NEWS

CES 2018: Five trends to watch – and new Windows 10 devices that power them It’s exciting to kick off the new year with our incredible partners at CES, the world’s gathering place for people who love consumer technology. As I walked the floor and met with our partners, it’s been amazing to see the amount of innovation in the Windows ecosystem and the trends that will unlock creativity and empower a new culture of work in 2018 and beyond. In line with our mission to empower every person and organization to achieve more, creators, students, and gamers continue to inspire us. Over the course of this week, we showcased new devices and experiences in five key areas: 1. Beautiful devices ranging from premium to affordable to fit every lifestyle PCs are increasingly a lifestyle statement. People want beautiful and [ more… ]

Now Available: Offer Add-on Subscriptions with Automated Recurring Billing in Your UWP Apps Today we are extremely excited to announce that subscription add-ons are available to all UWP developers. You can use subscriptions to sell digital products in your app with automated recurring billing while giving your customers a seamless purchase experience. One thing to keep in mind is that the Store fee for recurring billed subscriptions differs from other business models in Microsoft Store. For any add-on subscriptions in apps (but not games), you receive 85% of the subscription price, minus applicable taxes. For game add-on subscriptions, you receive 70% of the subscription price, minus applicable taxes. Please read the Microsoft Store App Developer Agreement for further details on Store Fees and other terms relating to subscriptions. Creating a subscription add-on To enable the purchase of subscription add-ons in [ more… ]

CES 2018: Lenovo unveils Always Connected Miix 630 detachable, ThinkPad X1 Series, Lenovo Tablet 10 and more Meet the new Always Connected Lenovo Miix 630 2-in-1 Detachable Meet the new Miix 630, Lenovo’s latest Windows 10 S 2-in-1 detachable that gives you the power and productivity of a laptop with the always on, always connected mobility of a smartphone.1 With integrated 4G LTE, you don’t have to just rely on slow, public Wi-Fi hotspots. The Miix 630 is built with Qualcomm’s innovative Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform and Windows 10 S, so you can get work done on the go. Its full-sized backlit keyboard with precision touchpad gives you a comfortable and convenient typing experience to compile reports, design presentations or crunch numbers. It’s also equipped with a Lenovo digital pen with 1,024 levels of sensitivity so you can draw, [ more… ]

CES 2018: Dell announces XPS 15 2-in-1, Inspiron gaming desktop, monitors and more These new devices light up some of the best of Windows 10 — including the Paint 3D app and Remix3D.com community, your digital personal assistant Cortana*, Windows Hello for fast and secure login, Windows Ink for drawing on photos or marking up webpages in Microsoft Edge, comprehensive protection with Windows Defender and more. Let’s take a closer look: XPS 15 2-in-1 Balancing high performance with a sleek design, the first XPS 15 2-in-1 delivers the CPU and graphics horsepower to run content creation apps, process huge files and play AAA games while featuring touch, pen, an innovative maglev keyboard and the screen real estate that creators crave. Expert craftsmanship, premium materials and finishes including machined aluminum, carbon fiber and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 make this a functional, futuristic design. Features of the XPS 15 2-in-1 include: Built with Windows [ more… ]