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Microsoft still working on 3D emoji for Windows 11

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Microsoft appears to still be working on true 3D emoji for Windows after first teasing it last year and then only shipping 2D versions in Windows 11. Nando Costa, a distinguished designer at Microsoft, revealed recently that the company is still working on making Windows 11’s emoji look more 3D. Image: Microsoft.

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The biggest announcements from Microsoft Build 2020

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Microsoft has really pulled off the WFH keynote stream today pic.twitter.com/iSzguPsF0j — Tom Warren (@tomwarren) May 19, 2020. I’m excited for some of the new stuff coming to the Microsoft Edge browser , mainly the new 3D view in the web inspector. Platforms are things like Windows, Azure, and increasingly Office or the Edge browser.

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10 great games from 2020 for your new Nintendo Switch

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Check out our app picks for iPhones , Android phones , Windows PCs , and M1-equipped Macs ; our favorite mobile games from Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass ; and our top choices for gaming PCs , the PS5 , Xbox One and Series X / S , Nintendo Switch , and VR. Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Super Mario 3D All-Stars. Photo: Nintendo.

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This Microsoft Flight Simulator video highlights 40 years of PC gaming changes

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Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). continued the trend for more realism, before Flight Simulator for Windows 95 debuted in 1996 with higher frame rates and more aircraft to choose from. This was a major release for Microsoft, in an age where 3D games were increasingly pushing boundaries on game consoles. Image: Microsoft.

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Dell XPS 15 (2020) review: new design, familiar problems

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I could comfortably use a couple of different windows and apps without having to zoom in or out and stack up dozens of Chrome and Edge tabs without getting too cramped. The XPS comes preinstalled with the Waves MaxxAudio Pro driver where you can enable 3D audio and toggle between various presets. It’s a world away from 16:9.

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Microsoft hid lots of secret nerdy messages to devs in its Build stream

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If you tuned into Microsoft’s Build developer keynote yesterday, one of the things you may have seen was a mysterious “RGV2cw” 3D-printed object on the shelf behind CEO Satya Nadella. Kinda in love with how @shanselman 's room lights match his wallpaper <3 #MSBuild pic.twitter.com/oARZAbXaQy — Jen Gentleman (@JenMsft) May 19, 2020.

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26 great apps for your new 2020 Windows PC

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If you bought a new Windows laptop on Black Friday or received one as a gift, you may be struggling to figure out which apps to download. I have scoured the internet, the Microsoft Store, and my own downloads folder to find all the best Windows apps for whatever purpose you may need. Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge. Never fear.

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