Microsoft tests cloud-based clipboard app that syncs across platforms
This turned out to be quite the week for unannounced Microsoft apps. News of a “light-weight” email solution broke cover a few days ago, and today another pair of productivity apps were tipped. Thanks to @h0x0d on Twitter — the source of the Flow email news — we now know Microsoft is testing a cloud-based (thanks to OneDrive) clipboard tool that syncs across devices and platforms. The app is called OneClip, and though it’s reportedly in internal beta. While it’s available for download in the Windows Store, it’ll only work for employees with the proper accounts. This means that you can copy a phone number on the desktop and have it immediately available on your Windows, iOS or Android phone.
Another productivity app for contacts, Revolve, was tipped by @hoxod as well. This offering keeps tabs on your contacts and calendar to serve up info on the people you’re going to meet. You know, things like if they prefer bourbon or scotch. As we’ve already mentioned, OneClip and Revolve surface on the heels of Flow and apps for document collaboration (Flip) and task management (Highlander) — all within the span of a week. There’s no word on when the suite will arrive, but one thing’s for sure: Microsoft wants to help you be more productive on several fronts.
Microsoft OneClip, the cross-device cloud clipboard for Windows/WindowsPhone/Android/iOS pic.twitter.com/HdlY8iZ6y6
– WalkingCat (@h0x0d) May 22, 2015
Filed under: Software, Mobile, Microsoft
Via: ZDNet
Source: WalkingCat (@h0x0d)
Microsoft’s Hyperlapse app gains support for the Moto X, Galaxy S4, Moto G and more
Released as a beta into the Play Store last week, Microsoft’s new Hyperlapse application allows users to create beautiful time-lapse videos on Android with ease. The app was only originally compatible with a few Samsung devices, the Nexus 5, 6 and 9, the Sony Xperia Z3 and the HTC One M8 and M9. An update was pushed out just four days later, adding support for the OnePlus One, Droid Turbo, Galaxy Note Edge, and a few other devices. To continue the trend of timely updates, Microsoft has just sent out another update, adding support for five more Android devices.
Here are the new devices supported by the app:
- Moto X (1st Gen.)
- Moto G (1st Gen.)
- Moto G (2nd Gen.)
- Samsung Galaxy S4
- Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4
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Have you tried the app yet? How are you liking it?
Xbox for Windows app gets a flurry of features ahead of E3
If you’re an early Windows 10 adopter, you’ll soon find a smattering of new features inside the Xbox app. As part of its June update, Microsoft is adding “game hubs” which, similar to the Xbox One, show which friends have played the title and their recent activity. Meanwhile the new ‘Game Bar,’ which lets you record video clips and screenshots, can now be triggered with custom shortcuts, and the Avatar app will load automatically when you select “customize” from the top header. A few other tweaks include better friend management, the ability to sort cloud-based game clips and turn on/off your Xbox One from inside the app. They’re small changes, which is understandable given that E3 is just around the corner. Game streaming is still one of the most anticipated parts of the Xbox app, and it might not be too far away — Microsoft says testers can now submit anonymous diagnostic information about their PC and network settings to help them refine the feature.
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
Source: Major Nelson
Google heads list of 16 companies trying to kill passwords
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FIDO also announced a certification program for its version 1.0 specification. Conforming apps will authenticate using biometric data like voice prints and fingerprints, while never storing them to ensure privacy. In addition, certified apps will theoretically work with any biometric system, depending on what a vendor wants to implement. The standard makes it easier for companies to incorporate FIDO into apps, while the official logo assures consumers that a product is conforming. Despite that, lots of companies still haven’t boarded the alliance, and some are still waiting — like Microsoft, which won’t certify Windows 10 for FIDO until the next spec is released.
Filed under: Peripherals
Source: FIDO Alliance
Microsoft brings Clutter’s inbox organization to Outlook.com
The folks in Redmond are hard at work putting the finishing touches on Windows 10, and in the process Microsoft is retooling individual apps, too. Today, the company announced that key productivity features in the Office 365 Outlook app would be available on Outlook.com as well — with a key addition being Clutter. If you’re in need of a refresher, that’s the feature that keeps high priority messages front and center while tucking distractions away for later. Over time, it learns from your habits what’s junk and what’s important, and just like the full app, you can toggle it on/off it you’d like. Of course, Pins and Flags are here too, as other means of keeping your workload as organized as possible.
There’s a new pop out compose window — similar to Gmail’s — that’ll allow you to keep your eyes on another message or chunk of info while composing. The mobile web workflow was redesigned as well, and leveraging both Skype and OneDrive is a few clicks away. Retooled search, new themes, link previews, in-line images and more are all set to hit the web-based email client today for select previewers with a wider opt-in rollout on the way “in the coming weeks.” For now, head down below for a quick preview of all the new stuff.
Filed under: Software, Microsoft
Source: Microsoft
Windows 10 beta on Xbox One coming ‘post-summer’
Want a taste of Windows 10 on your Xbox One? It’s coming sooner than you might’ve thought. Xbox boss Phil Spencer tweeted today that a beta of the program that ties your console in with your desktop computer is coming “post-summer.” Exactly what features it’ll entail or a concrete timeframe (game streaming from Xbox to desktop, the Xbox Game DVR and Xbox Live) are anyone’s guess at this point. That’ll almost positively change come next month’s Electronics Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, though.
@dave125norco It will be post-summer.
– Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) May 19, 2015
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Via: Microsoft News
Source: Phil Spencer (Twitter)
White ‘Halo’ Xbox One bundle coming to the US
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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Source: Xbox
Xbox One Digital TV Tuner hits the US and Canada today
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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, Peripherals, HD, Microsoft
Source: Xbox
The top 12 tablets you can buy right now
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Filed under: Tablets, Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, ASUS, Amazon, Acer, NVIDIA
Microsoft Office for Android smartphones preview
Microsoft just announced a preview program for its Office Suite for Android smartphones. The Android supported Microsoft Office apps have been available to Android tablets for almost half of a year now, and now there is an open beta program to test out those apps on Android smartphones. The quality and layout of the smartphone apps are said to be up to standard with the tablet versions and you will also be given the ability to open files from sources such as Dropbox and Google Drive.
If you’re dying for an alternative to Google Drive, and want to give the Microsoft apps a run on your Android phone, you will need a device running Kit Kat at a minimum, with 1GB of RAM, and you will need to sign up for access on Microsoft’s Google+ community page. After signing up, you will need to wait approximately 4 hours for Microsoft and Google to sort out permission issues. For the record, I just signed up for the beta program and was given the error “Your device isn’t compatible with this version” which means I will have to check back in 4 hours, so don’t assume your device is not compatible if it doesn’t work on the first attempt.
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