Microsoft News announced on Windows 10, iOS and Android: How it works
Microsoft announces the new News, a new engine for the selection of news to be proposed on their information channels, and new applications for Windows 10, iOS and Android.
Present in the information industry for over 23 years, Microsoft has announced the new Microsoft News, the new engine that feeds news sites MSN.com and the new application of the same name presented in parallel: Microsoft News it is already available on Windows 10, and also on the competing platforms iOS and Android, and is ” the first step of evolution ” of Microsoft in the field of information.
Microsoft launched the memorable MSN in 1995, when the information sector was beginning to grow in importance on the web. Over time, there have been great upsets in divulging online news, with the goal of Microsoft that it has always been to ” keep the public informed in an easy, complete and reliable way “. To date, the Microsoft news network covers almost half a billion people in the world in over 140 countries and 28 different languages.
Microsoft News is a redesigned app to meet the needs of the web and modern users, offering information on Microsoft Edge and the News apps of Windows 10, Skype, Xbox and Outlook.com, as well as on iOS and Android.
According to Microsoft, ” the way we inform people through the web, the smartphone and the PC, thanks to our tried and tested approach that sees collaboration with publishers, the work of editors and the application of artificial intelligence “.
The synergy between human interaction and automated systems is designed, of course, to provide complete and reliable information, just like on other similar systems (Google News, in particular). In addition, Microsoft promotes ” premium ” publisher content and 3,000 brands in all major global markets.
The news of the new redesigned version of Microsoft News are as follows, as reported by Microsoft :
- New customization features, including the ability to select the interests to be followed in the news feed – such as World News, Sports, Personal Finance, Fitness and much more – and the ability to read favorite news on different devices, also accessing thousands of local news from major cities.
- Alerts on the latest news easy to configure.
- A new black background that allows better nighttime reading.
- Simplified access thanks to the perfect integration with the iOS and Android widgets.
- Continuous reading, for a smoother experience.
Microsoft News is already available in the stores of Windows 10, iOS and Android with the Italian name of Microsoft News. To download it, you can also request the link to this address.