PowerToys gets even more powerful and gains a new Dashboard home page in latest update

What you need to know PowerToys version 0.75 rolled out this week. The update adds a new utility designed for configuring profiles and brings a new Dashboard home page. The Peek feature is now much more powerful as well following the update. Microsoft PowerToys has a new update, and it adds some handy functionality to […]

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Apple Podcasts Launches New Subscription Analytics Dashboard

Starting today, Apple Podcasts creators have access to a new Subscription Analytics dashboard that provides an overview of how their podcast subscriptions are performing. The free tool is available via the Apple Podcasts Connect website. On the Overview tab, creators can view how many listeners started a free trial, how many listeners are paid subscribers, […]

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Shaped by player feedback, the Xbox dashboard is getting a new Home experience

The Xbox dashboard has undergone a multitude of updates over the years, spanning all the way back to the Xbox 360 Blades to the New Xbox Experience to the current iteration present on both Xbox One and Xbox Series consoles.  The most recent version of the dashboard has led to complaints from many fans, however, […]

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Heart Analyzer v10 Brings New Dashboard and Watch App Experience with Enhanced Swift Charts

Heart Analyzer this week reached version 10, bringing some major improvements and changes to the popular heart health app including a new dashboard experience, a refreshed Watch app, enhanced charts, and new tracking complications. The new Dashboard experience has been designed lets users switch days more easily and aims to offer clearer indications as to […]

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Microsoft News Roundup: Android 12L on Surface Duo, new Xbox dashboard, face of Windows Phone leaving Microsoft, and more

Microsoft releasing Android 12L to the Surface Duo lineup, Steam breaking usage records, and a glimpse of the new Xbox dashboard are just some of the stories that broke this week. With so much news to go around, it’s easy to miss a few things. That’s where our weekly roundup comes in. Windows Dev Kit […]

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Google confirms it is retiring the Assistant Driving Mode Dashboard

Google will soon add another feature to its ever-growing graveyard of defunct software. Starting November 21, Android smartphone users will no longer be able to use the Assistant Driving Mode Dashboard. The feature, announced in 2019, will be shutting down next month, making Driving Mode in Google Maps the default experience. Recent reports based on […]

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New Xbox dashboard has Windows Central readers split 50/50

What you need to know Microsoft started testing a new Xbox dashboard with Insiders earlier this month. The revamped interface focuses on accessing certain content quickly but has received criticism for blocking wallpapers and its lack of customization options. Our readers are split down the middle on the dashboard, according to our recent poll. A […]

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Poll: Do you like the new Xbox dashboard?

Microsoft revamps the dashboard for its Xbox consoles at a relatively regular cadence. The company unveiled its latest plans for the Xbox home screen last week. While the general look and feel of the interface will be familiar to those that have used the Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, or Xbox One, there are […]

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Microsoft News Roundup: Intel Arc GPUs, new Xbox dashboard, Windows 11 on Surface Duo, and more

Things are ramping up in the world of tech. While we aren’t quite into Techtober, announcements are aplenty these days. Over the last week, we saw Intel share the specs of its upcoming Arc desktop GPUs, Microsoft unveil a new color for the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, and got a first look at […]

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Concept artist reimagines Xbox 360 Blades dashboard for Xbox Series X|S

What you need to know Microsoft is currently taking feedback for suggestions to improve the current Xbox Series X|S user interface.  Concept artist Elliot Parker has created a conceptual version of the Xbox 360 “Blades” interface, but built for the Xbox Series X|S.  The design uses the “Blades” tabs that were iconic in the early […]

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Xbox is revamping the console dashboard home screen, and wants your help

What you need to know Xbox is once again updating the dashboard on the Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One consoles.  The new interface is familiar, but has some important refinements to improve usability and style.  Microsoft is asking Xbox users to get involved and provide their feedback either by downloading the Xbox Insider hub […]

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Google’s Game Dashboard feature might come to Galaxy devices

Google’s Game Dashboard feature is a one-stop shop for configuring your Android phone to best suit gaming. You can live-stream your gameplay, see the frame rate, turn off notifications to prevent them from disturbing you, or even choose a performance profile for optimal gaming. It also integrates Google Play Games features. However, it was limited […]

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Microsoft releases Digital Equity Data Dashboard showing which regions have access to the web

What you need to know Microsoft released a Digital Equity Data Dashboard this week to help understand gaps in broadband connectivity throughout the United States. The dashboard uses data from the Census Bureau, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), BroadbandNow, and Microsoft’s own Broadband Usage Data. It breaks down access to the internet by region by looking at […]

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Does the Xbox Series X|S need a new dashboard OS?

Source: Windows Central Recently, I noticed that every time an Xbox staff member tweets, regardless of the topic, a bunch of replies plead for Microsoft to provide a new dashboard, often without context. I was surprised in my Xbox surveys at the start of the year how many people were actually upset with the general […]

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