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Windows is all set to get a major overhaul to its UI with the upcoming fall update.All the buzz is about Fluent design (previously called project neon) its basically updates current design of elements which is very flat and opaque and adds a depth and transparency to it.. Here is a video showing five key elements that would be like guidelines for the developers to make their apps on There are five elements that will build the whole UI and framework of the apps and the OS itself. to summarize : Light Adds a pointer to elements just below the cursor / pointer. It also illuminates elements on which the focus is. this will be used widely in hololens and surface pen interface rather than a mouse interface. Depth Adds shadow elements which creates a depth and parallax effect. which is similar to material design in android. This will also change depth depending on apps and with correct animations, it can look a lot less boring as compared to current flat design. Motio...

microsoft posted a video which explains how the continuum feature will give a uniform experience to the consumer. with the apps which can be scaled to be used with big screens, mouse and a keyboard. developers will have to make this in their code. Also users will be able to use their mobile apps and use phone for another task simultaneously without killing first task. this will require new hardware support so old phones running 8.1 wont support multi screen scaling apps. but this looks very promising though. 

Microsoft teased windows 10 for PC along some other products too. They also previewed a glimpse of what windows 10 will look like on the phone or a tablet smaller than 8 inches. Here are some of the things you see in windows 10 on phone. -There will be One Store for Phone, Desktop and Xbox from where you can download and buy apps and games etc -Recently installed apps will now show up on top of the app list. -You can expand the action buttons on the top and then swipe to dismiss. You get to peek more into the notification, without actually opening the app. -Settings is now a “universal app”. It had been overhauled and reorganised It also looks very similar to the settings on Windows. -Universal applications that work for both Phone and PC run with same code are optimized for different screen and hardware, this allows a seamless pleasurable experience Office Features: -Universal Office will carry recent documents that goes from device to device just like google office ...

On (21 January) Microsoft hosted a life event showcasing the final build of windows 10 and some other concepts and future plans that we can expect from company in 2-3 years. They demonstrated various improvements and new features for windows 10 as well as Xbox platforms. However They didn't discussed much about the WP10 OS stating to preview it in February after super bowl. Here are the few things that sums up the whole live event The new look The smart menu is back, taskbar changes and many UI changes that were also covered in windows 10 preview. you can read here surface hub Microsoft showcased it's Microsoft surface hub which is a really big tablet with a 4k display which supports multi touch and multi stylus input. This can be used to make presentations and make Skype calls and use it as a whiteboard and also save discussions and share them easily. Gaming The new Xbox app for windows 10 allows you to voice chat and send messages to other players on Xbox -you can sa...

According to a report in Hindustan times, Microsoft has decided to use the "white space" ( the unused spectrum between two TV channels ), to provide free internet connection. Microsoft is seeking permission to kick-start the project in two major districts as of now and would cost $1.2 billion (approx.) to connect 250,000 gram panchayats via optic fibre cables, thereby providing digital infrastructure as to every citizen and provide necessary services on demand. Bhaskar Pramanik, chairman, Microsoft India, explains WiFi has a range of only about 100 metres, whereas the 200-300 MHz spectrum band available in the white space can reach up to 10 km, This spectrum belongs mainly to Doordarshan and the government and is not used at all. We have sought clearance for a pilot project in two districts. the initiative will help bring Internet accessible to a vast population a cost-effective manner. If this project runs successful this could boost county's lack of digital infras...

Microsoft last month reported to launch its first phone with "Microsoft lumia" branding on Tuesday. As expected the company launched its first phone and its called Microsoft lumia 535. The phone has some really great hardware and a very low price. The Microsoft blog posted that about the phone as 5×5×5 smartphone package as it has a 5 inch screen size 5 mp primary camera And a 5 mp front facing camera The phone will have denim update out of the box which means it'll  have all the Microsoft goodies integrated nicely in the phone like Skype, onenote, Action Center, Word Flow, Live Folders, office and Cortana. The phone's specs includes: a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a (540x960 pixels) resolution which gives it a PPI of 220. The screen is protected by corning gorilla glass 3 a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor clocked @1.2GHz with 1GB of RAM. The phone has 8 GB internal storage which is expendable upto 128 GB. You also get the 15 GB ...