Mobile

It will take new device form factors to move us to a future where small devices are better able to adapt to a wider variety of tasks.

The lack of a SharePoint mobile app has always been a bit of a curiosity, but now, for Windows 10 Mobile users at least, Microsoft has put that right and the app that was first released at the end of September has lost its preview tag. Let’s take a look at what it has to offer.

Microsoft has a patchy history with offline synchronization for its OneDrive platform. The new synchronization client in Windows 10 is a big improvement, and it was recently announced at Ignite that a preview of the client now provides support for synchronizing SharePoint libraries, which will eventually free organizations from the terrible legacy Groove software that’s currently required.

In today’s Ask the Admin, I’ll look at a new feature, coming in next week’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update (AU), that allows Mobile Continuum to connect to the display of any device running Windows 10, without Microsoft’s Display Dock or additional peripherals. In the time since I wrote Windows 10 Continuum: Could Your Next Phone…

If you want better battery life from Windows 10, adopt Edge as your browser after Microsoft releases the Windows 10 Anniversary Update at the end of July 2016, and use Windows Store (UWP) apps where possible.

Russell Smith shares his thoughts on why he’s excited to be a part of the Windows Mobile 10 journey even though it’s facing some tough criticism from Windows Phone fans.

Learn about new wireless docking technology from Intel and WiGig.

Learn how to configure apps to auto-trigger VPN connections in Windows 10.

As Windows Mobile 10 rolls towards RTM, Russell Smith looks at one of the latest builds and gives his impressions.

Learn a quick trick in disk optimization in Windows 10 with the redesigned Reset and Refresh features that are designed to reduce the OS footprint.