Zac Bowden is a Senior Editor at Windows Central. Bringing you exclusive coverage into the world of Windows 10 on PCs, tablets, phones, and more. Also an avid collector of rare Microsoft prototype devices! Keep in touch on Twitter: @zacbowden.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, There's still plenty more to say about Surface Duo, but Dan and Zac catch up on other happenings within the Microsoft world. There's chat about new Windows 10 builds, Xbox Series S, real-time trips and weather with Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, and the end of support for Microsoft Edge Legacy.
Here's our first real look at the camera app on Surface Duo, including all its specific photo modes and even the first run walkthrough that explains how to take photos using the Surface Duo's unique form factor. These screenshots were captured during a private live Q&A stream about the Surface Duo, hosted by the Microsoft Store.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Surface Duo has been fully unveiled and is now available for pre-order! Daniel and Zac are joined by another Dan — Android Central's Executive Editor Daniel Bader. They cover all the bases of the new device, including pricing and why Microsoft chose Android for the operating system instead of a...
In the market for a new webcam but not sure if you need one that can record in 4K? Perhaps we can help.
Microsoft has finally unveiled all the details about the Surface Duo, its first dual-screen Android device. We know all the specs, its price, release date, and everything in between. We even know the specs of the camera, but we don't really know if those specs are any good.
There are many Windows 10 tablets on the market, but it's hard to sort through the rubbish. Here's our picks for the best Windows 10 tablets you can buy right now. At the top of our list is the Surface Pro X, which we think is the best due to its ARM processor, large display, and thin form factor while still packing good battery life and excellent performance.
Good news for Microsoft fans who are considering the Surface Duo; Microsoft's own Your Phone app will be fully supported with all features, including the exclusive Samsung ones such as the Phone Screen feature. Surface Duo ships with "Link To Windows," the same version of Your Phone that also ships on Samsung's phones.
The Surface Duo is Microsoft's first Android-based smartphone, and it has worked closely with Google to bundle the Play Store and its respective services on the device so that customers can access their favorite Android apps from the biggest Android app store out there. Google requires all phones that come preinstalled with the Play Store to also bundle its own suite of productivity apps and services.
Microsoft's new Surface Duo smartphone is available now for preorder, and begins shipping to customers in the U.S. starting September 10. It's a new form factor for Microsoft, bringing together the best of Surface with a new, dual-screen form factor powered by Android. Microsoft calls it a Surface, but it's also very much a phone, even though it's missing features like NFC. Here's why that's the case.
It's finally happening! Microsoft's dual-screen Android smartphone that was first announced back in October 2019 is now available for preorder for an eye-watering $1399, and will begin shipping to customers starting September 10. Microsoft has also revealed all the specs you need to know, including what powers things under the hood, network compatibility, and storage options.
Microsoft has today announced that the Graphite Grey variant of its new Surface Earbuds will be launching September 10, several months after the Surface Earbuds launched in Glacier White. The new Graphite Grey option will cost the same as the Glacier White model at $199.
If your Surface Pro is your main PC, you can use a docking station to turn it into a powerful workstation. Here's our recommendation for the best dock.
It's been a busy week for Microsoft, and thus for Daniel and Zac as well! Significant organizational changes are happening for the Windows and Azure teams. Meanwhile, Satya Nadella works to acquire TikTok in the midst of very mixed signals from President Trump. All that, and more.
Microsoft has today announced that its Your Phone app will soon be getting a new apps feature that will let Samsung phone users run their Android apps in app windows on Windows 10. This is a step further from the Phone Screen feature, which would let you control your phone using your PC.
One of Windows 10's biggest criticisms has often been that it's just not a very good experience when using it with touch. This goes in stark contrast to Windows 8.1, which was much more touch friendly at the expensive of being more difficult to use with a mouse and keyboard. Microsoft hasn't yet been able to find a nice balance between the two, but that might soon begin to change as Microsoft prepares a new touch keyboard experience.
According to a new report Microsoft is further reorganizing the teams that work on Windows and Azure internally in a big way, with Azure's Core OS and Intelligent Edge teams joining the Windows + Devices division that was formed earlier this year under Chief Product Officer, Panos Panay. Windows development has previously been shared between Azure and Windows, but today's reorg seems to be bringing more of the Azure side under Panos Panay instead.
Yesterday, Microsoft unveiled a new feature for the Your Phone app on Windows 10 that brings your phones Android apps to your PC via streaming and places them in their own app windows as if they were native. It's a step up from the Phone Screen feature that was introduced last year, and much more integrated with the Windows experience.
Earlier this week, Microsoft struck the final nail in the coffin for Cortana as a “traditional” digital assistant. Starting in early 2021, people will no longer be able to use Cortana for the usual things you’d want to use a digital assistant for on iOS, Android, Surface Headphones, and the dedicated Harman Kardon Invoke speaker. Cortana, in the eyes of most people is dead.
Microsoft is hard at work on the next version of Windows 10, known as version 20H2 and launching later this year with new changes and enhancements. While this next version is in development, we're going to congregate all of the changes and new features added to Windows 10 version 20H2 through the Windows Insider Program here into one convenient list.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Microsoft is making more cuts to Cortana as its functionality is removed from Android, iOS, Invoke, and more. All signs point to the week of August 24 for the release of Surface Duo.