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Buy Your Xbox Games, Join Game Pass and More in Android App

Tim April 16, 2025 2

Late last year, following a court ruling that forced Google to allow other publishers to sell things via their own apps, Microsoft announced that it began working to allow Xbox users to purchase games via the official Xbox app. That work now seems complete,...

Surface Duo 2 Reaches End of Update Road

Tim October 22, 2024 4

Earlier this month, Microsoft pushed the final software update to the Surface Duo 2. This week, the company confirmed via the device's update page that the device has officially reached the end of the road for software support. Here's what Microsoft had to say...

Buy and Play Xbox Games Inside Xbox App Starting in November

Tim October 11, 2024 3

The court's recent ruling to open up Google's mobile store in the US is already starting to create new opportunities for publishers. Announced this week, Microsoft will begin selling Xbox titles via its own Xbox app, which gamers can purchase and then...

Windows Lets You Use Your Android Phone as Webcam in Link App

Kellen February 29, 2024 2

Windows users with Android phones who have taken advantage of Phone Link and Link to Windows apps are about to get another big feature. As a society that still is very much into video calls and chats, you might find it exciting to know that you'll now be able...

AI-Powered Bing Now Easily Accessible in SwiftKey Keyboard

Tim April 14, 2023 10

Microsoft announced this week that it has integrated and rolled out its AI-powered Bing service directly into the SwiftKey keyboard app for both Android and iOS. This puts the AI goodness that the tech world can't get enough of right at your little fingertips....

Surface Duo and Duo 2 Get Android 12L Update

Kellen October 24, 2022 5

Microsoft continues to support the Surface Duo and Surface Duo 2 foldable devices that helped it enter the Android space. While the number of these devices in the wild may not be many, those who own one are in for a big update. Today, Microsoft announced the...

Microsoft Supposedly Taking Android Seriously Now After All These Years

Kellen April 1, 2022 5

Microsoft has had its toes dipped in the Android realm for numerous years now, yet for whatever reason has never wanted to fully dive in and use the massive platform to further their own agenda. After tossing out apps here and there, like Outlook, buying...

Microsoft Renames Your Phone App to Phone Link, Updates Some Stuff

Kellen March 31, 2022 5

Microsoft's popular companion app for Windows PCs and Android phones has stumbled into a bit of a rebrand today and is now simply called "Phone Link" on PC and "Link to Windows" on Android. While I get the reasoning behind initially calling it "Your Phone," it...