Microsoft's Phil Spencer wants players to have more options beyond the first-party stores tied to consoles.Spencer has always seemed keen on creating a more open and accessible digital environment for players and has often discussed reducing platform fragmentation and providing customers with more options and control over where they play or purchase their games.Speaking with Polygon at GDC 2024, Microsoft’s CEO of Gaming discussed the idea of providing Xbox users with additional ways to...
Apple now allows users to browse Vision Pro's apps online in the new visionOS App Store.
As spotted by German tech site DeskModder, Microsoft has begun automatically installing a Copilot app on Windows 11. The new application doesn't seem to have any functionality, and further investigation revealed that it has 0 bytes of data, suggesting that it's actually a placeholder shell for the most part. Thankfully,Read Entire Article
Subscribers of Apple Music can allow third-party apps to access the app and their music collection. Here's how to grant that access to other apps in macOS. Apple Music app icon for macOS Apple Music on the Mac has a little-known feature that allows third-party apps to access your music collection. For example, you could use it to connect smart speakers like Amazon's Echo so you can play songs and playlists from your Apple Music account. Apps may also offer other features, such as a...
Now, there's a new "What's New" section available on the Microsoft Store in the most recent builds of Windows 11.
Microsoft has named Pavan Davuluri to be the new leader of the company's Windows and Surface teams. The previous Windows team leader, Mikhail Parakhin, will now "explore new roles".
Under a new EU mandate, users will gain the option to send messages from WhatsApp to other supported third-party apps.
Apple has a new home at Canada's second-largest indoor shopping mall. Following months of construction, the new Apple Square One retail store opened its doors today in Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto. The store is now located above the Food Central food court on the second floor of the mall, across from Sephora. The new Apple Square One via Kyle The store's first visitors were greeted with a round of applause from Apple's team members. MacRumors reader Kyle attended the grand...
Users will still be able to download and install third-party apps until June 2024.
TL;DR: if you need a server operating system for your company or organization, look no further than the Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard. For a limited time, get this software for just $39. Whether an organization is a small business or a big corporation, it'll be performing at least some of its tasks online. — Read the rest
Apple launched a web-based version of the Apple Vision Pro App Store on Friday, giving non-owners a way to see what apps are available and newly added to the Vision Pro's nascent but growing library. For those who are "window shopping" for an Apple Vision Pro, or are just interested in seeing what's new, the App Store for Apple's latest hardware addition is now available. The new headset-based App Store, spotted by 9to5Mac, is available via Apple's main website. Just like Apple's...
Phil Spencer, CEO of Gaming at Microsoft, has a bold vision for the future of Xbox: breaking down the walls between consoles and allowing players to purchase games from various stores, not just the official Xbox storefront. Ahem ahem, Apple, ahem ahem. In an interview with Polygon, Spencer expressed his frustration with the currently closed […]