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Ten things we announced today at Microsoft’s Windows 10 Event Surface Studio turns your desk into a creative studio Surface Studio is a new class of device that transforms from a workstation into a powerful digital canvas, unlocking a more natural and immersive way to create on the thinnest display ever built. With a 4.5k ultra HD screen, Surface Studio delivers 63 percent more pixels than a state-of-the-art 4k TV. Surface Studio starts at $2,999 USD and is available for pre-order today. Surface Dial – a new spin on creativity Surface Dial is a new peripheral designed for the creative process. It integrates with Windows 10 to work with any Surface device for a faster and more intuitive way to scroll, zoom and navigate. The Dial also enables a set of unique experiences exclusive to Surface Studio. The Surface Dial is [ more… ]

Introducing 3D for everyone Today, we unveiled our vision for bringing 3D to everyone — making it easy to capture, create and share in 3D. With the Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft introduced Paint 3D — your 3D art studio in Windows — and the online community Remix 3D, connecting creators and creations all over the world. Everyone is welcome to start creating and sharing in Paint 3D today by joining the Windows Insider Program at insider.windows.com. To learn more about 3D in Windows 10, go to www.Remix3D.com. Ideas are always driven by a spark of inspiration.  Our spark began when my daughter Maddie — completely out of the blue — asked for a 3D printer as part of her Christmas wish list.  I was surprised and curious and so I asked, “Maddie, what would you do with a 3D [ more… ]

Empowering a new wave of creativity with the Windows 10 Creators Update and Surface Studio With Windows 10, our goal is to have the effect of the Gutenberg Press on this next generation of computing, enabling 3D creativity, mixed reality, and eSports & game broadcasting for everyone. At our core, we believe each of us are creators. I’m personally inspired by creators who use technology to build a better world for each of us, who build communities with technology, and who develop revolutionary new ways to educate all types of students. However you choose to create, we are building Windows for each of you. We want to help you make your mark on the world and for Windows to be the place you love to create and play. New Surface Devices Designed for Creators From the beginning, our Surface journey [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14955 for Mobile and PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14955 for Mobile and PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. What’s new in Build 14955 Outlook Mail & Calendar Update (PC & Mobile): We have updated the Outlook Mail and Calendar apps to 17.7466.4062x.0.. This update introduces a few new things for you to check out: You can now open email messages in a new window. You can now use Quick Actions directly from new email notifications. Get someone’s attention with @mentions. Type the @ symbol anywhere in the body of your email and start typing to pick the person you want to address. Context Awareness in Narrator (PC): As you navigate around, you can be notified about different groups or other [ more… ]

High DPI Scaling Improvements for Desktop Applications and “Mixed Mode” DPI Scaling in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update As display technology has improved over time, the cutting edge has moved towards having more pixels packed into each physical square inch, and away from simply making displays physically larger. This trend has increased the dots per inch (DPI) of the displays on the market today. The Surface Pro 4, for example, has roughly 192 DPI (while legacy displays have 96 DPI). Although having more pixels packed into each physical square inch of a display can give you extremely sharp graphics and text, it can also cause problems for desktop application developers. Many desktop applications display blurry, incorrectly sized UI (too big or too small), or are unusable when using high DPI displays in combination with standard-DPI displays. Many desktop UI frameworks [ more… ]