MSN News by Microsoft News

Microsoft announces new name for its news engine

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Microsoft's MSN portal is on the internet since 1995. The number of users who actually access the website is slowly increasing in the last years, and the Redmond-based tech giant continues to invest in the news...
Android Oreo for your PC

You can now run Android 8.1 Oreo on your PC with Android-x86 Project

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Android-x86 is an open-source project aimed at porting Android OS from the smartphones into the x-86 platform. This project was formerly known as "patch-hosting-for-android-x86-support" aimed at bringing Android to your PC. The developers have now announced...
Windows 10 for Surface Laptop

Leak suggests Surface Lingo will be the upcoming device from Microsoft

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Microsoft appears to be working on new hardware that will be unveiled in the coming years. The report suggests that the Redmond giant is working on foldable Andromeda, Surface Pro 6, HoloLens 2, new...
Microsoft Andromeda folded mode concept

Microsoft’s foldable Windows 10 Andromeda will reportedly make calls

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Microsoft is reportedly working on a new mobile-type device codenamed Andromeda, also referred to as Surface Phone. The mythical Andromeda is said to feature foldable body, run on ARM processor, and full Windows 10 operating...
WhatsApp for Windows Phone

WhatsApp to get group calling feature on Windows Phone

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Facebook recently dropped support for its apps on Windows Phone 8.1, but the company appears to be fully committed to WhatsApp for Microsoft's mobile platform. Believe it or not, there is a big update coming for WhatsApp...

Concept imagines Windows 7 with a new interface

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It has been almost 3 years since Microsoft launched Windows 10. Microsoft still hasn't been able to reach their goal of 1 Billion devices running Windows 10. One of the main reasons why Windows...
File Explorer for Windows 10 concept

Concept imagines a redesigned Windows 10 File Explorer

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Microsoft is working on Windows 10 Redstone 5 update that will bring a dark theme to the File Explorer, along with some other refinements. All hopes are now that something could change in the...

Quicklook app for Windows 10 lets you preview files

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In OS X, you can select a file and press Space for a quick preview of it, just like how you can preview app window in Windows 10. While you can also preview a file...
Alexa on Windows 10

Here’s how to install Amazon Alexa on Windows 10 PC

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Cortana competes against assistants such as Apple Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa. Microsoft is expanding its digital assistant to other platforms including Amazon's Alexa. As part of the partnership, Microsoft will also bring Amazon Alexa to...
Android Messages

You can now use Android Messages web app to send texts from your PC

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Google is today launching a web app of Android Messages called Messages for web. It's a web app so you can access it in any browser on any platform including your PC-powered by Windows 10. All...
Microsoft To Do

Microsoft To-Do for Windows 10 updated with improvements

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Microsoft recently added list sharing feature to To-Do app for Windows 10, Android and iOS. Today, Microsoft To-Do is receiving yet another update with several improvements and fixes for the reported bugs. Microsoft To-do for...
Windows Update in Settings

Microsoft releases a new patch to fix update issues on Windows 10

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Microsoft today started rolling out a new patch to fix issues with Windows Update. The patch KB4056254 is supposed to fix the update issues on Windows 10 version 1703 (Creators Update) and older, including version...
Background settings in Windows 10

Developer brings macOS Mojave Dynamic Desktop-like feature to Windows 10

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At WWDC conference earlier this month, Apple announced that the next version of its desktop operating system codenamed Mojave, which comes with a new dynamic desktop feature. Windows 10 already has advanced settings for...
Groove Music on Windows 10 Mobile

Leak suggests Microsoft used to have big plans for Groove Music on Windows 10

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A while ago Microsoft rebranded Xbox Music to Groove Music and the company hoped that the music service would become more relevant to consumers. Groove always felt like something that consumers were unaware of, and Microsoft finally retired...
New Fluent Design roadmap

Windows 10 Redstone 5 will bring new edit controls to context menu

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Microsoft has made it a priority to make Windows 10 feel and look more modern, and as part of this strategy, the tiniest parts of the operating system have received updates. The context menu, that...