{"id":71553,"date":"2015-01-22T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-22T11:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=71553"},"modified":"2015-01-22T13:51:38","modified_gmt":"2015-01-22T11:51:38","slug":"windows-10-free-upgrades-vr-and-a-new-web-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/71553-windows-10-free-upgrades-vr-and-a-new-web-browser","title":{"rendered":"Windows 10 &#8211; free upgrades, AR, and a new web browser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft will offer free upgrades to Windows 10 for the first year after the operating system launches, Microsoft\u2019s executive vice president of Operating Systems Terry Myerson said on 21 January 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing journalists at a press event held at Microsoft\u2019s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, Myerson said the free upgrade will be available to Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Phone 8.1 users.<\/p>\n<p>Once a device is upgraded to Windows 10, Microsoft will keep\u00a0it current for the \u201csupported lifetime for the device\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can think of Windows as one of the largest Internet services on the planet,\u201d said Myerson.<\/p>\n<p>Just like all other online services, the question \u201cwhat version are you running\u201d will cease to make sense, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut what about enterprise?\u201d Myerson asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to support the way Windows works today, with long term branches and long term support,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Windows 10 is currently in preview via the Windows Insider Programme. Microsoft has previously said it will be available by \u201cfall 2015\u201d (September &#8211; December 2015).<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Bye bye Internet Explorer<\/h3>\n<p>Microsoft also announced Project Spartan &#8211; its new web browser.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe think it\u2019s the right time to build a new browser for the modern web,\u201d Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president for the Operating Systems group at Microsoft told journalists.<\/p>\n<p>Built on Microsoft\u2019s new cross-device application framework, Belfiore said they were focusing on three \u201csignificant features\u201d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Note-taking directly on a web page, with either touch using your finger or pen, or with a keyboard.<\/li>\n<li>Reading Mode and Reading List, providing layout and offline reading features similar to those in Safari, as well as Pocket and Instapaper.<\/li>\n<li>Cortana integration. Microsoft will be bringing its voice assistant software from Windows Phone to the desktop version of Windows 10, and will also integrate it into its new browser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Project Spartan will come to the Windows Insider Programme in the next \u201c3, 4, 5 months,\u201d Belfiore said, explaining that features will be rolled out at different times.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Windows Holographic<\/h3>\n<p>Last up, Microsoft revealed\u00a0Windows Holographic and an accompanying headset and holographic computer: Microsoft HoloLens.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Kipman, who worked on Kinect and is a technical fellow in the operating systems group at Microsoft, made the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn software nothing is impossible,\u201d Kipman said. \u201cAt best, things are improbable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that holographic application programming interfaces are enabled in all Windows 10 builds, and that all Windows universal apps can be made to support holograms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWindows universal apps\u201d refers to applications built on Microsoft\u2019s new cross-device framework for Windows 10 and lets developers build their applications for desktop PCs, tablets, mobile phones \u2014 and now holograms.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_117354\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Microsoft-HoloLens.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117354\" class=\"wp-image-117354\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Microsoft-HoloLens.jpg\" alt=\"Microsoft HoloLens\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-117354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Microsoft HoloLens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Kipman went on to say that to realise their vision for holograms in everyday computing they invented the world\u2019s most advanced holographic computer, dubbed Microsoft HoloLens.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, HoloLens is a see-through display that you wear on your head, much like a virtual reality headset.<\/p>\n<p>Except instead of creating a virtual reality, it creates holograms in the real world, Kipman said.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft HoloLens will support holograms natively without markers or external cameras, said Kipman. Neither will it require wires, a phone, or a connection to a PC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be available in the Windows 10 timeframe,\u201d Kipman said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aThCr0PsyuA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/software\/117342-windows-10-upgrade-will-be-free-for-a-year.html\"><em><strong>Article courtesy of MyBroadband<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/71481-are-all-call-of-duty-players-complete-douches.html\">Are all Call of Duty players complete douches?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/71369-gta-gamings-ultimate-franchise.html\">GTA \u2013 gaming\u2019s ultimate franchise<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/broadband\/71431-sa-township-school-has-faster-broadband-than-you.html\">SA township school has faster broadband than you<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft has unveiled the details of its latest operating system, and shown off a replacement for Internet Explorer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":69221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[21,91,13203,13009],"class_list":["post-71553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc","tag-headline","tag-microsoft","tag-project-spartan","tag-windows-10"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/173"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71553"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71555,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71553\/revisions\/71555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}