The dream of turning your Xbox One into a software development kit is finally real. Phil Spencer announced today during the Build keynote that it'll be pretty simple too. Essentially, download the Xbox Dev Mode app, register as a developer and that's...
Anyone can turn their Xbox One into a software dev kit
The dream of turning your Xbox One into a software development kit is finally real. Phil Spencer announced today during the Build keynote that it'll be pretty simple too. Essentially, download the Xbox Dev Mode app, register as a developer and that's...
We knew Microsoft would be shipping the first wave of HoloLens pre-orders to developers today, but now we're getting a look at what that kit will look like. Inside the box, you'll of course find the mixed-reality headset, along with a sleek carrying...
Microsoft and NASA have been collaborating on ingenious ways to use mixed reality as an aid for astronauts since last year. Last December, as part of NASA's Sidekick project, two HoloLens headsets reached the International Space Station to assist and...
Redmond surprised developers at Build by launching Linux Bash support, but it's now gone back to its bread and butter with updates to its Universal Windows apps. As a reminder, those are apps that work across Windows mobile, Xbox and desktop platform...
Now here's something you likely didn't expect at Microsoft's Build developer conference: a staple feature of Linux (and Unix) is coming to Windows 10. The company is integrating the Bash command line shell and support for Ubuntu Linux binaries into...
Just because Microsoft is less focused on monolithic Windows releases doesn't mean it's forgetting to deliver big upgrades. The company has used Build 2016 to announce an Anniversary Update for Windows 10 that brings some hefty improvements. For on...
It's time once again for Build, Microsoft's annual developer conference, where the company lays out its plan for the year ahead. Since Windows 10 is already out there in the wild -- where it's enjoying quite a bit of popularity -- we don't expect too...
Microsoft is about to kick off its annual Build conference in San Francisco this week. The debut of Windows 10 made all the news last year. Now, about eight months since its launch, we're expecting to see some high-profile new universal apps, improve...
Microsoft's last Build developer conference was a doozy, since it was the company's final shot at convincing developers that Windows 10 was worth their time. For its next conference, Microsoft is returning to SF's Moscone Center between March 29 and...