Microsoft announced today that it has delivered the so-called Xbox Holiday Update for Xbox Live, the Xbox One console, and the cross-platform Xbox app.


BY Paul Thurrott with 6 Comments
Microsoft announced today that it has delivered the so-called Xbox Holiday Update for Xbox Live, the Xbox One console, and the cross-platform Xbox app.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
Over two years, Microsoft's Garage program has evolved from a place for mobile experimentation into a breathing example of Microsoft's future on mobile.
BY Paul Thurrott with 23 Comments
A new report says that Apple's vaunted App Store approval process is a sham, with hundreds of dangerous apps making their way into the store each day.
BY Paul Thurrott with 72 Comments
The FUD I see around the move to USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 is overwhelming but is likewise without merit. Folks, dongles are nothing new.
BY Brad Sams with 48 Comments
Dell was working on an Intel-based Windows Phone but the project has been sidelined for now that would have been or could still be the future of Windows phone.
BY Paul Thurrott with 28 Comments
Alcatel's new Windows phone offers high-end specs, a classy and thin form factor, and a reasonable price tag. But it comes with a bundled VR headset.
BY Paul Thurrott with 9 Comments
Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14959 for Fast ring testers includes Unified Update Platform on Mobile and display scaling improvements in Hyper-V on PC.
BY Paul Thurrott with 17 Comments
The Unified Update Platform (UUP) promises to dramatically reduce the size of the updates---major or minor---that Microsoft delivers to Windows 10 going forward.
BY Paul Thurrott with 69 Comments
USB-C is an incredibly versatile connectivity standard that is becoming pervasive on modern PCs. When combined with Thunderbolt 3, it's nearly perfect.
BY Paul Thurrott with 29 Comments
Alcatel announced today that its new flagship Windows phone, the IDOL 4S, will ship exclusively on T-Mobile in the U.S. on November 10.
BY Paul Thurrott with 22 Comments
Tech tidbits from around the web: Mashable shits all over Surface Studio, Microsoft removes 90,000 apps from Windows Store, Xiaomi takes another step towards the US, more.
BY Paul Thurrott with 77 Comments
Anyone still pining away for a Surface phone just got some good news in the form of the Surface Studio. If Microsoft will ship that device, a phone is almost a given.
BY Paul Thurrott with 13 Comments
Tech tidbits from around the web: A Skype on Windows phone petition, Google announces something that is totally not a Surface Hub clone, the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare live-action trailer, and more.
BY Paul Thurrott with 35 Comments
While I've used Continuum in the past, wirelessly and wired, and with and without a dock, the HP Elite x3 Desk Dock is the best experience I've had so far.
BY Paul Thurrott with 18 Comments
Microsoft has delivered a new build of the Windows 10 Insider Preview, and this one is for both PC and Mobile. Key among the new features are some nice updates to Outlook Mail.
BY Paul Thurrott with 24 Comments
As a complete solution for business workers, the HP Elite x3 comprises hardware devices and peripherals, software, and services. Let's look at the phone hardware first.
BY Paul Thurrott with 63 Comments
As some of you may have noticed, I'm a bit down on the HP Elite x3 as a smartphone. But as a locked-down "3-in-1" PC for businesses only, the Elite x3 could make sense. Maybe.
BY Paul Thurrott with 105 Comments
More bad news for Windows phone fans: According to the latest usage stats, Windows 10 Mobile growth has ended. And that shiny new HP Elite x3? It is off to a terrible start.
BY Paul Thurrott with 15 Comments
Microsoft says it is expanding the availability of its Focused Inbox functionality across the many confusing versions of Outlook it supports on Windows, Mac, mobile, and the web.
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
Microsoft is back with a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build for Fast ring testers, and this time it's available for both PC and Mobile. Build 14946 introduces only a few minor new features.
BY Paul Thurrott with 68 Comments
For the past few years, speculation about a Surface phone has only intensified despite the failure of the platform on which it would run. I don't know if Microsoft still plans to release this device. But it shouldn't do so.
BY Paul Thurrott with 70 Comments
Microsoft has artificially kept Windows phone on life support since its mid-2015 decision to wind down its smartphone ambitions. There are a lot of theories about why the software giant is doing this. But here's the real reason.
BY Paul Thurrott with 12 Comments
With Windows 10 version 1607, Microsoft has expanded the Windows Hello authentication technologies to include support for companion devices. That we knew. But those companion devices, surprisingly, will include both Android and iPhone handsets.
BY Paul Thurrott with 92 Comments
Though Windows 10 Mobile made almost no appearance in Microsoft's recent Ignite conference keynotes, the software giant did in fact discuss its future in a show session. And as you might expect given the platform's death spiral, it's pretty limited.
BY Paul Thurrott with 18 Comments
Last night, Microsoft delivered Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14936 for PC and Mobile to testers in the Fast ring. There are no major new features, but this build provides a first peek at some new Edge extensions.
BY Paul Thurrott with 0 Comments
Tech tidbits from around the web: A reminder about Games for Gold, the HoloLens experience “Destination: Mars” is now open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, a look back at 10 years as a professional developer, Google Play Books adds a new Discover feature, and much more.
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Yesterday, I wrote about the surprise appearance of what we used to call "Messaging Everywhere" in the Skype Preview app in the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build. But that's just the tip of the iceberg, so here's what Microsoft has planned.