Enlarge / The Surface Neo failed to launch in 2020—this year, it looks like its operating system will share that fate. (credit: Microsoft) At its fall 2019 Surface event, Microsoft announced that Windows 10X—a new consumer Windows distribution—would power a line of dual-screened tablet devices in 2020. But the Surface Neo never arrived, and in […]
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Windows 10 “Sun Valley” will do away with Windows 95 era icons
In this image, courtesy of Windows Latest, we see new icons from a Sun Valley preview build on the left versus production icons on the right. [credit: Windows Latest ] Back in January, we reported on Sun Valley—a coming “sweeping visual rejuvenation” of Windows 10’s user interface. This week, Windows Latest leaked new detail about the upcoming […]
Goodbye again, Flash—Microsoft makes removal from Windows 10 mandatory
Microsoft rings yet another bell in the dirge for Flash—the KB that removes it from Windows 10 will become mandatory this July. (credit: Adobe) Microsoft, Apple, Google, Mozilla, and even Adobe itself have all deprecated Adobe Flash technology, which reached end of life on January 1 of this year. This July, Microsoft is taking things […]
Microsoft hints at coming “sweeping visual rejuvenation” of Windows 10
Enlarge / This screenshot of the Photos and Calculator apps comes from a video Microsoft product chief Panos Panay dropped on Instagram to demonstrate new UI concepts in March 2020. (credit: Microsoft) We’ve been hearing rumors for a while now about a significant visual refresh planned for Windows 10 in 2021 under the codename “Sun […]
Microsoft Surface Notebook Go Evaluation: Goldilocks and the 3 SKUs
Expand / / The Surface Notebook Go is created for people who desire a bigger and less expensive Surface PC. (charge: Jeff Dunn) What’s the purpose of a Surface apparatus? The most recent version in Microsoft’s lineup of Windows PCs, the Surface Notebook Move , drives buyers to face the reason why they need a […]