Microsoft announced today that it will RTM and release Visual Studio 2015 on July 20, 2015, just in time for the Windows 10 launch the following week.

Microsoft says it will deliver the final version of its Windows 10 developer tools for Visual Studio 2015 concurrently with Windows 10 on July 29.

Microsoft says that it is making major changes to the Windows Insider program that will help guide how things work after the launch. Here's what's happening.

In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Microsoft's massive new reorg, major changes for Xbox One, and more.

Microsoft is partnering with Facebook to bring the Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset to market. And this looks like a very big deal indeed.

In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss Apple's copying of Windows, the latest Windows 10 updates, and more.

Windows 10 build 10134 doesn't appear to be much newer than the latest Insider Preview build at first, but it does have a few interesting changes.

Windows 95 is a high water mark that will never be duplicated: the personal computing industry has never seen such excitement over an OS upgrade.

A few readers have asked me recently for recommendations on recent books about the personal computing industry. And looking through my Kindle and Audible collections, I do see a pretty decent list of books that should be of interesting to many readers of this site. Here’s a quick run-through of the past few year’s worth…

In addition to supporting Miracast-type wireless display mirroring, Windows Phone 8.1 also lets you mirror—or “cast”—your handset’s display over USB. This setup requires a Windows 7 or newer PC and comes with significant limitations. But it works with all Windows Phone handsets, even those that aren’t powerful enough to support wireless display streaming. Here’s what…

With Windows Phone 8.1 or newer and a compatible handset, you can wirelessly mirror—or “cast”—your handset’s display to a Miracast-enabled HDTV or other display. This is a great solution for enjoying phone-based entertainment services, sharing a photo slide show, displaying a presentation, and more, all on the biggest screen in the room. Note: This Miracast-based…

At its January Windows 10 event, I asked Microsoft about how it would it update users on Windows Phone, since the firm has such a hard time doing so today. At the time, I was simply told that Microsoft had a plan in place, but that the details were forthcoming. So here’s what we know…

In the latest episode of Windows Weekly, we debut our awesome new theme song by Carl Franklin. Plus, Leo Laporte, Mary Jo Foley and I discuss the Windows 10 product editions, why Windows 10 isn’t the last version of Windows, more info about Microsoft Edge, the OneDrive roadmap, and a ton of Microsoft app news. Running…

Microsoft announced today that the hit mobile game Candy Crush Saga is coming to Windows 10. Which is all well and good. But then you really don’t have a choice, either. The game will be “automatically installed for customers that upgrade to or download Windows 10 for periods of time following the game launch.” Yes,…

Today, Microsoft delivered Hyperlapse for Windows, Windows Phone and Android, providing a neat way to create smooth, time lapse videos from the shaky original videos you shoot on your mobile devices and other cameras. If you’re not sure whether you want or need such a thing, just check out the demo videos. This tool looks…

  Microsoft’s senior creative director for Surface provided a fascinating inside look at the design and development of the product line during a session at Ignite this week in Chicago. Here’s a summary of the talk. You can find a video of the session, Design Matters for Microsoft Surface on the Channel 9 web site.…