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Microsoft releases Windows 10 over-the-cable updater tool for Windows Phone 8.1 or Windows 10 Mobile devices

Windows 10 Mobile may be dead for consumers, but Microsoft is still helping users loyal to the platform stay secure…

Laurent Giret · October 23, 2017 · 2 min read

The Harman Kardon Invoke is the first “ambient device” to include Skype calling

Skype may not be the most popular messaging app out there, but it’s definitely one of the most ubiquitous ones.…

Here’s a temporary fix for the missing apps bug in the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Users who were early to update to the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update have been reporting an issue where certain…

Arif Bacchus · October 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Original Xbox backward compatibility is coming to Xbox One on October 24

IGN has learned from Microsoft that original Xbox backward compatibility is coming to the Xbox One family of consoles tomorrow,…

Office Mix to be retired next May, PowerPoint in Office 365 to gain many of its features

Over the weekend, Microsoft announced via email that Office Mix will be retired next May with PowerPoint in Office 365…

Laurent Giret · October 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Microsoft To-Do begins General Availability rollout to all Office 365 users

Microsoft To-Do, the company’s new task manager app has started to roll out to all Office 365 users, a couple…

kip@winbeta.org · October 23, 2017 · 1 min read

Xbox One X “Feel True Power” TV commercial is out, watch it here – onmsft.com

Microsoft kicked off yesterday its “Feel True Power” marketing campaign for the Xbox One X, with a TV trailer that…

Spanish doctors are using HoloLens in the operating room, cutting surgery time in half | On MSFT

Spanish doctors are using HoloLens in the operating room, cutting surgery time in half Arif Bacchus 10 hours ago in…

Surface Studio picks up firmware updates for “early preview” of Windows Mixed Reality | On MSFT

Surface Studio picks up firmware updates for “early preview” of Windows Mixed Reality Arif Bacchus 3 months ago in Latest…

Jack Wilkinson · October 22, 2017 · 3 min read

Windows 10 news recap: Razer laptops struggle with the Fall Creators Update, built-in feature to catch game cheaters and more

Welcome back to our Windows 10 news recap. We are continuing the trend of our weekly “Windows 10 news recap”…

Jack Wilkinson · October 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Microsoft news recap: Delta and General Electric shy away from Microsoft, Microsoft Teams member limit increases to 2,500 and more – onmsft.com

Microsoft (MSFT) news recap is a weekly feature highlighting the top Microsoft news stories of the past week. Sit back,…