Popular vendor of OS.http://aics-app.sakura.ne.jp/rss_share/201504271430106698867Microsoft, Apple, Google's latest news. Contains official and unofficial news.(ENG)Windows 10 news recap: eye tracking support is on the way, Minecraft: Better Together Update beta available and more
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-news-recap-eye-tracking-support-is-on-the-way-minecraft-better-together-update-beta-available-and-more
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:31:46 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-studio-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Windows logo displayed on screens in a studio" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-studio-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-studio-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-studio-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Take a look at the top Windows 10 news from new Microsoft Edge extensions to eye tracking support being built-in.Sun, 06 Aug 2017 20:31:46 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft news recap: BBC teams up with Microsoft for voice-controlled iPlayer, Remix 3D updated and more
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-news-recap-bbc-teams-up-with-microsoft-for-voice-controlled-iplayer-remix-3d-updated-and-more
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:52:11 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-laptop-table-Build-2017-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Laptops on a table" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-laptop-table-Build-2017-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-laptop-table-Build-2017-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-laptop-table-Build-2017-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Take a look at the top Microsoft news over the past week, from more users being able to see the new Microsoft sign-in screens, to Remix 3D receiving a rather large update.Sun, 06 Aug 2017 19:52:11 +0000On MSFTAre you convinced that Face ID will be a suitable replacement for Touch ID on the iPhone 8? [Poll]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/06/face-id-replace-touch-id-poll/
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:35:20 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/forbes-iphone-8-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200&h=675" /></div><p>Touch ID on the iPhone 8 has been one of the biggest points of contention thus far. While it was <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/25/new-iphone-8-concept-video-imagines-bezel-less-display-in-screen-touch-id-front-camera-more/">initially believed that</a> the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/24/iphone-8-dummy-leak-another-one/">fingerprint technology would be embedded</a> beneath <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/13/iphone-8-sketchy-invisible-front-facing-camera/">the display itself</a>, more recent reports have said that Apple was <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/03/kgi-iphone-8-no-fingerprint-touch-id/">unable to achieve such a feat</a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/03/iphone-8-touch-id-3d-face-detection/">Touch ID might be replaced with Face ID altogether</a>, a move that has been met with some skepticism…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/06/face-id-replace-touch-id-poll/#more-493753" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493753&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493753&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:35:20 +00009to5MacSpotify for Xbox One screenshots supposedly come to light
https://www.onmsft.com/news/spotify-for-xbox-one-screenshots-supposedly-come-to-light
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:50:00 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Apps, Spotify, Windows 10, WIndows Store" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />While the new Spotify app doesn't have that much separating it from its PlayStation 4 or Android TV counterparts, it's perfectly functional looking.Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:50:00 +0000On MSFTXbox news recap: Cross platform gaming here to stay, tons of hints about Spotify on Xbox and more
https://www.onmsft.com/news/xbox-news-recap-cross-platform-gaming-here-to-stay-tons-of-hints-about-spotify-on-xbox-and-more
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:09:08 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Xbox-One-S-One-X-1031x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox One S One X" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Xbox-One-S-One-X-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Xbox-One-S-One-X-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Xbox-One-S-One-X-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Check out our weekly Xbox news recap series, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Xbox. Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:09:08 +0000On MSFTWindows 10 Mobile news recap: Drawing Mode works on mobile, false hope on supported devices and more
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-mobile-news-recap-drawing-mode-works-on-mobile-false-hope-on-supported-devices-and-more
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:06:40 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2762-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2762-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2762-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2762-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/IMG_2762-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Check out our weekly Windows 10 Mobile news recap series, where we go over the top stories of the past week in the world of Microsoft’s mobile operating system.Sun, 06 Aug 2017 13:06:40 +0000On MSFTMike Ybarra on cross-platform gaming: “people want larger multiplayer pools of people to play with”, it’s here to stay
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mike-ybarra-on-cross-platform-gaming-people-want-larger-multiplayer-pools-of-people-to-play-with-its-here-to-stay
Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:39:19 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/xboxxymbol-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/xboxxymbol-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/xboxxymbol-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/xboxxymbol-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft's Mike Ybarra has taken a hit against Sony over its anti-cross-platform gaming stance.Sun, 06 Aug 2017 11:39:19 +0000On MSFTFace ID on the iPhone 8 may work even when the device is laying flat…
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-8-face-id-details/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:50:19 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/iphone-8-nodus.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500&h=750" /></div><p>Earlier today, developers uncovered the latest piece of information in the HomePod’s firmware: a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/4k-apple-tv-dolby-vision-hdr10/">potential upcoming Apple TV model with 4K support and more</a>. Now, <a href="https://ihelpbr.com/firmware-do-homepod-corrobora-rumor-sobre-reconhecimento-facial-do-iphone-8-funcionar-ate-com-o-aparelho-deitado/">iHelp highlights</a> yet another new iPhone 8 detail from the HomePod firmware, this time related to Face ID…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-8-face-id-details/#more-493748" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493748&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493748&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 23:50:19 +00009to5Mac4K AppleTV with Dolby Vision/HDR10 seemingly confirmed by HomePod code
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/4k-apple-tv-dolby-vision-hdr10/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 22:00:53 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/apple-tv.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500" /></div><p>The <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/homepod/">Apple HomePod </a>firmware is turning out to be the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/28/homepod-firmware-details/">gift </a>that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/30/iphone-8-design-and-face-unlock-homepod-code/">keeps</a> on <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/31/homepod-display-ram-details/">giving</a>. Today, developer Guilherme Rambo dug up the following strings inside seemingly confirming the upcoming HDR <a href="https://9to5toys.com/guides/4k/">4K</a> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-tv/">AppleTV</a> and some other details. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/4k-apple-tv-dolby-vision-hdr10/#more-493737" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493737&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493737&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 22:00:53 +00009to5MacMajor Nelson gives more proof of Spotify on Xbox One in latest “This Week on Xbox” episode
https://www.onmsft.com/news/major-nelson-gives-more-proof-of-spotify-on-xbox-one-in-latest-this-week-on-xbox-episode
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 20:03:39 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-in-the-windows-store-On-MSFT-thumb-705x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-in-the-windows-store-On-MSFT-thumb-705x580.png 705w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-in-the-windows-store-On-MSFT-thumb-201x165.png 201w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/spotify-in-the-windows-store-On-MSFT-thumb-768x631.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px" />This Week on Xbox showed a clip of Major Nelson using Spotify on Xbox One.Sat, 05 Aug 2017 20:03:39 +0000On MSFTHere are 67 new emoji that could come to iOS next year [Gallery]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/here-are-67-new-emoji-that-could-come-to-ios-next-year-gallery/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:32:16 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/emoji-2018.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=792" /></div><p>The Unicode Consortium this week has outlined 67 new emoji that are currently under consideration for inclusion in the Unicode 11 standard set for release next year. The new emoji are currently in draft status, meaning they could change or be cut before the public release next year…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/here-are-67-new-emoji-that-could-come-to-ios-next-year-gallery/#more-493729" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493729&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493729&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:32:16 +00009to5MacAirPods see slight improvement in shipping time from Apple’s Online Store
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/airpods-see-slight-improvement-in-shipping-time-from-apples-online-store/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:07:54 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/fullsizeoutput_1858.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=900" /></div><p>During Apple’s Q3 2017 earnings call this week, Tim Cook commented that the company was increasing its production capacity of AirPods to continue reducing ship times. Now, the shipping estimate for AirPods on Apple’s online store has fallen…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/airpods-see-slight-improvement-in-shipping-time-from-apples-online-store/#more-493727" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493727&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493727&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:07:54 +00009to5MacThis week’s top stories: AAPL earnings, new iPhone 8 & HomePod details, next-gen Apple Watch info, & more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-8-earnings-apple-watch-top-stories/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:18:47 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/9to5mac-top-stories-2.png?w=1600&h=800" /></div><p><strong>In this week’s top stories: </strong>Firmware from Apple’s HomePod speaker offers a slew of iPhone 8 details, AAPL reports its earnings for a strong Q3 2017, and reports offer insight on the next-generation Apple Watch. Read on for all of this week’s news… <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-8-earnings-apple-watch-top-stories/#more-493723" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493723&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493723&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:18:47 +00009to5MacYou can now change your ‘home’ Xbox One console 5 times per year
https://www.onmsft.com/news/you-can-now-change-your-home-xbox-one-console-5-times-per-year
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:32:45 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/newxboxlogo-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="New Xbox One Logo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/newxboxlogo-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/newxboxlogo-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/newxboxlogo-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft has increased the number of home Xbox changes per year from 3 to 5.Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:32:45 +0000On MSFT‘iPhone 7s’ dummy model depicts glass back design as rumored for Apple’s new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch phones
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-7s-dummy-unit-glass-back/
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:24:09 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/phone-7s-8.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1469&h=734" /></div><p>We’ve received a couple of photos from <a href="https://twitter.com/sonnydickson?lang=en">Apple tipster Sonny Dickson</a> this morning that depict a dummy model for the ‘iPhone 7s Plus’, one of three new phones Apple is said to be launching this year. Although marketing branding is unknown, the ‘7s’ devices are expected to iterate on the current iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus chassis.</p>
<p>One distinction will be the introduction of glass backs (rather than aluminium), which this dummy model incorporates. It is believed that the phones <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/09/kgi-predicts-wireless-charging-for-all-three-new-iphones-iphone-8-requires-higher-cost-3d-touch-sensor/">will support inductive charging</a>. More pictures after the jump …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/05/iphone-7s-dummy-unit-glass-back/#more-493715" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493715&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493715&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Sat, 05 Aug 2017 10:24:09 +00009to5MacCreating Materials and Lights in the Visual Layer
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/08/04/creating-materials-lights-visual-layer/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:00:05 +0000In today’s post, we’re going wrap up this series by combining everything we’ve learned so far and take you through the steps in creating a custom material. We also have an amazing new tool to show you that empowers anyone to design a custom material. To see how you can use these custom materials in […]Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:00:05 +0000Windows BlogSeeing is believing in the fight against climate changehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/zN5CGsBujzo/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In 2005, more than a thousand of acres of land in my hometown in the Santa Cruz mountains were under threat from a proposed logging contract that would have severely damaged our ecosystem by tearing down ancient Redwoods, increasing potential fire danger and endangering public safety. As part of the community group Neighbors Against Irresponsible Logging, I <a href="http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/general-news/20111030/empowering-public-participation-with-google-earth-santa-cruz-mountains-resident-showed-internet-tools-potential-early-on">used Google Earth to build a flyover of the area</a> to show how closely this logging would take place to residential life, and the dangers it would create. Making geographic data visible and easily intelligible helped to bring together the community to defeat the logging proposal. Seeing is often believing.</p><p>That’s the core mission behind Google Earth. We aim to build the most detailed and realistic <a href="https://www.google.com/earth/">digital replica</a> of our <a href="https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse/#v=36.13527,-115.03715,9.73,latLng&t=0.28">changing planet</a> and make it universally accessible to the public—a utility for all. We’re trying to fix what former Vice President Al Gore, in his <a href="http://portal.opengeospatial.org/files/?artifact_id=6210">speech on the Digital Earth</a>, called the challenge of “turning raw data into understandable information.”</p>Emerging technologies like our own Google Earth Engine and Google Cloud Machine Learning, and artificial intelligence in general are doing just that: empowering scientists and practitioners to create solutions at the cutting edge of global sustainability, and turning the mountains of geo-data we have into the insights and knowledge needed to guide better decision-making. This work helps drive adoption of renewable energy technologies such as <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/maps/shedding-light-solar-potential-all-50-us-states/">solar</a>, and allows us to better understand and manage the world’s <a href="https://research.googleblog.com/2013/11/the-first-detailed-maps-of-global.html">forests</a>, <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/maps/mapping-global-fishing-activity-machine-learning/">oceans</a>, <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-europe/nature-water-unveiling-most-detailed-view-water-earth/">water</a> and <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/maps/lets-clear-air-mapping-our-environment-our-health/">air</a>.</div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Our team had the chance to sit down with former Vice President Al Gore to discuss the roles of data, tools and technology in solving the climate crisis. </p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’re grateful to leaders like Al Gore, and all who act as stewards of our shared planetary home. The last decade has seen immense technological progress—and we'll continue to work on data and tools to guide us to a more sustainable world.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/zN5CGsBujzo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:00:00 +0000Fri, 04 Aug 2017 21:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogBloomberg: Apple adding LTE to next Apple Watch [Update: New form factor this year]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/cellular-apple-watch-series-3-2/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:47:53 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/apple-watch-airpods.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=800" /></div><p>[Update: John Gruber <a href="https://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/08/04/businessweek-lte-apple-watch">adds</a> that a new form factor is coming this year too:</p>
<p><em>“It’s hard to overstate just how big a deal this could be. No mention in Businessweek’s report, though, of the all-new form factor that I’ve heard is coming for this year’s new watches.”</em></p>
<p>This would mark the first external change since the Apple Watch debuted.]</p>
<p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-04/apple-said-to-ready-cellular-capable-watch-to-break-iphone-ties?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> reports that Apple is planning to release an updated Apple Watch model by the end of this year with built-in cellular connectivity. Bringing cellular connectivity to the Apple Watch has been <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/04/25/report-apple-watch-2-cellular/">rumored</a> before but<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/08/18/report-apple-watch-2-no-cellular-gaining-gps/"> didn’t ship</a> with the last revision which instead focused on GPS.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/cellular-apple-watch-series-3-2/#more-493701" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493701&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493701&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:47:53 +00009to5MacFriday 5: ScreenFlow 7 adds dark mode, custom hotkeys, Intel Quick Sync support, and more [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/friday-5-screenflow-7-adds-dark-mode-custom-hotkeys-intel-quick-sync-support-and-more-video/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:20:11 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/screenflow-71.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=900" /></div><p>In this week’s edition of <a href="http://www.9to5mac.com/guides/friday-5/">Friday 5</a>, we take a look at <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenflow-7/id1223627207?mt=12&uo=4&at=11l9Le">ScreenFlow 7</a> — a major update to the previous version of the popular screen recording and editing app. ScreenFlow 7 features brand new export options, a newly-implemented dark mode interface, support for custom hotkey mapping, and much more. Have a look at five of my favorite new features found in this major ScreenFlow update. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/friday-5-screenflow-7-adds-dark-mode-custom-hotkeys-intel-quick-sync-support-and-more-video/#more-493606" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493606&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493606&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 20:20:11 +00009to5MacReport: Apple’s AR glasses product may rely on iPhone for main display, use 3D cameras
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/apple-glasses-report-3d-camera-iphone-screen/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:32:35 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/stuff_web_apple_smartglasses_news_teaser.png?w=1000&h=500" /></div><p>A new report from the <em><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e0d19656-78f4-11e7-90c0-90a9d1bc9691">Financial Times</a> </em>offers an update on the progress of Apple’s AR glasses product rumored to be in development. According to the new details, the vision for Apple’s glasses product isn’t totally clear as of yet…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/apple-glasses-report-3d-camera-iphone-screen/#more-493688" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493688&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493688&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:32:35 +00009to5Mac9to5Rewards: Colorware custom skins for iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/9to5rewards-colorware-custom-skins/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:00:41 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/colorware-mac1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=800" /></div><p>This week’s 9to5Rewards partner is Minnesota based <a href="http://www.colorware.com/categories.aspx">Colorware.</a> If you’re not already familiar, the company offers a wide selection of device skins, custom painting, printing, and more. The <a href="http://www.colorware.com/categories.aspx?category=128">company has an iPhone, iPad, or MacBook skin</a> of the winner’s choice to giveaway to <em>9to5</em> readers.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/9to5rewards-colorware-custom-skins/#more-493666" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493666&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493666&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:00:41 +00009to5MacThe High Five: A GOAT, a pig and a calfhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/4yavY-q0Lg8/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>A GOAT, a pig and a calf walk into a barn … and you get a few of the most popular searches from this week. </p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>GOAT = greatest of all time</h3><p>Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady is taking a pass at writing. The cover of his first book—which explains how Brady has stayed in wicked good shape throughout his career—was revealed this week. Brady’s big four-oh was Thursday (other trending birthdays this week include Harry Potter, Jennifer Lopez and Khloe Kardashian), and top searched questions about Brady were, “Why is Tom Brady a GOAT?” and “What type of diet is Tom Brady on?” Not surprisingly, the most search traffic for <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F01xyt7">Tom Brady</a> came from New England: Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. </p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>Some farm</h3><p>“Was E.B. White a vegetarian?” That was a top searched question this week, now that the farm that inspired “Charlotte’s Web” (and its lovable protagonist pig Wilbur) is up for sale. Other searchers wondered: “Who illustrated Charlotte’s Web?” and “Where was E.B. White’s farm in Maine?” Now that White’s farm is on the market, search interest for Charlotte's Web spun up <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F01s14k">300 percent</a> this week.</p><h3>You don’t see this everyday</h3><p>While some were asking about E.B White’s meat intake, we’re wondering whether Gene Simmons will ever touch a hamburger again. This week a baby calf that looks <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/newborn-calf-uncanny-resemblance-kiss-rocker-gene-simmons/story?id=48986686">exactly the KISS frontman</a> was born, causing search interest in <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=gene%20simmons%20cow">Gene Simmons cow</a> to spike 1,400 percent. But apparently Gene Simmons can take the shape of several animals … other trending searches included “Gene simmons goat” and “cat looks like Gene Simmons.”</p><h3>#science </h3><p>In a scientific first, researchers used genetic-engineering tool CRISPR to “cut and paste” DNA for a disease-causing gene in human embryos. Search interest in genome editing <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F0j43sp1">reached its highest point</a> this month and <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F0j43sp1">spiked 800 percent</a> this week, with questions like “What are designer gene editing babies?” and “What does God say about gene editing?” About CRISPR specifically, people want to know: “How does CRISPR insert genetic information?” and “Who owns the CRISPR patent?”</p><h3>Movin’ on </h3><p>This week soccer superstar Neymar announced his move from FC Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain F.C. The total cost of the deal is expected to be $528 million, making Neymar the world’s most expensive soccer player and the subject of many search queries, like “Why did Neymar leave?” and “How much did Neymar cost for PSG?” This week search interest in Neymar was <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F03m5111,%2Fm%2F06qjgc">5x more </a>than his former teammate Lionel Messi (who said everything has to be a competition?).</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/4yavY-q0Lg8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0000Fri, 04 Aug 2017 18:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogHappy Hour Podcast 131 | Apple leaks the iPhone 8, HomePod tidbits & Q3 earnings beat
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/happy-hour-podcast-131/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:55:20 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/happy-hour-16-9.png?w=1600&h=800" /></div><p>This week Benjamin and Zac discuss Apple’s latest earnings results, the mistakenly published HomePod software, all the details it has revealed about the iPhone 8, and much more. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id641836403?at=10laZc&ct=HH" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app</a>, or through our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/9to5cast/iUSC?format=xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dedicated RSS feed</a> for Overcast and other podcast players.</p>
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https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-feedly-client-feedlab-approaches-new-major-release-try-it-now
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:15:25 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Feedlab-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Feedlab.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Feedlab-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Feedlab-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Feedlab-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />The FeedLab team is currently working on the version 3.0 of the RSS client, and news junkies can already try an Insider Preview version for free.Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:15:25 +0000On MSFTReview: Action Band for Apple Watch offers sharp design and superb comfort for $25
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/review-most-comfortable-apple-watch-band/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:02:02 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/most-comfortable-apple-watch-band.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=800" /></div><p>For the last few weeks I’ve been using the <a href="http://amzn.to/2v2Wkme">Action Band for Apple Watch</a> by X-Doria and it’s the most comfortable sport band I’ve worn to date. With unique design, both familiar and new color options, and a price tag 50% less than Apple’s Sport Band, Action Band is worth your attention.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/review-most-comfortable-apple-watch-band/#more-493617" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493617&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493617&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:02:02 +00009to5Mac9to5Toys Last Call: Echo Dot $35, 2016 12-inch MacBook $875, Twelve South Apple Watch Dock $15, more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/9to5toys-lunch-break-echo-dot-macbook-more/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:29:16 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/9to5toys-header.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=800" /></div><p>Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by <em><strong><a href="http://9to5toys.com/9to5toys-newsletter-signup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter</a></strong></em>. Also, be sure to check us out on: <a href="http://twitter.com/9to5toys">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://9to5toys.com/feed">RSS Feed</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/9to5toyscom/228249133858390">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/105878626736210310777/105878626736210310777/posts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google+</a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2013/12/11/safari-push-notifications-are-live-on-all-9to5-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Safari push notifications</a>. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/9to5toys-lunch-break-echo-dot-macbook-more/#more-493648" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493648&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493648&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 16:29:16 +00009to5MacApple may give the iPhone SE a speed boost early next year
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/iphone-se-update/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:32:02 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/iphone-se1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500" /></div><p>Apple may be planning to launch an updated version of the iPhone SE with a faster chip early next year, <a href="http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201708040018.aspx">according</a> to at least one rumor. Apple upgraded the storage options for the current iPhone SE <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/21/apple-officially-announces-red-iphone-7-7-plus-updated-iphone-se-with-double-the-storage/">earlier this year</a>, but the processor and other specs remained the same.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/iphone-se-update/#more-493635" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493635&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493635&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:32:02 +00009to5MacYour Back-to-School Assistanthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/nMN1mlTr7W0/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’re in no to rush to get through summer, but it’s officially August and time to start thinking about going back to school! Here’s how your Assistant can help you get back into the school days groove:</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><ul><li>Brush up on history: “Ok Google, when was World War II?”<br/></li><li>Pop quiz: “Ok Google, play <a href="https://assistant.google.com/services/a/id/215dfe70a8c52f20">American Presidents Quiz</a>”</li><li>Plan your wardrobe: “Ok Google, when’s the first day of Fall?</li><li>Dust off your French skills: “Ok Google, how do you say ‘how was your summer’ in French?”</li><li>Keep track with your phone: “Ok Google, remember my locker combo is 6437”</li><li>Be the first one in: “Ok Google, set my alarm for 7 a.m.” </li><li>Order supplies on Google Home: “Ok Google, order three notebooks”</li></ul><p></p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Give me an A! Give me an S... and another S, plus an ISTANT. What's that spell? Assistant! Go team!</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/nMN1mlTr7W0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0000Fri, 04 Aug 2017 15:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogWorldwide AR/VR market will grow from $11B today to $215B by 2021, predicts IDC
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/worldwide-ar-vr-grow-215b-by-2021/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:00:33 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/legion-augmented-reality.png?w=1500&h=750" /></div><p>As <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/arkit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ARKit</a> demo apps continue to generate excitement for the launch of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone 8</a>, whose 3D cameras are expected to be optimized for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/augmented-reality/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">augmented reality</a>, IDC is predicting a profitable future for the technology …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/worldwide-ar-vr-grow-215b-by-2021/#more-493611" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493611&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493611&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:00:33 +00009to5MacThe BBC teams up with Microsoft to create a voice-controlled iPlayer service
https://www.onmsft.com/news/the-bbc-teams-up-with-microsoft-to-create-a-voice-controlled-iplayer-service
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:50:35 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BBC-iPlayer-proof-of-concept.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BBC-iPlayer-proof-of-concept.png 848w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BBC-iPlayer-proof-of-concept-250x138.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/BBC-iPlayer-proof-of-concept-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 848px) 100vw, 848px" />The BBC has recently partnered with Microsoft to create a prototype version of its iPlayer service that users can control with their voice.Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:50:35 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft’s Surface Pro 4s to replace NFL “under the hood” replay system this year
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-surface-pro-4s-to-replace-nfl-under-the-hood-replay-system-this-year
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:48:45 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usa-today-8326909.0-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usa-today-8326909.0-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usa-today-8326909.0-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usa-today-8326909.0-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/usa-today-8326909.0-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft looks to be pushing, even more, integration of its Surface tablet with the NFL by having referees use the devicesFri, 04 Aug 2017 13:48:45 +0000On MSFTSamsung OLED production lines dedicated to iPhones ramping up to full capacity
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/iphone-8-oled-display-samsung-production-lines/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:28:53 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/samsung.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500&h=750" /></div><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/samsung/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung</a> is ramping-up manufacturing volumes on seven separate <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/oled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OLED</a> production lines dedicated to panels for the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone 8</a>, according to a Korean report. While the panels are described as ‘flexible,’ this simply refers to the type of screen needed for an edge-to-edge display.</p>
<p>The report says that full-scale production will begin later this month, with output capacity increasing by 700% …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/iphone-8-oled-display-samsung-production-lines/#more-493602" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493602&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493602&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:28:53 +00009to5MacWindows Insiders can no longer “skip ahead” to the next Windows 10 release
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-insiders-can-no-longer-skip-ahead-to-the-next-windows-10-release
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:51:28 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2550-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Logo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2550-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2550-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2550-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/IMG_2550-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />The limit as to how many Fast Ring insiders could "skip ahead" to the next major Windows 10 release has finally been met.Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:51:28 +0000On MSFTSmartphone use has radical impact on mental health of teens, claims San Diego SU psych professor
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/impact-of-smartphones-on-mental-health/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:51:02 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/1920.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500&h=750" /></div><p>San Diego State University professor of psychology and author Jean Twenge has claimed that smartphone usage is having a radical impact on both the behavior and mental health of U.S. teenagers.</p>
<blockquote><p>The arrival of the smartphone has radically changed every aspect of teenagers’ lives, from the nature of their social interactions to their mental health […] Rates of teen depression and suicide have skyrocketed since 2011. It’s not an exaggeration to describe iGen as being on the brink of the worst mental-health crisis in decades. Much of this deterioration can be traced to their phones.</p></blockquote>
<p>Far from being the usual generalized complaint about teens spending too much time staring at their screens, Dr Twenge has plenty of hard data to support her contentions – made in <em>The Atlantic</em>, the magazine in which Laurene Powell Jobs recently <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/28/laurene-powell-jobs-the-atlantic-quartz-qz-com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bought a majority stake</a> …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/impact-of-smartphones-on-mental-health/#more-493597" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493597&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493597&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 12:51:02 +00009to5MacPartnering with Italy’s leaders for safer, smarter web usehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/RbhIQjt3Da0/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>With both the amount of time spent online and the number of connected devices in Italy increasing dramatically <a href="https://www.consumerbarometer.com/en/trending/?countryCode=IT&category=TRN-NOFILTER-ALL">year after year,</a> it’s more important than ever for the country to stay web-savvy.</p><p>But not everyone’s getting it right. For example, research tells us most millennials use the same password for some—or even the majority!—of their accounts online, and a surprising number think the word “password” is safe (YouGov data, Jan 2017).<br/></p><p>In order to help Italians course-correct, we’ve partnered with the country’s <a href="http://www.garanteprivacy.it/">Data Protection Authority</a> and the <a href="http://www.agcom.it">Communications Regulatory Authority</a> to launch <a href="http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital/48043_digitali-e-responsabili-parte-da-roma-il-maxi-roadshow-google.htm">“Digitali e Responsabili”</a> with the support of the <a href="https://www.commissariatodips.it/">Postal Police</a> and the consumer association <a href="http://www.altroconsumo.it">Altroconsumo</a>.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-europe/google-italys-safer-internet-tour/">Building on successful campaigns</a> we’ve run in Italy over the past year, <a href="http://www.corrierecomunicazioni.it/digital/48043_digitali-e-responsabili-parte-da-roma-il-maxi-roadshow-google.htm">Digitali e Responsabili</a> aims to promote the importance of civic education in the digital age. Through workshops hosted in five different universities across the country, we’ll help to facilitate <a href="http://formiche.net/blog/2017/07/11/google-web/">an informed debate on the responsible use of the internet</a>. From Google’s perspective, this means making sure Italian web users understand how to use the tools we’ve developed to put them in control, like <a href="https://myaccount.google.com/">My Account </a>and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g2U12SsRns">Content ID</a>.</p><p>From Rome to Milan, through Naples, Palermo and Florence, the workshops will cover a range of topics outlining both the opportunities and responsibilities of digital citizens—including concrete tips on safe internet browsing. We’ll share scenarios using digital technology for the promotion and protection of information and with our partners look at issues of creativity and responsible growth of technologies.</p>Partnerships like these are important to us, because we believe that civic education in the digital age, in Italy as well as across Europe, should be a shared responsibility—and priority—across the private and public sectors.</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/RbhIQjt3Da0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +0000Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogApple notes importance of services by adding it to descriptions of both business strategy & R&D
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/apple-notes-importance-of-services-by-adding-it-to-descriptions-of-both-business-strategy-rd/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:54:52 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/icloud-100708260-orig.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500&h=750" /></div><p>We noted this week the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/aapl-strategy-premium-mid-market-opinion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">growing importance</a> of services to Apple’s <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/01/apple-earnings-fy17-q3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bottom line</a> …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/04/apple-notes-importance-of-services-by-adding-it-to-descriptions-of-both-business-strategy-rd/#more-493590" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493590&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493590&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 10:54:52 +00009to5MacNew rhythm game Thumper to get 4K Xbox One X support & Win 10 progress share
https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-rhythm-game-thumper-to-get-4k-xbox-one-x-support-win-10-progress-share
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 08:00:44 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/thumper-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Thumper on Windows 10 and Xbox One X" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/thumper-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/thumper-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/thumper-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />A new video game called Thumper will launch on Microsoft’s Xbox One console and in the Windows Store for Windows 10 PCs on August 16th. The game, which is described as a “rhythm violence” game by its developers, Drool, will carry over all progress, Xbox Achievements, and rankings between the Xbox One and Windows 10 […]Fri, 04 Aug 2017 08:00:44 +0000On MSFTMyTaxi Windows Phone app to cease functionality in September
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mytaxi-windows-phone-app-to-cease-functionality-in-september
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:16:49 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/businessmanwindowsphone-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Businessman Holding A Windows Phone" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/businessmanwindowsphone-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/businessmanwindowsphone-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/businessmanwindowsphone-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />MyTaxi has reportedly begun emailing users of their Windows phone app to tell them that it will cease functioning on September 1st 2017. The reason given appears to be the lack of users on the Windows phone platform and those who still wish to keep using MyTaxi are encouraged to either book via the website […]Fri, 04 Aug 2017 07:16:49 +0000On MSFTMore proof of an Xbox One Spotify app discovered
https://www.onmsft.com/news/more-proof-of-an-xbox-one-spotify-app-discovered
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:46:12 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/spotify-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Spotify app on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/spotify-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/spotify-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/spotify-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />After Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb was spotted using an unreleased and unannounced Spotify Music app on his Xbox One console yesterday, some other hints at the app’s existence have been discovered. Today on Reddit, a user called GhostlyCrowd posted a screencap (see below) he took from the Microsoft ExpertZone website which is used to train retail […]Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:46:12 +0000On MSFTAT&T offering buy one, get one iPhone or $.99 iPad with DirecTV subscription
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/att-iphone-promo-directv/
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:25:24 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/iphone-se.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=900" /></div><p>AT&T today announced a pair of promotions for those interested in an iPhone and DirecTV. The carrier is running a buy one get one promotion for the iPhone 7, as well as a deal that could get you a free iPad…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/att-iphone-promo-directv/#more-493585" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493585&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493585&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:25:24 +00009to5MacMicrosoft finds targeting issue with stock Windows 10 app flights for Insiders, issues correction
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-finds-targeting-issue-with-stock-windows-10-app-flights-for-insiders-issues-correction
Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:16:10 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1-Taskbar-bottom.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Screenshot of Windows 10 taskbar location" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1-Taskbar-bottom.png 800w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1-Taskbar-bottom-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1-Taskbar-bottom-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />A targeting issue recently caused Fast and Slow Ring Insiders to receive updates for Windows 10 stock apps by mistake, so Microsoft will release new updates to bring things back as they were. Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:16:10 +0000On MSFTReport: Kushner moving forward with efforts to modernize gov IT, seeks help from Apple & others
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/kushner-seeks-help-from-apple-more-to-modernize/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:42:40 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/kushner.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=804" /></div><p>Several reports in the past <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/14/trump-meeting-with-tech-executives-roundup/">have highlighted the Trump administration’s efforts</a> to modernize the government and now that work is moving forward. As detailed in a new report from Recode, Jared Kushner announced the new efforts to Trump and a group of major tech companies today, including Apple…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/kushner-seeks-help-from-apple-more-to-modernize/#more-493583" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493583&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493583&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 03 Aug 2017 23:42:40 +00009to5MacMicrosoft’s Groove Music app to receive visualizer, personalization options, more in future update
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-groove-music-app-to-receive-visualizer-personalization-options-more-in-future-update
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:25:08 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2852-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2852-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2852-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2852-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2852-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft's Groove Music app Windows 10 is expected to receive visualizer, personalization options and more in a future update.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 22:25:08 +0000On MSFTiPhone 8 may support 4K video at 60 FPS with front & rear cameras
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/iphone-8-4k-video-details/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:56:44 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/iphone-8-glass-back.png?w=1600&h=811" /></div><p>The <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8">iPhone 8</a> leaks from Apple’s HomePod firmware continue today. Following earlier <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/30/iphone-8-design-and-face-unlock-homepod-code/">details such as design and face recognition information</a>, Portuguese news site <a href="https://ihelpbr.com/codigos-internos-do-ios-sugerem-que-camera-do-iphone-8-gravara-videos-em-4k-com-60fps/">iHelp</a> has found code that seemingly indicates the iPhone 8 will be capable of 4K video at 60 frames per second with both the front and rear cameras…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/iphone-8-4k-video-details/#more-493578" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493578&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493578&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:56:44 +00009to5MacMicrosoft Surface helps one electronic artist take her performances to a new level
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-surface-helps-one-electronic-artist-take-her-performances-to-a-new-level
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:14:17 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland-872x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland-872x580.jpg 872w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland-768x511.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/alisonwonderland.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px" />Alison Wonderland is another example of how Microsoft's technology is being used in unexpected ways to do things it was never meant for.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 21:14:17 +0000On MSFTLinkedIn wants to match users with mentors with new career coaching service
https://www.onmsft.com/news/linkedin-wants-to-match-users-with-mentors-with-new-career-coaching-service
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:58:22 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2849-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="LinkedIn" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2849-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2849-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2849-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2849-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />The system is very much controlled by the users, with LinkedIn's primary involvement being their vetting of mentors.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:58:22 +0000On MSFTIDC: Despite new Surface and iPad models, the tablet market is still declining
https://www.onmsft.com/news/idc-despite-new-surface-and-ipad-models-the-tablet-market-is-still-declining
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:54:30 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Surface-Pro-4-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Surface-Pro-4-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Surface-Pro-4-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Surface-Pro-4-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Sales have declined 3.4% since last year, marking a noticeable decline for the tablet market as major companies are nearing the end of their current hardware life cycle.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:54:30 +0000On MSFTIs Microsoft Word making your writing worse?
https://www.onmsft.com/news/is-microsoft-word-making-your-writing-worse
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:52:38 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2871-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="MIcrosoft Word" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2871-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2871-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2871-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/IMG_2871-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Using a word processor is handy until you start to wonder why exactly half of your project is underlined with red squiggly lines. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:52:38 +0000On MSFTApple shares two additional teaser videos for upcoming ‘Carpool Karaoke’ series
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/teaser-carpool-karaoke-series/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:51:09 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/apple-carpool-kareoke.png?w=1600&h=819" /></div><p>In the build up to next week’s full release, Apple this week has shared two new teaser videos for its Carpool Karaoke series. One of the videos was uploading to Apple’s YouTube channel, while other was shared on The Late Late Show’s channel.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/teaser-carpool-karaoke-series/#more-493571" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493571&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493571&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:51:09 +00009to5MacYou can now pre-order Dell’s Canvas 27, a Surface Studio like addition to your PC
https://www.onmsft.com/news/you-can-now-pre-order-dells-canvas-27-a-surface-studio-like-addition-to-your-pc
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:09:29 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dell-Canvas-Image_1-930x515.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Dell Canvas" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dell-Canvas-Image_1-930x515.jpg 930w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dell-Canvas-Image_1-930x515-250x138.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Dell-Canvas-Image_1-930x515-768x425.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" />According to Neowin, Dell’s Canvas 27 is now available for pre-order. The Dell Canvas 27 offers a similar experience like the Surface Studio. However, the Canvas is a supplement to your PC, instead of being an all-in-one Windows 10 PC like the Surface Studio. The Canvas also has its own pen, as well as its […]Thu, 03 Aug 2017 20:09:29 +0000On MSFT#teampixel always gets the shothttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/fHH7yhMMYHY/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Pixel photographers know that the best image isn’t always the most obvious one. Sometimes you get it by looking up—sometimes by looking down. It might be close up, or framed by something unexpected. But if you keep your eyes open, it’s there. Take a look at what #teampixel saw this week:</p></div></div>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text">Left: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXAyIsehCDv/?taken-by=guigurui">guigurui</a> finds a ventana to the sky (Spain). Right: A Dali-esque double helix from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXK5Jr0hpal/">jhuntley82</a></div></figcaption>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text">A Brooklyn diptych? Left: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXTq6xyleDj/?taken-by=rht_3">rht_3</a> hits the streets near the Manhattan Bridge. Right: Don’t fence <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXOv7_5hh7x/?tagged=teampixel">bri_fii</a> in.</div></figcaption>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXPA9RMl1kv/?tagged=teampixel">curbside.city</a> brings new meaning to the term “sidewalk art”</div></figcaption>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text">Left: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXRSpDJn54Q/?tagged=teampixel">kt_adventure</a> branches out in Death Valley. Right: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXMG1fZFVv4/">sophiashahaha</a> gets the shot in Hong Kong</div></figcaption>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text">Left: This door from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXPxkvlnbwJ/?tagged=teampixel">patrickenste</a> gets the green light. Right: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BXSYLszDklj/?tagged=teampixel">theculinarybee</a>’s flatlay is the cat’s meow</div></figcaption>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teampixel/">#teampixel</a> on Instagram for more great shots and don’t forget to tag your own—we’d love a peek at the world the way you see it. </p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/fHH7yhMMYHY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0000Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogLastPass shares pricing info for ‘Families’ plan, doubles Premium cost, and removes Free features
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/lastpass-pricing-families-plan-doubles-premium-cost/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:14:30 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/lastpass_1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600&h=811" /></div><p>Last month, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/18/new-last-pass-family-features/">LastPass announced that it would soon be introducing a new “Families” plan</a> for sharing passwords, bank account info, and other sensitive data among family members. We finally have <a href="https://blog.lastpass.com/2017/08/updates-to-the-lastpass-personal-lineup.html/">pricing details</a> on how much LastPass Families will cost, but in addition to that, the existing Premium option is seeing a price hike and a couple features from the Free plan are being removed.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/lastpass-pricing-families-plan-doubles-premium-cost/#more-493564" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493564&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493564&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 03 Aug 2017 19:14:30 +00009to5MacMicrosoft releases a fix for Surface Pro 4 Windows Hello issues
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-releases-a-fix-for-surface-pro-4-windows-hello-issues
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:56:49 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Surface-Pro-4-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Surface Pro 4" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Surface-Pro-4-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Surface-Pro-4-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Surface-Pro-4-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft has released a fix for the Surface Pro 4 Windows Hello issues.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:56:49 +0000On MSFTTwo teen tech entrepreneurs view Microsoft as doing really “cool things”
https://www.onmsft.com/news/two-teen-tech-entrepreneurs-view-microsoft-as-doing-really-cool-things
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:43:46 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Geekwire-1050x469.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Geekwire-1050x469.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Geekwire-250x112.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Geekwire-768x343.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />With a clear focus on cloud powered solutions such as Microsoft's HoloLens mixed reality platform or artificial intelligence, Royzen and Ajoy are beginning to see a divergence amongst what was previously cool and what could be in the future.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:43:46 +0000On MSFTLarge iPhones have nearly killed off small screens among US users despite SE growth
https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/iphone-install-base-us-by-model-cirp/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:41:04 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/apple-iphone-family_2000px.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000&h=500" /></div><p>Earlier this week Apple <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/01/apple-earnings-fy17-q3/">announced</a> that it sold 41 million iPhones during the last quarter, and today CIRP is out with new analysis on the overall iPhone install base in the United States plus a breakdown by install base.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/03/iphone-install-base-us-by-model-cirp/#more-493561" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493561&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" /><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=493561&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:41:04 +00009to5MacNBA Live 18 to include the WNBA for the first time
https://www.onmsft.com/news/nba-live-18-to-include-the-wnba-for-the-first-time
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:39:35 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NBA2KWomen-1050x470.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NBA2KWomen-1050x470.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NBA2KWomen-250x112.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/NBA2KWomen-768x344.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />For the first time in an NBA video game, EA will include the ability to play as WNBA players and teams in NBA Live 18 on Xbox OneThu, 03 Aug 2017 18:39:35 +0000On MSFTRemix 3D, Microsoft’s hosted 3D content site, gets an update
https://www.onmsft.com/news/remix-3d-microsofts-hosted-3d-content-site-gets-an-update
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:31:43 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Remix3D-fly-1050x572.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Remix3D-fly-1050x572.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Remix3D-fly-250x136.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Remix3D-fly-768x418.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" /> Now, users can see the breakdown of parts used to create 3D models and see how they are used by the Remix 3D community.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:31:43 +0000On MSFTSkype for iOS and Android get online status indicators, dark theme and more with latest update
https://www.onmsft.com/news/skype-for-ios-and-android-get-online-status-indicators-dark-theme-and-more-with-latest-update
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:10:26 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/new-Skype-experience-821x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/new-Skype-experience-821x580.png 821w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/new-Skype-experience-233x165.png 233w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/new-Skype-experience-768x543.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 821px) 100vw, 821px" />After listening to user feedback, the Skype team is bringing back online status icons, a new dark theme and many other improvements to the new Skype app on iOS and Android.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 18:10:26 +0000On MSFTDisney Epic Mickey 2 & Sega’s ToeJam & Earl head to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog
https://www.onmsft.com/news/disney-epic-mickey-2-segas-toejam-earl-head-to-the-xbox-one-backward-compatibility-catalog
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:31:48 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screenlg1.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screenlg1.jpg 1000w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screenlg1-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/screenlg1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />Disney Epic Mickey 2 & Sega ToeJam & Earl are heading to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:31:48 +0000On MSFTThis Week on Windows: Remix 3D, Minecraft and more
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/03/week-windows-remix-3d-minecraft/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:45 +0000We hope you enjoyed today’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to catch up on our latest programs and deals for back to school, read our Windows 10 Tip on how to use Surface Dial with Paint 3D – or, keep reading for what’s new in the Windows Store. In case you […]Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:45 +0000Windows BlogSee your 3D creations take life with the newest update to Remix 3D
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/03/see-3d-creations-take-life-newest-update-remix-3d/
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:01 +0000Announcing Parts and Remixes: a new way to experience and create in 3DThu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:01 +0000Windows BlogSave that thought: How Instrument uses Jamboard to capture and share ideashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/7oWRNs3A-fk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We all brainstorm differently. As Avi Couillard, a Senior Strategist at the digital agency <a href="http://www.instrument.com/">Instrument</a>, puts it: “Some people need to noodle on an idea, some need to converse with their team about it, and some need to visit it on their own terms.” For agencies like Instrument, inspiration can strike at any place and time. </p><p>Instrument’s creative team has been using <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/lets-jam-jamboard-now-available/">Jamboard</a> for 10 months as a part of early testing cycles to facilitate brainstorms and execute on big ideas for clients, including Google. Along the way, the team has noticed an interesting shift in their creative process.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Now, instead of deciphering half-formulated ideas after the fact, Sheri visualizes concepts right away by sketching them on Jamboard as they’re mentioned. Avi and Sheri also bring remote colleagues into a brainstorm session. Other designers or programmers can join meetings via Hangout within the Jamboard, have PDF versions of work sent to them, or view “jams” from their phone, tablet or computer and rev on a concept right away.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>“Jamboard helps us focus more on the ideas, and less on translating or assigning creative direction to different teams,” says Avi. His team is able to keep working on ideas after meetings wrap, too. “Because ideas from ‘jams’ are saved in Drive, they’re captured in their original form for everyone on the team. This provides the whole team with access so they can keep adding to them to make them better.” Once the work is complete, the team adds the final output into a <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/slides/">Slides</a> presentation to share with internal teams or clients to review.</p><p></p><h3>Ideas from everywhere, everyone</h3><p></p><p>With Jamboard, more team members are involved in the creative process earlier, including those who may not be viewed as traditional “creatives.” Says Andrew Barden, Senior Producer: “Jamboard democratizes brainstorms. Sometimes it’s easy to think ‘oh, I’m not a creative,’ but that’s not true. Ideas come from everywhere, and being able to iterate early in the process helps you produce your best work.”</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://gsuite.google.com/products/jamboard/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=na-US-all-en-dr-bkws-all-all-trial-b-dr-1002248&utm_content=text-ad-none-any-DEV_c-CRE_203520491430-ADGP_BKWS%20%7C%20BMM%20~%20Jamboard_%5B1:1%5D_Google%20Jamboard-KWID_43700022028842220-kwd-329327703739&utm_term=KW_%2Bjamboard-ST_%2BJamboard&dclid=CKSOsYy0hNUCFVgxaQodKY4CfQ">Learn more</a> about how your organization can get started with Jamboard.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/7oWRNs3A-fk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0000Thu, 03 Aug 2017 17:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogGet lost in the Infinity Dungeon EX map, now available on Minecraft Marketplace
https://www.onmsft.com/news/get-lost-in-the-infinity-dungeon-ex-map-now-available-on-minecraft-marketplace
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:16:56 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Minecraft-Marketplace-1031x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Minecraft-Marketplace-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Minecraft-Marketplace-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Minecraft-Marketplace-768x432.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Minecraft-Marketplace.png 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Mojang listed new Minecraft community created content and skin textures available for purchase in Windows 10 and Pocket Edition games. Thu, 03 Aug 2017 16:16:56 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft’s Surface Pro 4 tablet spotted in Alien: Covenant
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsofts-surface-pro-4-tablet-spotted-in-alien-covenant
Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:47:16 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Surface-Pro-4-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Surface Pro 4" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Surface-Pro-4-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Surface-Pro-4-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Surface-Pro-4-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Surface-Pro-4-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 tablet was spotted in Alien: Covenant.Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:47:16 +0000On MSFTAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 for PC & Build 15237 for Mobile
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/08/02/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16257-pc-build-15237-mobile/
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 22:02:19 +0000Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are excited to release Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16257 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and also in Skip Ahead! We are also releasing Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 15237 to Insiders in the Fast ring. We won’t have a new Windows Server Insider Preview […]Wed, 02 Aug 2017 22:02:19 +0000Windows BlogHP announces new point-of-sale system powered by Windows 10
http://blogs.windows.com/business/2017/08/02/hp-announces-new-point-sale-system-powered-windows-10/
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:00:05 +0000Today, <a href="http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=2504943" target="_blank" rel="noopener">HP unveiled</a> a new, versatile all-in-one point-of-sale (POS) system, powered by Windows 10: the HP ElitePOS.Wed, 02 Aug 2017 19:00:05 +0000Windows BlogAround the Globe - Fundación Todo Mejora supports LGBT youthhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/AaKF71UrhVU/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Todo Mejora means “it gets better”—and it’s this message that the Chile-based nonprofit has worked tirelessly to advocate for. In the wake of continual LGBT discrimination around the world, Fundación Todo Mejora strives to support the LGBT adolescents who face discrimination, including those considering committing suicide. Chile has one of the highest levels of suicide and school violence in Latin America. It’s projected that if nothing is done, in four years, one adolescent in Chile will end his or her life nearly each day—an astounding metric that Fundación Todo Mejora hopes to change.<sup>1,2</sup><br/></p><p>Continuing with our series about impactful organizations using Google for Nonprofits tools, this week we’re highlighting how Fundación Todo Mejora uses technology to spread its message and creates a safe space for these teenagers to find refuge in times of need.</p><h3>Showing up when searching for help—Google Ad Grants</h3><p>By implementing a strategic campaign using Google Ad Grants, the nonprofit targeted Google searches common to suicidal thoughts such as “I want to commit suicide”, “Who should I call if I want to kill myself?”, or “Help me, I want to die”. When a local person searches this on Google, Fundación Todo Mejora’s ads show up to intervene with supportive messages, and provide links to resources to find help. One 19-year-old girl who found support from these ads said, "Amidst my depression, I Googled how to commit suicide. Your foundation, ’Todo Mejora,’ popped up in my search results. It made me smile and reminded me the reason to go on.” </p><p>These ads have allowed Fundación Todo Mejora to save lives and navigate people to their website where they can find resources and support. As a result, website traffic increased by 20% in one year alone, which means the organization found a way to reach more people in need. This increase also prompted Fundación Todo Mejora to expand their suicide hotline support to 30 hours/week up from 7 hours/week.</p><h3>Spreading the word—YouTube</h3><p>To further increase visibility, Fundación Todo Mejora created a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/todomejora">YouTube channel</a> where adolescents share their personal stories, which have helped create a community of support, coupled with the call-to-action overlays inspiring others to follow suit, take initiative, and send donations. In their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZlxlyfnDTA">most popular video</a>, with over 62,000 views, Demi Lovato speaks out against homophobic and transgender bullying and encourages victims to reach out for help.</p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>Storage & syncing—G Suite</h3><p>Fundación Todo Mejora now uses G Suite exclusively for all its day-to-day operations, relying on Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar to work productively. The unlimited user accounts and 30GB of storage per user has saved them time and money that once went towards paying for other storage products. Now, they can save important data in a shared and collaborative space which has helped them streamline their processes, preserve historical documents, and improve communication.</p><p>With more time, funding, and organizational processes, Fundación Todo Mejora can focus on expanding their support for youth in need and the LGBT community. Read more about their story on our <a href="https://www.google.com/nonprofits/stories/fundacion-todo-mejora.html">Community Stories</a> page on our <a href="https://www.google.com/nonprofits/">Google for Nonprofits</a> site.</p><p>To see if your nonprofit is eligible to participate, review the <a href="https://support.google.com/nonprofits/answer/3215869">Google for Nonprofits eligibility guidelines</a>. Google for Nonprofits offers organizations like yours free access to Google tools like Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Ad Grants, YouTube for Nonprofits and more. These tools can help you reach new donors and volunteers, work more efficiently, and tell your nonprofit’s story. Learn more and enroll <a href="https://www.google.com/nonprofits/join/">here</a>.<br/></p><p>Footnote: Statements are provided by Nonprofits that received products as part of the Google for Nonprofits program, which offers products at no charge to qualified nonprofits.<br/></p><p><sup>1 OECD (2016). Low Performing Students: Why They Fall Behind and How To Help Them Succeed. PISA. OECD Publishing. Paris</sup></p><p><sup>2.Ministerio de Salud de Chile (2013). Situación Actual del Suicidio Adolescente en Chile, con perspectiva de Género [Current Situation of Adolescent Suicide in Chile, with a gender perspective]. Programa Nacional de Salud Integral de Adolescentes y Jóvenes. Chile.</sup></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/AaKF71UrhVU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0000Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogPlan your next adventure with the new Google Earth for iOS apphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/t3cdaFQzoao/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Summer is one of my favorite seasons. It's a time to travel with my family, for discovering new places and creating new memories. Google Earth is where I turn to for travel ideas. Just last month I was exploring <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/6Bo1">Canada's National Parks</a>. Inspired by the beautiful outdoor imagery, I'm planning to hit the road with my wife and kids in a couple weeks, up the coast to <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/2pij">Hoh Rain Forest</a> in Washington, and then onward to beautiful Victoria, Canada, home of the <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/Xcmn">Pacific Rim National Park Reserve</a>.<br/></p><p>And starting today, if you’re an iOS user, you can <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097">download Google Earth</a> and discover your next travel destination, too.<br/></p><h3>Swipe to explore</h3><p>In April, we <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/earth/welcome-home-new-google-earth/">introduced</a> a brand-new version of <a href="http://g.co/earth">Google Earth</a> on the <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/">web</a> and <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.earth">Android</a>, and with Google Earth for <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097">iOS</a>, you’ll see the same major upgrade.<br/></p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><h3>Find travel inspiration with Voyager</h3>Half the fun of travel is planning your trip. Voyager, our new interactive stories feature in Google Earth, can inspire your next travel destination. Under the Travel category, you’ll find detailed multi-day itineraries for 17 cities, from <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/834a">Paris with Kids</a> to <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/YULt">Beyond the Beaches of Rio de Janeiro</a>.<br/><p></p><p>Maybe you’re a lover of the outdoors? Visit the brown bears of Alaska’s <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/RY7p">Katmai National Park</a>, ride the curl with <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/hwiX">Super Surf Spots</a>, or trek <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/5Z2u">Machu Picchu</a>. Culture buff? Discover a new exhibit with <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/fVim">Museums Around the World</a> or follow in the footsteps of the Fab Four with <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/7XNG">Beatlemania</a>. With more than 140 stories in <a href="https://medium.com/google-earth/voyager-now-in-7-additional-languages-68239f4b2eea">eight languages</a>, Voyager has travel ideas for just about everybody.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>Become an expert with Knowledge Cards</h3><p>Once you’ve got a few destinations in mind, your inner tour guide will want to brush up on history and trivia with Knowledge Cards. These cards feature rich information about thousands of places and landmarks around the world. Perfect while you lead your friends around a new city.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>Share your finds with Postcards</h3><p>Finally, to get your family excited for that upcoming trip—and maybe inspire a little envy from those in your social network—share a Postcard of the beautiful places you find in Earth. Here’s a tip: To get the camera angle just right, use the 3D button or tilt the map with two fingers to see places in stunning 3D. Then tap the camera icon in the toolbar to snap a pic.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Download the new Google Earth from the iTunes <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097">App Store</a>, and let it inspire your next summer adventure.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/t3cdaFQzoao" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000Wed, 02 Aug 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogConfigure your app to start at log-in
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Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:00:08 +0000For a long time, desktop PC users have been able to configure Win32 apps to start at startup or user log-in. This has also been possible for Desktop Bridge apps since the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (v10.0.14393.0). We’ve now extended this feature to allow regular Universal Windows Apps to take part in this also. This […]Tue, 01 Aug 2017 17:00:08 +0000Windows Blog10 ways we’re making Classroom and Forms easier for teachers this school yearhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/uydndbYiJyQ/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’ve seen educators do incredible things with <a href="https://edu.google.com/products/productivity-tools/">G Suite for Education</a> tools: creatively teach classroom material, collaborate with students, and design innovative assignments to achieve meaningful outcomes. <a href="https://classroom.google.com/">Classroom</a> is a useful tool for teachers, and since it launched three years ago, students have submitted more than 1 billion assignments.<br/></p><p>This year, we’re sending teachers back to school with updates designed to help them do what they do best—teach. Today, we’re announcing 10 updates to Google Classroom and Google Forms to help teachers save time and stay organized.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><ol><li><b>Single view of student work:</b> To help teachers track individual student progress, we’ve created a <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/7451599">dedicated page</a> for each student in Classroom that shows all of their work in a class. With this new view, teachers and students can see the status of every assignment, and can use filters to see assigned work, missing work, or returned and graded work. Teachers and students can use this information to make personalized learning decisions that help students set goals and build skills that will serve them in the future. <br/><br/></li><li><b>Reorder classes:</b> Teachers can now <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/7450896">order their classes</a> to organize them based on daily schedule, workload priorities or however will help them keep organized throughout the school year. And students can use this feature too. "For teachers and students, organization is important, and being able to reorder class cards allows us to keep our classes organized in a simple and personalized way," notes Ross Berman, a 7th and 8th grade math teacher. "Students can move classes around so that the first thing they see is the class they know they have work for coming up."<br/><br/></li><li><b>Decimal grading:</b><b> </b>As teachers know, grading is often more complicated than a simple point value. To be as accurate with feedback as possible, educators can now use decimal points when grading assignments in Google Classroom.<br/><br/></li><li><b>Transfer class ownership: </b>Things can change a lot over the summer, including who’s teaching which class. Now, admins and teachers can <a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/7449476">transfer ownership</a> of Google Classroom classes to other teachers, without the need to recreate the class. The new class owner can get up to speed quickly with a complete view of past student work and resources in Drive. <br/><br/></li><li><b>Add profile picture on mobile:</b> Today’s users log a lot of hours on their phones. Soon, teachers and students will be able to make changes to their Classroom mobile profiles directly from their mobile devices too, including changing their profile picture from the Google Classroom mobile app. Ready the selfies!<br/><br/></li><li><b>Provision classes with School Directory Sync:</b> <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6070127">Google School Directory Sync</a> now supports syncing Google Classroom classes from your student or management information system using <a href="https://www.imsglobal.org/lis/imsOneRosterv1p0/imsOneRosterCSV-v1p0.html#_Toc421598317">IMS OneRoster CSV</a> files. Admins can save teachers and students time by handling class setup before the opening bell. <br/><br/></li><li><b>New Classroom integrations:</b><b> </b>Apps that integrate with Classroom offer educators a seamless experience, and allow them to easily share information between Classroom and other tools they love. Please welcome the newest A+ apps to the <a href="https://edu.google.com/products/productivity-tools/classroom/apps/">#withClassroom</a> family: <a href="https://quizizz.com/">Quizizz</a>, <a href="https://www.edcite.com/">Edcite</a>, <a href="https://www.kamihq.com/">Kami</a> and coming soon, <a href="https://code.org/">Code.org</a>.<br/><br/></li><li><b>Display class code:</b> Joining Google Classroom classes is easier than ever thanks to this new update. Teachers can now display their class code in full screen so students can quickly join new classes.<br/><br/></li><li><b>Sneak Peek! Import Google Forms Quiz scores into Classroom:</b> Using <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7032287?hl=en">Quizzes in Google Forms</a> allows educators to take real-time assessments of students’ understanding of a topic. Soon, teachers will be able to import grades from Quizzes directly into Google Classroom. <br/><br/></li><li><b>Add feedback in question-by-question grading in Quizzes:</b> More than test grades, meaningful feedback can improve learning. At ISTE this year, we <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7032287#question_by_question">launched</a> question-by-question grading in Quizzes in Google Forms to help teachers save time by batch grading assessments. We’re taking it one step further and now, teachers will have the option to <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7032287#question_by_question">add feedback</a> as well. </li></ol><p></p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>As educators head back to school, we want our newest Classroom teachers to get the most out of their experience. In the coming weeks, we’ll be launching a new resource hub to help teachers get set up on their first day of Classroom. If you’re already a Classroom pro, help your fellow teachers by sharing your favorite Classroom tips, tricks, resources and tutorials on social media using the hashtag #FirstDayofClassroom. Stay tuned on <a href="https://twitter.com/GoogleForEdu">Twitter</a> this Back to School season for more. <br/></p><p>From all of us here at Google, we wish you a successful start to the school year! We hope these Google Classroom and Forms updates help you save time, stay organized and most importantly, teach effectively during back to school and beyond. <br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/uydndbYiJyQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:50:00 +0000Tue, 01 Aug 2017 15:50:00 +0000The Official Google BlogGet ready for back to school with Microsoft’s latest programs and deals
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Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:00:21 +0000Today, we’re announcing new programs and deals for students and teachers to take advantage of for back to school!Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:00:21 +0000Windows BlogOwning Surface just got easier with the new Surface Plus Program
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Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:00:15 +0000Announcing Surface Plus and Surface Plus for Business, available for customers and businesses exclusively at U.S. Microsoft Stores and online at <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/surfaceplus">Microsoft.com</a>.Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:00:15 +0000Windows BlogNew badges to help you discover and take action on Image Searchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/nHqeMv5tROE/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Google Image Search helps you surf shots of your favorite people, places and things as well as research products, destinations, dishes and <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/now-image-search-can-jump-start-your-search-style/">styles</a>. Now on the Google app for Android and mobile web, we’re adding relevant badges to images indicating what else you can discover with a single tap. These badges will help you uncover images where next steps or more in-depth information is available—everything from bags to buy, to recipes to try.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Now in the bottom lefthand corner of the image, you’ll see a badge that categorizes the image you’re viewing, as well as text to help clarify the action you can take. So for example, if you look for "cupcakes" in Image Search, you'll see badges for both video and recipe results. For other queries, you may also see badges for products and GIFs as well. </p></div></div>
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Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:10:35 +0000The Better Together Update for Minecraft is getting a beta! If you're on a Windows 10 PC, your world expands to being able to play with friends across devices.Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:10:35 +0000Windows BlogWindows 10 Tip: How to use Surface Dial with Paint 3D
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Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:01:30 +0000Did you know that, with the <a href="https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/04/11/how-to-get-the-windows-10-creators-update/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Windows 10 Creators Update</a>, you can now use Surface Dial with Paint 3D?Mon, 31 Jul 2017 16:01:30 +0000Windows BlogGboard for iPhone adds drawing, Maps and YouTubehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/uLoB9hWMww4/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>To all the Gboard fans out there: we’re adding some clutch additions to your favorite keyboard companion. Now with a tap of the G button, you’ll have access to both Maps and YouTube, making it easier than ever to share location and video content in any messaging app. </p><p>Whether you’re coordinating a rendezvous point at the park or dinner plans at a nearby restaurant, meeting up with friends and family has never been easier. Just tap the G button then “Maps” to share your current location or a local address.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>For you artists (or doodlers!), you can now use our new Ink feature to draw and share your creations right from your keyboard. Just tap on the emoji button followed by the pen icon and get to to work!</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>And as an added bonus, we now support three new languages: Arabic, Hebrew and Farsi.</p><p>To start using these updates, make sure you’ve got the latest version of <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gboard-a-new-keyboard-from-google/id1091700242?mt=8">Gboard for iPhone</a>. We’re always working on new features and languages, so please keep sharing your feedback in the App Store.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/uLoB9hWMww4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogThe High Five: drive-thru and carry onhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/K4zo0GBkxSo/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Lyft meets late night tacos, pop stars meet politicians and travelers will meet a new TSA rule. Meet five of this week's top searched trends, with data compiled by the <a href="https://newslab.withgoogle.com/">Google News Lab</a>. </p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>Five stars for tacos</h3><p>This is how it’s done in Orange County. Testing out Lyft’s new Taco Mode, people can make a late night pitstop at a Taco Bell drive-thru between 9 p.m. and 2 a.m. Based on search data, they’re most likely to pick up a Chalupa, quesadilla, Crunchwrap, nachos or burrito. And despite the launch and Taco Bell’s (in)famous “Fourth Meal,” this week most people are searching for tacos at 3 p.m.</p><h3>The tablet’s out of the bag</h3><p>TSA announced Wednesday that carry-on electronics larger than a cellphone will be screened separately at U.S. airports. Perhaps hoping to avoid the extra security measure, people are searching more for <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&q=tsa%20precheck">TSA precheck</a>, and searches for <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=TSA%20electronics">TSA electronics</a> increased by 1,800 percent this week. Top searched questions about “TSA screening” include “Who approves TSA screening equipment?” “What is TSA pre-screening?” and “When do the new TSA computer electronics screening rules go into effect?”</p><h3>Gamechanger</h3><p>A recent study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association found chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in 99 percent of former NFL players’ brains that had been donated for medical research. Search interest in “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?geo=US&q=CTE">CTE</a>” spiked 2,500 percent this week, with queries like “How to test for CTE,” “How common is CTE?” and “What are the symptoms of CTE?” Search interest in <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=CTE%20symptoms,cold%20symptoms">CTE Symptoms</a> even surpassed cold symptoms.</p><h3>The People’s Princess</h3><p>Search interest in Princess Diana <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F06053">went up 300 percent</a> after a new HBO documentary, in which Princes Harry and William open up about their mother, was released this week. “Diana, Our Mother” was searched <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&q=diana%20our%20mother,%2Fg%2F11btwtnb3s">230 percent more</a> than Netflix’s “The Crown,” and top searched questions in Princess Diana’s home country, the U.K., were: “Where did Princess Diana’s car crash?” “Who did Diana leave her jewelry to in her will?” and “How old was Diana when she had William?” </p><h3>Work, work, work, work, work </h3><p>This week pop star Rihanna met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss global education. People were curious about the substance of the meeting, among other things—searching “What happened when Rihanna met Emmanuel Macron?” and “What is Rihanna wearing to meet Emmanuel Macron?” And you too, Bono? Earlier in the week, Bono met with Macron to discuss poverty, but search interest in Rihanna’s meeting was <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Rihanna%20Macron,Bono%20Macron">900 percent higher</a> than Bono’s.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/K4zo0GBkxSo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:55:00 +0000Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:55:00 +0000The Official Google BlogYour Cheesy Assistanthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Ikz9RldupyQ/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>This is nacho average weekend: both National Lasagna Day and National Cheesecake Day are here to fill the Swiss cheese-sized holes in your weekend plans.</p><p>If you don’t know how to celebrate these aged-old traditions, don’t be bleu. Your Assistant can serve up some cheesy tips:</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Ready, set, asiago! 🧀🎉</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Ikz9RldupyQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogConfronting racial injustice 100 years after the Silent Paradehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/2GWu4QnRxXE/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>It was a mid-summer day in New York City. Nearly 10,000 African Americans—men, women and children—gathered on Fifth Avenue. The women wore white; the men dark suits. They were there to protest. Yet there were no songs or chants. They marched in silence, demanding an end to racial violence in America.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The date was July 28, 1917.</p><p>Organized by the <a href="http://www.naacp.org/">NAACP</a>, including leaders W.E.B Du Bois and James Weldon Johnson, the Silent Parade was one of the first mass protests against lynching and anti-black violence in America. Protestors demanded that President Woodrow Wilson take legislative action to protect African Americans, as thousands had been lynched since the end of the Civil War. Despite the silence of the parade’s participants, their signs spoke volumes. “Treat us so that we may love our country,” one sign read—a message that continues to resonate.</p><a href="https://www.google.com/doodles/100th-anniversary-of-the-silent-parade">Today’s Doodle</a> honors the 100th anniversary of the protest; a moment in American history that was critical in shaping both the impending civil rights movement and the world we live in today.</div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>A hundred years later, the fight for racial justice in the United States continues, especially in the criminal justice system. <a href="http://www.sentencingproject.org/issues/racial-disparity/">More than 60 percent</a> of people in prison are people of color, and stories like Philando Castile’s continue to reveal the devastating consequences of racial bias. Google.org grantee the <a href="http://eji.org">Equal Justice Initiative</a> and Executive Director Bryan Stevenson are working to challenge these inequalities both in and outside of the courtroom. In their recent collaboration with Google, EJI created an interactive site, bringing together EJI’s in-depth research on the history of lynching with the stories behind it. <a href="http://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/">Lynching in America</a> is intended to inspire a conversation about our past and the work required to build a better future.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The Equal Justice Initiative has also collaborated with Google on an exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum that further explores the impact of this history. <a href="https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/legacy_of_lynching">The Legacy of Lynching</a> (open now until September 3), presents EJI’s research—through film, oral histories and interactive maps—and aligns it with the work of notable artists such as Sanford Biggers and Kara Walker.<br/></p><p>“There are times it's not really possible to confront the obstacles that many of us have to confront without a soundtrack or without an image,” Bryan Stevenson said at the exhibit’s opening this week. “The kind of inspiration that these artists bring, gives us the courage to do the exhausting things that have to be done to create justice. That's what I'm hoping we'll feel—a little bit of inspiration—to go tell these stories.To begin talking about this history. And to have the courage to do it, even when it's uncomfortable and unpleasant.”</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The Equal Justice Initiative believes that addressing this history of racial injustice is essential to better understanding our present. They are <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-org/doing-more-racial-justice/">one of many</a> racial justice organizations that we’re proud to support with Google.org grants, alongside partnerships with National Urban League, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights. Together we hope to build a more just and inclusive world for everyone.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/2GWu4QnRxXE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0000Fri, 28 Jul 2017 04:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogA significant step toward modernizing our surveillance lawshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/leH5GfTxD6M/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Last month, our General Counsel Kent Walker <a href="http://www.heritage.org/technology/event/digital-security-and-due-process-modernizing-cross-border-surveillance-law-the">delivered a speech</a> calling for a fundamental realignment of government access statutes in light of the growing role that technology plays in our daily lives, the expectation that communications should remain private, and the very real security threats that governments need to investigate.</p><p>In conjunction with the speech, we proposed a <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/digital-security-and-due-process-new-legal-framework-cloud-era/">new framework</a> oriented toward policy solutions that recognize legitimate law enforcement interests, respect the sovereignty of other countries, and reflect the reasonable expectation of privacy that users have in the content of their electronic communications.</p><p>The introduction of the International Communications Privacy Act (ICPA) by Senators Hatch, Coons, and Heller advances these objectives, and we commend these Senators for their leadership in this area.</p><p>ICPA would update the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) in two important ways.</p><p>First, it would require U.S. government entities to obtain a warrant to compel the production of communications content from providers. <a href="http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//googleblogs/pdfs/google_testimony_rick_salgado.pdf">For</a> <a href="http://judiciary.house.gov/_files/hearings/113th/03192013_2/Salgado%2003192013.pdf">many</a> <a href="https://judiciary.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Salgado-ECPA-Testimony.pdf">years</a>, we have called upon the U.S. Congress to update ECPA in this manner, and the House of Representative has twice passed legislation (the Email Privacy Act) that would achieve this goal.</p><p>Second, it provides clear mechanisms for the U.S. government to obtain user data from service providers with a warrant, wherever the data may be stored, but with protections built in for certain cases when the users are nationals of other countries and are located outside the U.S.</p><p>We are eager to work with Members of Congress enact ICPA into law, and look forward to the opportunity to help advance this important bill.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/leH5GfTxD6M" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:00:00 +0000Thu, 27 Jul 2017 23:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog#teampixel casts a spell with light and shadowshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/l0pSndJ3ZlE/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>This week we’re admiring the artistic acumen of #teampixel photographers as they discover the hidden surprises behind light, shadows and reflections. Get ready to ride with a backlit bike through a Bulgarian sunset or check out a dim sum house that’s making us green with envy. And don’t forget to share your own Pixel photos on Instagram—we just might feature you next.</p></div></div>
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<figcaption><div class="rich-text">Left: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BRjg1pAgUSt/?taken-by=magdalena_011">@magdalena_011</a> - Otherworldly rock formations in Antelope Canyon. Right: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPTdHw8gsX3/?taken-by=pedromiguelferreira">@pedromiguelferreira</a> - seeing double at the Museu de Arte, Arquitetura e Tecnologia in Portugal<br/></div></figcaption>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Dig #teampixel’s photography? Visit <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teampixel/">the feed</a> to share the love and likes on your favorite photos. </p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/l0pSndJ3ZlE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:20:00 +0000Thu, 27 Jul 2017 17:20:00 +0000The Official Google BlogGet literary with Talks at Googlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/eoUCKZ6abYA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Books can fly us to space, transport us to the Seven Kingdoms or the Underground Railroad, take us on an 11,000 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, and teach us a thing or two about cooking. In the second installment of the “Talks at Google” Keyword series, get to know some of our favorite authors who have stopped by Google over the years:</p>1. <a href="https://talksat.withgoogle.com/talk/the-martian">Andy Weir</a>, bestselling author of “The Martian”—later adapted into a film—reads aloud the first chapter and shares the extensive research done to maintain scientific accuracy throughout the book.<br/>2. <a href="https://talksat.withgoogle.com/talk/grit-the-power-of-passion-and-perseverance">Angela Duckworth</a>, author of “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” discusses her unique definition of “talent” and interesting findings from her data on predictors of success.<br/>3. <a href="https://talksat.withgoogle.com/talk/wild">Cheryl Strayed</a> talks about her moments of reckoning on the Pacific Coast Trail, which led to her memoir “Wild.”<br/></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>As always, to see more talks, subscribe to <a href="http://youtube.com/TalksAtGoogle">Talks at Google on YouTube</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/googletalks">follow them on Twitter</a> or <a href="http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle">browse their website</a>. </p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/eoUCKZ6abYA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogMaking the internet work better for everyone in Africahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/4xUM8l2UfEY/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>By 2034 Africa is expected to have the world’s largest working-age population of 1.1 billion—yet only 3 to 4 million jobs are created annually. That means there’s an urgent need to create opportunities for the millions of people on the continent who are creative, smart and driven to succeed. The internet, and technology as a whole, offer great opportunities for creating jobs, growing businesses and boosting economies. But people need the right skills, tools and products to navigate the digital world and to make it work for them, their businesses and their communities.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Today, at our Google for Nigeria event in Lagos, we announced progress we’ve made in our products and features for users in Nigeria, including YouTube, Search and Maps. We also announced initiatives focused on digital skills training, education and economic opportunity, and support for African startups and developers.</p><h2>Digital Skills for Africa</h2><p>Last year we set out to help bridge the digital skills gap in Africa when we pledged to train one million young people in the region—and we’ve <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-europe/one-million-trained-task-getting-africa-digital-just-beginning/">exceeded this target</a>. Through either in-person or online trainings, we help people learn to build a web presence, use Search to find jobs, get tips to enhance their CV, use social media, and so on. Now we’re expanding this program, and committing to prepare another 10 million people for jobs of the future in the next five years. We’ll also be providing mobile developer training to 100,000 Africans to develop world-class apps, with an initial focus on Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.</p><h2>Google.org grants </h2><p>Our charitable arm, Google.org, is committing $20 million over the next five years to nonprofits that are working to improve lives across Africa. We’re giving $2.5 million in initial grants to the nonprofit arms of African startups <a href="http://www.gidimo.com/">Gidi Mobile</a> and <a href="https://www.siyavula.com/">Siyavula</a> to provide free access to learning for 400,000 low-income students in South Africa and Nigeria. The grantees will also develop new digital learning materials that will be free for anyone to use.</p><p>We also want to invite nonprofits from across the continent to share their ideas for how they could impact their community and beyond. So we’re launching a <a href="https://www.google.org/our-work/google-impact-challenge/">Google.org Impact Challenge</a> in Africa in 2018 to award $5 million in grants. Any eligible nonprofit in Africa can apply, and anyone will be able to help select the best ideas by voting online.</p><h2>Launchpad Accelerator Africa</h2><p>We want to do more to support African entrepreneurs in building successful technology companies and products. Based on our global Launchpad Accelerator program, this initiative will provide more than $3 million in equity-free funding, mentorship, working space and access to expert advisers to more than 60 African startups over three years. Intensive three-month programs, held twice per year, will run out of a new Google Launchpad Space in Lagos—the program’s first location outside of the United States.</p><h2>Making our products work better in Africa</h2><p>For people to take advantage of digital opportunities, acquiring the right skills and tools is only part of the equation. Online products and services—including ours—also need to work better in Africa. Today, we’re sharing news about how we’re making YouTube, Search and Maps more useful and relevant for Nigerian users.</p><h3>YouTube Go</h3><p>Designed from the ground up, YouTube Go lets you discover, save and share videos you love in a way that’s transparent about the size of downloads. Designed to be “offline” first, the app improves the experience of watching videos on a slower network and gives control over the amount of data used streaming or saving videos. It’s a full YouTube experience, with fresh and relevant video recommendations tailored to your preferences and the ability to share videos quickly and easily with friends nearby. In June, Nigeria became the second country where we started actively testing YouTube Go. Later this year, we’ll be expanding this to a beta launch of the app, available to all Nigerian users.</p><h3>Lagos now on Street View in Google Maps </h3><p>In the last few months, we’ve improved our address search experience in Lagos, by adding thousands of new addresses and streets, outlines of more than a million buildings in commercial and residential areas, and more than 100,000 additional Nigerian small businesses on Google Maps. Today we’re launching <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/#discover-nigeria">Lagos on Street View</a>, with 10,000 kilometers of imagery, including the most important historic roads in the city. You can virtually drive along the<a href="https://goo.gl/CZGyXc"> Carter Bridge</a> to the <a href="https://goo.gl/4PHRVf">National Stadium</a> or across the <a href="https://goo.gl/gLmjc2">Eko Bridge</a>, down to the Marina—all on your smartphone.</p><h3>Faster web results</h3><p>When you’re on a 2G-like connection or using a low storage device, pages can take a long time to load. We previously launched a feature that streamlines search results so they load with less data and at high speed. Today we’re extending that feature to streamline websites you reach from search results, so that they load with 90 percent less data and five times faster, even on low storage devices. <br/></p><h3>More local information in Search</h3><p>We’ve also made several updates to Search to bring more useful, relevant answers and information to people in Nigeria: </p><ul><li><p><b>Knowledge Panels: </b>We’re connecting people with easy access to the answers to things they care about, displaying knowledge cards for everything from local football teams to Nigerian musicians and actors. </p></li><li><p><b>Health Cards: </b>Later this year we’ll launch more than 800 knowledge cards detailing common symptoms and treatments for the most prevalent health conditions in Nigeria. We’ve partnered with the University of Ibadan to ensure that answers have been reviewed by Nigerian doctors for local relevance and accuracy. Nigeria is one of the first countries where we’re providing locally tailored health answers on Search. </p></li><li><p><b>Posts on Google:</b> <a href="https://posts.withgoogle.com">Posts</a> makes it possible for musicians, entertainers and other public figures to share updates, images and videos directly on Google, for people to see while they explore on the web. Nigeria is the third country where we’ve made this feature available and some of the country’s popular musicians are already using it.</p></li></ul>The things we’re announcing today are what drive us—building platforms and products that are relevant and useful for billions, not just the few, and helping people to succeed in the digital economy. That’s why we hope to equip more people, in Africa and elsewhere, with digital skills and tools. We’re excited to be part of Africa’s evolving digital story.</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/4xUM8l2UfEY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000Thu, 27 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogThe Dynamic Learning Project: helping deliver on the promise of tech in the classroomhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/3s8VGVqCrKY/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When it comes to schools, bridging the “digital divide” means more than providing access. While that gap isn’t yet closed, there’s another emerging equity imbalance that goes beyond computers or connectivity. This “second-level digital divide” is fueled by <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/files/2016/09/PI_2016.09.20_Digital-Readiness-Gaps_FINAL.pdf">major differences</a> in how <i>effectively</i> that technology is being used for teaching and learning. And it’s especially pronounced in low-income schools, where teachers face a <a href="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/06/14/poor-students-face-digital-divide-in-teacher-technology-training.html">significant disadvantage</a> when it comes to training and professional development. Closing this divide means equipping educators with the skills and tools they need to effectively integrate technology in their classrooms. That’s why we’re launching the <a href="http://g.co/dynamiclearningproject">Dynamic Learning Project</a>, a new pilot that’s part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that the benefits of technology are truly reaching every classroom. </p><p><a href="http://digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Dynamic-Learning-Project-Paper-Final.pdf">Research</a> suggests that coaching has a positive impact on teacher practices and student outcomes. So to start, we’re providing a $6.5 million grant to <a href="http://digitalpromise.org/">Digital Promise</a> through Google.org in order to launch a pilot that will support full-time coaches at 50 underserved middle schools in five diverse regions across the U.S. These coaches will provide personalized support to help educators learn about technology and use it in their classroom in transformative ways. To set schools up for success, each will receive mentoring support and ongoing professional development from experts at <a href="https://www.edtechteam.com/">EdTechTeam</a>. They’ll also participate in a community of practice with other participating schools, allowing them to share their learnings and expand their professional networks.</p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Digital Promise selected this first cohort of 50 U.S. middle schools based on need (determined by percentage of students eligible for free and reduced lunch), existing infrastructure (without requiring any specific type or brand of technology), and innovative leadership committed to helping their teachers succeed. They’ll work with these schools throughout the year, helping the coaches and principals to better harness technology in the classroom.</p><p>For years, we’ve worked hard to help more classrooms access technology, and we’re proud that our products are helping millions of teachers and students do incredible things. But we’ve also seen that access to technology on its own is not enough. Making our products free or affordable doesn’t make usage truly equitable, and quality training is critical to ensure that technology is used in effective and meaningful ways. Through coaching, training and support, we’re aiming to empower teachers to further improve student learning outcomes through technology.<br/></p><p>While technology alone will not fix or improve education, in the hands of educators who know how to use it, it can be a powerful part of the solution. This pilot is only the very beginning of our work ahead, and we’re eager to see what we will learn and understand how we can help reach even more classrooms in the future.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’ve partnered with Major League Baseball on some exciting VR experiences for Daydream, including the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlb.AtBatVR&hl=en">MLB.com At Bat VR</a> app and the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlb.HomeRunDerbyVR&hl=en">MLB.com Home Run Derby VR</a> video game. Today, we’re debuting our latest collaboration: “On the Verge,” an original VR video series that provides an up-close, behind-the-scenes look at the lives of young MLB stars around the game.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The first episodes of “On the Verge” will take you on the field, inside the batting cage, in the clubhouse and to more places with young MLB stars Josh Bell (Pittsburgh Pirates), Mookie Betts (Boston Red Sox), Manuel Margot (San Diego Padres), and Jose Berrios (Minnesota Twins). These four episodes are available today in the recently released <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mlb.AtBatVR&hl=en">MLB.com At Bat VR</a> Daydream app, which combines live video streaming and real-time stats for a complete live game sports experience in VR. They'll also be available on MLB’s official <a href="http://www.youtube.com/mlb">YouTube</a> account soon.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>“On The Verge” joins a number of videos and series already created with Jump, including The New York Times’ <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/08/magazine/great-performers-la-noir.html">Great Performers collection</a>, Within’s <a href="https://medium.com/@Within/within-vr-series-the-possible-b5e24888c0e2">“The Possible” series</a> and Wevr’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkC3mabtAC8&feature=youtu.be">“Internet Surfer” video</a>.</p>Grab your Cardboard or Daydream View and check out the first handful of episodes of “On The Verge” today. Additional episodes will drop at key moments throughout the 2017 MLB season.</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/5bhkIAaC1ak" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000Thu, 27 Jul 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogWe’ve moved! Find us at the new Microsoft Edge Dev Blog
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