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If you blinked, you missed the entirety of January racing by.
Edge rising from the ashes
Microsoft Edge could soon get a new look.
First revealed byWalkingCat on Twitter, a project codenamed “Phoenix” is in the works at Microsoft.
Thereimagined Edgewould feature a design that separates itself from other Chromium browsers while also adding features.
Microsoft has been working on Phoenix since summer 2022 and is building the surfing app in pieces.
Some elements, such assplit view, are already in testing within Edge Canary or other Insider channels.
In addition to a new look with rounded corners, Phoenix will integrate with Windows.
One idea is to have Edge act as the password manager for all of Windows.
The File Explorer home page will integrate with Microsoft 365, based on the mockups.
Larger thumbnails (shown above) will preview content with much more information than what’s currently presented.
The news comes after thedeparture of HoloLens chief architect Alex Kipman.
Microsoft’sHoloLens contract with the U.S. militaryhas also run into issues of late.
Standby mode has become less important over the years thanks to Microsoft reducing boot times of its consoles.
Additionally, newer consoles in shutdown mode can still receive system and game updates when switched off.
Conservative politicians jumped in on the action as well.
“They want to take your guns.
They want to take your gas stoves.
And now they want to take your Xbox.
askedTexas Congressman Troy Nehls.
It’s an interesting move to implement such drastic changes in an online game in its final moments.
