For four years now, Microsoft has been telling us that the future would be Windows, running across "three screens and a cloud." Now that Windows 8, Windows Phone, and the Xbox One are all being built on top of the same common core, we expected the company would have more to share about the...
The next-gen console might run Windows, but devs aren't being told how
Leading up to Microsoft's Build developer conference there were a number of rumors related to a possible Surface announcement. Now that both keynotes are over it's clear there's no new 7- or 8-inch Surface tablet or a refreshed Haswell Surface...
When the Xbox One comes out at the end of 2013, buyers will be able to plug their cable boxes directly into the console for TV. But Xbox 360 owners are still getting some new TV options as well. This morning, Microsoft announced a deal with Time Warner Cable that will bring its live TV options to the Xbox 360. A Time Warner Cable app, set to launch later in the summer, will offer subscribers...
Microsoft might not be ready to talk about Windows Phone updates at Build, but that hasn't stopped the company from showing off a wall of 200 phones running its mobile operating system. The display was built by Windows Phone developer Rudy Huyn, and it contains 200 Lumia 825 developer devices that can be controlled remotely. Huyn helped build an app that powers the interactive display that demonstrates the Windows Phone interface and Nokia Maps. All the devices simply sit mounted on the wall waiting for a signal from a custom Windows Phone app. We've seen similar efforts on other devices before, but this impressive display is the first time you'll see 200 Lumias in such close proximity.
Lumias light up Build 2013
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Microsoft's Build developers conference in San Francisco has mainly focused on Windows 8.1 so far, but the company spent a few minutes talking about the future Xbox One development platform on Thursday. Steve Guggenheimer, vice president of Microsoft's Developer and Platform Evangelism group,...
Check-in service Foursquare is apparently showing off its first native tablet app today, and it's for Windows 8. The Next Web reports that at the Build conference today, Foursquare announced an app specifically designed for Windows 8 tablets....
Microsoft is making use of its Skype acquisition for Windows 8.1, opting to bundle it into a final version of the OS. Existing preview versions of Windows 8.1 do not include the traditional built-in Messaging app. Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to The...
