The Xbox mobile game store will begin operating in July of this year, Xbox President Sarah Bond said at the Bloomberg Technology Summit event. Instead of creating an app, the company is working on a web version of the store. It will be available on all platforms, regardless of the current policies of Apple and Google. The dedicated apps have the lower priority for Microsoft.
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Microsoft has updated its Cascadia Code font with a new Nerd Font variant
Microsoft has refreshed its open-source Cascadia Code monospace fonts for use in terminal emulators and code editors, unveiling new versions known as Cascadia Code NF and Cascadia Mono NF (Nerd Font) featuring additional glyphs inspired by the Nerd Fonts initiative.
Copilot for Microsoft 365 supports more languages, gets new features
Microsoft has announced new features and improvements made to Copilot for Microsoft 365. It has got support for additional languages, can now optimize data in Excel with formula generation, better works with the Word app, and much more.
Microsoft published MS-DOS 4.0 sources on GitHub
MS-DOS 4.00 source code is now published on GitHub under MIT license. There is quite a complex and fascinating history behind the DOS 4.0 versions, as Microsoft collaborated with IBM on some of the code, but also created a branch of DOS called Multitasking DOS , which was not widely adopted.
Microsoft Store now offers links to direct app installers
Microsoft's Rudy Huyn has announced a huge change that comes to the web version of Microsoft Store. It will now offer direct links to lightweight online installers instead of launching the Store app when installing an app. The online installers are small executable files that will run much faster and consume less resources than the full-featured Store.
PowerToys 0.80 adds WebP/WebM support to Peek, allows pre-configured setup with winget
PowerToys 0.80 is another release of the famous app suite developer by Microsoft. It is a major update to the software that brings with it a number of new features. The Peek, a tool that supports quickly previewing the files from within the Explorer, can now handle WebP and WebM formats. Also, you can now use winget to install PowerToys preconfigured. It now supports an ultimate set of options for desired state configuration, that you can use to specify what feature to enable or disable in each and every tool, along with base installer options.
A dedicated AI chatbot is coming to Xbox tech support
Microsoft is currently testing an AI assistant in the form of a chatbot to streamline Xbox technical support. The company refers to this tool as an animated "AI character." This chatbot is linked to Microsoft support documents for the web and Xbox ecosystem, enabling it to respond to inquiries and process game refund requests on the Microsoft support site.
Microsoft will move its cloud services to a single cloud.microsoft domain
Less than a year ago, Microsoft announced its intention to consolidate domains, and it has now reiterated to developers that a unified domain for Cloud.microsoft cloud services will be launched in June 2024.
Copilot now uses the GPT-4 Turbo model with free access for users
The latest Copilot GPT-4 Turbo model is now accessible without any charges or fees. Users can also activate the GPT-4 Turbo in either Creative or Precise mode, granting access to a range of new features. Copilot also offers users the choice to stick with the previous version if they prefer.
Supermium Browser brings the newest Chrome engine to Windows 7, Vista and even XP
Meet the new Supermium browser, a modified version of Chrome (Chromium 122) on older Windows systems such as XP, 2003, Vista, 7, and 8.x. These OSes aren't supported by the official Chrome and Edge versions. The unofficial one allows users to log into their Google accounts, sync settings and extensions.
