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The latest news from Microsoft Build 2015: Windows 10, HoloLens, and more
At Build 2015, 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. Among other announcements, we learned the name of Internet Explorer's successor: Microsoft Edge. The company also revealed that Office will soon be its own platform with add-on apps running inside the productivity suite. Microsoft plans to make it easier for developers to bring apps from Android and iOS to Windows on smartphones. And once again, we got a demonstration of the futuristic HoloLens headset. These and other stories below are the biggest news to come from Microsoft's Build 2015 conference.
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May 5, 2015
Virtual reality is for watching things. HoloLens is for making them
Augmented reality isn't immersive, and that's exactly why it works
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May 1, 2015
Microsoft's HoloLens is new, improved, and still has big problems
HoloLens can deliver amazing illusions, but only on a small scale
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April 29, 2015
Microsoft's Edge logo clings to the past
Internet Explorer may be gone, but the infamous E icon persists
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April 27, 2015
What to expect from Microsoft's most important event of the year
Build starts Wednesday and it's going to be big