Wireless Wednesday for 5/6/15: Windows 10

Microsoft's "Build Conference" wrapped up last week in San Francisco.
This is a conference where Windows deveolpers gather to get the latest news on Microsoft products.

Some of the news that impacts us from that conference and the Microsoft Ignite conference taking place in Chicago this week...

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1. Android Apps on Windows Phone

There has long been talk about Windows supporting Android and iOS apps. While Android apps will not directly translate for use on Windows-based devices, Microsoft has released a number of tools that will make it far easier for developers to port their Android and iOS apps over to Windows universal apps.

2.  Internet Explorer is on the way out...

The new browser will be "Edge"

Edge. Edge will be a much lighter-weight browser. It will make use of Cortana and support browser extensions, many of which are currently available on Chrome and Firefox.
 

New apps we have never seen before with new features will be integrated into Windows 10
Spotlight in Windows 10 will suggest apps and tools that users may not yet have used yet. Belfiore used the example of Cortana, Microsoft's voice-based virtual assistant. If a user had yet to use the feature on a fresh install of Windows 10, the system will soon recommend that he or she check it out and make that easy to with some custom buttons.

4.  Windows 10

With Windows 8 and today Windows 8.1, Microsoft tried – not entirely successfully – to deliver an operating system (OS) that could handle the needs of not only number-crunching workstations and high-end gaming rigs, but touch-controlled systems from all-in-one PCs for the family and thin-and-light notebooks down to slender tablets.

When Microsoft pulled the curtain back on Windows 10 back in September of 2014, it was clear that, with an operating system optimized for PCs, tablets and phones in unique ways, the Redmond, Wash.-based firm was onto something.

The Details:

    What is it? A complete update for Windows
    When is it out? Definitely summer, but likely late July 2015
    What will it cost? For Windows 7 and 8.1 users, it will be free for one year


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