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Fallout Shelter now available for Windows 10 and Xbox One

2017-02-08 KENNETH 0

Fallout Shelter now available for Windows 10 and Xbox One Ever wondered what it would be like to build and run a Fallout Vault? Now is your chance to take on the role of an Overseer in the Wasteland. Starting today, the hit free-to-play, Vault-building game is available on Windows 10 and Xbox One. Start your own Vault from scratch and build your army of faithful Dwellers. Thanks to Xbox Play Anywhere, all your progress will carry over between Windows 10 and Xbox One. That means you can automatically pick up right where you left off any time you switch between Xbox One and Windows 10. Fallout Shelter has also been fully adapted to work with the Xbox One controller, making it even easier to take on the role of Overseer. Download Fallout Shelter today from the Windows Store, and [ more… ]

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Surface Hub announces customer subscription, deployment options and application innovation

2017-02-07 KENNETH 0

Surface Hub announces customer subscription, deployment options and application innovation Today, ISE 2017, the largest AV and integrated systems conference in the world, kicks off in Amsterdam. The Surface Hub team is pleased to share exciting news from our partners and customers on the eve of ISE. In December, we shared details on the momentum and adoption Surface Hub is seeing in the workplace. By the end of 2016, nine months since our launch, we shipped Surface Hubs to over 2,000 customers in 24 markets. We’ve seen single orders as small as one unit and as large as 1,500 units. The demand for Surface Hub has been incredible, leading us to introduce new ways for our partners and customers and application developers to take advantage of everything that Surface Hub has to offer. From new service offerings, to new procurement [ more… ]

Using SQLite databases in UWP apps

2017-02-07 KENNETH 0

Using SQLite databases in UWP apps For many developers, SQLite has become the preferred client-side technology for data storage. It is a server-less, embedded, open-source database engine that satisfies most local data access scenarios. There are numerous advantages that come with its use, many of which are explained in the SQLite about page. Since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Build 14393), SQLite has also shipped as part of the Windows SDK. This means that when you are building your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app that runs across the different Windows device form factors, you can take advantage of the SDK version of SQLite for local data storage. This comes with some advantages: Your application size reduces since you don’t download your own SQLite binary and package it as part of your application Note: Microsoft.Data.SQLite (used in the example below) currently [ more… ]

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Surface Multi-National Purchasing Program expands to Europe

2017-02-07 KENNETH 0

Surface Multi-National Purchasing Program expands to Europe Last July, as a part of the Surface Enterprise Initiative, we announced a new Surface Multi-National Purchasing Program with four resellers – CDW, Insight, SHI and Zones. Our goal was to provide enterprise customers a more streamlined path for getting Surface on company-wide standards lists and for cross-country adoption for line of business scenarios. The growth of the program has been astounding. In just over six months, we’ve seen 10x growth in the number of units we’re shipping to customers via the program in the US. It’s also helped our partners better service their customers: “Zones has been incredible to work with on getting us globally set up on the Microsoft Surface. The speed and efficiency in enabling us on our pricing globally has made it easy for us to standardize all of [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Get instant answers as you search with Microsoft Edge

2017-02-07 KENNETH 0

Windows 10 Tip: Get instant answers as you search with Microsoft Edge You can get quick answers for weather, stock and calculations – even track your flight by typing the flight number, or get the most popular fun facts like “How tall is the Eiffel Tower?” – right from the address bar. Here’s how to get started with instant answers: Get thousands of answers right in your address bar. Just start typing to get instant results for weather reports, measurements, sports scores and more. Here are some things you can get instant results for: Type in “20 grams = lbs” for a conversion Type “weather” to get results based on your current location Type “how big is the moon” to get 1,079 miles Type “Sounders” to get either scores, or next game date/time Type in a flight number to get [ more… ]