Microsoft just released a fresh Windows 10 Insider preview build to coincide with today’s Windows-focused Build 2017 keynote, and it adds one of the highlight features of the just-announced Windows 10 Fall Creators Update along with some other goodies. Windows 10 Insider build 16193 includes Microsoft’s similarly just-announced Story Remix, a photo app that uses…
Microsoft’s chief executive yesterday touted a new number for Windows 10, saying the operating system now powers 500 million devices — half way toward a goal the company once gave itself but since discarded. During a keynote address that opened Microsoft’s Build developers conference in Seattle Wednesday, CEO Satya Nadella updated the Windows 10 installed…
The Apple Watch has already saved lives with its heart rate-monitoring, but it’s often unintentional. A person might feel symptoms like dizziness or shortness of breath, then check their heart rate to confirm something weird is going on. A team of researchers just proved that the watch’s heart rate sensor can actually detect an early…
Building the future Image by Microsoft Microsoft’s annual Build conference is ostensibly aimed at developers, but it’s always the stage for a slew of consumer-focused product announcements as well—and Build 2017 was no exception. From the future of Windows to Cortana everywhere to an app that uses machine learning and mixed realities to make your movies…
Amazon is on the verge of disrupting the enterprise videoconferencing and unified communications markets dominated by Cisco and Avaya with its new Amazon Echo Show device. Echo Show, announced Tuesday, is being marketed initially to consumers for $230 and will ship on June 28. It works with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant, and features a 7-in.…
EDF Energy is looking to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help make its nuclear power stations more efficient and to reduce customer’s home energy consumption. Speaking at the AI Summit in London this week, David Ferguson, head of digital innovation at EDF joked that the tech sector mantra — originating with Mark Zuckerberg at…
Mobile developers building apps for iOS and Android have some new tools from Microsoft designed to make their lives easier. On Thursday, the company unveiled a series of apps and services, including one that’s designed to let Windows-based developers test iOS apps from their PCs. Called Xamarin Live Player, the app allows developers to link…
The Windows Store platform’s heating up now that Windows 10 S is here and restricted to Microsoft’s walled garden. At the Windows 10 S launch event last week, it was revealed that Spotify is on its way, and during Thursday’s Build 2017 keynote, Windows chief Terry Myerson announced that iTunes—yes, Apple’s crown jewel—is coming to…
Google has only been in the serious VR game for a few months with Daydream, but that doesn’t mean it’s a small player. Many of its interactive and immersive efforts extend beyond the limitations of its phone-based headset, including Title Brush and Google Earth VR, and a new acquisition looks to take VR to the next…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is considering expanding existing bans on laptops and other large electronic devices on flights, a situation that could pose a nightmare for many business travelers. DHS spokesman David Lapan said via email early Thursday that “no decisions have been made on expanding the restriction on large electronic devices in…