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Qualcomm Revs Up AI Capabilities for Snapdragon Laptops and Tablets
Qualcomm jumps on the AI train at Microsoft Build 2023, bringing AI access directly to devices running on its latest Snapdragon chip for Windows.
What to Expect at Microsoft Build 2023
In Seattle next week, expect AI, AI, and more AI, with some Azure and Arm thrown in.
Windows 11: Microsoft Aims to Put Accessibility First
Already one of the richest OSes when it comes to accessibility options, Windows 11 enhances its tools for vision, hearing, and mobility disabilities, making them easier to find and use.
What Are Microsoft Power Pages and Express Design?
The low-code/no-code movement is picking up steam, and Microsoft is supplying new tools to support it.
What Is Microsoft's Metaverse Strategy?
Metaverse is the latest tech buzzword, and tech giant Microsoft has its own vision for the concept, as it demonstrated at the Build 2022 conference.
What's New With the Windows App Store?
At Build 2022, Microsoft announces several new features coming to the Windows 11 app store, including the ability to restore all your apps on a new PC at once.
Microsoft Tips Project Volterra Arm Hardware for Hybrid AI Development
At Build, Microsoft also announced new ways to leverage its Teams collaboration platform and Windows 11 operating system. The metaverse got some play, too.
What to Expect at Microsoft Build 2022
The big annual developer conference will take place from May 24-26.
Microsoft Announces Major 'What's Next for Windows' Event
After hinting at big changes coming to Windows at the Build conference last week, Microsoft sends out save-the-dates for a June 24 event all about the operating system’s updates.
Microsoft Claims Edge Is the 'Best Performing Browser' on Windows 10
We've heard this claim before. What really caught my eye at Build was the announcement that developers will be able to offer progressive web apps in the Microsoft Store.
Microsoft Tips Generational Update for Windows 10
At Build, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls the update the 'next generation of Windows,' and promises to share more details soon.
At Build, Nadella Talks Up the Hybrid Office Amid a Flurry of Azure News
With Apple moving full speed ahead toward using ARM-based CPUs, Microsoft is also trying to jumpstart the initiative by offering an affordable Snapdragon Developer Kit this summer.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 Arrives to Boost Budget Laptops
In addition to enhancing camera quality via its new silicon, Qualcomm is hoping that updates to the Snapdragon platform and a new dev kit will usher in improvements to key apps like Zoom.
What to Expect at Microsoft Build 2021
Microsoft’s annual developer conference may hold surprises, but cloud computing is likely to take center stage.
What's New in Microsoft's Edge Browser
At Build 2020, the Edge development team announces search sidebar, Collections improvements (including Pinterest integration), and profile switching.
Microsoft's Powerful Supercomputer Will Supercharge AI for Azure Developers
At its online-only Build 2020, Microsoft unveils the fifth-most-powerful supercomputer on Earth, which is designed to run massive machine-learning AI projects, plus some new tools to ensure responsible use of AI.
Microsoft's Project Reunion Unifies Old and New Windows Apps
Microsoft apps come in two flavors—essentially old and new. Project Reunion is intended to unite the two, letting developers breathe new life into old code via new interface design and web capabilities.
Microsoft Tips AI Supercomputer, New Biz-Focused Tools at Azure-Focused Build
At its mostly Azure-focused virtual Build conference, Microsoft also adds tools to ease third-party integration with Teams and new features to Microsoft 365, the Edge browser, Bing for Commerce, and Windows.
What to Expect at Microsoft's Virtual Build 2020 Conference
No sitting in packed keynotes or roaming the capacious halls of the Washington State Convention Center this year. The software giant's annual developer conference is taking place online—and it's free.
Microsoft's Dual-Screen Windows 10X Devices Take a Backseat Amid COVID-19 Uncertainty
Microsoft will first deliver Windows 10X to single-screen devices before bringing the software to dual-screen hardware.
