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Watch Live and On-Demand Entertainment from Sling TV on Windows 10 The wait is over! Today, we are excited to announce that Sling TV, the live and on-demand Internet streaming service is now available on Windows 10 PCs and tablets, allowing you to watch popular entertainment at home and on the go, all within a single free app and service starting at $20 per month. What is Sling TV? Sling TV is an app for everyone who loves live and on-demand television, but hates the out-of-date cable model. With Sling TV there are no long-term contracts, no equipment rental fees, no hidden fees and no strong arm tactics. Sling TV offers today’s top entertainment on televisions, tablets, phones, computers, gaming consoles and other streaming devices at a simple and affordable price starting at $20 per month. With Sling TV, you [ more… ]

Introducing Arduino Wiring on Windows 10 IoT Core Developers targeting Windows 10 IoT Core can use a programming language of their choice. Today, this includes C#, C++, Visual Basic, JavaScript, Python and Node.js, but we’re not stopping there. Arduino Wiring is the latest addition to IoT Core. Arduino is one of the most popular platforms among makers. Its community has produced a large number of libraries to interface with peripherals such as LED displays, sensors, RFID readers and breakout boards. One of the main drivers for Arduino’s adoption is its simplicity. With Windows 10 IoT Core, you can now create or port Arduino Wiring sketches that will run on supported IoT Core devices, including Raspberry Pi 2, 3 and Minnowboard Max. Creating your first Arduino Wiring sketch for IoT Core You can find the detailed steps for creating Arduino wiring [ more… ]

Microsoft HoloLens featured in Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards We are honored to share that Microsoft HoloLens has been selected for Popular Mechanics’ 2016 Breakthrough Awards, which recognize the technology and innovators “who’ve made the world a little better this year.” Our commercial and developer partners are already utilizing HoloLens in creative and radical ways, and it’s inspiring to see how we can continue to build the future together. Head on over to Popular Mechanics to read Kevin Dupzyk’s feature story on HoloLens, and make sure to check out this year’s other stellar award recipients. Source: Microsoft HoloLens featured in Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awards

Windows 10 IoT Core Blockly In this blog post you’ll learn about IoT Core Blockly, a new UWP application that allows you to program a Raspberry Pi 2 or 3 and a Raspberry Pi Sense Hat using a “block” editor from your browser: You create a program with interlocking blocks, which will run on the Raspberry Pi. For example, you can control the LED matrix on the Sense Hat and react to the inputs (buttons, sensors like temperature, humidity, etc.). IoT Core Blockly was inspired by these other super interesting projects: BBC micro:bit and the block editor (check out io as well) Google Blockly open source block editor Raspberry Pi Sense Hat (and the handy C# NuGet library from EmmellSoft) Microsoft Chakra JavaScript engine In this blog post, we will show you how to set up your Raspberry Pi with [ more… ]

Windows 10 Tip: Search your PC and the web with Cortana Last week, we gave you a tour around what’s new in the Windows Store with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Today, we’re going to show you how you can quickly and easily search your PC and the web all in one place. Your customizable taskbar is a great place to start any search! To search from your taskbar, simply click the Cortana* icon and type your query: For example, if you search “Xbox” you’ll see it brings up apps, apps related to Xbox, Xbox-related settings, and additional Xbox entries in the Windows Store. It also allows you to select a web search for Xbox, or search for the term “Xbox” within the folders and documents on your PC. Have a great week! *Cortana available in select markets. Source: Windows 10 [ more… ]