Thanks to the recent Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you can now get Android notifications on your Windows 10 PC. This feature works through Cortana and the Cortana app for Android (there’s a Cortana app for iOS, but iOS doesn’t support this kind of fancy notification-mirroring). Once set up, your Windows 10 action center will be …
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The Windows 10 notifications system is still a work in progress — universal-ish app notifications that appear on your lock screen, on your desktop and in your action center. In the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has added more notifications (Windows can now link to your Android phone via the Cortana app and mirror Android notifications on your desktop) and …
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The Windows 10 Anniversary Update has some cool features, but it also — like all Windows updates — has some bugs. One major bug has caused many users’ webcams to stop working in apps like Microsoft’s own Skype video chat. According to Microsoft rep Mike M. on the Windows developer forums, Microsoft is currently working on a fix that should …
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Parallels, the software that lets you run other operating systems side by side with OS X on your Mac computer, is about to get an upgrade. Version 12, available from August 23, doubles down on support for Windows 10 in addition to the usual bevy of speed and performance upgrades. As with the previous 11 versions, Parallels is primarily software …
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How will you use Windows inside a VR headset? Would you even want to? Those are real questions, because Microsoft is bringing its floating 3D version of its operating system — Windows Holographic — to VR headsets like the HTC Vive starting next year. But we also may have the answer. This official Microsoft video is your first look at …
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Now playing: Watch this: We spent 90 minutes with the HoloLens 3:17 If you wanted to get your hands on Microsoft’s mind-blowing augmented reality headset this spring, you had to audition first. You’d submit an application, and see if Microsoft liked it enough to approve your pre-order. No more. As of today, any Microsoft developer (in the US, Canada, UK, …
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Using Microsoft’s new Edge browser? Now you can use a popular utility called Adblock Plus to sweep away advertisements that can pop in front of website content, slow loading speeds, drain your phone batteries, invade your privacy — and provide the revenue websites need to survive. Adblock Plus already has been available for other browsers, including Microsoft’s old Internet Explorer. …
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That handy app you had to delete years ago — to free up space on your phone — what was it called? Is it still around? Now that you have a shiny new iPhone, can you re-download it? You sure can! Android, iOS and Windows all keep convenient running lists of every app you’ve ever downloaded. As long as the …
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The new Windows 10 Settings menu is sort of a mashup between the Windows 8 PC settings menu and the traditional Control Panel. The Privacy tab, however, has several privacy settings that are unique to the Settings menu — settings that are designed for tablets and phones, as Microsoft tries to accommodate all devices in its universal operating system. Related …
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Microsoft’s free Windows 10 upgrade offer is ending soon — July 29, to be exact. If you’re currently running Windows 7, 8, or 8.1, you might be feeling the pressure to upgrade for free (while you still can). Not so fast! While a free upgrade is always tempting, Windows 10 might not be the operating system for you. Here are …
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