The Microsoft Build 2015 developers conference started yesterday and is currently in full swing. Yesterday Microsoft offered fresh details on its vision of Windows 10 as one operating system that consumers will use across PCs, smartphones, tablets, and the Xbox One game console.
The conference is broken down into key presentation segments that look at Windows 10 as an OS, the Office suit as well as all of Microsoft’s side projects like the HoloLens. Read on to get a recap of announcements made on day 1…
For Microsoft, 2015 is a year of adjustment. While the software giant focuses its efforts across multiple platforms, Windows is gearing up for big changes.
1. Windows 10 can run reworked Android and iOS apps
After a lot of speculation, Microsoft has announced that Android and iOS apps will be able to run on Windows 10 in the future. iOS and Android developers will be able to port their apps and games directly to Windows universal apps, and Microsoft is enabling this with two new software development kits. On the Android side Microsoft is enabling developers to use Java and C++ code on Windows 10, and for iOS developers they‘ll be able to take advantage of their existing Objective C code.
2. Microsoft Edge, the replacement of Internet Explorer
Microsoft first revealed its new browser plans back in January. Known back then as Project Spartan. Microsoft is reveal yesterday that the company will use the Microsoft Edge name for its new browser in Windows 10. The Edge naming won‘t surprise many as it‘s the same moniker given to the new rendering engine (EdgeHTML) that Microsoft is using for its Windows 10 browser.
3. Microsoft shows off HoloLens features
A lot of information has been floating around the internet regarding the HoloLens. We know that NASA is using it to virtually explore Mars, and you can play Minecraft on your coffee table, and today we learned that the company will integrate all universal apps running on Windows 10 into the experience. A short demo near the end of yesterday’s Build 2015 keynote showed us a little bit more about how HoloLens can help blend virtual reality with the real world to create what the company calls “mixed reality.” With the 3D-mapping capabilities of HoloLens, the robot was able to navigate the stage, plot a course to move around, and even adjust that course when Alex Kipman stepped in its way.
To see the recorded presentations of all the 2015 Microsoft Build segments, go to this site.
Source: TheVerge
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