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A Microsoft patent (spotted by WindowsLatest) showcases a digital pen that will interact with a virtual strip along its length. Admittedly, not ever long screen has to be a Touch Bar comparison, and perhaps Microsoft can make its tool more functional. Titled “Dynamic Interaction Adaptation of a Digital Inking Device”, the patent highlights further development of the Surface Pen. The patent describes a Surface Pen with a digital display that shows device status, UI controls, notifications, and more....

1 Teams headsets2 Teams phones3 Teams rooms and room accessories Specifically, a range of new certified personal peripherals that are aimed at making the most from Microsoft Teams video and voice. Aimed at appealing to remote workers and organizations that use Microsoft Teams, the new hardware fall under the Microsoft device Certification Program. This means each product is compatible with Microsoft services, but they will also work on other platforms and tools....

Microsoft is it easier to access the Whiteboard app from Teams. In the past, users could only open Whiteboard from a Teams meeting and share the screen with other participants. It is now possible to use a Teams Rooms display and touch a new Whiteboard button that is available on the home screen. This will open the Whiteboard in one click and works even if you are not in a Teams meeting....

Microsoft Teams has gone from strength to strength since it launched in 2018. There’s no denying the ongoing COVID-19 crisis has spurred Teams to new success, as it has many digital services focused on communication. However, it’s too simple to say the pandemic is the sole reason behind the growth… Teams was thriving anyway. Of course, COVID-19 and the resulting stay-at-home measures employed by most countries have had a profound effect on Microsoft Teams....

Focus Sessions are built into the Windows 11 Alarms and Clock application. Panos explains the tool allow users to focus on productivity and get work done without any distractions. By setting a task and how much time to dedicate to it, the Focus Session is set up. It will put your work front and center and set an alarm according to your schedule. Think of this as adding some elements of notifications and Microsoft To-Do into a new feature....

Microsoft’s implementation of eSIM technology is growing slowly. The company has the following countries and carriers supporting the tech: China – China Telecom Italy – TIM (Telecom Italia) K. – EE S. – Sprint, Verizon Sweden is now also on board through Tele2, which announced its involvement today. The company says it is supporting Microsoft because it expects a flood of devices to adopt Always Connected PCs. Considering the lukewarm reception to the first wave of laptops using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835....

Among the new features landing on Microsoft To-Do include a more dynamic light/dark mode. Specifically, the application will now automatically switch between dark and light modes depending on system settings. Users previously needed to do this manually. Elsewhere, users with multiple accounts can choose which account a task goes to, including all active accounts. Below is the fill changelog for Microsoft To-Do on Android: We now follow the system settings for dark mode so if you’re phone is set to dark mode then To Do automatically follows suit....

On Wednesday Microsoft introduced even more functionality in the form a new Geographic Routing feature. It means users can direct traffic depending on the physical location of requests. Azure Traffic Manager Geographic Routing Advantages This functionality opens up new usage scenarios for admins. According to principal program manager Dilip Lukose, we can expect the following: “Customizing and localizing content for specific regions, enabling better user experience and engagement. As an example, an e-commerce site can localize the site content and merchandise items to users in a specific region....

It is worth noting the update is currently exclusive to the Release Preview and Fast Ring branches of the Windows Insider Program. If you are not an Insider, you will need to wait for the release to come to Windows 10 proper. Either way, all users at one time or another will get v2018.426.70.0 of the Camera app and find a couple of new features. The first is more dynamics when rotating the camera, while more image taking options have been included....

“As Microsoft products and services expanded exponentially over the years, MSDN Magazine has gone through its own evolution, as well. We realized that it is time to retire MSDN Magazine and to carry on its work through Web channels like docs.microsoft.com.” First published back in 1992, Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) was launched to keep Microsoft connected with its developer network. Back then, MSDN Magazine was separated into two publications, Microsoft Systems Journal (MSJ) and Microsoft Internet Developer (MIND)....

Windows 11 Hardware Requirements Microsoft requires all computers that wish to install Windows 11 to have the following specs at a minimum of memory, storage, main processor, and graphics processor: 1 Windows 11 Hardware Requirements2 Windows 11 release date2.1 Upgrade Windows 10 to Windows 11 using Insider Program3 Windows 11 is Free to install?4 Windows 11 New features4.1 DirectStorage Support4.2 Android Apps coming to Windows4.3 New gaming features4.4 Microsoft Teams now fully integrated4....

Until now, the title has only been available on Windows Phone devices. However, Mojang says users who have a device eligible for Windows 10 Mobile will get a free upgrade to the Windows 10 version of Minecraft for free. If you are unsure on your versions, this is good news. Mostly because the Windows 10 game offers numerous added features and content over the Windows Phone variant. For example, the game adds Realms and Achievements to the experience....

Mojang and the clothes company are evolving their collaboration to bring Minecraft x UNIQLO Skins Vol 2. According to a blog post, the new skins will be available from March 12 in China and March 15 globally. The idea here is players can dress their Minecraft characters in UNIQLO clothes: “Wear your favorite Uniqlo x Minecraft apparel as you mine, craft, explore, or virtually hang out with friends. There are 15 skins in this free pack, so you can avoid the so-called faux pas of wearing the same outfit as someone else in your group....

Following the series’ tendency to replace letters, it’ll be called ‘Krossplay’ and will put players from both consoles in the same Online Kasual matchmaking pool. This could increase the longevity of the game’s multiplayer, ensuring that there will be a larger pool of players to draw from when it loses popularity. It also means players on either console will be able to join their friend’s room. Developers have traditionally struggled to implement crossplay between the consoles, with Sony shutting down both Microsoft’s Minecraft and Rocket League creator Psyonix in the past....

The first pre-release builds for the Firefox web browser are now landing on ARM64 architecture for Windows. As you may know, this is Mozilla’s “nightly” version of the browser that is a preview build to test new features. As such Mozilla says there may be some basic functionality issues. This may be more the case as the company is testing the bowser on new architecture, so Mozilla is warning users may face more than the normal amount of hiccups....

Microsoft, not so much. The bug involves exploiting WAV audio in the browser to reveal personal data such as emails, Facebook feed, and more. It requires the use of a malicious site but is scary and powerful. A less severe version of the bug was found in one of Firefox’s beta builds, and Archibald says the team fixed it in three hours. They communicated to find a good mitigation, and the vulnerability didn’t make its way to a full version....

It is easy to argue this is inevitable considering the increasing diverse streaming market. Viewers have a massive choice and simply cannot afford to pay for all services. As individual studios/companies launch their own streaming services, the catch-all model of Netflix was bound to take a hit. Inevitable maybe, but still a huge problem for the company. For all of its huge success, Netflix does not make huge profits. A downturn in subscribers will hardly appease investors while also cause concerns that this is start of a downward trend....

Research company AppRiver discovered the phishing campaign this month. The whole process relies on creating a convincing email that looks like one Spotify would send. These emails try to fool unwitting users into clicking a link that will lead them to a website that is also designed to deceive by looking like Spotify. Once the user enters the username and password, they will have given the bad actors their credentials....

Microsoft says Project Brainwave will be fully showcased at Hot Chips 2017. We have previously discussed this project and its ability to deliver real-time AI. By leveraging artificial intelligence in this way, systems can process requests as they are received. The company says Brainwave was built on the following three layers: A high-performance, distributed system architecture; A hardware DNN engine synthesized onto FPGAs; and A compiler and runtime for low-friction deployment of trained models....

Apple and Qualcomm have been locked in a legal battle over the issue, and the new request will expand the situation. Qualcomm says it wants the ITC to stop Apple selling devices with the infringing processors. The company says Apple leverages the Intel silicon and abuses six of its patents that help preserve battery life. Apple, employs a multi-supplier chain for its processors and also has Qualcomm-powered and Samsung-powered devices....