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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC & Mobile

2016-08-18 KENNETH 0

Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC & Mobile Hello Windows Insiders! Yesterday, we began rolling out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update for Windows 10 Mobile. Thank you to all of the Windows Insiders who downloaded the Cumulative Updates first and gave us feedback that helped us prepare for this release to our customers. Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14905 for PC AND Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! This is our first new Mobile build from our Development Branch after launching the Windows 10 Anniversary Update yesterday for Windows 10 phones. We know you all have been excited for Mobile builds to start up again as have we! Here’s what’s new in Build 14905 for Mobile We are introducing a newly refined sound set in this build, uniting [ more… ]

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HP unveils a new class of Windows 10 gaming devices

2016-08-17 KENNETH 0

HP unveils a new class of Windows 10 gaming devices After announcing the OMEN by HP portfolio back in May, HP Inc. unveiled a new class of Windows 10 gaming computers today at their event in New York City and has them in display at Gamescom (HP Stand #A053, Hall 9.1) in Germany. The new OMEN X Desktop, OMEN X by HP Curved Display, OMEN by HP with SteelSeries accessories and the OMEN 17 Laptop are all built for you to have the ultimate PC gaming experience. Let’s take a look at these new and re-designed devices: The new HP OMEN X Desktop with Windows 10 The new OMEN X Desktop is a fully customizable, powerful desktop for the gamer who wants the best performance, thermal management and cutting-edge design. This desktop is built with a revolutionary thermal management solution, [ more… ]

Creating a Custom Ruler with DirectInk

2016-08-17 KENNETH 0

Creating a Custom Ruler with DirectInk The Windows 10 Anniversary Update comes with a great set of enhancements to digital ink for both the user and developer. Along with gaining knowledge from general inking resources, you will finish this post knowing how to create a custom ruler with DirectInk. There has been a lot of excitement and discussion around these features since they were first shown at //build/ 2016. Li-Chen’s “Closer Look at Windows Ink” post from April, and Pete’s recent “The Ink Canvas and Ruler: combining art and technology” both dive into some of those enhancements, including the new Windows Ink Workspace, Sticky Notes and Sketchpad. For the developer, Pete’s post gets you started in adding ink to your app and you can go on a deeper dive with Scott and Xiao from the Windows Inking team in their [ more… ]

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Recap: The Future of Gaming on UWP – GDC Europe Twitter Chat

2016-08-17 KENNETH 0

Recap: The Future of Gaming on UWP – GDC Europe Twitter Chat This year’s Game Developers Conference Europe (GDC Europe) proved that there’s a lot to be excited about if you’re a Windows game developer. Play Anywhere, Xbox’s Project Scorpio, ID@Xbox – those are just a few of the ways Windows and the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) are making it even easier to build an amazing game with the most advanced features and, most importantly, get people playing. Alex Teodorescu-Badia, Senior Product Manager for Gaming, Windows Developer Platform, hosted a session about the future of UWP gaming at the event. For those who couldn’t attend in-person, Alex answered questions in a Twitter chat after the session ended. There, he provided a peek into Microsoft’s plans and roadmap for building the best place for indie game developers on Windows devices including [ more… ]

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Windows Holographic experience available for mainstream Windows 10 PCs next year

2016-08-17 KENNETH 0

Windows Holographic experience available for mainstream Windows 10 PCs next year I’m at the Intel Developer Forum here in San Francisco this week. Intel has been such an incredible partner of Microsoft for so long, it was an honor to be on stage with Brian Krzanich to discuss our work together on mixed reality. I loved hearing about all the ways Intel is innovating in IoT, the cloud and new devices. Today, we built on our earlier mixed reality announcements at Computex, to announce two things: Intel and Microsoft are collaborating on a specification for mixed reality ready PCs and head mounted displays (HMDs). Our shared goal is to enable our hardware partners to build a broad range of devices for the mainstream consumer and business markets. We are working with several partners on the spec today, and plan to [ more… ]