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Xbox Adaptive Controller arriving September, now available for pre-order Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the United States. A few weeks ago, we unveiled the Xbox Adaptive Controller, a first-of-its-kind controller designed for gamers with limited mobility. To say we’ve been overwhelmed by the response is an understatement.  The thoughts and sentiments that our fans shared have been thoughtful, heart-felt and emotionally moving. Introducing the Xbox Adaptive Controller to the world has helped reinforce the notion of exactly how powerful inclusion can be—for organizations, for groups and for individuals. Pre-order an Xbox Adaptive Controller Fans can visit Xbox.com, Microsoft Store online or a local Microsoft Store retail location to pre-order the Xbox Adaptive Controller, which will begin shipping in September 2018. Pre-orders in [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Go back and forth in time with Timeline, new in the Windows 10 April 2018 Update It’s called Timeline, and it lets you go back in time to past activities you’ve worked on across your devices, so you can jump back into them like you never left. So, if you’re looking for a specific document, image, or video you worked on yesterday or a week ago, Timeline makes it even easier to find what you’re looking for. You can even pick up what you were doing on your iOS or Android device on your Windows 10 PC when you’re ready to get back to it. Here’s what you can do with Timeline: Go back and forth in time. Easily scroll back in time to find things you were working on earlier today or a few weeks ago.* [ more… ]

Find the perfect gift for dads and grads from Microsoft Store and our partners With Father’s Day just around the corner and graduation season in full force, you won’t want to miss these steep discounts coming to Microsoft Store and other partner retailers this month! If your Dad or recent grad is a gadget geek, mark your calendar so you don’t miss out.   1. Save up to $200 on select Surface Book 2 today through 6/16 in the US/PR. 2. Save up to $400 on select gaming PCs today through 6/24 in the US/CA. 3. Save $200 on select Surface Pro i5 beginning 6/10-6/30 in the US/PR. 4. Save on select Xbox One S 1TB ($249) today through 6/23 in the US/PR. 5. Save up to $500 on select Windows 10 PCs today through 6/24 in the US/CA. 6. Save $100 on the Samsung HMD Odyssey [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686 Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17686 (RS5) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring in addition to those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17686 Improved Local Experience We have introduced a new Region page that allows overrides to default regional format settings such as Calendar, First day of the week, Dates, Times, and Currency. Please go to Settings App – Time & Language – Region and give it a try. Local Experience Packs are Microsoft Store apps that deliver Windows display language quality improvements. You can now access them easily via the Settings App. Please go to Settings App – Time & Language – Language. Once here click on Add a Windows display language with Local Experience Packs link to download [ more… ]