook will soon launch new universal apps for not only its core service, but also Instagram, and Messenger. In addition, the social networking company is extending its Facebook Audience Network and App Install SDK to developers on the Windows platform. On stage at the Build de … | Continue reading
“There is no substitute for knowledge.” [W. Edwards Deming, The New Economics] At Conversation Agent we believe in developing knowledge so that we can extract the right data at the right time to make decisions appropriately. Which is why there are no shortcuts to knowledge —it is … | Continue reading
Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, reinforced MIcrosoft’s mantra to developers today. Windows has been open, and it will stay open, when it comes to app developers and game creators. He made the announcement during Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco today. In doing so, he joi … | Continue reading
Microsoft today announced an important tool for old-school Windows developers: the Desktop App Converter. Basically, it automatically transforms old-school Win32 and .NET apps into modern Universal Windows Platform apps that can run across different devices. While it won’t automa … | Continue reading
The Xbox One is about to become a far more interesting (and accessible) platform for indie game developers — and regular users will soon be able to use their console to chat with Microsoft’s Cortana personal assistant, too. Ever since Microsoft launched its Xbox One console, the … | Continue reading
At its Build 2016 developer conference, Microsoft announced that developers can start bringing their Windows apps to the Xbox One. Last year at Build 2015, the company promised app makers would be able to bring their apps to the console, and now it is finally delivering. The func … | Continue reading
Microsoft is finally ready to deliver on the promise of Windows apps running on the company's Xbox One gaming console. Today at its Build 2016 keynote, it was announced that universal apps will arrive on Xbox with this summer's Anniversary Update. Cortana, Microsoft's personal as … | Continue reading
You can do the Carlton dance in Destiny. And now you can do the Carlton dance in the new Doom.Eurogamer video supremo Ian Higton has dipped his toes into the Doom closed beta and uncovered four taunts, one of which is the Carlton dance made famous in TV show The Fresh Prince of B … | Continue reading
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Less than a year after the launch of Microsoft Windows 10, more than 270 million users have upgraded or purchased the latest PC software, the company announced on Wednesday.Microsoft announced during its annual Build developer conference in San Francisco that Windows 10 was "the … | Continue reading
Blog post at Story Bistro : This month, I got curious about the best practice of using The Hero's Journey (aka The Monomyth) as THE structure for our [..] | Continue reading
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Windows 10 is getting a big “Anniversary Update” this summer, and that’s going to transform your Xbox One. Microsoft’s gaming console will finally work as a development kit this summer following the major upgrade for the company’s operating system that powers all of its devices. … | Continue reading
Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping to bring the 16 million existing Win32/.Net applications to the Windows Store. Microsoft’s Universal Window … | Continue reading
Xiaomi's recently launched Mi 5 is an incredible smartphone for about $300. No other phone in this price range even comes close to the polish of the Mi 5's hardware. When we reviewed the phone, we tested out the version with a glass back. But the company's also releasing a "Pro" … | Continue reading
A final Fantasy 15 demo is due tomorrow, it has been revealed.The announcement was expected to go live tonight around 3am UK time when Square Enix kicks off a press conference about the highly anticipated title. But then some early images and trailers leaked, via Gematsu, and now … | Continue reading
During a talk at Microsoft’s Build conference, the company responded to criticism that it was moving to close down the open PC platform. Terry Myerson, executive vice president for Windows and Devices at Microsoft, said during the opening keynote that the platform has been open f … | Continue reading
It's hard to believe we've been celebrating Pencil Day for 158 years now, but for some people, it's better than Christmas. If you're looking for some great iOS games to play while you partake in Pencil Day festivities, you're also in luck as the iOS gaming gods have blasted the A … | Continue reading