25 May 2021, 06:05 am
Microsoft is struggling with its developments focused around the building of the Surface Duo. The Redmond company is hell-bent to surpass Samsung when it comes to the battle of foldable phones. However, the tech giant has not yet caught up with the tech war against the South Korean electronics powerhouse but not this time around.
From its bland Duo design, Microsoft has devised a new feature that could surely be a big hit for modern users. Now that the Surface device is not only limited to its usual communication function, but the razzle-dazzle feature of turning it into a portable Xbox handheld will not let down even the doubters.
Alexandra Moen plays an inventor in In The Balance
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The pandemic has led to new ways of delivering drama - and online comedy In The Balance is no exception.
Helmed by Hackney-based director Marley Morrison and starring Lily Frazer, the working from home internet series is designed to show off all the whizzily productive things a Microsoft Surface Duo can do.
All five parts are available on YouTube and Microsoft UK - and while the technology is a hybrid of phone and laptop - the series itself is part snappily scripted drama part high concept advert that sees Frazer s Lisa literally hanging in the balance as she juggles home working while solving a mystery on her first day in a new job.
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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