Microsoft To-Do has added new ways to interact with your tasks and faster syncing on iOS and Android.
Microsoft is taking a small break from its onslaught of major features for its To-Do app, opting instead for some smaller tweaks in the latest updates for mobile devices. Across both iOS and Android, that means you’ll now see To-Do sync a little faster. Meanwhile, each app has received its own slight tweaks to the way you interact with [Read More…]
SwiftKey’s toolbar is getting some translation juice with its latest update.
If SwiftKey is your keyboard of choice on Android, you’ll soon be able to tap the toolbar for quick access to translations. The latest update to the SwiftKey Beta brings integration with Microsoft’s Translator service, putting the ability to translate between a number of languages a tap away (via Neowin).
The translation tool lives in SwiftKey’s toolbar, and it allows you to choose both the source [Read More…]
Microsoft really wants Edge to be your go-to ebook reader.
One of Microsoft Edge’s features that frequently flies under the radar is its ability to read ebooks. But that’s precisely where Microsoft is placing its focus with the latest update to Edge for Android, adding the option to see annotations you’ve made in books.
Viewing book annotations, unfortunately, doesn’t include any you’ve made using free-form inking in PDFs, but it’s still a handy addition nonetheless. It also [Read More…]
If the rumors are true, Microsoft is in trouble.
Seven years ago, Google began an assault on Windows PCs with its cloud-centric Chromebook PC alternative. Google’s leveraging of a more secure, easier to manage, and more affordable “PC” positioned Chromebooks for market success. Despite this success, however, Chromebooks’ global market share still pales in comparison to Windows PC’s seemingly indomitable presence.
Google remains committed to an unrelenting multifaceted assault on Windows PCs, in an attempt to position [Read More…]
A sleeker look and text-to-speech for messages are tagging along in the latest beta update.
Microsoft Launcher beta testers are getting their hands on a fresh set of new features with the Android app’s latest update. Ticking up to version 4.13, today’s update includes a couple of major highlights and some smaller tweaks, including a cleaner feed and Cortana dictation for incoming texts.
The most visually striking tweaks are to the Launcher Feed, which will no longer [Read More…]
Edge for Android is keeping pace with its iOS counterpart, adding breaking news alerts, annotations for books, and more.
Just a day after rolling out to the Microsoft Edge beta for iOS, Microsoft is shipping a few new features to beta testers on Android as well. The highlights of this release include breaking news alerts, the ability to check out annotations you’ve made in books, and more.
If you’re using Edge as your Android browser of choice, [Read More…]
Let’s say you’re someone who’s been angling for IT certification because you want to launch a new career or enhance your current one. Perhaps you’re about to graduate high school or college and feel as though a little extra certification could help. You’re right, it will.
If you’re looking to start getting some serious training under your belt that will catch a future employer’s attention, you might want to start with something you already know. Well, why not take something [Read More…]
Now you can perform custom actions with nothing more than a swipe of an icon.
Following a couple of weeks in the oven with beta testers, Microsoft is shipping out another new set of features for Microsoft Launcher on Android. Included in the latest update are custom gesture controls for app icons, full Android O support, updates to the relatively new family card, and more.
The most notable of these additions is the new gesture controls for [Read More…]
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The hybrid web-app solution, progressive web app, is touted as the possible solution to Microsoft’s app gap; but it may do more good for Google than for Microsoft.
Google and Microsoft are fierce competitors in AI, productivity tools, search and more. Additionally, Google’s refusal to bring its first-party apps to Windows phone was a strategic blow that contributed to the platform’s poor adoption.
Given this troubled history and present rivalry, it’s ironic [Read More…]
Tech giants are teaming up to make it easier to port your data between services.
Microsoft, Google, Twitter, and Facebook have partnered to form the Data Transfer Project (DTP), a new initiative whose goal it is to make transferring your data between services much easier. Initially founded in 2017, DTP’s aim is to create an open-source platform that apps and services can adopt, ultimately stoking competition by giving consumers the ability to easily try out new services [Read More…]
