Bill Gates is guest-editing The Verge in February

YOU NEED TO READ THIS NOW Jan 22, 2015 ► VIDEO Bill Gates is guest-editing The Verge in February I’m very excited to announce that Bill Gates will be The Verge’s first ever guest editor in February. This is a new type of collaboration for us, but there’s no one better than Bill to lead the way — and there’s no better time than now. ADVERTISEMENT FEATURED STORIES 10 Material Design Android apps you should be using right now Last year, Google unveiled its design vision for the future. Called Material Design, it incorporates bold colors, flat elements, and informative animations to create a fresh user interface for the modern age. Material Design made its major debut with the launch of Android 5.0 Lollipop in the fall, and Google has been rapidly updating its own apps and services to take advantage of the new design directives. Microsoft is ready to be loved again "We have bigger hopes, higher aspirations for Windows," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said on Wednesday, standing on a stage above a secret room filled with crazy holographic technology. "We want to move from people needing Windows to choosing Windows, to loving Windows. That is our bold goal." He's right: love is a problem that Microsoft needs to solve. The Apple Watch's battery life will reportedly be just like any other smartwatch According the latest in a string of scoops from 9to5Mac, battery life has been a pressing concern for Apple throughout the development of the Apple Watch. And for the first time, "sources familiar with the Watch's development" have provided some early figures on what consumers can expect when the device ships sometime this year.

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