Windows Media Center users from Windows 7 and 8.1 can get a free Windows 10 DVD Player app for their upgrade to Windows 10 if they have a qualifying source system.
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We’re three days to our Windows 10 launch! Today, we’re sharing more about the great Windows 10 built-in apps like Photos, Maps, Mail and Calendar, Groove, and Movies & TV*. This family of apps shares an elegant look and feel and work consistently across all your Windows 10 devices.
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Welcome back to Ping! We talk about the return of robot combat return to television, we chat about a one-way ticket to Mars on the space desk, and more stories that 'softies are pinging each other about...
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Windows 10 was built to offer a familiar and secure experience, with unmatched productivity offerings and more entertainment options for Windows fans. Not only will you be able to enjoy great gaming on Windows 10 – including the new Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition beta announced this weekend – but...
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A few of our favorite apps and games were updated recently, take a look below to see what’s new.
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Now fans of Alaska Airlines can book Preferred Plus Seats right from the app. They’re the seats you dream about – with more legroom...
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I did find something cool! A couple weeks ago I said I wouldn't post anything more about the Microsoft Band (unless I found something really cool).
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How could you not think Paul DeCarlo's recent project RPi + WinPhone + MS Band + Azure + Excel +...
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Want to view our videos, but don't want to sit at your desktop?
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Head over to the Windows Store to download this for your Windows 8 or 8.1 machine: Channel 9...
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Solitaire. Hearts. Minesweeper. These are games that have been played millions of times over the years in Windows. And they are coming back in Windows 10. If you’re a Link Removed, you can check out a preview of the new Microsoft Solitaire Collection that’s included in the latest build of the...
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IllumiRoom (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/illumiroom/) demonstrated how projection mapping can enhance entertainment. RoomAlive (http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/projects/roomalive/) prototyped turning any room into an interactive, augmented experience. In this session, Andy...
We've mentioned IllumiRoom and RoomAlive before, but at Build 2015 there was a dedicated session AND the release of the RoomAlive Toolkit too!
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Welcome back to Ping! We talk about the return of robot combat return to television, we chat about a one-way ticket to Mars on the space desk, and more stories that 'softies are pinging each other about...
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I've mentioned that with the Kinect for Windows v2 SDK you can now create Windows Store apps, Kinect to Windows Store App development. Recently the Kinect Team highlighted three real world examples of this...
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Geeky discounts for March 14—AKA Pi Day, AKA 3/14—are part of the fun on a day few really think about. Microsoft, however, is trying to use the holiday to boost its nascent music service, Xbox Music. Microsoft normally charges $99 for a year’s subscription to Xbox Music, otherwise known as the...
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Glu Mobile, the developer of the popular "Kim Kardashian: Hollywood" game, said it will develop a new mobile game with singer Katy Perry.
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A very short excerpt from the BBC comedy series 'Allo 'Allo, showing how things can go wrong even for the most effective military machine in their search for villains = French resistance and British airmen. A comedy making all nations fool...
Probably just a folly of mine, this clip, but having...