Thursday 30 April 2015

Microsoft announces Continuum for phones, turns Windows 10 phones into a PC


Microsoft announced that Continuum will be coming to Windows 10 for phones. With Continuum, users can use their Windows 10 Phone like a computer. Users can do so by connecting their phone to an external monitor via HDMI, along with a Bluetooth Keyboard and mouse.The user interface will adapt to fit the monitor.

This feature is better experience with Univesal Windows app. Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore at Build 2015 keynote showed off Microsoft Office running from a phone on an external screen, and on the big display the UI was similar to Word app running on PC.

There are no details yet on which smartphones will support the Continnum feature. However Microsoft said the the feature will be built into "select premium phones" running Windows 10.

Microsoft also  posted a video that shows how Continuum feature will work on Windows 10 for phones. Check it out-

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