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Microsoft Edge 89: Delivering improved browser performance to get the job done Note: We’re in the process of deploying features mentioned in this post, starting with Stable 89, so it might be a little while before you see them in your channel and build. Nowadays, it’s not unusual to do almost everything online. Whether we’re connecting on video calls, doing a school project, or learning how to use our new smart speakers, we trust our browser to help us get things done. Thus, it’s essential that our browser is fast, reliable, and keeps up with us, no matter how many tabs we have open. When it doesn’t – pages are slow to load, typing lags, and too many tabs seem to use too many system resources – it’s utterly frustrating. We understand, and we’ve got your back. It’s our mission [ more… ]

Amp up your performance with Startup boost and find information blazingly fast with Microsoft Edge and Bing I’m excited that you’re here to learn about what we’ve been doing to further improve Microsoft Edge and Bing! In my last post we announced our new sleeping tabs feature and I’m happy to share initial findings from our latest Beta build that a sleeping tab increases battery life by using 26% less CPU on average compared to a non-sleeping tab, and also reduces memory usage by 16% on average. This is great news for all you gamers and tab-hoarders out there! More exciting things are in the works for you later this year. Last month we also announced beautiful new themes for Microsoft Edge and I love to hear that Halo, Satin Stacks and Wandering Fields are the top fan favorites. This [ more… ]

Max Brooks talks about ‘The Mountain,’ the sequel to his first Minecraft book In Max Brooks’ first Minecraft book, “The Island,” readers follow the inner thoughts of Guy, a man who wakes up and finds himself having to survive in a weird world of blocks. Now, in the sequel, “The Mountain,” Guy strikes out across the sea to see what else the world holds, and he lands on a frozen taiga coast. There, he encounters another person, Summer. Now Guy is going to learn how to survive with someone else. If you enjoy the audiobook versions of stories like this, you’ll hear familiar voices on both: Jack Black and Sean Astin, who both went to high school with Brooks. Explore Summer’s mountain base in a free adventure map, available now. Get Minecraft for Windows 10 and find out all about The [ more… ]