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Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent V2 Public Preview now available We are excited to announce the availability of the public preview of Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent V2 for Windows 10 IoT. Customers across industries, whether in an industrial setting or retail environment, are looking for ways to remotely provision and manage their IoT devices. Direct device access may not always be feasible when IoT devices are out in the field or on the factory floor. Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent enables operators to configure, monitor and manage their devices remotely from their Azure dashboard. Microsoft Azure IoT Device Agent provides an open-source, ready to build package that does the following: creates and manages the Azure IoT Hub identities on the device manages the cloud connection and its renewal provides a plug-in model for platform components, which allows easy onboarding [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Timeline for phone Since April, you’ve had Timeline on your Windows 10 PC. It aims to end the frustration we’ve all encountered digging through emails and file folders for a document we just can’t find. Timeline makes it way easier to find what matters to you across your devices. You can also pick up what you were doing  — even if it was on your iOS or Android device — on your Windows 10 PC when you’re ready to get back to it. Now with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, your PC’s timeline is available on your phone, so you can scroll back in time to find the files and websites you were using on your phone, computer and tablet. Basically, you can pick up where you left off, wherever you left off [1]. Go back and forth [ more… ]

Intelligent edge devices and experiences come to life at CES 2019 Microsoft and our partner ecosystem are delivering intelligent cloud and intelligent edge solutions that help customers manage their digital lives and achieve more. We’re also supporting businesses by providing the platforms, devices and solutions that power a new era of productivity, creativity, simplicity and security. At CES we showcased partner solutions and innovation across the intelligent edge including: modern PCs, connected computing devices, powerful gaming PCs, exciting IoT retail experiences and new Azure Sphere modules and starter kits that will help ensure security for billions of connected devices. Our partners are bringing the edge to life, and it’s amazing to see so many examples of that on display here at CES. Modern PC experiences We think of the personal computer as the ultimate intelligent edge – it’s the device [ more… ]

WebRTC UWP & callstats.io integration sample released! Early last year, we announced support for Real-Time Communications on the Universal Windows Platform based on a fork of Google’s WebRTC.org repo. The project enables native UWP developers to build Chrome compatible and feature equivalent RTC apps for all Windows 10 platforms, including Desktop, HoloLens, Xbox and ARM powered laptops. Since that time we’ve seen tremendous community interest in the project including 26K NuGet downloads and hundreds of developers reaching out on GitHub and email. We’ve also made numerous improvements to both WebRTC and ORTC UWP and announced our contribution of UWP support back to the Google WebRTC.org repo – more details will be shared in the coming months. One thing we’ve heard consistently from developers is that they want better insight into the quality of WebRTC calls on their applications. This could be [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18312 Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 18312 (19H1) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. REMINDER: As is normal with builds early in the development cycle, builds may contain bugs that might be painful for some. If this makes you uncomfortable, you may want to consider switching to the Slow ring. Slow ring builds will continue to be higher quality. If you are looking for a complete look at what build is in which Insider ring – head on over to Flight Hub. You can also check out the rest of our documentation here including a complete list of new features and updates that have gone out as part of Insider flights for the current development cycle (which currently is 19H1). What’s new in Build 18312 Reserving [ more… ]