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For the past few years, speculation about a Surface phone has only intensified despite the failure of the platform on which it would run. I don’t know if Microsoft still plans to release this device. But it shouldn’t do so.
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Microsoft has artificially kept Windows phone on life support since its mid-2015 decision to wind down its smartphone ambitions. There are a lot of theories about why the software giant is doing this. But here’s the real reason.
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With Windows 10 version 1607, Microsoft has expanded the Windows Hello authentication technologies to include support for companion devices. That we knew. But those companion devices, surprisingly, will include both Android and iPhone handsets.
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Though Windows 10 Mobile made almost no appearance in Microsoft’s recent Ignite conference keynotes, the software giant did in fact discuss its future in a show session. And as you might expect given the platform’s death spiral, it’s pretty limited.
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Last night, Microsoft delivered Windows 10 Insider Preview build 14936 for PC and Mobile to testers in the Fast ring. There are no major new features, but this build provides a first peek at some new Edge extensions.
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Tech tidbits from around the web: A reminder about Games for Gold, the HoloLens experience “Destination: Mars” is now open at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, a look back at 10 years as a professional developer, Google Play Books adds a new Discover feature, and much more.
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Yesterday, I wrote about the surprise appearance of what we used to call “Messaging Everywhere” in the Skype Preview app in the latest Windows 10 Insider Preview build. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg, so here’s what Microsoft has planned.
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Though Microsoft never mentioned this when it announced Windows Insider build 14926 earlier this week, this build includes a nice surprise: It’s the first to feature the long-awaited “Messaging Everywhere” capabilities in the Skype Preview app.
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Tech tidbits from around the web: Dell introduces XPS laptops with Windows 10 in new colors, Tim Cook casts his vote for AR over VR, the Pixel Launcher is a thing, and I make fun of terrible headlines.
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Microsoft has launched a new cross-platform development show on Channel 9. Based around its Xamarin platform, The Xamarin Show will appear weekly, and the first episode is available now.
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