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AI mood boards are the new sketchbook for many designers — a fast, conversational way to go from a brief to several distinct visual directions without leaving PowerPoint, Word, or Microsoft Designer. Background / Overview Microsoft positions Copilot as an assistant embedded across Microsoft 365...

On November 10, 2025, a short thread on the DesignTAXI community — asking simply “Is Microsoft Copilot down?” — surfaced amid a small wave of user reports and confusion, but multiple independent monitoring services and incident records show no widespread Copilot outage at that time; the signals...

Apple’s next Watch cycle looks like a study in incremental engineering rather than a wholesale reinvention, with the Series 11 positioned as a tidy, feature-focused follow-up to the Series 10 rather than the disruptive overhaul some buyers hoped for. The prevailing narrative across leaks and the...

In a significant move to enhance digital health engagement, Microsoft and dacadoo have announced a strategic partnership aimed at integrating advanced artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into health and wellness platforms. This collaboration seeks to leverage Microsoft's robust AI...

I attempted to retrieve details from the provided Malaysian Reserve article about Octagos being selected as a Cardiac Remote Monitoring Company in the Microsoft for Startups Pegasus Program, but the content is behind a security layer and not directly accessible. However, based on the headline...

On July 9, 2025, Microsoft Outlook experienced a significant global outage, leaving thousands of users unable to access their email accounts. The disruption began on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday morning, with users reporting issues such as difficulties signing in and loading their...

The experience of time’s passage often feels subjective, colored by expectation and engagement, as articulated in the familiar phrase, “A watched pot never boils.” While common sense suggests that keeping a close eye on progress can distort our perception of its pace, recent scientific...

Watching progress unfold, especially in modern workplaces driven by metrics and surveillance, can have unexpected psychological consequences—a fact illuminated by a phenomenon now known as the "monitoring frequency effect." This effect, rooted in decades-old folk wisdom like the adage “A watched...

Recent research, rigorously documented in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, reveals a fascinating psychological phenomenon now known as the “monitoring frequency effect”—a quantifiable distortion in how individuals perceive progress when they monitor a process more often. The...

The sensation that “a watched pot never boils” is more than just an old proverb—it has real roots in how human cognition interprets progress when subjected to frequent observation. Recent research published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General by Andre Vaz, Andre Mata, and Clayton...

April 29, 2025, marked another step in Apple’s relentless pursuit of smartwatch perfection, as the company released watchOS 11.5 Developer Preview Beta 4 to developers, complete with build number 22T5567a. This update, a mere week after Beta 3, exemplifies Apple’s disciplined and fast-paced...

Google’s latest innovation in wearable technology is causing quite a stir—not just among tech enthusiasts but also among those with a deep interest in personal health and safety. The Pixel Watch 3 is making waves by introducing a highly anticipated “loss of pulse” detection feature aimed at...

Garmin continues to integrate many of its higher end features into more affordable fitness wearables. Today the company announced a new addition to its Forerunner line, the Forerunner 35. The Forerunner 35 hosts a stylish look and delivers features that are for those that are more than just...

Use your Microsoft Band to record the health benefits of Pokémon hunting. read more Continue reading...

In mid-May, I reported on a partnership between Microsoft and AMGEN as part of an 8-day, 8-stage 782-mile race in the Amgen Tour of California. For the race, a team of 10 would utilize the Microsoft Band 2 to keep track of stats and use those stat to improve daily. So, how did it go? read...

Here's some observations for the new Heart Rate Zone feature included in this month's Microsoft Band update. read more Continue reading...

This blog was written by Rinku Sreedhar, Senior Program Manager In Windows 10, we are very excited to introduce several APIs for contextual sensing that can help you build apps to improve your customers’ daily lives. These include apps that detect presence when customers approach their devices...

The Microsoft Band does, indeed, track your elevation for GPS runs. It's just difficult to locate the first time. read more Continue reading...

Courtesy N2Care The MEDCottage is a free-standing spare room in your backyard. Of all the elderly people he's visited, the Rev. Kenneth Dupin remembers a woman named Katie in particular. Katie had a houseful of treasured memorabilia, and she loved to regale him with stories of Washington...