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Windows 10 19H1 Preview Build 18329 One of the new features includes “Top apps in Search” which will show you the apps you use the most when you open Search. Also part of this build is the ability to run desktop apps in Windows Mixed Reality Environments. “In this update, we added the ability to launch Desktop (Win32) applications (such as Spotify, Paint.NET, and Visual Studio Code) in Windows Mixed Reality, just like how you launch Store apps,” writes Microsoft execs Dona Sarkar and Brandon LeBlanc....

Windows 10 1809 October 2018 Update Users running Windows 10 1809 just received a big update last week with KB4469342, which included more fixes than today’s update. There are no new features to report, but this update does include a couple of under the hood updates and will bump your build to 17763.194. Here is a look at what is included in KB4471332: Addresses an issue that may prevent the use of the Seek Bar in Windows Media Player when playing specific files....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19577 In this build, the company is continuing optional updates with drivers. According to the post: “During this experiment, drivers categorized as “optional” will not be automatically downloaded and installed on Windows Insider’s PCs running Build 19536 and newer.” It is also adding features to Cortana, updated the behavior of advanced startup, and more. Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s latest Insider build:...

The Gaming homepage is personalized with news on upcoming and newly released games, live streams, and more. The page includes personalized Xbox content and access to their Xbox Cloud Gaming library for users who sign in with their Microsoft accounts.The new Games menu for Edge, which offers free-to-play casual and arcade games, plus one-click access to games like Microsoft Solitaire and other exclusive Edge games.Clarity Boost is designed to provide clearer graphics while gaming in Microsoft Edge on Windows....

To start off, the new Surface Book improves battery life by 30% and can now, according to Microsoft, last up to 16 hours on normal usage. As the name suggests, it features the latest generation core i7 processor and doubles the graphics performance. Theoretically, it is three times faster than the highest end 13-inch MacBook Pro but we’ll discuss that after the Apple MacBook event. For keeping things cool, Microsoft says they’ve reengineered the cooling system and the latest Surface Book utilizes a more efficient thermal system....

Netflix star Millie Bobby Brown will lead the YA adaption The Thing About Jellyfish, with Reese Witherspoon set to co-produce. The film is based on Ali Benjamin’s novel of the same name. On Stranger Things, Brown portrays Eleven, a young girl with psychic powers. In 2015, The Thing About Jellyfish was nominated for a National Book Award. The novel centers on seventh-grader Suzy Swanson, a girl who believes that her best friend’s death was caused by a jellyfish....

A new promotional clip for Spider-Man: Far From Home features MJ helping Peter Parker suit up as the web-slinging hero. Picking up shortly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel still directed by Jon Watts will see Peter go on a trip across the pond with his schoolmates. It doesn’t seem like it’s going to be much of a vacation, however, with various threats brought by the Elementals and Quentin Beck/Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) hounding his tour....

The community of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is more than just about gamers. Interestingly, there are professional players, cosplayers, streamers, guide masters, and yet more to be found on the internet. Moonton has officially committed resources to cultivate these members of the community, and they will continue to do so. In other words, the Mobile Legends Creator Camp is a platform designed to assist MLBB content creators in the creation of high-quality content for their respective teams....

Some people have even been able to work from home to help practice social distancing. There’s been such a huge increase in internet usage that people are now worried networks could get overwhelmed. Tap or click here for ways you can help keep that from happening. If you’re already experiencing connectivity issues, it could be your operating system’s fault. Here’s what you need to do to fix the problem....

This is the first new Insider build for the year and introduces some minor new features like an updated notification area icon, Task Manager improvements, and other system updates. Here is a look at what you can expect. Windows 10 Preview Build 19541 As a minor aesthetic change, Microsoft has updated the notification area icon so you know an app is using your location. In Task Manager there’s an added option to show the architecture of each process in the Details tab....

As the tech giant Microsoft’s Windows 10 acceptance has not been peaceful and has not been as simple as expected. But the tech giant Microsoft’s latest operating system, of course, the Windows 10 may have finally taken the step into the main domain, now having surpassed Windows 7. For several months, it was expected that the tech giant Microsoft’s new operating system could surpass Windows 7 and take the lead in the operating system market....

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHAyOKtyjhs&feature=youtu.be] Microsoft updated its Xim photo sharing application today with support for viewing photos over AirPlay on an Apple TV. The instructions for setting up AirPlay streaming (demonstrated in the video above) are relatively simple: just pull up Control Center and activate the AirPlay mirroing function that’s built into iOS. After that, you’ll see your slideshows on your TV in real time. Xim allows users to create shared photo slideshows that stay in sync across multiple devices....

It does not seem logical or even realistic to think that the tech giant Microsoft’s Surface line may disappear in the near future, but the truth is that this is the idea of some of the most important analysts and managers in the industry. The general idea is that this exit will be given as early as 2019. Since introducing Surface RT and Surface Pro in 2012, the tech giant Microsoft has become one of the most important players in the personal computer and notebook markets....

As flagship laptops, you’d expect both lines to be aiming high in component selection, performance, and features. Apple usually integrates all three of those tentpoles into its new MacBook Pro releases. Microsoft, however, seems more complacent, and I think that fact is starting to hold back the Surface Laptop line. All of the precision-machined cases and blazing-fast performance here couldn’t make me ignore the distractingly large bezels, nor could anything make me forget about its comically outdated webcam....

Microsoft today announced an update for all Office 2016 apps on the Mac that bring 64-bit support to all of the apps. There are additional performance and stability improvements, as well. With today’s update, Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and OneNote are all 64-bit. With that upgrade, all of the apps have improved performance and stability, according to Microsoft. The company also says that 64-bit runtime enables “new innovative features.” While 64-bit runtime has been available for members of Microsoft’s “Office Insider” beta testers for a while now, this marks the first time that 64-bit is available to all users of the productivity suite....

As someone who uses his iPad for email and writing as much as for media consumption, I’m a big fan of physical keyboards. My current favorites are the ClamCase Pro and Brydge, each of which offers a near-Macbook quality moving keyboard. But if you’ve ever been deterred by the bulk or weight of a full moving keyboard, the Libre – a new iPad Air/2 keyboard case that launched yesterday on Kickstarter – may be worth a look....

MongoDB provides a function called db.collection.find() which is used for retrieval of documents from a MongoDB database. During the course of this MongoDB query tutorial, you will see how this function is used in various ways to achieve the purpose of document retrieval. MongoDB Basic Query Operations The basic MongoDB query operators cover the simple operations such as getting all of the documents in a MongoDB collection. Let’s look at an db....

Windows 10 Preview Build 17713 Microsoft Edge is getting updates to its autoplay video blocking as well as to the PDF toolbar. Also, the ability to lookup definitions while using Reading View for sites, eBooks, and PDFs. Notepad is getting many new user-requested improvements including Wrap-around, find/replace, Text Zooming, and Line Number with word-wrap. There are also new features for IT admins including improvements to Windows Defender Application Guard, Web sign-in to Windows 10 that supports non-ADFS federated providers, and Remote Desktop with Biometrics that works with Windows Hello....

Microsoft today delivers a second cumulative update (KB3081436) that the company says will improve functionality and resolve security issues. Here’s a look at how Microsoft describes this most recent update: Of course this update will be delivered and installed automatically, but if you want to manually update now, head to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update to download it. A restart is required to complete the updating process....

In spite of these desires for more flexibility by employees, 50% of leaders say they have plans for a full in-person return to the office this year. Employees who were surveyed said they want a reason why they should come into the office, yet only 28% of companies have established team agreements about who should work from where. And 53% of those surveyed say they are more likely to prioritize their health and wellbeing over work....