Category: Software

Microsoft Raises Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price, Launches Standard Plan

Microsoft  has announced big changes to its Xbox Game Pass service. In addition to the expected price increase for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, the company is completely revising the no-cost subscription plan for consoles. In the coming months, it will be replaced by Xbox Game Pass Standard, which will not provide access to new games on release day. Continue reading "Microsoft Raises Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Price, Launches Standard Plan"

The Amperage app brings Windows 11’s Recall to older PCs with ARM64 chips

The unofficial Amperage project from the famous Windows enthusiast and developer @thebookisclosed allows launching the Recall feature of Windows 11 on older -officially not supported - devices. The trick works starting in Windows 11 24H2 Build 26100.712, and currently requires PCs with chips based on ARM64 architecture (Qualcomm Snapdragon, Microsoft SQ or Ampere). The project's source code is written in C# and published on GitHub. Continue reading "The Amperage app brings Windows 11’s Recall to older PCs with ARM64 chips"

Phone Link for Android gets Auto-generated Suggested Replies for SMS

Windows Insiders in all channels are getting a new version of the Phone Link app. Starting with build 1.24051.98 and higher, it will offer the user a new feature - Suggested Replies. The app will provide AI-generated answers that you can easily pick without typing.

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Microsoft is working on a WSL Settings GUI application

Microsoft has announced the creation of a graphical configurator for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), a layer for running Linux applications on Windows. The app is called WSL Settings GUI, and it will simplify the configuration of WSL to your needs. Specially, it allow you to manage and view various WSL parameters without the need to manually edit the ".wslconfig" file. Continue reading "Microsoft is working on a WSL Settings GUI application"

Microsoft Phone Link now supports OCR for your Android images

The new version of Microsoft Phone Link will allow users to select and copy text from images synced with Android smartphones. The feature has already appeared in Release Preview Insider builds and will soon be available to everyone. Continue reading "Microsoft Phone Link now supports OCR for your Android images"

PowerToys 0.81 include a new AI-powered Advanced Paste feature

The new update of the PowerToys utility for Windows (version 0.81) introduced the Advanced Paste function, which allows you to quickly convert the contents of the clipboard using artificial intelligence. For example, developers will be able to copy source code in one language and paste it at the desired location in another language. Continue reading "PowerToys 0.81 include a new AI-powered Advanced Paste feature"

Microsoft recommends WinUI 3 and WPF for building Windows apps

Starting today, Microsoft is holding its Build 2024 event. The company is revealing a lot of information about devices and future of Windows and related development. On the first day of the event, the Redmond software giant claimed that it now recommends the Windows App SDK (along with WinUI 3) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation) for building UI apps for Windows.

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