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Windows 10 Continuum was codenamed "Modern Glass" during its development

Ian Ginos — Mon, 08 Aug 2016 22:36:01 +0000

Recent documentation from a Windows software engineer at Microsoft reveals insight into the journey to "One Windows" by focusing on core platform details and a brief history of the Continuum feature. Read more...

Android and iOS Xbox One Smartglass app gets updated with new features

Vlad Dudau — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 07:32:01 +0000

The beta apps for Xbox One Smartglass on iOS and Android just got a new update. The update now allows users to interact with screenshots, a top-requested feature by the beta tester community. Read more...

Date bug causing Xbox One SmartGlass to crash on Windows and Windows Phone

Shreyas Gandhe — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 14:40:25 +0000

An undiscovered date related bug is causing the Xbox One SmartGlass app to crash and give unusual results in some other apps on Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone since the year switched to 2015. Read more...

It may be a while before US users get Xbox One's upcoming TV streaming to SmartGlass feature

Anthony Tosie — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 14:05:50 +0000

Microsoft recently announced it was adding the ability to stream live TV from an Xbox One to devices with the SmartGlass app, but licensing issues may delay its arrival for U.S. users. Read more...

Microsoft's Xbox One SmartGlass apps updated to include TV guide, universal remote

Anthony Tosie — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 15:09:52 +0000

Microsoft is bringing several new TV-centric features to its Xbox One SmartGlass app on Android, iOS, Windows and Windows Phone, including the ability to control a set-top box as a universal remote. Read more...

Xbox One and 360 June update available starting today

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 09:14:13 +0000

The new June update for Xbox One is available starting today and should reach consoles in the coming week. The new update adds the ability to use external HD's, improves SmartGlass, and more. Read more...

Xbox One SmartGlass app gets a new beta version on Android, Windows and Windows Phone

Shreyas Gandhe — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 05:06:28 +0000

Microsoft has launched a separate beta version of the Xbox One SmartGlass application to showcase and test new features before pushing them in the already released stabled version. Read more...

Microsoft reveals new Xbox Video features, including cross-device resume

John Callaham — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 18:10:16 +0000

Microsoft has announced plans to introduce a number of new features for its Xbox One console, including a way to resume watching an Xbox Video clip from another device. Read more...

Xbox One SmartGlass apps for Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8 released [Update]

Anthony Tosie — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 15:21:54 +0000

Microsoft has released an Xbox One SmartGlass companion app for Windows Phone ahead of the console's release on Friday, introducing many features not included on the version offered for the Xbox 360. Read more...

Microsoft: Xbox One for small businesses is a great investment

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 08:15:57 +0000

Microsoft is claiming that its upcoming Xbox One console, while an excellent entertainment device, is also capable of doing "real work". And its $499 price tag makes it a great option for SMBs. Read more...

Microsoft: Xbox One part of its future 'Home 2.0' plans

John Callaham — Mon, 27 May 2013 08:48:30 +0000

Microsoft is developing the Xbox One game console as a central part of an overall long term plan, which is informally called 'Home 2.0', that offers a vision of a future with home automation. Read more...

Xbox SmartGlass for Android updated to support tablets

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:56:28 +0000

An update has been made to Microsoft's Xbox SmartGlass app for Android, adding support for tablets 7-inches or larger, while also adding a few other features, and fixing numerous bugs. Read more...

Current top 10 free Windows 8 apps list has few changes

John Callaham — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:50:00 +0000

A quick check of the current top 10 most downloaded apps for Windows 8 show little change from the same list in December, with only a few minor additions and alterations. Read more...

Microsoft's new Sports Picks app for Xbox 360 launched

John Callaham — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:26:14 +0000

Microsoft has launched the Sports Picks app for the Xbox 360 console, allowing users to predict the outcomes of upcoming college football, NBA and UFC events and compare them on online leaderboards. Read more...

Xbox SmartGlass for Android updated, 7" tablets supported

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:34:57 +0000

An update for Xbox SmartGlass on Android has just landed, bringing with it support for 7-inch tablets as well as numerous bug fixes. Disappointingly, 10-inch tablets still aren't supported Read more...

New Xbox 360 update fixes SmartGlass issues and more

John Callaham — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:45:00 +0000

Microsoft has released an unscheduled update for its Xbox 360 game console today, which fixes some issues with the new SmartGlass features along with some other bug fixes. Read more...

Xbox SmartGlass and AirPlay rival for Android and the Google TV platform

Andrew Stevenson — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:53:22 +0000

Google is looking to emulate Apple and Microsoft, adding functionality to allow the multitude of Android based mobile devices to stream media to their range of Google TV devices. Read more...

Microsoft shows off Xbox SmartGlass

Tyler Holman — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 21:19:27 +0000

One of the awesome things revealed by Microsoft at today's press conference was Xbox SmartGlass, an app that'll let you harness the power of mobile devices to immerse yourself in the Xbox experience. Read more...