Sources familiar with Microsoft's plans have revealed to The Verge that the company is currently testing builds of Windows 8.1, known as
codename Windows Blue, that include an option to boot directly to the traditional desktop.
According to The Verge, Microsoft is working on an update for Windows 8 -
codenamed Windows Blue - that would allow the operating system to work comfortably on devices smaller than 7 - inches.
Codenamed Windows Phone «Blue», the new version will see Microsoft address user satisfaction, WinSuperSite claims, paring away some of the more confusing elements of the OS and making it easier for developers to release applications across both Windows Phone and Windows RT..
Codenamed Windows 10 Cloud, the simplified operating system Redmond doesn't want to talk about just yet sounds awfully familiar after a couple of unauthorized online information spills.
Not exact matches
On the
Windows side, the newest generation of Intel Core processors,
codenamed Kaby Lake, is coming soon.
Codenamed «YP» (as you can see on the
window stickers) the big size MPV will be arrive to the US - market later 2014 as a 2015MY with the latest Kia's Design Language Identity started by Chief Design Officer of Hyundai - Kia Motors Peter Schreyer.
A few weeks back, a
Windows 10 running smartphone
codenamed «HP Falcon» was spotted on the GFXBench database.
for the first time outside of
Windows Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia has unveiled the next update to the Symbian ^ 3 phone operating system, known as the
codename «Belle», will feature free Microsoft Office applications.
Heck, it's out our bag, but Dell also has
Windows 7 tablets planned under the
codenames Rosemount and Peju.
This version of
Windows 10 is
codenamed Andromeda OS, and is part of Microsoft's
Windows Core OS effort internally.
While LG is patiently awaiting the release of the tablet specific version of the Android operating system
codenamed Honeycomb, it has, in the meanwhile gone ahead with its
Windows 7 based tablet plans.
Following on from that leak was another, only this time it's an HTC
Windows 7 handset
codenamed Schubert and not an Android device.
Update: My ZDNet colleague Jason Perlow noted there's still yet another potentially possible option:
Windows Phone OS 8,
codenamed Apollo.
There's no news with regards to the
codenamed Peju device from the previous roadmap - it looks like we'll have to wait until 2012 to get some
Windows 8 tablet action.
A new image of Nokia's rumored 10 - inch
Windows RT tablet,
codenamed Sirius, has hit the Web, and it's looking like quite the sleek slate.
Besides the above devices, it is already expected that Nokia will be introducing another
Windows phone 8 device which is expected to be a successor to Nokia Lumia 920,
codenamed «Catwalk».
A PureView based
Windows Phone with a 41 megapixel camera which is currently being referred to as Project EOS, and a new
Windows Phone for Verizon,
codenamed «Laser» are also expected to be showed off at the event.
People who downloaded Commando Enhanced have also downloaded: Commando (2004), Commando, Classic Arcade Games for
Windows, Cybernoid,
Codename: Gordon, Congo Bongo, Commander Keen 5, Command & Conquer: Renegade
The Microsoft Edge browser (still branded with its Project Spartan
codename in current builds), the new Mail and Calendar apps, and anything else delivered through the
Windows Store can also be updated on their own schedule, independent of the rest of
Windows.
Windows Phone 8.1,
codenamed «Blue», is the latest update to the Microsoft
Windows Phone operating system.
Windows Central's Jez Corden recently revealed on his Twitter profile that the next Xbox console is already being designed and that work is well underway, to the point where it even has a
codename (although he neglected to share what this is).
With the long - awaited public release of the Anniversary Update - also known by its development
codename, Redstone 1 - Microsoft has now made ISOs available to download from its
Windows Insider site.
One of the more significant changes coming to
Windows 10 users with the release of the Spring Creators Update (also
codenamed Redstone 4) is Focus Assist.
The
Windows 10 Creators Update —
codenamed Redstone 2 — will begin rolling out on April 11, 2017.
Redstone 4 is the
codename for the next feature update to
Windows 10, which should be arriving in the spring.
If you'll recall, the original
codename for
Windows 10 was Threshold, another callback to Halo.
If you'll recall,
Windows 10 (originally
codenamed Threshold) was due to release in October until Microsoft pushed it up to July 29.
If you'll recall, Threshold was the
codename for
Windows 10, which was due to launch in October.
The
Windows 10 spring update,
codenamed Redstone 4, contains a number of new features.
The Transformer Book T100 is a 10.1 - inch
Windows 8.1 device that comes powered by Intel's new Atom quad - core processor —
codenamed «Bay Trail».
Starting very soon, Microsoft will allows Insiders who are keen to get testing the next
Windows 10 update (the one after the upcoming Fall Creators Update,
codenamed Redstone 4) on their machines with a new «skip ahead» feature that will split the Fast ring into two groups, one for the Fall Creators Update and one for Redstone 4.
Windows Central previously reported that this would likely be the case, and Microsoft has today confirmed that September 2017 is indeed their target month for finalizing the second update for this year,
codenamed Redstone 3.
Not long ago, Microsoft announced a change to the
Windows Insider Program that would allow a select amount of Insiders to «skip ahead» to the next release of
Windows 10 (
codenamed Redstone 4) coming after the upcoming Fall Creators Update.
Microsoft has its own
Windows Mixed Reality platform and Sony came even earlier with the PlayStation VR, formerly
codenamed «Morpheus».
Yesterday, we announced that
Windows 10 will ship with a brand new browser,
codenamed «Project» Designed for
Windows 10, Spartan provides a more interoperable, reliable, and discoverable experience with advanced features including the ability to annotate on web pages,... Read more
But we're here for new stuff, and
Windows 10 Redstone, the
codename for this upcoming swath of updates, will be delivering.
We understand that Nokia will unveil a tablet, currently
codenamed Vanquish, that features Qualcomm's quad - core Snapdragon 800 processor and
Windows RT..
Microsoft is building a brand new Cortana Notebook user - interface for the upcoming version of
Windows 10,
codenamed Redstone 4.
Windows 10's Fall Creators Update,
codenamed Redstone 3, is available to download now.
It is part of the upcoming 1804 System Update, which will align the Xbox One version to the next
Windows 10 update,
codenamed Redstone 4.
The first major update to
Windows 10 as part of the Redstone cycle,
codenamed RS1, is on track for release to the public in June.
Nokia is largely expected to unveil a 6 - inch
Windows Phone,
codenamed Bandit, in the coming weeks.
Part of Microsoft's Blue -
codenamed round of updates, the headline feature in
Windows 8.1 was the partial restoration of the much - missed Start button on the desktop taskbar.
Microsoft has now started testing its next
Windows 10 update,
codenamed Redstone 5.
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced the features that will be making it to the next major feature update for Xbox One consoles, version 1804 (
codenamed Redstone 4 — in line with the next
Windows 10 feature update).
Microsoft is today kicking off a new wave of Insider Preview builds by releasing the first build of the next version of
Windows 10 for testing,
codenamed Redstone 3.
This change means that Redstone 5, the next feature update for
Windows 10 coming in the fall, will be the last
Windows 10 update to feature the Redstone
codename.
One of the changes that Microsoft could be planning in the upcoming
Windows 10 Spring Creators Update (
codenamed Redstone 4) is likely to be a transition of the Disk Cleanup capabilities from the classic menu to Settings.
Microsoft is retiring its use of the
codename «Redstone» for
Windows 10 releases next year, moving on to
codenames that might prove a little more useful.
While we're waiting for the
Windows 10 spring update -
codenamed Redstone 4 - to arrive any day now, Insiders that chose the Skip Ahead subset of the Fast ring are already on Redstone 5.