The first VR-ready Windows 10 phone arrives next week
Like the Android version, the new Idol 4S comes bundled with a VR headset. Microsoft teased an expansion of its HoloLens platform, Windows Holographic, at Computex back in May, allowing third parties to create headsets that offer AR and VR “mixed reality” experiences. Last week, Microsoft teased the first batch hardware from HP, ASUS, Lenovo, Dell and Acer. How that initiative translates to mobile is, for now, a bit of a...
Outlook now displays coworkers’ availability on your phone
From there, you can see times in white, yellow or red, indicating spaces where everyone is available (or not). Then, you can tap the time picker and drag it around until it turns green, giving you a slot that works for everyone. From there, you can fill in the rest of the information and save the event, which will automatically notify the other parties.Many of Outlook’s calendar features come directly from Sunrise, so at least...
Windows 10’s focus on friends could make it a more human OS
While it might seem like just a minor addition to the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, the utility of MyPeople is striking. It’s the sort of mundane thing lots of folks would actually use; which isn’t something you can say about Windows 10’s flashier features, like built-in game broadcasting. And with its focus on people and reinforcing social bonds, it also helps shift Windows drop its stodgy, business-focused...
Apple’s MacBook Pro isn’t the touchscreen laptop it ought to be
You only have to look at the Pro’s Touch Bar’s features to imagine what could have been. Some of these elements wouldn’t be practical with a touchscreen (you can only fit so many editing buttons on-screen at a time), but many of them are. Why should you scrub through a video timeline on your keyboard when you could manipulate it directly on the display? Many everyday activities, such as choosing emoji in Messages or...
How to watch Apple’s ‘Hello Again’ event
We’ll be on the ground liveblogging our hearts out, of course, but you too can follow along with the event livestream if you wish. All you need to do is point the Safari browser on your Mac or iOS device at this link, and you’ll be good to go. Macs running OS X 10.8.5 Mountain Lion or later and iThings running iOS 7 and up, that is. Anyone with a Windows 10 machine can also access the feed through Microsoft’s Edge...
