The important details here are the Surface Go LTE will be available on November 20 and will cost $679. For that price customers will get the version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. Firstly, I want to say this is not a leak in the strictest sense. Best Buy has almost certainly purposely allowed this information to seep into the public eye. Either way, it’s good to know how much the Surface Go LTE will cost....
Azure Synapse Analytics automatically prepares and manages data for business intelligence applications. Microsoft describes it as an extension of Azure SQL Data Warehouse as it leverages analytic data from warehouse systems across organizations. Synapse Analytics comes with a dedicated workspace called Azure Synapse studio. Here customers can access tools for managing data, big data, AI tasks, and more. Microsoft points out there have been traditional barriers when customers wanted to support hybrid transactional analytical processing (HTAP) workloads....
At the same time, if your computer runs Windows 7 or 8.1 you can download Windows 10 for free and then take advantage of the free upgrade to the latest system. If, on the other hand, your computer isn’t eligible for a free upgrade, you have many ways to purchase Windows 11. You can get it full price on the official Microsoft Store or you can save up to 70% by relying on Mr Key Shop, a very well-known digital software reseller who offers his customer a wide diversity of products at very affordable prices....
That plan has now extended to older Windows 10 versions (via TechDows). Through the release of the KB4541301, KB4541302, KB4559309 updates, the new Microsoft Edge Chromium experience is available on Windows versions 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, and of course 2004. Users can download the browser via Windows Update. Microsoft’s original Edge browser was built on the company’s EdgeHTML rendering platform. In December 2018, Microsoft announced it would switch Edge to Google’s Chromium platform....
It’s been over two years since its launch and Eve has even launched a monitor in that time. Now, though, the eyes are firmly on Eve V version 2.0, and it has revealed a little more about its plans for the device. Like it’s predecessor, version 2 will rely heavily on the community to influence the specs and features that go into the device. Eve admits that these days the V “fails to keep up with newer offers from our competitors in the eys of more demanding users”....
APT39 is an Iranian threat group that usually engages in cyberespionage attacks on behalf of the Iranian government. Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. believe APT39 also operates under a shell company known as RANA Intelligence Computing Co. In response to the new information, the FBI published a public threat advisory following an investigation into Rana Corp. Security researchers also studied output from the company and found malware samples that show an Android attack has evolved to include surveillance capabilities....
Perhaps that is now happening as the New York Times reports Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to merge all of the company’s messaging services. That means WhatsApp and Messenger will be integrated, and you can throw Instagram into the mix too. It is worth noting that neither service will be removed, so all will continue as individual applications. However, Zuckerberg wants WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram to be underpinned by the same technical architecture....
The feature will link users and allow them to either be mentors or mentees. On the mobile app users will be matched up between mentees and mentors, connecting them by elements they have in common. The connections would be friends, education, location, and profession. Facebook has been pushing enterprise-focused features for some time. The company launched Facebook Workplace last year as a way to connect business users. The service brings custom integration that allows users to add software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions into the network....
Of course, crowdfunding has become a proven way to get interesting new projects the backing they need. Gabriel Wyner, an opera singer based in Chicago has developed a method for learning new languages and has folded it into app form. Wyner is a polyglot and now the author and founder of Fluent Forever. The book company is already devoted to helping people learn a new language through modern techniques. Now, the company is expanding into applications....
Dependabot is an open source service that allows users to automate dependency updates in their solutions. The tool has been integrated into GitHub for dev’s to use. The company says the new app searches dependencies in a project for security vulnerabilities and updates them automatically to newer versions. As mentioned, this is another example of GitHub expanding since Microsoft’s purchase. Another recent example was the introduction of GitHub Sponsors. This new program allows users to provide financial backing to open-source developers....
Jason Rohrer was given a significant scare by GitHub when the company blocked him without explanation. As the developer of over a dozen games with code hosted on GitHub, including One Hour One Life, Rohrer was given no explanation why he was blocked. “If you’re thinking about using @github for your life’s work, FYI, they may remove it without any warning or notice, based on some user ‘report’ made out of spite....
Yes, the fine is massive and the record-breaking part is important. Not least because Google is the current record holder of the highest fine paid to the Commission. A year ago, the company was forced to pay $2.7 billion for breaching competition laws around its shopping search results. This time, the European Commission says the fine regards three restrictions Google placed on Android device OEMs. Under European laws the restrictions break antitrust regulations....
The company has announced a platform for developers to create games that work in the real-world through Google Maps. In its announcement, the company said game developers can reimagine the real world and real locations as games. From racing games to zombie apocalypse games, real-world environments can be transformed. Of course, the scope here is massive and Google could well be changing the face of games forever. The company explains how Google Maps can leverage mixed reality: “Game studios can easily reimagine our world as a medieval fantasy, a bubble gum candy land, or a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic city....
With the redesign, which mainly refers to the presentation of items, the company wants to increase clarity in the many different views of the application. The new design covers everything from exploration to navigation and transit mode. For example, petrol stations are highlighted more prominently in navigation mode, while bus, train and other public transport stops will be highlighted in transit mode. In order to make it easier for the user to distinguish between different establishments at a glance, Google introduces a new colour scheme: restaurants, cafés and other catering facilities are displayed in orange, cinemas, theatres and other places for entertainment are turquoise....
In the latest round of “governments hate how Google conducts business”, an antitrust watchdog in France has agreed to a settlement of $268 million with the company. You can read this as settlement, and official that is what it is. However, for all intents and purposes, this is a fine. Google does not want to pay this money but would rather do so to avoid further action. Along with paying up the fine settlement, Google will also change its ad practices....
In the latest beta update for Chrome 73, the company is testing a Badges features for PWAs installed on Windows through the Chrome browser. When a PWA is installed through the browser and pinned to the taskbar, the taskbar icon will now provide badge notifications. For example, a PWA service like Twitter will show unread messages in the Badge. The relevant API can now be used by developers. Badges are updated more frequently than notification....
In fact, the whole point of Android 12L seems to be to bring improvements for folding phone compatibility. While the Surface Dou 2 is not a true folding phone, it will benefit from these changes alongside devices like Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 3. Perhaps the best of the new abilities is a refresh of the taskbar. Google says it is not easier to launch applications on dual-screen or folding screen devices....
It is unclear whether yesterday was meant to be the announcement date, or whether the speculation meant Google decided to simply confirm the purchase. Either way, Google will now take control of Mandiant. One question is if the Google beat Microsoft to the deal or whether Microsoft pulled out earlier for other reasons. Reports were pointing to the companies having different goals in negotiations. Google was actively pursuing integrating Mandiant into its cloud products....
The HoloLens HPU (Holographic Processing Unit) is a custom-made coprocessor, designed for Microsoft HoloLens. Microsoft has been working on the second version of HPU for some time, and Shum unveiled the first secret of HoloLens 2. Thanks to a new AI coprocessor, HoloLens will be able to natively and flexibly implement Deep Neural Networks. The chip will support a variety of layer types, fully programmable by Microsoft. The AI coprocessor can run continuously, off the HoloLens battery, allowing features such as sophisticated hand tracking with hand-part segmentation....
With both, however, there’s a balance to be made. You want your sleep settings to be useful, but not for your Windows 10 sleep timer to be so aggressive that it impacts productivity. In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to change your sleep time on Windows 10 via the in-built settings menu. By the end of it, you should have a balance that works well for you....
