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Evolving the connection between your phone and your Windows PC Phone Link, formerly known as Your Phone, brings your Android phone and your Windows PC closer together. Today we are thrilled to announce the evolution of Your Phone app as Phone Link.  We introduced the Your Phone experience more than three years ago, allowing you to keep your smartphone in your pocket and still be able to access your photos and texts on your computer. Since then, we have enabled more capabilities, such as the ability to filter notifications on your Windows PC, make and receive phone calls even when your phone is out of reach, and use your Android mobile apps on your Windows PC. As part of this evolution, we’re now introducing a brand-new interface that brings notifications upfront to help you be confident that you’re not missing [ more… ]

Minecraft knocks out a new update for blocky MLB fans The creative minds at The Misfit Society have added five new Minecraft-themed ballparks to the MLB Home Run Derby downloadable content. “If you missed this fast-paced DLC the first time around, then grab your inventory and step up to the plate, friend, because your team needs you,” writes Sophie Austin on Minecraft.net. “Alongside the 30 MLB team jerseys to play in, you can now play in uniforms inspired by the bustling biomes of Minecraft. Hit a home run from a lush cave-inspired ballpark, or against the red, red backdrop of a Nether fortress grandstand.” You can download the MLB Home Run Derby DLC now from Minecraft Marketplace. For those who already own the DLC, you’ll get all the new content when you update it. Head over to Minecraft.net to find out more [ more… ]

With 3 months left before IE retirement, new enhancements arrive in Microsoft Edge for IE mode The future of Internet Explorer (IE) on Windows is in Microsoft Edge and in less than three months that future will have arrived! On June 15, 2022, the Internet Explorer desktop application will retire and go out of support for certain versions of Windows 10. IE retirement is a major milestone in digital transformation for everyone. Like our customers, we’ve been working hard on this journey to IE retirement, and we couldn’t have gotten here without you. Since we announced IE retirement last May, you’ve provided invaluable feedback that has led to improvements in Internet Explorer mode (IE mode), the legacy compatibility capability in Microsoft Edge. Two of the key enhancements we’ve made to IE mode—restoring IE COM object calls and implementing bidirectional cookie [ more… ]