Category: Software

At Gamescom 2021, Microsoft announced that Xbox Cloud Gaming, formerly known as Project xCloud, will be available on Xbox One and Xbox Series X & S consoles later this year. The company said that it will continue to be part of the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. Also, some members of the Xbox Insider program will be able to evaluate the service before its official launch on consoles.

A major visual update is on the way to PowerToys users. Its settings dialog will soon have colorful icons in settings for option categories, updated controls and boxes. Its appearance replicates the Settings app of Windows 11.

Microsoft provides many different apps for Android and iOS, among which is the Remote Desktop program. It lets you connect remotely to Windows computers at your home or workplace. The latest updates for Microsoft Remote Desktop for iOS and Mac bring tons of fixes and different improvements.

With the latest update to iCloud for Windows, using an iPhone with a Windows 10 PC became much easier. iCloud for Windows version 12.5 brings a much-needed password manager, allowing you to browse, edit, remove and add new passwords to your Apple ID account.

A new version of the popular Thunderbird app is available for download. The open source mail and RSS reader has reached version 91, aligning the release number to Firefox. The new version comes with a bunch of changes. There are an Improved Set-Up Wizard, Better Calendar Support, and multi-process implementation that could result in performance improvements.

Parallels today announced their Parallels Desktop 17 for Mac update. The new version brings support for Windows 11 and macOS Monterey, as well as many performance improvements and new features for devices based on Apple M1 chips.

Microsoft is developing a unified OneNote app for Windows. In coming 12 months, Microsoft plans to merge OneNote (Win32) and OneNote for Windows 10 (UWP) into a single app. As reported in the official blog, the company intends to bring to the classic version of OneNote all the key features that are currently unique to the UWP version of OneNote for Windows 10. In addition, the desktop application will receive an updated design to match the style of Windows 11.

The PowerToys 0.43 release was originally planned for July, but it is finally available after a short delay. The new version 0.43 is a maintenance update; it corrects some bugs and includes a number of improvements.

Microsoft introduced the current emoji in Windows, Office, and other products about 10 years ago. They are made in 2D style, which perfectly fit into the concept of the Metro interface that the company was implementing at that time. But since then, a lot of time has passed, Metro was replaced by Fluent Design, so the company is now updating emoticons.

Microsoft just announced a new version of Windows Terminal Preview 1.10. Here's a quick overview of new features.