Microsoft’s Continuum turns your Phones into full-fledged PCs

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[h=1]Microsoft’s Continuum turns your Phones into full-fledged PCs[/h] April 29, 2015 Kishore Ganesh Leave a comment

Windows 10 is one of Microsoft’s biggest releases in years, and it truly is the best representation of Microsoft’s unified Operating System Vision, with a UI that adapts to every form factor and a codebase that is shared across all devices resulting in applications running across all devices, no matter whether it is a Phone or a Computer.


While this shared codebase is limited to Universal Applications, it is still a start, and now, Microsoft is improving upon Universal Applications with Continuum.
Continuum, as you know, is a feature in Windows 10 that dynamically adapts to your device and the peripherals connected to it. For example, you have a Tablet, then it would be in Touchscreen Mode, but as soon as you connect a keyboard, it changes to Desktop Mode.


Now, Microsoft is announcing an extension of this feature. Basically, if you connect your Phone to a monitor, it will turn into a PC, and this isn’t just about outputting Video to a Monitor. The entire OS will change to PC Mode, and all applications will run in PC Mode, since they will all share a codebase that is applicable across all platforms.


However, this feature will only be available in newer phones, since Microsoft says that some special hardware is required for this feature.


We expect Windows 10 to release in the Summer, and Windows 10 for Phones will come right around that time.


What do you think? Are you excited for a unified computing experience?

Microsoft?s Continuum turns your Phones into full-fledged PCs | Tech Geek Forever

 

[Jaykay767]

Not at all. why the need to connect to a monitor to convert to a PC? Make the phone a full fledged PC... after all people are getting used to working on small screens.. etc... if there is a need to display in big screen, build a projector in the phone, so the display can be projected on a big screen or wall, etc... Microsoft can never think out of the box.. they are only good in following the industry & then take them down like they did with Netscape..

 

[Jaykay767]

if you need a monitor to convert to PC, then you lose your mobility... & tied down to a desk...

 

[vgane]

Not at all. why the need to connect to a monitor to convert to a PC? Make the phone a full fledged PC... after all people are getting used to working on small screens.. etc... if there is a need to display in big screen, build a projector in the phone, so the display can be projected on a big screen or wall, etc... Microsoft can never think out of the box.. they are only good in following the industry & then take them down like they did with Netscape..

I think Satya Nadella wants to unify the Windows, Windows phone and XBox Operating system into one...Noble idea..But converting phone into PC, it has not thought over that well