Microsoft and Asus open preorders for the first Xbox handhelds, the ROG Xbox Ally for $599 and the ROG Xbox Ally X for $999 in the US, shipping October 16
“The hype is real!” says Microsoft. Marcus Stewart / Game Informer : Xbox ROG Ally Prices Revealed, Pre-Orders Now Live Joelle Daniels / GamingBolt : ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Are Already Going Out of S...
Microsoft makes a preview version of Windows Subsystem for Linux for Windows 11 available in the Microsoft Store, decoupling the app from the Windows image
Microsoft is taking the first step toward making WSL available as a decoupled app available via the Microsoft Store via a first preview release. Source: Windows Command Line .
Hands-on with Microsoft Store on Windows 11: UI overhaul and speed improvements are nice; addition of much-needed apps like Zoom and WinZip is a promising start
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Analysis shows Microsoft Store games use Xbox One's installation tools, indicating Microsoft aims to make its gaming experiences more similar across PC and Xbox
that would be one way to jump-start the UWP/Store ecosystem http://twitter.com/...
Amazon makes the Alexa app, previously available on select laptops, available to all Windows 10 users via Microsoft Store
Available in the Microsoft Store — Amazon is releasing its Alexa app for Windows 10 today. While the app has been available on select Windows 10 laptops recently …
Microsoft's new private audience option in Dev Center will allow developers to publish an app to Microsoft Store that'll be visible only to people they specify
One of the consistent themes that the Dev Center Team hears from the Windows developer community is that first impressions are important.
Microsoft opens up Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK to all and renames Windows Store to Microsoft Store
Emil Protalinski / VentureBeat :
Now-deleted Microsoft Store listing said Harmon Kardon Cortana-powered speaker will cost $200 with six months of free Skype calls, on sale October 22
Surur / MSPoweruser :
Oculus Rift to retail at select Best Buys on May 7, Amazon and Microsoft Store on May 6; Oculus says supply to be extremely limited as they fulfill preorders
Adi Robertson / The Verge :
Oculus reveals first “Oculus Ready” PCs, with bundles starting at $1499 and pre-orders beginning February 16
plus a PC required to power it — starting next week (FB) Tony Polanco / Geek.com : Oculus PC bundles announced, starting as low as $949 James Risley / GeekWire : ‘Oculus Ready’ PC bundle preorders sta...