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As part of this week’s Microsoft Ignite developers conference, Microsoft’s DirectX team has published a few blog posts offering updates on the state of various game development-related projects. The biggest and most interesting of these is an update on DirectStorage, Microsoft’s API for enabling faster game asset loading. In short, the long-awaited 1.1 update, which adds support for GPU asset decompression, is finally on its way, with Microsoft intending to release the API to developers by the end of this year.
Microsoft Ends Effort To Bring Android Apps To Windows 10 Mobile
At the 2015 BUILD developer Conference Microsoft demoed four application bridges that they hoped would improve the number of applications available for Windows 10 Mobile, which would benefit the...
46 by Brandon Chester on 2/25/2016
Microsoft Acquires Cross-Platform C# Toolmaker Xamarin
In what has to be the most obvious acquisition Microsoft has made in some time, today the Redmond company announced that they have signed an agreement to purchase Xamarin. Xamarin...
21 by Brett Howse on 2/24/2016
Microsoft Patches Surface Book And Surface Pro 4 Sleep Issue
When I reviewed the Surface Book, there were a lot of bugs with the software. Some of them have been pretty minor, and Microsoft has been updating the firmware...
40 by Brett Howse on 2/17/2016
Microsoft Launches The Business Focused Lumia 650
Today Microsoft launched their fourth phone in the x50 series, with the Lumia 650 being the latest Lumia to roll out of what used to be Nokia’s smartphone business...
36 by Brett Howse on 2/15/2016
VAIO to Start Selling Smartphones in Japan
VAIO, the former PC division of Sony and now an independent supplier of PCs, this week announced plans to introduce its first smartphone in Japan this spring. The company...
16 by Anton Shilov on 2/5/2016
Giveaway: Rise of the Tomb Raider (PC)
After a bit of a break we’re back with another giveaway for everyone to enjoy. This time the folks over at Square Enix sent over a rather sizable cache of...
76 by Ryan Smith on 2/3/2016
Microsoft Releases Q2 FY 2016 Results: Lower Results Despite Cloud Growth
Today Microsoft released their earnings for quarter two of fiscal year 2016, which ended on December 31. Despite solid growth in their cloud platforms, the PC slowdown and world...
13 by Brett Howse on 1/28/2016
Windows 10 Mobile Has A Cellular Data Eating Bug
Although Windows 10 has gotten off to a great start by pretty much any metric, Microsoft’s mobile version of Windows 10 has had a pretty bumpy road. Originally thought...
45 by Brett Howse on 1/27/2016
Microsoft to Recall Power Cables for Previous-Gen Surface Pro Tablets
Microsoft plans to recall power cables for previous-generation Surface Pro tablets. The cords can overheat and pose fire hazard, according to reports. While Microsoft recalls millions of cables, the...
28 by Anton Shilov on 1/20/2016
Microsoft Will Not Support Upcoming Processors Except On Windows 10
Microsoft has long been the bastion of long term support for older platforms, so today’s support news out of Redmond is particularly surprising. Intel launched its 6th generation Skylake...
125 by Brett Howse on 1/15/2016
Toshiba’s DynaPad Tablet to Hit Stores in Late January
Toshiba showcased its ultra-thin dynaPad tablet in September, 2015, at IFA in Berlin, Germany, and then formally introduced it in mid-October. At the International CES 2016, the company finally...
14 by Anton Shilov on 1/5/2016
Windows 10 Mobile Update For Older Lumias Pushed To 2016
Earlier this year Microsoft stated that their plan was to begin the roll out of Windows 10 Mobile to existing Lumia devices in December. With December being half over...
26 by Brandon Chester on 12/18/2015
Microsoft Adds New Features To The Microsoft Band
I only just got done the review on the Microsoft Band 2, and there were a couple of shortcomings that I was hoping the new Band model would address...
21 by Brett Howse on 12/10/2015
The Microsoft Band 2 Review
At the end of October in 2014, Microsoft surprisingly released a late night press release about a new device they were launching. It was the Microsoft Band, which is...
56 by Brett Howse on 11/30/2015
Volvo Partners With Microsoft To Bring HoloLens To Automotive Design And Showcasing
When I first got a chance to use Hololens earlier this year, the immediate and obvious use case that came to mind was going to be in the world...
10 by Brett Howse on 11/20/2015
Xbox One Gets Windows 10 Underpinnings With New Xbox One Experience
Today the New Xbox One Experience began rolling out, and with it comes a big change in not only the look and feel of the Xbox One’s Dashboard, but...
33 by Brett Howse on 11/12/2015
Windows 10 Fall Update Available: Filling Out The Business Gaps
Today Microsoft started rolling out their first big update to Windows 10. When Windows 10 first launched in July, there was a commitment to moving Windows from optional updates...
40 by Brett Howse on 11/12/2015
The Microsoft Surface Book Review
Microsoft has released what they are calling "The Ultimate Laptop" and with their first attempt at moving outside the tablet segment, we take a look at the new Surface...
250 by Brett Howse on 11/10/2015
Microsoft Slashes OneDrive Storage Allotments
Microsoft’s OneDrive team put up a blog post today outlining some changes coming to OneDrive, and the news is not good for pretty much anyone using the service. Just...
119 by Brett Howse on 11/3/2015
Hello Windows Hello: Firmware Update Adds Biometric Login To Surface Pro 4 And Surface Book
Just the other day, I posted my review of the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. One of the most exciting additions to the convertible tablet from Microsoft was the implementation...
39 by Brett Howse on 10/25/2015
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