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During its January 21 reveal event, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore revealed exactly what the company meant by "Universal apps" when it first showed off Windows 10. Basically, the company is developing special versions of its key apps, like Office, for Windows 10 phones and tablets under 8 inches. Apps like Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook will look and feel nearly identical to their desktop counterparts, but be optimized for touch and screen size. And through Microsoft's cloud infrastructure, all of your files will be accessible through those devices regardless of where it was created. Belfiore also detailed a brand new photos app accessible from any Windows 10 device, pulling down images from the company's OneDrive storage cloud service. The new app aggregates images from both local and cloud storage, eliminating duplicates and enhancing photos automatically. Finally, the universal photos app will also automatically create photo albums based on not only when a...

The co-founder and long-time former CEO of Microsoft has been working on a secret project for Microsoft known internally as the "Personal Agent," Bill Gates revealed in his third Ask Me Anything on Reddit recently. This Personal Agent is a piece of software designed to remember everything a user do on a PC and provide guidance for how to prioritize and assist in interacting with those apps and files. In his words, Gates said "One project I am working on with Microsoft is the Personal Agent which will remember everything and help you go back and find things and help you pick what things to pay attention to. The idea that you have to find applications and pick them and they each are trying to tell you what is new is just not the efficient model - the agent will help solve this. It will work across all your devices." Source: Techradar.com Now the question is, could this Personal Agent be the trending Cortana; Microsoft Personal Assistant?

Confirming recent reports, Microsoft's Terry Myerson announced that Windows 10 will be free for Windows 8.1 users for its first year. While there's no word on pricing for users still running Windows 7 or an older version, Microsoft confirmed that the two most recent Windows versions will be able to upgrade to Windows 10 directly. Microsoft's chief blogger Brandon LeBlanc also confirmed that Microsoft will support those who scored a free upgrade to Windows 10 with security and system updates for the lifetime of the devices.  Most recently, Neowin cited sources claiming that Windows 10 will start appearing on consumer hardware this coming June. Simultaneously, news that Microsoft has trademarked the term "Microsoft 365" with the intent of it being a service has folks buzzing about the possibility of a subscription-based Windows to come, though that's not likely to be Windows 10. lets just hope its not. Source: Techradar.com

A designer for Microsoft's HoloLens augmented reality headset was the victim in a fatal car accident in Redmond, Washington. 30-year-old Mike Ey was  reportedly  rear-ended on the highway by a car traveling at over 100 miles per hour. Robert Malsch, the driver of the speeding car, attempted to run from the scene but was later tracked down with dogs and apprehended by Redmond Police. Malsch currently faces vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run charges. He is being held on $100,000 bail. Ey worked as a software engineer for Microsoft and was most recently working on the  HoloLens technology  revealed earlier this year. IGN extends condolences to his friends and family in the wake of this tragedy.   Microsoft's HoloLens Is Actually Amazing 08:32

Belfiore give details on Project Spartan, the company's revamp of Internet Explorer, during the January 21 reveal event. He detailed unique features, like the ability to mark up webpages before sharing them with others, and to comment on those same pages at the software level. Once pages are marked up with drawings and comments, that page is frozen in time with live links and open for sharing through Windows 10's built-in sharing features. Spartan will also support built-in offline reading and PDF support, not to mention Cortana. Microsoft's virtual assistant will be baked into Spartan and pop in with recommendations and help based on your browser behavior. Belfiore in particular demoed a scenario in which a user is en route to a flight. Upon opening the browser to find flight data, Cortana will pop in with that info before the user even needs to look it up. Since the big reveal, Microsoft's Group Program Manager for Internet Explorer, Jason Weber, confirmed ...

Yesterday, I went through the process of upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Technical Preview and found how easy it is to upgrade to Window 10. All that is required is to have Service Pack 1 installed and a small file that is approximately 11MB in size which can be downloaded when you sign up for Windows Insider Program, and Windows 10 Technical Preview will appear in Windows update, all it now takes is to click the install button and follow the process until Windows 10 Technical Preview comes alive. Note: To upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 Technical Preview, your computer must meet the hardware and software requirement which says that your computer must have a minimum of 2.00 GB Ram and Service Pack 1 installed. Also note that the technical preview is for IT pros who are comfortable using unstable software and there could be bug on the OS, as such, you are not advised to install this OS on your main PC, says people from Microsoft. Once your system meets up with the require...

Th Visual Studio is a great Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for millennium software developers and there are many features in it which you might not know. To deliver solutions to your clients fast, you need a way to work faster so, in this article, I am writing about some Visual Studio Shortcuts that could make you very efficient when developing. The List: Ctrl+Tab: I love this shortcut, it helps me in navigating through Active Tool Windows and Active files and you can still further navigate with Up arrow, Down arrow keys, etc while holding down the Ctrl Key. Ctrl+K, C : This shortcut is used for commenting out selected lines of code, you first highlight the lines you want to comment out then you press Ctrl+K and press Key C while still holding Ctrl key. Ctrl+K, U: Of course it wont be complete if we have a shortcut for commenting out lines without the opposite shortcut. Use this shortcut the same way you use the commenting shortcut. Ctrl+Shift+F and Ctrl+F: Use this sh...