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New Feature: Free-form pricing in Dev Center Pricing your app or add-ons correctly is key to your success on Microsoft Store. As a community, you have been asking for increased flexibility when pricing your products, and the Dev Center team is happy to announce that as of today, all developers can now use the Free-form pricing feature. With the introduction of this feature, you now have the freedom to set the price of your app, game, or add-on to any value you choose in a market’s local currency. Think 7 is your lucky number?  You can change your game’s United States price to USD $7.77. Looking to offer a special add-on for Single’s Day in China? You can set your add-on’s China price to CNY ¥11.11. The pricing possibilities are endless, within the same valid ranges as the price tiers (USD $0.99-$1,999.99).  Note that free-form pricing can only be used to override the base [ more… ]

More employees say they would choose Surface We have seen that people feel more productive, creative and valued when they are given a Surface as their work device and now a recent report from Carolina Milanesi of Creative Strategies signals an increase in the number of consumers who want to use Surface at work. Creative Strategies asked a panel of 1300 US consumers about their preferences for how they use their PCs for both personal and professional scenarios. Responses showed Surface is winning over early tech adopters and continuing to challenge Apple within the broader survey set.  People cited Surface’s ability to bridge both creativity and productivity and their professional and personal lives as key reasons they chose Surface. Here are a few key insights to take away from Carolina’s (@caro_milanesi) report: People want the device that does it all. [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093 for PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17093 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17093 Game bar Improvements We’ve given Game bar a makeover so it’s even easier to find what you’re looking for. Go to your captures, toggle your microphone and camera, and edit the title of your Mixer stream—all from new buttons on Game bar. Quickly check the time using the new clock. Choose a theme—Dark, Light, or your current Windows theme. Game bar settings are easier to use. Diagnostic Data Improvements Last week, we announced some new privacy tools as part of Data Privacy Day which included the Diagnostic Data Viewer that showed up for Windows Insiders [ more… ]

HP announces new EliteBook 800 Series and ZBooks for the modern workforce, powered by Windows 10 The HP EliteBook 840 G5These new devices light up some of the best of Windows 10 — including your digital personal assistant Cortana*, cameras and optional fingerprint readers that light up Windows Hello for fast and secure login, Windows Ink for marking up webpages on your touchscreen in Microsoft Edge, comprehensive protection with Windows Defender and more. Today’s announced devices each feature new chiseled linear wedge profiles and anodized aluminum covers for sleek and strong devices. The EliteBook 800 series arrive with an ultra-bright display that automatically adapts to changing light conditions, a feature also available on the ZBook 14u/15u. The EliteBook 800 series and the ZBook 14u/15u are designed to pass MIL-STD-810G testing to ensure durability, and are more easily serviceable than previous generations The ZBook 14u/15u have industry-leading durability in [ more… ]