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The functionality is live for Xbox Insiders on the Skip-Ahead Alpha release. While these releases are a bit less stable than others, this points to this feature making it into an actual release in the future. The Verge senior editor Tom Warren demonstrated the functionality of the mouse and keyboard on Twitter. RELATED: Microsoft Edge Adds New Browser Themes Based on Xbox Titles Users should note this is directed toward the Microsoft Edge web browser, not the system as a whole....

Microsoft’s Changes to Edge’s Collections Panel You can see all the details over on the Tech Community website. The changes aren’t live on the main branch just yet, but you can try them today on the Canary and Dev channels. If you’ve never used Microsoft Edge’s Collections feature, it’s like an organized bookmarking system. They’re fantastic for assembling articles and webpages under a specific banner, and you can add notes for future reference....

Bringing Intergalactic Number-Crunching to Microsoft Excel As reported by Engadget, space explorers from around the world will soon enjoy the power of Excel in their game. To some, this collab was perhaps unsurprising, given how EVE Online has garnered the reputation of being a “spreadsheet simulator.” The game heavily features number-crunching in-world, and players often take to spreadsheets of their own to play the game better. Whether you’re maximizing a trade haul to the commerce center of Jita to squeezing out the few drops of damage from your Destroyer build, you need to manage a lot of numbers....

In a recent Q&A session posted to YouTube, a few members of the team at Asobo have said that Microsoft Flight Simulator will be getting an update which will implement AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution, as well as Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling. Specifically, it refers to FSR 1.0 and DLSS 2.0, with them both hopefully on the way for Update 10 in July. There’s also talk of there being an upgrade to FSR 2....

Furthermore, fans of Spyro, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, and Prototype have had their hopes renewed at the possibility of new entries in their beloved franchises, once that ownership shifts. The assets that Microsoft will acquire have had a significant impact on so many. Recent years may have proven that battle royale games and online shooters are all the rage, but there was a time when the toys-to-life genre was atop the video game mountain....

Microsoft is promising up to 70% performance improvement over the Surface Laptop 3. It also promises that the new laptops can deliver a battery life of up to 19 hours on a single charge. Same Design Language, New CPU Options The Surface Laptop 4 carries forward the same design language that Microsoft first debuted with the 2019’s Surface Laptop 3. This also means that you get the same selection of ports as the previous Surface Laptop: 1x USB-A port, 1x USB-C, and 1x Surface Connector....

Microsoft xCloud Beta Launching on April 20 The game-streaming service is launching as a beta across Microsoft’s Windows 10 and Apple’s iOS and iPadOS platforms on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, the company said. Both the invite-only beta for xCloud and its final shipping counterpart will be readily accessible through the Edge, Chrome, or Safari browsers at www.xbox.com/play. More titles will be added to the subscription service over time. Keep in mind that you must be an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriber to use xCloud....

NPD VP of industry analysis However Stephen Baker said that it was too early to blame the shortfall in sales on Windows 8 because the scenario could change around the holiday season. Microsoft recently made an announcement that they had sold more than 40 million Windows 8 licenses so far. The research says that Windows 8 currently captures only 58% of computing devices sales, while this figure stood at 83% for Windows 7 post 4 weeks of its release....

While Halo Wars may not be anywhere near as successful or played as other Halo titles, the accomplishments of Ensemble Studios’ RTS can’t be forgotten. Whether fueled by the Halo name or not, Wars did manage to sell more than a million copies, making it the most successful RTS ever sold on consoles. This may have been seen as the first step in giving the genre a real shot on home systems, but this latest move may just kill any chance it had....

Even before the new iPad 5 comes out to the market, the competition’s already heating up. CES 2013 came and went by without Samsung showcasing any new tablets, but we’re hearing a lot about a new Galaxy Tab 3 which could soon be unveiled by the Korean company. But will it manage to make a mark this year against its competitors the Microsoft Surface Pro and the upcoming iPad 5?...

Es cierto que, comparado con estos números, los 75 millones de Microsoft Teams parecen poco, pero esto significa un 70 % más de usuarios activos al día de un software por suscripción, que no está nada mal. El precio de Microsoft Teams está justificado con la gran oferta de funcionalidades extra que tienes a cambio y que seguro que han hecho que te plantees si merece la pena o no probarlo....

Microsoft’s Push to Update Microsoft Teams on the Web You can see this planned update for yourself over on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. If you’ve been keeping tabs on all things Microsoft, you’ll know that the Roadmap is a fantastic way to keep on top of the software giant’s plans for its products. The Roadmap gives the general public a way to see what to expect and when. Recently, a new entry made its way onto the Roadmap, with a feature ID 70573 and the title “Microsoft Teams: Large gallery view and Together Mode for web meetings in Edge and Chrome browsers....

A 14 year-old boy in Dublin, Ireland tried to hack Microsoft just over a week ago. His specific target was the online server for Modern Warfare 2, though what his intentions were remain a mystery. Microsoft quickly took action to prevent any sensitive information belonging to the players from being leaked. During a keynote speech at the Bank of Ireland Business Week, Microsoft’s Ireland General Manager Paul Rellis revealed the events that took place to the audience present....

Hoke says if the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl was on Monday, freshman Shane Morris would take snaps for the Wolverines against Kansas State. The coach says Gardner, who is wearing a protective boot, would have to practice by Wednesday to play in Saturday night's game. Hoke says Gardner had a setback and met with doctors last Friday. Morris was 5 of 9 for 65 yards with one interception in two games this season....

The protest by fullback Delton Williams, defensive end Gabe Sherrod and safety Kenney Lyke - who are all black - took place at the outset of Michigan State’s home game against Wisconsin, rivals in the popular Big Ten conference, the Michigan news website mlive.com reported with a photo of the three. Sherrod had suggested in a Twitter message earlier in the week he would join in the protests that have grown in recent weeks among athletes in the United States to decry racial injustice and police brutality....

Izzo told reporters on Tuesday if his research leads him to believe Harris would be among the top guards selected in June, he would lean toward telling the sophomore to go pro. MORE: Draft early entry list | Mock draft 2014 | Wiggins reviews resemble Durant’s in ‘07 Izzo met with Harris and the rest of his teammates on Monday, a day after the Spartans were eliminated from the NCAA tournament by Connecticut in the East Regional final....

Note: Automatic bids, listed in parenthesis, are given to the team with the fewest conference losses (through Sunday’s games). In the case of ties, the designation is given to the team with the best Pomeroy rating. RPI numbers are from CBSSports.com. Records are through Sunday. No. 1 seeds: Arizona (Pac-12), Wisconsin (Big Ten), Syracuse (ACC), Michigan State Arizona — Record: 17-0. Rankings: RPI 6, Pomeroy 1. Need to know: Arizona was pushed by UCLA but wound up with yet another victory over a quality foe away from home....

Florida turned to Treon Harris, who was competent but not much more than that. He was nowhere nearly as effective as Grier, and that began to show quickly. MORE: Michigan-Florida by the numbers | Rose Bowl pick and preview Florida lost at LSU, which is no disgrace. The Gators then beat Georgia, which was arguably the highlight of their season. Florida beat Vanderbilt 9-7 and South Carolina 24-14 and needed overtime to down South Florida 20-14....

No. 5 Michigan (18-1, 7-1 Big Ten) suffered its first loss last weekend to Wisconsin, but bounced back with a last-second win over Minnesota. Whether it be Ignas Brazdeikis, Charles Matthews, Isaiah Livers or Zavier Simpson, the Wolverines have multiple playmakers on the team and are a force to be reckoned with defensively. MORE: Watch Michigan-Indiana live and on demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Indiana (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) is in the midst of a free fall....