Microsoft continues to shed more light on the highly anticipated Windows 10 operating system by revealing more information about its contents.
In their latest blog post in the official MSDN website, the company finally admitted that their long-running Internet browser is actually outdated, but Internet Explorer will not be phased out entirely, even with the arrival of a brand new browser.
Talks about a new browser from the Redmond-based computer firm went around for quite a while, and the company eventually confirmed the existence of Project Spartan and unveiled the new browser in January. More recently, the company discussed about its updates.
Representatives from Microsoft said that developers can soon get the first dibs on the Spartan browser, which is now described as "Windows 10's new default browsing experience," which means that Internet Explorer will be replaced by the new one soon. Still, Internet Explorer 11 will stay in its original form in the current Windows 8.1 operating system.
Meanwhile, the computer software firm also unveiled the latest set of tools that developers can use via the newest Windows 10 preview. According to ExtremeTech, the new universal app platform tools and the brand new version of the Visual Studio now allow developers to start making apps that could run on different devices. It means that they can start building a single app that could run on PC, tablet, smartphone, as well as the gaming console Xbox One.
Microsoft's Cliff Simpkins talked about the new tools in one of the previous updates on the official Microsoft blog, saying, "Our goal with this release is to give you the opportunity to experiment with the cool new platform capabilities while we continue working to finish Windows 10."
Some of the key aspects in the platform tool preview include the adaptive UX, API contracts, the new user controls, as well as the visual studio tooling improvements.
