Get ready for the holidays with new collections in the Windows Store

2016-12-20 KENNETH 0

Get ready for the holidays with new collections in the Windows Store We’re excited to share that the Windows Store team has put together awesome collections of apps, movies, TV shows, games and more to help get you in the holiday spirit!  MOVIES & TV All your favorite holiday hits are in the Movies & TV section of the Windows Store. From feel-good family favorites to non-traditional classics, our Holiday Movies & TV Guide is your go-to source for seasonal entertainment. Here’s a few of our favorites: Holiday Family Films Find plenty of yuletide cheer with perennial favorites like Elf, A Christmas Story, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Miracle on 34th Street. Holiday Animated Favorites Celebrate with merry animated movies like The Polar Express and spirited characters like Rudolph, Frosty, Mickey Mouse and more. Non-traditional Holiday Movies For a different [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: How to edit holiday photos with the Microsoft Photos app

2016-12-20 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: How to edit holiday photos with the Microsoft Photos app We’ve showed you how to draw on your memories with the Photos app update – today, we’re going to show you all the ways you can use the app to edit your holiday photos! Editing your images has never been easier In the first version of the new Edit experience, we introduced a new simple way of enhancing and adjusting your pictures with new filters and smart sliders. Just launch Edit from the full screen viewer to get started. With the new editor, you can also easily crop, rotate and enhance your images. If you want to add a filter as well, go ahead and select one from the new set of beautiful-looking filters. We also added the possibility for you to further adjust the enhance and [ more… ]

Actiongram executive producer pens mixed reality op-ed for Quartz

2016-12-20 KENNETH 0

Actiongram executive producer pens mixed reality op-ed for Quartz In early October, our very own Carrine Fisher, executive producer of Actiongram, participated in the ‘Stories That Surround You’ panel discussion at the Future of Storytelling Festival in New York. Off the back of this panel, Carrine was invited to contribute an opinion piece to Quartz, and we’re delighted to share that story with you today. Carrine contends that mixed reality is the next big computing opportunity, and that enabled devices will eventually become as widespread as the PC is today. More than this, these devices will be more accessible and empowering that computing as we know it today, presenting an opportunity for all manner of storytellers, from everyday home users to major film studios. Actiongram is an application for Microsoft HoloLens that, in the words of Kudo Tsunoda, “allows people [ more… ]

Turn up the joy and save big with the Microsoft Store Holiday Super Sale

2016-12-18 KENNETH 0

Turn up the joy and save big with the Microsoft Store Holiday Super Sale Exclusive offers on must-have holiday gifts including Surface Book, PCs, Xbox games and more! Still looking for last-minute holiday gifts? Microsoft Store has the perfect gift for the tech person in your life with its Holiday Super Sale starting December 17 through December 24. Save on your holiday shopping with the technology you want, all in one place and at great prices. Whether you’re looking for a deal on Surface or Xbox games, find your perfect Holiday gift by visiting your local Microsoft Store or microsoftstore.com. Holiday Super Sale U.S. offers at microsoftstore.com and in store include: Save up to $400 on select Surface Book devices Save up to $429 on select Surface Pro 4 devices with Type Cover Save up to $1,100 on select PCs [ more… ]

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ICYMI – Cortana Skills Kit, Adobe XD, Surface Dial and the GameAnalytics SDK

2016-12-17 KENNETH 0

ICYMI – Cortana Skills Kit, Adobe XD, Surface Dial and the GameAnalytics SDK No time for an intro, we want to jump right into this. The New Cortana Skills Kit Excited doesn’t even begin to describe the glass case of emotion containing our feelings toward the new Cortana Skills Kit announced this week. In addition to preparing developers to reach millions of new users, the Cortana Skills Kit will also help developers leverage bots and personalize apps to specific users. It's time to make personal assistants more personal. Check out the brand-new Cortana Skills Kit here: https://t.co/fz5JH8A2GF — Windows Developer (@windowsdev) December 13, 2016 We can’t wait to see what new experiences you build with the Cortana Skills Kit. Harman Kardon + Cortana: Coming in 2017. pic.twitter.com/TSjMqwlxLs — Windows Developer (@windowsdev) December 13, 2016 Adobe XD Many creatives use tools [ more… ]