Xbox Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Wed, 01 Jan 2020 13:08:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png Xbox Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 First view on the Microsoft Display Dock HD-500 and Windows 10 Continuum for Phones https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/first-view-on-the-microsoft-display-dock-hd-500-and-windows-10-continuum-for-phones/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/first-view-on-the-microsoft-display-dock-hd-500-and-windows-10-continuum-for-phones/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:53:26 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7600 Some days ago I received my new Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, which is one of the first phones with Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft also created some new cool accessories, such as the Microsoft Display Dock HD-500. The Microsoft Display Dock allows you to connect your Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL using a USB-C cable and adding a …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/12/first-view-on-the-microsoft-display-dock-hd-500-and-windows-10-continuum-for-phones/feed/ 4 7600 The best Windows 10 Features – Why you will love Windows 10 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/07/the-best-windows-10-features-why-you-will-love-windows-10/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/07/the-best-windows-10-features-why-you-will-love-windows-10/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:31:52 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7279 Since the first release of the Windows 10 Preview in the Insider program, I was using the Technical previews on my Surface Pro 3, and it is excellent how Microsoft is improving Windows 10 over the last several months based on research and feedback from the Windows Insider program. In some days, on July 29, …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/07/the-best-windows-10-features-why-you-will-love-windows-10/feed/ 8 7279 12 reasons to use Xbox Music https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/12-reasons-to-use-xbox-music/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/12-reasons-to-use-xbox-music/#respond Thu, 11 Jun 2015 18:17:48 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7174 This week Apple launched their own music streaming service called Apple Music to compete with others like Spotify and other services. One service which is not really known by the public is Microsoft Xbox Music, which is not only a streaming service but also has a bunch of other features as well. The all-in-one music service …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/12-reasons-to-use-xbox-music/feed/ 0 7174 Windows 10 arrives July 29 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/windows-10-arrives-july-29/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/windows-10-arrives-july-29/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2015 09:25:26 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7156 Microsoft yesterday announced that Windows 10 will be launched on July 29. For most of us it will be a free upgrade from Windows 8.1 or Windows 7. If you want to know more about the upgrade path you can check out my previous post about the Windows 10 Editions and Upgrade Paths. You will …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/06/windows-10-arrives-july-29/feed/ 0 7156 My Microsoft Band and Microsoft Health User Review https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/02/my-microsoft-band-and-microsoft-health-user-review/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/02/my-microsoft-band-and-microsoft-health-user-review/#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2015 15:33:44 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=7026 Back in November I finally got my Microsoft Band after spending a lot of time try to find one in different stores in the US. Since then I have used my Microsoft Band every day and I was waiting for the first big update and the release of the Microsoft Health Dashboard to write my …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/02/how-to-secure-your-microsoft-account/feed/ 1 6952 What’s next for Windows 10 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/whats-next-for-windows-10/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/whats-next-for-windows-10/#respond Thu, 22 Jan 2015 20:35:38 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6932 Microsoft yesterday held the January event about the next generation of Windows and showed some great new features of Windows 10. If you have watched the Windows 10 webcast, you have seen that Microsoft announced and showed a lot of new stuff yesterday. In this post I do a quick summary about this Windows 10 …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2015/01/whats-next-for-windows-10/feed/ 0 What's next for Windows 10 - Thomas Maurer Microsoft yesterday held the January event about the next generation of Windows and showed some great new features of Windows 10. If you have watched the Windows 10 webcast, you have seen that Microsoft announced and showed a lot of new stuff yesterday. In this post I do a quick summary about this W Event,HoloLens,Microsoft,Office,Project Spartan,Spartan,Surface,Surface Hub,Windows,Windows 10,Windows Insider,Xbox,Xbox app,Windows 10 6932 First Impressions of the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/#comments Mon, 08 Sep 2014 15:26:39 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6639 Over a week ago, I finally got my Microsoft Surface Pro 3, and I will try to cover my first impressions in this blog post. Two years ago, I replaced my notebook with the Surface Pro, and one year later, I replaced the Surface Pro with the Surface Pro 2. I have used both devices as …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/09/first-impressions-of-the-microsoft-surface-pro-3/feed/ 1 6639 Microsoft Azure Update at Build 2014 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/04/microsoft-azure-update-at-build-2014/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/04/microsoft-azure-update-at-build-2014/#respond Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:16:45 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6451 At the Build Conference 2014 Microsoft already announced a lot of new stuff for the whole Microsoft or IT ecosystem. There is absolutely no time to cover all the changes and announcements Microsoft has made in the past 2 days. So I will just focus on the things I care about. Prior to the Build …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/04/microsoft-azure-update-at-build-2014/feed/ 0 6451 Like my Hyper-V Applicance (Xbox One) https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/01/like-my-hyper-v-applicance-xbox-one/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2014/01/like-my-hyper-v-applicance-xbox-one/#comments Fri, 03 Jan 2014 19:28:53 +0000 http://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=6047 During my trip in Seattle last November, Amazon delivered my Xbox One. During the holidays, I finally had time to play with it and check out the games I got. Well my first impression was how fast this thing is. I really love the concept of the three Operating System in one box where you can switch …

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