Microsoft Says It's Time to Kill Off the Password

Microsoft's solution to the password? You. In what is probably a veiled attempt at drumming up interest for Windows Hello, its facial, fingerprint, and iris-scanning system, the company is touting the superiority of biometrics over strings of typed text for security.

Microsoft Xbox Beta iOS App Gains Xbox Live Party Chat

For beta testers of Microsoft's Xbox Beta iOS app, it has been updated to support beta testing of Xbox Live Party Chat, notes OnMSFT (via Engadget). Xbox Live Party Chat will now allow iOS beta testers to voice chat with fellow players on Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows 10, now joining Android Xbox …

Kodi app spotted on Xbox One in a few locations from Europe

Kodi is a free open-source, cross-platform media player and also entertainment hub for digital media for Home theater PCs. The application performs with core functionality on Windows 10 S, but some add-ons may not be able to work. Microsoft is working to find a fix for this issue. If you didn't know, the …

PSA: Today's your last chance to download Microsoft Groove music

Microsoft Groove is however not going anywhere, only the streaming service is being killed off. Groove becomes nothing more than an advanced music player available on all Windows 10 devices. Microsoft is allowing all the users with subscriptions to upgrade to Spotify at no additional cost. Here's how …