Windows 10 Anniversary Update coming soon: A sneak peek into the new version

At the #Build2016 developers conference, Microsoft announced that its Windows 10 Anniversary Update will be soon coming to PCs, tablets, phones, Xbox One, Microsoft HoloLens and IOT. The anniversary update promises a host of improvements to Windows 10 which was launched eight months ago and powers over 270 million active devices.

Here is a sneak peek into the new version of the popular operating system:

1. Windows Hello biometric security to apps and Microsoft Edge

Windows Hello – the biometrics-based sign-in feature for Windows 10 will come with enterprise-grade security. The new update allows users to use the same security of Windows Hello with Windows apps and Microsoft Edge. Microsoft says that its new Edge is the first and only browser to support biometrics with compatible sites. Biometrics-based access to apps and the browser means more control over how and by whom the device is being used.

2. Windows Ink integration to apps

With the latest update, Windows Ink – Microsoft’s new experience that lets you write on your device as you do on paper – comes integrated into apps like Maps, Microsoft Edge, and Office. The feature allows users to create sticky notes, draw on a whiteboard, and easily share it.

3. Cortana gets smarter

One of the highlight of the Anniversary Update to Windows 10 is the improved digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft has refined the voice-powered tool to become more proactive and make users’ Windows experience better. Cortana can now interact with software "bots" that can have limited conversations with users and help with tasks like booking a hotel room, ordering a meal or arranging a delivery. The company also launched a new Cortana Collection in the Windows Store for Cortana-compatible apps.

4. Every Xbox One can become a dev kit

With the update, gaming gets better. Microsoft is bringing Cortana to its gaming console Xbox One and is also adding background music. With Cortana, gamers can get personalised new game suggestions, challenges, or tips. Microsoft is further allowing developers to utilise the Universal Windows Platform to bring games people love to both Xbox One and other Windows 10 devices. In its blog, Microsoft explains that with the new update, any Xbox One console could become a developer kit allowing one to build new games.

Virtual reality set to transform filmmaking

Chris Milk stepped onto a TED Conference stage and took the audience on an awe-inducing trip into the future of movies. While much of the early attention on virtual reality has focused on use of the immersive technology in video games, Milk and his US startup Vrse are using it to transform storytelling and filmgoing. "We have just started to scratch the surface of the true power of virtual reality," Milk said. "It's not a video game peripheral. It connects humans to other humans in a profound way... I think virtual reality has the potential to actually change the world." He had everyone in the Vancouver audience at TED , which ended Friday, hold Google Cardboard viewers to their eyes for what was billed as the world's collective virtual reality experience. Google Cardboard gear is literally that -- cardboard

10 Smartphones with Features that You Won't Find in Any Other Phone

Here’s a list of phones which are first-of-their-kind. From feature phones to smartphones, flat screen to curved, fragile to shatterproof, mobile phones have evolved over the years. Although many industry analysts would like to call the current level of innovation reaching a stagnation point, there still are some manufacturers which have been able to surprise consumers by truly packing something different in their smartphones. We have compiled a list of phones which offer first-of-its-kind features, and they are not merely concepts. 1. Motorola X force - Shatterproof display Display today is the most vulnerable yet the most neglected element in modern smartphones. But Motorola finally paid heed to the fragile screen with the launch of the the Motorola X Force – the world’s first smartphone with a shatterproof display. The phone uses the Moto ShatterShield display technology, which is said to be an integrated system consisting of five layers designed from material...

10 years of Twitter: Key milestones in the micro-blogging site's decade-long history

Over its 10-year history, Twitter has marked numerous world events and created its own unique moments. Here are a few key milestones in Twitter history: just setting up my twttr — Jack (@jack) March 21, 2006 March 2006: Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey (@jack) sent the first tweet, an automated message saying "just setting up my twttr." That same day, he sent the first live tweet, "inviting coworkers." Arrested — James Buck (@jamesbuck) April 10, 2008 April 2008: US university student James Buck (@jamesbuck) got off a one-word tweet "Arrested" after being taken into custody by Egyptian authorities at an anti-government protest in that country. In what is seen as an early demonstration of the power of Twitter to rally people to a cause, the resulting outcry prompted authorities to quickly restore his liberty. He proclaimed his release in a tweet reading "Free." http://twitpic.com/135xa - There's a plane in the Hudson. I'm ...

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