Build 2016

31 Mar 2016

Microsoft Build, often written as //Build/ is a yearly developer conference hosted by the Microsoft Corporation. Previously geared solely toward developers, Microsoft has branched out to make it more of an overall experience for the Microsoft community. Build 2016 was held March 30th though April 1st at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

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For 2016, Build held various big announcements for the Microsoft community, the biggest of them all being the free Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Also announced were the inclusion of Bash in the Windows Store, some new Cortana goodies, and of course HoloLens.

Read about all of the most important stuff right here.

Globe Trotting

Microsoft now accepting registrations for Build Tour

Dan Thorp-Lancaster 4 years ago 9

Microsoft is now accepting developer registrations for its Build Tour, which will bring a taste of Build 2016 to developers in seven cities across the globe with free one-day events.

All you need to know!

Windows 10 Anniversary Update features and changes

Mauro Huculak 4 years ago 151

Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be arriving later this summer and here are the features and changes you can expect.

the future is now

Post-analysis of Microsoft Build 2016

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 194

With Build 2016 now over we take a look back at what was announced and why it was important.

‘Chaseable’ Live Tiles coming to Windows 10 and Mobile

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 139

Microsoft announced Chaseable Live Tiles here at Build 2016 today. The new option for developers gives a smarter Live Tile ability where the story listed on the Live Tile is the first story in the app itself. In other words, the Live Tile and ordering of stories or targets within the app will all be synced together. The feature is a rather simple addition but delivers a consistent...

Don't forget to remember

Hey Terry Myerson that sounds familiar

Jason Ward 4 years ago 360

This week Microsoft's Windows chief shared information about Microsoft's phone position that many readers viewed out of context. In this fast paced world where information is propelled at us at a dizzying rate maintaining a grasp of the broader context of a narrative can be challenging.

Developer Mode

Activate Dev Mode on Xbox One

Mauro Huculak 4 years ago 25

In this guide, we'll walk you through the steps to activate the new Dev Mode on your Xbox One to help you test your new apps for the game console. In addition, we show you the steps to deactivate the developer mode when it's no longer needed.

seems to slam PlayStation 4.5

Xbox head not a fan of launching 'Xbox One and a half

John Callaham 4 years ago 128

During an interview at Build 2016, Microsoft's Xbox head Phil Spencer seemed to offer a gentle slam of the rumors that Sony is planning to release "PlayStation 4.5" with updated graphics hardware. Spencer stated, ""I’m not a big fan of Xbox One and a half."

More features

‘Interactive’ Toast notifications coming to Windows 10

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 107

Microsoft has just announced a new developer features that are coming to Windows 10 and Mobile with the Anniversary release later this summer. In short, notifications are going to get a lot more feature-rich later this summer with bigger images, more options, more information, and just a more immersive experience. The features were revealed in the session titled 'What's New for Tiles...

holo apps

Here are the 2D Microsoft HoloLens universal native apps

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 23

HoloLens is not just about 3D holograms as it can also run all native 2D apps as well for hands-free computing.

New feature

Synced notifications coming to Windows 10 and Mobile

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 148

Universal dismissing of notifications across Windows 10 devices (and even Android) is coming in a future release of Windows 10 and Mobile. Details about the feature and how it works were announced at Build today during a developer sessions.

Long list

Dev Center improvements coming to Windows Store

John Callaham 4 years ago 3

Microsoft announced a bunch of improvements for its Dev Center to help Windows Store app publishers. Among the additions is a new Dev Center Insider Program to give publishers a chance to test and provide feedback on upcoming Dev Center updates.

Moar functionality!

India to get an updated Cortana this summer

Harish Jonnalagadda 4 years ago 72

Microsoft is set to roll out an updated version of Cortana to India with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The update will be available for free to Windows 10 users over the summer.

Video Tour

Hands-on with NexDock and Continuum

Daniel Rubino 4 years ago 58

We got our hands-on the new Nexdock, which acts as a dummy terminal for Windows 10 Mobile and Continuum. Check out our video tour!

part of the big merge

Many Windows 10 apps coming to Xbox One

John Callaham 4 years ago 33

Microsoft has revealed that a number of Windows 10 apps made for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) will be coming to the Xbox One later this year. That includes NASCAR, Dailymotion, Nickelodeon and Hulu, the latter of which already has a Xbox One app.

watch the madness

Microsoft's new Skype bot Project Murphy merges things

John Callaham 4 years ago 31

Microsoft has just launched "Project Murphy", a Skype bot that will merge two things together into one picture if you type in "What if..;" questions like. "What if Arnold was Superman?"