Jez Corden 24/01/19 : "For a couple of years, it felt like VR was going to become an inescapable part of gaming life, but as we move into 2019, it certainly feels as though the hype has fallen by the wayside. In any case, Microsoft isn't done. The company is widely expected to be unveiling HoloLens 2 at Mobile World Congress this year, and has seen a surge in orders among enterprises who are finding unique uses for augmented reality, particularly in medicine and engineering. The US military just dropped half a billion dollars on HoloLens orders, in a move that could see even bigger investments down the line...
Daniel Rubino | Windows Central - 09/03/18 : "Over the course of conducting my review of the Surface Pro with LTE the reality of how important having 4G LTE built into a PC became obvious. That's in part due to embedded SIM (eSIM) technology, which is built into the Surface Pro with LTE and future devices...
For those not familiar with the technology, eSIM digitally delivers the same functionality of a physical SIM card – network authorization, IMEI number, and APN configuration data. It's analogous to having a blank SIM card built into the computer that can be programmed to work with any carrier. It also means you can buy data plans through a digital store instead of going to T-Mobile and buying a prepaid SIM...
Windows Central 26/01/18 : "Microsoft has big plans for Windows. Executive Editor Daniel Rubino explains why codename Polaris will be significant for consumers, the education market, and enterprises...
Jason Ward 30/12/17 : "Microsoft's ambitions for Windows 10, cellular PCs and its potential folding mobile device have an undeniable Achilles Heel - the app gap. But there may be a solution on the horizon [...]. As 5G networks, Progressive Web Apps (PWA) and processors like Qualcomm's Snapdragon 845 begin to take root, some challenges of the current app model (which are problematic for all platforms) will be solved... This shift toward platform-agnostic PWAs may help Microsoft escape the app gap-imposing confines of the current app model. It will be the progressive implementation of 5G networks and modern processors, the maturation of PWAs and multi-generational waves of cellular PCs and folding-mobile devices that may help Microsoft overcome the app gap. Let's break it down...
Zac Bowden 01/11/17 : "The last major HoloLens software update to have been released was the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, which dropped in mid-2016. Since then, Microsoft has released two major Windows 10 updates, those being the Creators Update and Fall Creators Update, but oddly none of those releases were ever made available for HoloLens.... HoloLens is set to receive a new software update in early 2018 with new features and changes for developers and businesses...
Zac Bowden 03/10/17 : "Windows Mixed Reality is a new platform Microsoft is pushing with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update that brings Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality under one roof. You've seen HoloLens, now see that same idea redone for the world of Virtual Reality. We've gone hands-on with Microsoft's new Windows Mixed Reality experience to showcase what Windows Mixed Reality actually is and how it can be used for fun or productivity purposes. Mixed Reality requires compatible dedicated hardware to function, you can find out more about all the Mixed Reality headsets here...
Daniel Rubino 25/08/17 : "What will it take for Windows Mixed Reality to be a hit? Here are some thoughts about where we are and where we need to be. Over the last couple of weeks, I've been toying with the new Mixed Reality headsets from HP and Acer. For context, both headsets are "developer editions," meaning they're not finalized hardware for consumers, nor is the underlying Windows Mixed Reality platform (even on Windows Insider builds) near finished...
Jason Ward 04/08/17 : "If someone said 25 years ago that "phones" would be rectangular touch screen computers we carry in our pockets, they'd have been mocked. If I say today phones might eventually be glasses-shaped computers we wear on our faces, I'll be mocked. Go ahead, laugh. Call telephony-enabled smartglasses a sci-fi fantasy. But remember, sci-fi has an uncanny knack at becoming reality. Technological leaps such as the moon landing, the mapping of the human genome, cloning, artificial intelligence, bionic limbs and more were all foretold within the annals of science fiction...
Jason Ward | Windows Central - 26/07/17 : "Windows 10 Mobile has effectively devolved into a mere testing ground for features destined for a future of full Windows on ARM devices, and Windows phone fans, you're the beta testers...
Zac Boden 17/07/17 : "Microsoft has today unveiled its brand new LinkedIn app built from the ground up for Windows 10 users. The new app, which starts its rollout in the Windows Store today, appears to be a UWP web app with a few Windows 10 integrations such as a Live Tile and toast notifications...
Windows Central | Jason Ward 15/03/17 : "I agree with Mossberg that the mobile computing environment and ecosystems that shape personal computing today are influencers on what the PC will ultimately be. However, I disagree with his assessment that a significant shift to the new type of ARM-based PC that runs mobile apps will be determined by Apple. Microsoft, not Apple, is more instrumental to the evolution of the PC...
Windows Central - Jason Ward 21/02/17 : "Whenever the latest smartphone market share numbers hit the internet, the expected decline in Windows phone share is followed by the expected, "Windows phone is dead!" mantra. Given Windows phone's current state, is the platform really dead? That depends on who you ask...
Zac Bowden | Windows Central - 04/09/18 : "HoloLens is set to get another feature update later this year alongside the October 2018 Update that brings with it several new features and OS enhancements that make for a well-rounded release. The October 2018 Update is almost finalized, so this changelog includes all the notable new changes coming in this release for HoloLens. The HoloLens October 2018 Update is codenamed Redstone 5, and will be released as version 1809, following the same versioning found on Windows 10 for PCs...
Daniel Rubino 23/02/18 : "Over the last year, the discussion around Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) has grown in the tech media as more browsers began to adopt support. But what exactly is a PWA and how does it differ from old web-wrapper apps ? Are they another reach-for-the-stars attempt by Microsoft, or a legit alternative to native apps on mobile and PC ?..
Zac Bowden 06/02/18 : "Microsoft has today outlined its plans for introducing Progressive Web Apps (PWA) to Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge. In a blog post on the official Windows Blog, Microsoft states that starting with Redstone 4, PWAs will be supported in both Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge with service workers, and has outlined how it plans to get PWAs into the hands of users...
Jez Corden 21/11/17 : "For the people who follow my work and my social media posts, you might know me as someone who persistently hates on virtual reality (VR).
Part of my skepticism has been driven by Microsoft's handling of the mobile paradigm, which it famously failed at, burning what little good about it the company had down to the ground. I believe that includes developer relationships, faith in the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), and perhaps most importantly, the destruction of trust among its most hardcore fans, customers who might have forgiven the awkwardness of the first generation of consumer-facing Windows Mixed Reality devices...
Of course, whether or not Windows Mixed Reality becomes a success (and VR in general) remains to be seen. But after extensive time with HoloLens, HP's head mounted display (HMD), and Microsoft's new Motion Controllers, I'm starting to believe...
Jez Corden 03/10/17 : "At an event in San Francisco, Microsoft made several key announcements related to its Windows Mixed Reality platform. HoloLens inventor and Operating Systems Group Technical Fellow Alex Kipman took to the Microsoft blog to discuss today's announcements and make clear signals that Microsoft is all-in on Mixed Reality...
Jason Ward 21/08/17 : "What will it take for Windows Mixed Reality to be a hit? Here are some thoughts about where we are and where we need to be. Over the last couple of weeks, I've been toying with the new Mixed Reality headsets from HP and Acer. For context, both headsets are "developer editions," meaning they're not finalized hardware for consumers, nor is the underlying Windows Mixed Reality platform (even on Windows Insider builds) near finished...
Zac Bowdern 09/08/17 : "With the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview, Microsoft is beta testing a new technology that allows users to control their PCs with just their eyes, using third party hardware from Tobii. This technology is being built to help those who may not be able to move as freely as others, and as such find it hard to use everyday PC peripherals such as mice and keyboards... Microsoft's new eye-tracking technology is incredible. And, in fact, this entire article was written with it...
Jason Ward | Windows Central - 31/07/17 : Windows phone fans are a hardy bunch. We've endured broken promises, broken platforms, broken communities and if the harsh, inconsiderate and outright mean words of some had their desired effects, broken spirits would be part of that list. But that's not the case. Despite the name-calling...
Microsoft's lack of interest, the platform's shortcomings and its uncertain future, we use what we love. And we love Windows phone in all of its troubled glory. The fluidity of the UI, the uniqueness of Live Tiles, the integration of Microsoft services and more are things we've chosen not to live without...
Jason Ward 14/07/17 : "Many may have read the title as "Is Microsoft killing Windows phone?", concluded that the answer is, "yes" and jumped to the comments to express their anger, snark or dismay. But that wasn't the question. The question: "is Microsoft strangling Windows phone to prepare for the concept of a Surface phone...
Jez Corden | Windows Central 27/06/17 : "If Windows has a future in consumer computing, it will likely be CShell-shaped, but the company needn't bother with this gargantuan engineering effort to change the very shell of what Windows is if the marketing, messaging, and devices aren't there to make use of it. Microsoft, I implore you, for the sake of the amazing Windows devs building these features, for the sake of OEM partners you will ask to build future Windows phones, and for the sake of indie devs and consumers you've burned time and time again with your perpetual reboots and strategy changes — get serious or don't bother...
Jason Ward 13/04/17 : I don't believe Microsoft will ever release a Surface Phone. I do believe Microsoft will launch a category-defining ultimate mobile device that will play to the company's strengths rather than its proven weakness. Smartphones are Microsoft's Achilles Heel. Thus, Microsoft's ultimate mobile device will not be a phone...
Windows Central - Jez Corden 24/02/17 : "Windows 10 Mobile is dead!" is a common mantra these days. But I'm here to say that you'll have to pry my Lumia 950 XL from my cold, dead hands. Here's why...
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