Microsoft Reveals Windows Holographic, Its Augmented Reality UI For The World

At Windows 10 Event, Microsoft unveiled Windows Holographic along with a headgear, HoloLens that overlays hologram on the real world. The HoloLens capabilities is built into the Windows 10 OS and lets wearers use their hands to interact with virtual objects. The HoloLens is powered by Microsoft's Windows Holographic software and is touted as the next generation of computing.

It's three technologies working togther - Windows Holographic, Windows HoloLens and HoloStudio application.

Windows Holographic will enable 3D imaging in all future Windows 10 builds. It creates three-dimensional images in the real world, then lets people wearing the headgear reach out and manipulate virtual objects.

HoloLens is a headset for viewing and interacting with 3D images and HoloStudio app will let you create your own holograms. It is equipped with see-thru, high definition lenses, patial sound, and advanced sensors. The headgear will be completely wireless, with its own CPU and GPU amd to make up most of the holographic experience, it will have a third processor called HPU (Holographic Processing Unit). This technology is developed by Microsoft along with NASA space agency.

HoloStudio application will let you create your own holograms using point swipe and gesture movements. At the press event Microsoft demonstrated creating a drone in 3D space, which they printed out in 3D in few hours after event began.

Microsoft is betting on holographic applications and everything from Skype to Minecraft will be in play.

The introduction of Hologographic software into Windows 10 pushes Windows way ahead of MAC OS X and Chrome OS, changing how people use computers. It is expected to arrive "somewhere along the windows 10 timeline"  

Source : pcworld

Windows 10 For Smartphones Is Called Windows 10, Here Are The New Features

Microsoft at its Windows 10 Press Event demonstrated how its Windows 10 OS will work on Phones. The OS was shown running on Lumia 1520 at the press event.

Windows 10 will be the official name of the next Microsoft operating system for smartphones. The new OS will make your smartphone work more seamlessly with its new features.

 The new features shown in the demo include:

• New action center that syncs with Windows 10 PC version. You can expand the action buttons on the top and then swipe to dismiss single items. Also you to peek more into the notification without opening the app.
• There will be one store for phone, PC and Xbox. 
• The recently installed apps go to the top of the app list.
• It has a revamped setting page which is an universal app now
• The virtual keyboard can pull of to one side in Windows 10 and can move around
• A microphone button sits right above the keyboard for verbal dictation. 
• The start menu allows for more personalization with customizable background image which sit behind UI tiles
• New Photo App, Outlook mail client, calender and Microsoft Office Suite with cross platform capabilities
• It integrates with Skype into mobile messaging system. Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems at Microsoft said that the Skype messaging will automatically detect when users have a Skype account and transition to sending messages on that service instead
• Project Spartan Web Browser

The first Windows 10 build for smartphones will come in February to members of the Windows Insider Program.

Microsoft also announced that the next flagship handset will ariive later this year alongside Windows 10 Launch.

Cortana Voice Assistant Comes to the PC With Windows 10

Microsoft announced that Cortana personal assistant will be available to its PC version of Windows 10. Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems at Microsoft said Cortana for Windows 10 PC is in its early build and may not reflect the final version.

Cortana for PC will come in 7 new language and will have the ability to do impressions. Cortana will appear on task bar on the bottom left hand corner of the screen, close to the start menu. The 'Hey Cortana' feature also works on Windows 10 PC. It will provide intelligent contextual suggestion while responding to your queries, and can perform your voice commands.

Other things Cortana can do is show users PowerPoint slide deck they need for a meeting, send dictated email from PC, search files on hard drives, OneDeive and OneDrive for business and search photos using date and other filters. The said features will also work via keyboard commands.

Cortana will also be enabled in Project Spartan Browser, providing intelligent suggestion as you type what you want to search.

Microsoft Unveils Spartan, New Browser For Windows 10

Microsoft at its Windows 10 event announced a new browser for Windows 10 dubbed Project Spartan. The new browser has got a new UI, which focus on content optimized on any device you are using.
 
The browser is integrated with stylus inking support which allows users to draw and highlight text within the browser. You can even Share, save or copy marked up pages, you can also save articles offline on your device. It comes with Standardize Reading Mode which makes reading lot easier. It can clipscreenshots from part of a website and upload them to OneNote directly.

Finally it comes with Cortana Integration. Cortana will pop up on the address bar if there is something she knows about the website you are browsing.

Joe Belfiore, Corporate Vice President of Operating Systems at Microsoft said that Spartan is the current codename for the new browser and will likely be changed before the release. The features will be rolled out over the next few months.

Windows 10 Will Be Free Upgrade for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1 Users For One Year

Microsoft at its Windows 10 Press Event announced that all users running Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows Phone 8.1 PC and devices will be upgraded to Windows 10 operating system.

Windows 10 which will be released this autumn, and will be available for one year as a free upgrade to users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. This means Windows 10 is going to be a service or subscription based model with supported lifetime of the device. This new strategy is aimed to establish Windows on as many device as possible.

After the one year period, users will have to pay for the upgrade. Those who get the upgrade during the free period will have Windows 10 on their device permanently.