News & Reviews:   Microsoft

Microsoft has been moving quickly to get people on board with the idea of dual-screen devices. A few weeks ago, the company released a preview SDK for the Microsoft Surface Duo, which is a dual-screen device that is expected to run on Android OS. This time, we get to see an emulator for Windows 10X, which will allow developers to see the operating system in action.

If you're an Apple iPhone or iPad owner that needs to use Microsoft Office apps, then this could be a bit of good news for you. According to Windows Central, Microsoft has overhauled Excel, PowerPoint, and Word for iOS. The company is said to have redesigned the three apps from scratch.

Consoles giants should make peace and not war, at least that what Microsoft seems to be saying. Game streaming services have begun to appear and Microsoft believes that the new competing platforms are the enemies to be focused on. To that end, Microsoft could be looking to form a unified front with its long-time console competitors - Nintendo and Sony.

Sometimes you’ll get annoyed by the bugs that appear on whatever program that you’re using, but have you ever thought of finding these bugs can actually make you a lot of money? With the future release of Xbox Series X, Microsoft is trying to improve Xbox Live as well to accompany their powerful gaming console. Therefore, the company is launching a new program that rewards anyone up to 20000 USD (~RM 81960) or more for discovering security vulnerabilities in the Xbox Live network and service.

Games streaming is likely going to be a big thing this decade. Sony PlayStation has been doing it with Remote Play and PlayStation Now for a while, but other companies are trying to catch up. For Microsoft, there's the Xbox Console Streaming that was introduced in October 2019. Essentially, it's a new function that will allow those who own an Xbox One to play any games they own on their Android smartphone or tablet.

It's been a while since we've heard anything about Microsoft Edge but it looks like the browser is ready for a revival. Microsoft has been spending most of last year overhauling Edge to the open-source Chromium and has finally made the new version available for download.

Based on a statement by a Nintendo analyst, it seems that Nintendo plans on releasing the Nintendo Switch Pro this year and it was rumoured to come with 4k support. In terms of the expected pricing, the aforementioned Switch variant is expected to be priced somewhere around USD399(~RM1636).

Microsoft has announced the naming of its new console today and it will be called Xbox Series X. The name has undoubtly implied that there will be more than one console coming out next year. Some features of the consoles that were previously under the Project Scarlett have been revealed and let’s find out what they are!

If you like Minecraft and AR games like Pokemon Go, you should try out Minecraft Earth. First announced earlier this year, the early access of the mobile augmented reality game is now available in Malaysia for Android and iOS devices.

Windows just can't catch a break on the mobile scene. According to GSMArena, Microsoft has confirmed that it will be terminating support for Windows 10 Mobile products. In other words, this sees the end of security updates, hotfixes, and tech support for the mobile OS.