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Hands-on with the HP Elite x3 now available at Microsoft Stores

2016-10-11 KENNETH 0

Hands-on with the HP Elite x3 now available at Microsoft Stores Today, the HP Elite x3 goes on sale in Microsoft Stores. We’re taking a closer look and giving you an overview of some of the benefits the HP Elite x3 offers. Announced at Mobile World Congress, the HP Elite x3 is HP’s premium new mobile device powered by Windows 10. It’s lightweight, sports Gorilla Glass 4, is water resistant and is equipped with a battery that packs a major punch. With great built-in features like Cortana*, Continuum** and Microsoft Edge, the HP Elite x3 also features a camera sensor and fingerprint reader that allow you to login securely to the device with Windows Hello***. Features include: Expandable 2TB of storage via SIM card 8 MP front-facing camera for conference video calls IP67 water resistant 5.96″ diagonal edge-to-edge HD display [ more… ]

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In Case You Missed It – this week in Windows Developer

2016-10-08 KENNETH 0

In Case You Missed It – this week in Windows Developer Did you have a busy week this week? That’s ok, so did we. In case you missed some of our updates, here is our weekly #ICYMI wrap up, featuring all of the blogs in a TL;DR format for your reading pleasure. The UWP Community Toolkit Update Version 1.1 This week we released the first update to the UWP Community Toolkit based on your feedback. The update includes joining the .NET foundation, several new features, a sample app and even some documentation to get you started. Click the tweet below to read more! Today we are releasing the first update to the #UWP Community Toolkit! https://t.co/7LD3RDXpMN — Windows Developer (@windowsdev) October 5, 2016 Introducing the Windows Device Portal Wrapper “Device Portal is a small web server baked into every Windows [ more… ]

Introducing the Windows Device Portal Wrapper project

2016-10-08 KENNETH 0

Introducing the Windows Device Portal Wrapper project With the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update came a new set of tools: the Windows Device Portal. Device Portal is a small web server baked into every Windows device that you can enable once you’ve turned on Developer Mode. We built Device Portal as the starting point for a new generation of diagnostic tooling for Windows – tools that work on all your devices, not just your desktop. We recently released our Device Portal Wrapper project on GitHub and have now added it to NuGet. Our goal with the wrapper is to make it easy to build new tools on top of Device Portal. It wraps the Device Portal REST APIs in a managed C# layer, providing an object model for responses and an easy way to connect with the Device [ more… ]

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC

2016-10-08 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14942 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. What’s new in Build 14942 Hide app list on Start: We are releasing a new feature that enables you to collapse the app list in the Start menu. This has been a top feedback request from Windows Insiders. You can try it out by going to Settings > Personalization > Start and turning on “Hide app list in Start menu”. Photos app update: With the latest Photos app update on your PC, the Photos app on your PC is now more beautiful and easier to navigate! Photos now has a horizontal navigation bar that makes it easier to view memories by Albums and Folders. Let your [ more… ]

This Week on Windows: Gears of War 4, ReCore Trial, a Haunted Hub and more

2016-10-08 KENNETH 0

This Week on Windows: Gears of War 4, ReCore Trial, a Haunted Hub and more We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to read this week’s Windows 10 tip on how to write on the web with Microsoft Edge. Over in the Windows Store you can watch Star Trek: Beyond and The Flash in the Movies & TV section, and pick up everything you need for Halloween in the Haunted Hub collection. Here’s what’s new in the Windows Store this week: Early access begins today with Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition Today, fans who purchased Gears of War 4: Ultimate Edition can experience the beginning of the new Gears saga four days before the Oct. 11 global launch with early access on Xbox One and Windows 10. In addition to early access, Gears [ more… ]