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Microsoft launches HoloLens emulator so developers can test holographic apps, no headset required

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2016
2 min

As promised, Microsoft today started shipping its $3,000 HoloLens development kits. In addition to sharing that bots are coming to the new platform, the...

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Microsoft’s Satya Nadella dances around controversies, but doesn’t challenge any head on

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 30, 2016
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Satya Nadella, chief executive of Microsoft, had a pretty tame keynote on the first day of Microsoft’s Build conference in San Francisco. He sometimes...

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Microsoft: DirectX 12 has ‘the fastest adoption of any DirectX’ ever

Posted byby Jeff Grubb
March 30, 2016
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Most developers are not hesitating to upgrade to Microsoft’s latest graphics programming interface. DirectX 12 is the latest entry in Microsoft’s bundle of APIs...

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Microsoft starts shipping its HoloLens augmented reality development kits

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 30, 2016
2 min

Microsoft said it has begun shipping hardware development kits for its HoloLens augmented reality glasses today. Kudo Tsunoda and Alex Kipman, two of the...

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Microsoft brings Universal Windows Platform apps to Xbox One

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2016
1 min

At its Build 2016 developer conference, Microsoft announced that developers can start bringing their Windows apps to the Xbox One. Last year at Build...

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Microsoft unveils Desktop App Converter, a developer tool for bringing existing Win32 apps to the Windows Store

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2016
1 min

Microsoft today unveiled the Desktop App Converter, which lets developers bring existing Windows applications to the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). The company is hoping...

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Microsoft answers Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney’s fears on Windows 10 openness

Posted byby Dean Takahashi
March 30, 2016
3 min

Microsoft maintains that Windows will remain an open platform. During a talk at Microsoft’s Build conference today in San Francisco, the company responded to...

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Microsoft unveils Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2016
2 min

At its Build 2016 developer conference event in San Francisco today, Microsoft shared details on its Anniversary Update for Windows 10. The company detailed...

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Windows 10 is now on over 270 million devices

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 30, 2016
2 min

Microsoft today announced that Windows 10 is now installed on over 270 million devices. It took the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft...

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5 free games to try when you get your Oculus Rift

Posted byby GamesBeat
March 27, 2016
2 min

Today, Oculus VR cofounder and chief executive Palmer Luckey made the first delivery of the consumer version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset....

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