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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.
Microsoft's Build keynote featured lots of iPhones — and no Windows phones
By Matt Brown last updated
Microsoft Build 2017 conference recently kicked off with an opening keynote, which showed a distinct presence of third-party devices.
Microsoft's new 'Clipboard' is cloud-enabled copy and paste for Windows 10
By Zac Bowden last updated
Microsoft today announced that with the Fall Creators Update, the company will introducing a new, highly requested and sought-after feature called "Clipboard," a cloud-based copy-and-paste function being built directly into Windows 10.
Acer's $399 Mixed Reality bundle is a really big deal
By Cale Hunt last updated
The Rift and Vive have a worthwhile competitor, at least when it comes to price.
Microsoft announces new Teams collaboration features at Build 2017
By Al Sacco last updated
Today, at its annual Build developer conference in Seattle, Microsoft announced a handful of updates to the Teams enterprise collaboration developer platform, which will bring new features to Teams in the future.
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