Take a closer look at what powers the Xbox Series X

The Xbox Series X is set to launch before the end of 2020 – hopefully sometime around November, if we're lucky! – and you can now take a more in-depth look at just what's going on inside Xbox's upcoming next-gen console. Thanks to Jason Ronald, Director of Program Management for the Xbox Series X (via […]

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Microsoft releases Windows 10 Build 19042.388 (20H2) to Beta Channel Insiders

Microsoft today announced the release of Windows 10 Build 19042.388 (KB4565503) to Beta Channel Insiders. This 20H2 build is a cumulative update which only includes quality improvements through bug fixes. Find the full change log below. What's new in Windows 10 Build 19042.388: We fixed an issue that might prevent you from using PowerShell to […]

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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft releases July 2020 cumulative update for Windows 10

It's Patch Tuesday again, and Microsoft has released a set of updates for all supported versions of Windows 10. The updates bring several fixes and security improvements. Find the full changelog below. Windows 10 Version 2004 –KB4565503(OS Build 19041.388) Addresses an issue in certain apps that use the ImeMode property to control Input Method Editor […]

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Microsoft details new Time and Task Management tools in Microsoft 365

Time is one of the most precious and scarce resources, and in a blog post, Microsoft has detailed all the new tools and features which come with Microsoft 365 to help users manage this resource, with the aim of spending less time preparing for meetings, protecting your personal time, and organizing your calendar to stay balanced. […]

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Intel Alder Lake S processor will bring ARM’s big.LITTLE architecture to the desktop

ARM's big.LITTLE technology architecture uses two types of processor. "LITTLE" processors are for maximum power efficiency while "big" processors are for maximum compute performance. According to the recent leaks, the upcoming Intel Alder Lake S processor will use similar big.LITTLE architecture for better overall efficiency. According to the leaks, there will be 8 small cores […]

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Microsoft Edge Canary address bar no longer shows http:// or www

In what appears to be an effort to make URLs easier to read and understand, Microsoft is planning not to show URL components such as http:// or www in the address bar of the Microsoft Edge. If you're using Microsoft Edge Canary and paying close attention to its address bar, you can notice the change […]

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Microsoft invests in Kano, a company that makes buildable laptops for school kids

Kano today announced its next-generation Windows 10 PC. The new Kano PC is transparent, so kids can see how it operates. The status lights reveal the data flow within and kids can disconnect and replace key parts with new ones when needed. Kano PC costs $299 and it comes with a 11.6-inch touchscreen, Intel Celeron […]

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OnePlus Nord will come with a 4115mAh battery

OnePlus is planning to announce the OnePlus Nord later this month. The company has already a lot about the device through posts on various social media websites. Now a post by Zack from JerryRigEverything has confirmed the battery capacity of the device. Zack posted an image of the internals of the OnePlus Nord which shows […]

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Verizon starts rolling out June 2020 security patch for Samsung Galaxy S20 series

Verizon has started rolling out June 2020 security patch for Samsung Galaxy S20 series. The new patch brings general improvements and bumps the Android security patch level to June 2020. Here's the official changelog of the update: The current software update provides performance improvements and the most up to date Android security patches on your […]

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Microsoft Launcher Preview to be phased out by the end of this month

According to reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi(@alex193a), Microsoft is planning to phase out the Microsoft Launcher Preview app by the end of this month. And replacing the Microsoft Launcher Preview app will be a new Microsoft Launcher. This is the pop-up message that will inform you about the depreciation of #Microsoft Launcher Preview ? pic.twitter.com/6IuwMbMp80 — […]

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Microsoft and Citrix announce new cloud partnership, on-premises Citrix customers will be moved to Azure

Microsoft and Citrix today expanded their long partnership. As part of the new agreement, Microsoft will select Citrix Workspace as a preferred digital workspace solution and Citrix will move existing on-premises Citrix customers to Microsoft Azure cloud. The aim of this partnership is to speed up the adoption of digital workspaces and virtual desktops. Microsoft and […]

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Microsoft will bring disposable email addresses support to Office 365 this year

Microsoft is planning to bring support for Plus Addressing in Office 365 later this year. Microsoft has recently updated the Roadmap page that this feature will be available in Q3 CY2020. Plus Address support allows you to create custom (or disposable) email addresses based off your standard email address, by simply adding a "+" suffix […]

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Lenovo’s upcoming ThinkPad X1 Nano laptop leaked online

Last month, we reported about the leaks of Lenovo's upcoming dual-screen laptop and the Yoga Carbon thin and light laptop. Today, another future Lenovo laptop got leaked online. Lenovo will be releasing a new laptop called ThinkPad X1 Nano, the lightest laptop in the ThinkPad series. The ThinkPad X1 Nano will feature an ultra-thin (14.8mm […]

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Swery promises to rewrite poor transgender portrayal in Deadly Premonition 2

The launch of Deadly Premonition 2 didn't go the way many expected. Aside from the horrid performance issues that plague the experience, fans noted an especially poor portrayal of a transgender character within the game's main narrative.  Fans noted that the trans character in Swery's newest game constantly misgenders the character as well as deadnaming […]

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 launches in Xbox Game Pass this month

SEGA's phenomenal Yakuza series is coming back to Xbox consoles with the upcoming launch of Yakuza Kiwami 2.  Launching at the end of this month for Xbox One consoles and the Windows 10 Store, Yakuza Kiwami 2 is a full remake of the PlayStation 2 cult classic in the jaw-droppingly gorgeous Dragon Engine. Yakuza Kiwami […]

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Microsoft is porting Java for Windows 10 on ARM

Thanks to the acquisition of jClarity, Microsoft now has a Java Engineering Group inside its Developer Division. Recently, Microsoft announced that it is porting OpenJDK for Windows 10 on ARM (AArch64) based devices. Microsoft has submitted the changes to the OpenJDK project in partnership with Red Hat. Once this porting is completed, developers can start […]

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Microsoft replaces more editors with AI at Microsoft News

Back in 2018, Microsoft developed a news engine to power MSN.com, Microsoft News mobile apps, Edge start page and more. The Microsoft News news engine curates news via publishing partnerships, human editors, and AI. Microsoft partnered with premium publishers like USA Today, The New York Times, FOX News, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and more than […]

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Google disables SegmentHeap on Chrome due to performance regression

In May, Microsoft released Windows 10 May 2020 Update for Windows 10 users. The new update came with SegmentHeap that allowed Win32 apps to improve the RAM usage. Soon after the release, Microsoft announced that it had managed to reduce the RAM usage on Edge using the new feature. In June, Google also jumped on […]

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Microsoft plans to retire OneDrive’s fetch files feature

Microsoft is planning to retire fetch file feature that allows OneDrive users to access all the files on a PC from another computer by going to the OneDrive website. The feature also works over network locations but requires the host PC to be online when the files are requested. However, late last month, Microsoft updated […]

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Chrome HDR is broken on Windows 10, but a fix is on the way

According to users' reports on Reddit, both Chrome(v81 and later) and Edge users on Windows 10 are facing an issue where the brightness level of the HDR content on YouTube is incorrect when some modification is made to the "SDR content appearance" slider found in the "Windows HD Colour Settings" page. Setting the "SDR content […]

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