Our executive editor joined This Week in Tech as a guest to discuss Build 2020, the Surface Earbuds, and more. Rubino also discusses the open Microsoft and how the company has changed over the years.
We're back with another exciting episode of the Windows Central Podcast, and this week, Daniel and Zac chat about the most significant announcements from Build 2020 — the biggest news is Project Reunion. They also review Surface Earbuds and discuss expanded availability of HoloLens 2.
Microsoft had to hold Build 2020 as an all-digital event. Developers from around the web shared their thoughts on Microsoft's all-digital conference and the biggest announcements from the event.
Microsoft Build 2020 is over, and everything that was announced is now out there to be learned about. The biggest news coming out of Build this included Microsoft's "Project Reunion" effort that aims to bring together Win32 and UWP app development, huge updates for Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Edge, and even Windows with new tools like the Windows Package Manager.
Microsoft announced several improvements to Visual Studio Code today. The changes help developers collaborate in real-time and access code from anywhere.
Microsoft is bringing together online resources to help developers build their skills from home. The new "Learn TV" is an aggregation of Microsoft content on development.
A whole bunch of Microsoft Edge improvements debuted at Build 2020 today. One of the biggest is Pinterest integration, which is coming to Microsoft Edge to make building out your lists much easier if you're already a Pinterest user.
Microsoft is adding fifteen new markets for HoloLens 2 starting this fall, bringing the total to twenty-five. Additionally, beginning this summer, customers can purchase HoloLens 2 directly from Microsoft's online and physical stores. Azure Spatial Anchors is now generally available, and Azure Remote Rendering is now available as a public preview. Finally, Microsoft highlights some real-world usage of HoloLens 2 to help address the current pandemic.
Last year, Microsoft announced that it was working on an open-source terminal app for Windows 10 with support for multiple command line executables, including PowerShell, Windows Subsystem for Linux, and Azure Cloud Shell. Today, Microsoft is announcing that Windows Terminal is now ready for enterprise use with its 1.0 release.
Alongside a ton of other Microsoft 365 announcements at Build 2020, Microsoft announced Lists. Microsoft Lists is a new tool designed to help companies with Microsoft 365 do everything from track issues, manage inventory, build agendas, and much more.
Microsoft is closing the gap between Win32 and UWP app development with Project Reunion, an effort to componentize the Windows API and UWP API so developers can modernize and build apps that work across all versions of Windows 10. In the past, app development on Windows 10 has been clear cut with two options; a classic Win32 app using Windows API, or a modern universal app with UWP APIs. With Project Reunion, it's all just "Windows apps."
Microsoft is today announcing a brand new Windows Package Manager for Windows 10 that will make it easier for developers to set up their work environments on new and existing OS installs. In the past, Windows developers were required to manually download and install all the programs and tools they need to build apps, but with Windows Package Manager, this process is streamlined.
As part of its Microsoft 365 announcements at Build 2020, Microsoft took the wraps off of several enhancements to Microsoft Teams. One of the highlights of these new features is the official launch of the Bookings app into general availability.
Microsoft's Build 2020 conference goes live today for two days of coding sessions for developers. This year, the event is completely virtual and you can tune in for the keynote and every session as it happens. Here's how.
Microsoft will open registrations for its virtual Build 2020 conference today. The company is also planning for the event to be smaller in scope, with more of a focus on developers and fewer sessions focused on Windows 10 and Office users.
Microsoft is canceling its Build 2020 conference, which was originally scheduled for May 19–21 in Seattle, Washington. The even will now instead by a virtual one matching recent decisions around Microsoft's MVP summit and the cancelation of the gaming-focused E3 event in June.