AvatarDennis AmoakoWindows 10's Anniversary Update is now availableverified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft's Windows 10 Anniversary Update is here and ready to download. The software maker first started testing its Anniversary Update back in December, and now all Windows 10 users get to experience the new features and improvements free of charge. Chief among them is a new Windows Ink feature. …
AvatarDennis AmoakoMicrosoft's war against Chrome battery life now includes Windows 10 notificationsverified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenRedmond really wants you to use Edge Microsoft decided to target Google's Chrome browser back in June with a new campaign designed to highlight how bad the browser is for your laptop battery life. While Microsoft's marketing effort was initially limited to a YouTube video and associated website, the …
AvatarDennis AmoakoMicrosoft replaced its toy gun emoji with a real revolververified_publisherThe Verge - Nick StattShots fired! Microsoft this week replaced a toy gun emoji with a real revolver in an apparent need to conform to universal emoji standards. The change, which arrived with the company's Windows 10 Anniversary Update on Tuesday, is part of a larger emoji redesign project Microsoft embarked on months …
AvatarDennis AmoakoMicrosoft says it has two big Windows 10 updates planned for 2017verified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft only started rolling out Windows 10's Anniversary Update this week, but it's already discussing future updates for the operating system. A new blog post detailing update changes for IT professionals sheds some light on Microsoft's plans for Windows 10. "This will be our last feature …
AvatarDennis AmoakoThe 2TB Xbox One S was a limited launch edition that's now sold outverified_publisherThe Verge - Tom WarrenMicrosoft's new 2TB Xbox One S console is selling out around the world, but it appears that might be by design. While Microsoft is planning to release 500GB and 1TB versions of the Xbox One S, the 2TB console is a special limited edition launch model. "The 2TB Xbox One S was released as a special …
AvatarDennis AmoakoNASA announces aerospace partners for its deep space habitatsverified_publisherThe Verge - James VincentSurviving in the wilderness of space takes more than a sleeping bag and a packet of wet wipes, and so to explore how humanity can stay alive in the cold dark beyond, NASA is canvassing designs for new deep space habitats. The agency's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) …