Microsoft has announced the latest update to Windows 10, the Fall Creators Update, and with it some surprises – including iTunes on the Windows Store and cross-platform syncing with the iPhone and Android devices. No, hell hasn’t frozen over.
It’s called the Windows 10 Creators Update, which is the second in Microsoft’s new twice yearly update strategy to try to keep the operating system fresh and exciting and not the dowdy old Windows many remember.
It follows on from the original Creators Update that started rolling out to Windows 10 users last month, and while parts of it are tools to be more “creative”, the most interesting bits will be Microsoft’s new commitment to spreading its tentacles on to the iPhones, iPads and Android devices people actually use, rather than the Windows 10 mobile phones they don’t.
It’s called the Windows 10 Creators Update for a reason; it should be available in the autumn. Precisely when Microsoft won’t say, as it’s still a work in progress, but it will be before winter, so October at the latest.
New from Microsoft, Story Remix is movie-making app that takes your photos and videos and turns them into so-called stories with their own soundtrack, theme and cinematic transitions. It appears to be a cross between Apple’s iMovie, Google’s Photos stories with a pinch of Snapchat thrown in for good measure.
It’s powered by the cloud which means it’ll work on Windows, Android and iOS and you can start on one device and finish on another.
It’s called the Windows 10 Creators Update, which is the second in Microsoft’s new twice yearly update strategy to try to keep the operating system fresh and exciting and not the dowdy old Windows many remember.
It follows on from the original Creators Update that started rolling out to Windows 10 users last month, and while parts of it are tools to be more “creative”, the most interesting bits will be Microsoft’s new commitment to spreading its tentacles on to the iPhones, iPads and Android devices people actually use, rather than the Windows 10 mobile phones they don’t.
It’s called the Windows 10 Creators Update for a reason; it should be available in the autumn. Precisely when Microsoft won’t say, as it’s still a work in progress, but it will be before winter, so October at the latest.
New from Microsoft, Story Remix is movie-making app that takes your photos and videos and turns them into so-called stories with their own soundtrack, theme and cinematic transitions. It appears to be a cross between Apple’s iMovie, Google’s Photos stories with a pinch of Snapchat thrown in for good measure.
It’s powered by the cloud which means it’ll work on Windows, Android and iOS and you can start on one device and finish on another.
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