
John Callaham
John Callaham was a former contributor for Windows Central, covering Windows Phone, Surface, gaming, and more.
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Xbox leader Phil Spencer: 'Project Scorpio' won't force games to use 4K resolution
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft's Xbox leader Phil Spencer says that the company won't force game developers to use the processing power of its upcoming 'Project Scorpio' console to reach 4K resolutions.

Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta offers a new Halloween costume skin pack for $1.99
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Kantar's latest smartphone market report mostly shows declines for Windows Phone
By John Callaham last updated

New Windows 10 Insider ring will let you check out release builds before the public
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has added a new Release Preview ring for Windows 10 PC and Mobile builds that are available for Windows Insider testers. The new ring joins the previous Fast and Slow rings

Pimp My Band app adds a battery Live Tile for Microsoft Band users
By John Callaham last updated
The third-party Pimp My Band app for Windows Phone has added a new feature for Microsoft Band owners that includes a Live Tile designed to monitor the band's battery life.

MLB at Bat has been pulled from the Windows Phone Store [Update]
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Microsoft wants to end bad passwords on Xbox Live, Skype and its other services
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has announced some pro-active measures to help users of Xbox Live, Skype and its other online service stop using bad passwords.

Here are the U.S. banks that support Microsoft Wallet
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has posted a list of banks and credit unions that either currently support the just launched Microsoft Wallet for Windows 10 Mobile or will support it in the near future.

MSN Sports app adds Rio 2016 Olympics category in latest update
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft's MSN Sports app has been updated for Windows Phone and Windows 10 on PC and Mobile. Among other things, it adds a new Rio 2016 Olympics category.

MSI begins taking orders for the Vortex, its tiny Windows 10 gaming desktop
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The small MSI Vortex gaming PC packs some heavy hardware in a cylindrical case
By John Callaham last updated

Kinect for Windows v2 gets updated SDK with Kinect Fusion tool kit
By John Callaham last updated

Microsoft's MSN Money, News, Weather and Sports Windows Phone apps get minor updates
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has updated its MSN Money, News and Sports apps for Windows Phone, all of which seem to be minor updates with bug fixes and improvements.

Here's how Microsoft's crackdown on 'revenge porn' is going so far
By John Callaham last updated

Panorama feature to be added to Camera app for Windows 10 Mobile
By John Callaham last updated
Leaked screenshots show that Microsoft plans to add a panorama photo feature in the Camera app for Windows 10 Mobile.

MSN News and Groove Music apps snag new features for Windows 10 production release
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft updated a number of its Windows 10 apps for PC and Mobile today. The MSN News app added a new Dark theme, while the Groove Music app has added Explore features and local metadata editing.

Microsoft to end sales of original Kinect for Windows sensor in 2015
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Minecraft: Story Mode coming to Wii U, first Minecraft game on Nintendo console
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Check out Intel's 'Project Alloy' VR headset powered by Microsoft Holographic
By John Callaham last updated
Intel has introduced "Project Alloy," it's upcoming wireless virtual reality headset, with a trailer that shows the company's vision for a "merged reality" experience.

OneNote picks up photo, document and whiteboard scanning
By John Callaham last updated
Microsoft has pushed out an update for OneNote on Windows 10 for both PC and Mobile. The new version adds a feature that allows the note-taking app to scan photos, documents or whiteboard

Microsoft releases preview of tools to convert iOS apps to Windows 10 as open source
By John Callaham last updated
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