Microsoft testing app handoff feature for Windows 10

It's been almost two years since Apple first introduced its app Handoff feature for OS X — letting users pass active apps between mobile and desktop — and Microsoft is now testing a similar feature for Windows 10. Codenamed Project Rome, the software giant first started publicly discussing its app handoff plans at Build last month. Microsoft is planning to allow Windows 10 apps to connect to other devices through Bluetooth and the cloud and "continue experiences."

It's not clear exactly how this will work in reality, but Microsoft is testing apps based on its Xbox SmartGlass technology. Apps will be able to share information with each other through the cloud, and it's possible that Cortana could play a role in helping assist sharing...

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