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Super Bowl LII brings the culmination of “Create Change” Congratulations to the Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles! Each year, the Super Bowl offers a unique opportunity for Microsoft to highlight the season-long work that comes from our partnership with the NFL. We were proud to see the players, coaches, and officials using Microsoft Surface at pivotal moments during Sunday’s game. Super Bowl LII was an amazing game, but it is something that happened earlier in the week at our Microsoft Store at the Mall of America in Minneapolis that we’re most proud of. Earlier this season, we launched the Create Change campaign with five NFL stars with the goal of supporting the philanthropic work they do off the field. By partnering with these players and their foundations in providing both resources and awareness, we hope to make an impact on [ more… ]

Welcoming Progressive Web Apps to Microsoft Edge and Windows 10 A little over a year ago, we outlined our vision to bring Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to the more than half a billion devices running Windows 10. We believe PWAs are key to the web’s future, and couldn’t be more excited about their potential to enable more immersive web app experiences across all device form factors. Today, we’re excited to take a major step from vision to reality, starting with some updates on previewing PWAs in Windows and our roadmap to bring PWAs to the Microsoft Store. Beginning with EdgeHTML 17.17063, we have enabled Service Workers and push notifications by default in preview builds of Microsoft Edge—you can learn more about those features in Ali’s post, “Service Worker: Going beyond the page.” This completes the suite of technologies (including Fetch networking [ more… ]

Surface and SOLIDWORKS: Helping Ringbrothers reimagine classic cars Surface builds devices that empower people to be more productive and create without limits. Removing limitations is especially important for engineers, architects and designers – who depend on powerful hardware and software to streamline their workflow and bring their creations to life. This week at SOLIDWORKS World, the Surface team is on the ground with thousands of power users to showcase the Surface family of devices and learn more about how SOLIDWORKS is advancing the future of 3D Design. One of the best aspects of my role on the Surface team is getting the opportunity to see first-hand how our devices are used to build awesome, innovative products that people love. That’s why I’m excited to see one of our users – Ringbrothers – here at SOLIDWORKS World and watch as they [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Get started with the emoji keyboard shortcut It’s a keyboard shortcut – and it’s got smiley faces, people and celebration emojis, just to name a few. Simply press the Windows key and the period button to get started! Have a great week! Source: Windows 10 Tip: Get started with the emoji keyboard shortcut