Windows 10 Gives The Phone Another Shot At Being A PC

Continuum might be the most practical approach yet to computerizing a smartphone. But the dream may already have died—or at least evolved.

There was a lot to chew on during the keynote yesterday at Microsoft's Build conference in San Francisco. The company announced plans to let developers use code written for iOS and Android apps in Windows programs. It showed off new uses for its HoloLens augmented-reality headset, such as teaching anatomy with life-size, interactive human bodies. It finally revealed that the new browser that will displace Internet Explorer will be known as Microsoft Edge.