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Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Launch Date Revealed

There have been several rumours surrounding the release date for the much awaited Windows 10 Autumn Creators Update.  The speculations were finally laid to rest by Microsoft who have finally announced the date.

Terry Myerson, the vice president of Microsoft Windows and devices, finally confirmed the date. It will be on October 17th when the Fall Creators Update of Windows 10 will be released worldwide.

This is the 4th update of Windows 10 and will bring many new features to this system. All of them have already been tested in the Insider program, through which beta testers and developers reported all the errors and problems.

This new version will finally bring to Windows 10 the Microsoft VR platform, Windows Mixed Reality, which can be used by cheaper glasses and helmets, such as those that Lenovo has now presented at the IFA.

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New York City Police Department To Switch 35k Windows Phones With iPhones

As new smartphone models hit the market this approaching autumn, it’s not only everyday consumers who are thinking of switching phones. The New York City Police Department says it will give up it’s 36,000 windows phones and transition to iPhones by the end of the year.

The switch is prompted in part by news in July that said Microsoft was ending support for Windows 8.1 Mobile, which a large percentage of all Windows-powered phones are still using. It’s a predictable end to the Windows phone, considering that its market share had already slipped below 1 percent at the time the police department adopted its phones last year. The ill-fated decision to go with the Windows phone was made solely by its NYPD deputy commissioner for IT, according to The New York Post, and apparently did not receive further judgment before implementing the program.

The Windows models were Nokia Lumia 830 and Lumia 640 XL, equipped with special 911 apps, case management apps, and the ability to receive assignments. They were purchased as part of a $160 million initiative to modernize the NYPD, which has been around since 1845. The new business for Microsoft’s phones was clearly not enough to keep Windows Phone alive.

The NYPD has not specified which model of the iPhone it plans to give to law enforcement officers, but the switch will happen after the iPhone 8 will have already been released. However, given the rumoured pricing, it seems highly unlikely that NYPD police will be carrying the latest version of the device.