Author: Richard Hay

Microsoft Slows Down Redstone 5 Development with Build 17692.1004

The road to Windows 10 Redstone 5 finally has a slow lane. Late last night, Microsoft pushed out a slow ring build for Windows 10 Redstone 5 to Windows Insiders enrolled in the programs slower paced development ring. After almost five months and 17 builds released in the fast ring, this release is the first slow ring build to be made available to testers outside of Microsoft.

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Observed Tech PODCAST Episode 271 #OTP

This week I begin with some news about an Xbox Game Pass giveaway and then dive into all the juicy news including heavy duty Andromeda hardware rumors/leaks, the latest feature to be dropped from RS5, and the fast pace which the April 2018 Update is landing on Windows 10 systems. I also get to share with you about a classic piece of Microsoft hardware that is back on my desktop, improvements around facial recognition, Google almost having a shot at GitHub before Microsoft scooped them up and maybe Microsoft is not bailing on consumers after all. Of course, there are other things throughout the show so be sure you listen all the way to the end to catch everything. As always enjoy the show and thanks again for listening!

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A Classic Returns – Microsoft Classic Intellimouse

This past week Microsoft rekindled geek nostalgia when they shared details about the modern upgrade to one of their most popular and classic computing accessories – the Microsoft Classic Intellimouse. Initially released in 1996, the last update to this line of Microsoft mice was in 2003. The 2017 update does not disappoint in returning most of the iconic mouses favorite elements to users.

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