It made sense for Microsoft to begin its developers conference with a demo of Windows 10 updates. It will be usable across all devices as well, so you can start a notification-based task (text messaging, for example) on your Windows PC and continue on your Windows or Android phone. For example, if you book a meeting during lunch hours, the assistant will automatically give you the option to order take-out or book a table at a local restaurant.Ĭortana will also be available straight from the lock screen.
USAA, for example, is enabling fingerprint login on its website.Īs part of the Anniversary Update, Cortana will be proactive about making suggestions throughout the day. Security updates include the integration of Windows Hello into individual apps and Microsoft Edge, which is now the first and only browser to support biometric authentication. Attend the Leadership Track at Interop Las Vegas, May 2-6. In PowerPoint and across other apps, a digital ruler makes it easier to manipulate graphics.Ĭreate a culture where technology advances truly empower your business. In Word, sloppy highlighter lines are automatically straightened. For example, if you write travel times, they will change as flights are altered.Įxpanding the idea of inking-as-a-platform, Microsoft is also boosting the inking tool in apps like Word and PowerPoint.
Information written in sticky notes can be automatically updated with online information. The inking capabilities also extend to Maps, where users can draw two dots and then connect them to access information on directions and travel time. When he wrote "Call Mom tomorrow" on a sticky note, "tomorrow" was highlighted and Cortana was prompted to create an event. It's also improving inking capabilities with the Ink Workspace, which makes it easier for users to create sticky notes, sketch drawings, and access recently used apps in which they last used the pen.īryan Roper, product manager for the Windows and Devices group, demonstrated some of the pen's new features and showed how it integrates with other apps. Developers have the option to enable pen capabilities by adding a small amount of code. The update will bring a few nifty features to the OS, but Microsoft is especially focusing on inking capabilities, security measures, and Cortana.Īfter discovering more than 70% of people use a pen for at least one hour per day, Microsoft is broadening pen-and-ink support across Windows 10. We can likely expect to see the update on or around July 29, which will be the one-year anniversary of its global launch. Terry Myerson, executive vice president of Microsoft's Windows and Devices Group, started his Build keynote with news of a Windows 10 "anniversary update" in the works for a summer 2016 rollout.
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