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Microsoft will focus on desktops with UWP — here's why you should care
By Daniel Rubino last updated
Microsoft has a problem with its Universal Windows Platform (UWP) and what it means for developers and consumers. Here is how they plan to fix that and why it means ignore phones.
Windows Central Podcast 48: Surface Laptop
By Zac Bowden last updated
This week on the Windows Central Podcast: We talk Surface Laptop, Windows 10 S, Microsoft's secret China event and more.
Why Microsoft needs to address Windows Mobile — and phones — at Build 2017
By Daniel Rubino last updated
Next month at Build 2017, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella needs to get on stage and spell out exactly what is going on with its mobile strategy, before it's too late.
Visual Studio 2017 for Mac is now generally available
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
It’s arriving a couple of months later than its Windows counterpart, but Visual Studio 2017 for Mac is now generally available.
New Surface design patent suggests Microsoft is considering USB Type-C for power
By Daniel Rubino last updated
A new design patent for Microsoft Surface seems to show a USB Type-C port and the shifting of the headphone jack. Whether the design patent actually means anything is debatable.
Hands-on with 'Project Prague,' Microsoft's gesture controls for Windows apps (video)
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
TrekStor wearable running Windows 10 IoT Core gets a reveal at Build
By Daniel Rubino last updated
We go hands-on with the TrekStor industrial wearable running Windows 10 IoT Core.
Top 7 announcements from the second day of Build 2017
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Build 2017's day two keynote has come and gone, and it revealed a whole lot that Microsoft watchers are sure to appreciate. Here are our picks for the top seven things Microsoft announced today.
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