Microsoft CEO has teased that a major update is in the works for Windows, calling it the "most significant updates to Windows in the past decade." The company isn't detailing what those updates are today, but does say that it will have more to share very soon.
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There’s a new update for Microsoft Surface Duo that turns the device into a handheld gaming console of sorts: now some Xbox Cloud Gaming titles can be played with the second screen covered in touch controls mapped to the Xbox controller buttons.
The update went live this morning, empowering Surface Duo owners to play a selection of 50 games over Xbox Cloud Gaming (formerly xCloud), but you’ll need an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription to play them, according to a
tweet from Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay:
A very cool update goes live for #SurfaceDuo customers today! Working with @Xbox we ve put touch controls on to the second screen. More than 50 games are available to play with touch for @xboxGamePass Ultimate Members. pic.twitter.com/ZPIqQZXxS4May 24, 2021
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By Kevin Peesker, President, Microsoft Canada
In October 2019, Microsoft Chief Product Officer Panos Panay introduced the Surface Duo, a category defining dual-screen device designed to help people get more done on smaller, more mobile form factors.
As a company at the forefront of category creation, Microsoft pioneered the 2-in-1 bringing together the best of tablets and laptops in the Surface Pro. Since then, weâve launched the Surface Book, Studio, Headphones, Laptop and weâve redefined the mixed reality category with the Microsoft HoloLens. Now, weâre breaking the mold again with an innovative 360° hinge and dual screens. Surface Duo brings together the power of Microsoft 365 experiences and the full ecosystem of Android mobile apps into one pocket-sized device, with two screens that users can take anywhere. Today, weâre announcing the arrival of Surface Duo in Canada complete with an updated user experience to usher in a new wave of productivity, functio
Surface Pro 7.
Apple is said to be planning to get rid of the Touch Bar entirely in its latest update.
The two companies have long gone head-to-head in their
advertising efforts around
computers, with the rivalry going back decades.
Apple and Microsoft s decades-long rivalry is alive and well, with the PC-maker taking a swipe at Apple s
MacBook Touch Bar in its latest advertisement for the Surface Pro 7.
Mac gave me this little bar, but why can t they just give me a whole touchscreen? a boy asks in the commercial, examining the thin
keyboard display, which offers customizable keys.
Apple s Touch Bar has come under fire in the past, as users have been saying it is inconvenient and can easily get accidentally bumped while typing.