Microsoft Active Hours Lets Users Choose when to Update Windows 10

A new feature called Active Hours will be included in Windows 10 Anniversary Update, giving users an alternative to Microsoft’s often frustrating automatic updates. Are Microsoft’s automatic Windows 10 updates annoying or helpful? We tend to think the latter, but…

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Microsoft Is Developing Huddl, an Instant Video Social Network

Microsoft is supposedly working on Huddl, an “instant video social network” with group chat capabilities. Microsoft Huddle has not been officially announced, but MSPoweruser has shared some images from the service which so far can only be accessed from Microsoft…

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Microsoft’s New Tool will Make Clean Windows 10 Install “Easy”…

The company teased a new tool that will allow users to easily install Windows 10 cleanly, stating the tool will come to Insiders first and will likely be in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Microsoft has announced (rather vaguely) that…

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Microsoft Announces UWP OneDrive App Allowing Cross-Device Access to Files

A new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) OneDrive app allows users to access content without needing to sync, while also comes with features previously reserved for desktop. Microsoft has launched a new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) OneDrive application for PCs, tablets,…

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Microsoft Officially Launches Ringtone Maker for Windows 10 Mobile

The company’s mobile platform is getting its own ringtone creation tool in the form of Ringtone Maker, which has left beta and is now available on the Windows Store. Microsoft’s Ringtone Maker app has been anticipated for some time and…

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Microsoft’s Project Spark to go offline on August 12

Microsoft’s Project Spark is announced to be no longer available for download through Xbox Marketplace or Windows Store. The online content will not be there for users after August 12. This will prevent users to download or upload any user…

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Microsoft Makes Data Movement in Azure Data Factory Quicker

The company announced new copy capability limits for Azure Data Factory, while also highlighting the use of parallelism and PolyBase to boost movement speed. Microsoft has announced that it is making data movement faster on the Azure platform, making Azure…

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Microsoft Confirms Fingerprint Reading Capability for Windows 10 Mobile this Year

The company has finally confirmed that fingerprint reading software will be added to Windows 10 Mobile this year, allowing manufacturers to place scanners in their smartphones. There are numerous reasons why Windows Phone/Windows 10 Mobile struggles to impact iOS and…

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Microsoft Folding Azure Mobile Services into Azure App Service

The company has announced that Azure App Service will now house features from Mobile Services, which will be closed this year after the company migrates users to App Services. Microsoft made the (probably) wise decision to transition Azure Mobile Services…

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Windows Bridge for iOS: Microsoft entices iOS developers with tutorials

For those of you that haven’t read in the media, Microsoft is helping iOS app developers with tutorials in hopes they consider porting their apps and make them compatible with Windows 10 and their Universal Windows Platform!  The new series of tutorials were…

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