Windows 10 on a phone will arrive with backgrounds, new notifications, universal apps

Microsoft has been very clear about designing its new Windows 10 OS with unification in mind. From what has been said today at the Win 10 presentation, it seems that, even though visually the OS will still look a bit different across devices, under the hood it will all be very similar, sharing a common kernel, and common app store. This should be a relief for the app developers out there.

The Universal tiled touch-friendly interface now pops up front and center only if you detach the screen part of your convertible device, for instance, and stays out of the way when you have ...