Popular vendor of OS.http://aics-app.sakura.ne.jp/rss_share/201504271430106698867Microsoft, Apple, Google's latest news. Contains official and unofficial news.(ENG)Forza Motorsport 7 first impressions: The best Forza game to ever grace Xbox
https://www.onmsft.com/news/forza-motorsport-7-first-impressions-the-best-forza-game-to-ever-grace-xbox
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:01:07 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9-28-2017_12-09-17_AM-1-1031x580.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/2017/09/9-28-2017_12-09-17_AM-1-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9-28-2017_12-09-17_AM-1-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/9-28-2017_12-09-17_AM-1-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />This year's entry into the Xbox exclusive Forza series is the best version yet, complete with a career mode that'll make you feel like a real-life race car driver, improved graphics, and everything you need to make your racing experience more personal and immersive as ever. Thu, 28 Sep 2017 07:01:07 +0000On MSFTReport: Apple reaches ‘final terms’ for its piece of Toshiba’s storage business
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/report-apple-reaches-final-terms-for-its-piece-of-toshibas-storage-business/
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:11:28 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/flash-toshiba-nand.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>There’s finally and end in sight for the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/toshiba/">ongoing saga that is the sale of Toshiba’s memory chip unit</a>. According to a new report from <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-28/apple-is-said-to-reach-final-terms-for-bain-s-toshiba-chip-bid?cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social">Bloomberg</a>, Apple has reached “final terms” to be part of Bain Capital’s $18 billion bid for the chip business…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/report-apple-reaches-final-terms-for-its-piece-of-toshibas-storage-business/#more-501942" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501942&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=501942&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 28 Sep 2017 03:11:28 +00009to5MacShould Twitter bring the timeline back to Apple Watch? [Poll]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/twitter-apple-watch-app-poll/
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:30:46 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-watch-series-3-7.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Earlier today, Apple Watch users noticed that Twitter had seemingly killed off its Apple Watch app with a silent update to the iOS client. Given the release of the cellular Apple Watch, many had hoped developers would have a renewed interest in Apple Watch apps, but this doesn’t seem to be the case for Twitter…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/twitter-apple-watch-app-poll/#more-501939" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501939&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=501939&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 28 Sep 2017 02:30:46 +00009to5MacWhat’s new in iOS 11.1 beta 1? Hands-on with new features and changes [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/whats-new-in-ios-11-1-beta-1-hands-on-with-new-features-and-changes-video/
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:57:06 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/ios-11-1-beta-1-changes-and-features.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Earlier today, Apple released the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/ios-11-1-beta-1/">first developer beta for iOS 11.1</a>. Unlike <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-beta-1-music-streaming-lte-radio-app-video/">the watchOS 4.1 beta for the Apple Watch</a>, there aren’t any huge user-facing new features included in this release. However, there are quite a few subtle changes. Have a look at our hands-on video walkthrough for more details. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/whats-new-in-ios-11-1-beta-1-hands-on-with-new-features-and-changes-video/#more-501919" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501919&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=501919&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 28 Sep 2017 01:57:06 +00009to5MacNvidia releases new Pascal GPU drivers for macOS High Sierra users
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/nvidia-pascal-drivers-high-sierra/
Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:03:50 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1080-ti.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Nvidia today has released drivers for its PCI-E graphics cards for users running the latest version of macOS High Sierra. The drivers are for Quadro and GeForce Pascal-based models and should bring compatibility for legacy Mac Pro users running High Sierra. The release also includes beta drivers for Thunderbolt 3 eGPU setups on the 5K iMac and MacBook Pro.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/nvidia-pascal-drivers-high-sierra/#more-501929" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501929&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=501929&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 28 Sep 2017 00:03:50 +00009to5MacCedars-Sinai Hospital unveils new Apple Watch app for quickly finding clinics and doctors
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-watch-app-cedars-sinai/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:37:06 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-watch-app-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>The Los Angeles-based hospital Cedars-Sinai has <a href="https://blog.cedars-sinai.edu/cedars-sinai-apple-watch-app/">today announced</a> a new Apple Watch app that makes it easier for patients to quickly locate doctors and find nearby clinics.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-watch-app-cedars-sinai/#more-501924" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501924&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=501924&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:37:06 +00009to5MacMicrosoft releases Windows 10 build 17004 for Skip Ahead Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-releases-windows-10-build-17004-for-skip-ahead-insiders
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:01:04 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Logo Featured Image Generic Hero" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />Late this afternoon, Microsoft pushed out Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004 for those who have opted to Skip Ahead.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 23:01:04 +0000On MSFTAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004 for PC (Skip Ahead)
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/27/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17004-pc-skip-ahead/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:02:50 +0000Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17004 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring who have opted in to Skip Ahead only. Insiders who joined Skip Ahead will continue to receive builds from the RS_PRERELEASE branch which has transitioned to RS4 which is the release that will […]Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:02:50 +0000Windows BlogMixer to debut new eSports reality series “Beyond the Sticks”
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mixer-to-debut-new-esports-reality-series-beyond-the-sticks
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:21:21 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BetweenTheSticks-hero.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/2017/09/BetweenTheSticks-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BetweenTheSticks-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/BetweenTheSticks-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />Starting today, a new reality series called 'Beyond the Sticks' will be debuting only on Mixer.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 21:21:21 +0000On MSFTJony Ive to discuss ‘the shape of things to come’ at The New Yorker’s Tech Fest
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/jony-ive-tech-fest-2017/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:48:51 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/jony-ive.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Apple’s Jony Ive will be making an appearance at next month’s Tech Fest in NYC put on by <em>The New Yorker</em>. The event will feature “leading scientific, technological, and cultural pioneers” talking about technology, media, and much more.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/jony-ive-tech-fest-2017/#more-501900" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501900&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=501900&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:48:51 +00009to5MacFurther details of the Surface Pro LTE model arrive as Ignite 2017 sessions surface online
https://www.onmsft.com/news/further-details-of-the-surface-pro-lte-model-arrive-as-ignite-2017-sessions-surface-online
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:29:18 +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" />Thanks to a session titled Surface Behind the scene we manage to gain a bit more insight into what exactly will be coming with the Surface Pro LTE internals. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:29:18 +0000On MSFTHands-on with watchOS 4.1 beta 1: Music streaming, new Radio app, and LTE music support [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-beta-1-music-streaming-lte-radio-app-video/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:02:06 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-watch-series-3-lte-watchos-4-1-beta-1-video.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>As we <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-apple-music-streaming-radio/">reported earlier</a>, Apple has just released watchOS 4.1 beta 1 to developers, which brings the promised LTE music streaming to the Series 3 Apple Watch with LTE.</p>
<p>WatchOS 4.1 contains three notable features: First and foremost, the updated Music app allows access to your entire iCloud Music Library. This means that you’ll no longer have to sync songs in order to play them directly on your Apple Watch. It also means that you can use Siri to directly request playback of any song from Apple’s vast collection of 40 million tracks. Have a look at our hands-on video as we take Apple Watch music streaming for a test drive. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-beta-1-music-streaming-lte-radio-app-video/#more-501862" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501862&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=501862&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:02:06 +00009to5MacApple hiring ‘Video Partnerships’ lead to negotiate TV and movie deals with content providers
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-video-partnerships-tv-movie-content/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:56:16 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-tv-4k.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple is looking to fill a new <a href="https://jobs.apple.com/us/search#&ss=Apple%20Video%20Partnerships&t=1&so=&lo=0*USA&pN=0&openJobId=113059126">“Video Partnerships”</a> lead that will be responsible for negotiations with content providers like TV networks and movie studios with the goal of expanding its video services, including the Apple TV app and Universal Search.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-video-partnerships-tv-movie-content/#more-501885" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501885&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=501885&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:56:16 +00009to5MacwatchOS 4: How to stop Now Playing and audio apps from automatically opening on Apple Watch
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/how-to-stop-now-playing-auto-launching-watch/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:34:33 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/watchos-41.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>watchOS 4 includes a new default behavior to auto-launch audio apps when you wake the screen while playing audio on your Apple Watch or iPhone.</p>
<p>Auto-launching Now Playing can be useful when you’re playing music from the watch or a podcast from the phone for example. Instant access to play/pause and seek controls on the watch screen and the ability to spin the Digital Crown to adjust volume is really great when using AirPods since they lack physical controls. It’s sort of like the Now Playing card on the iPhone lock screen.</p>
<p>But this behavior isn’t always ideal on the Apple Watch. Luckily there’s a simple way to turn it off.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/how-to-stop-now-playing-auto-launching-watch/#more-501652" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501652&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=501652&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:34:33 +00009to5MacAmazon debuts new Echo speakers and $70 4K Fire TV to rival HomePod and Apple TV
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/amazon-new-echo-speakers-4k-fire-tv/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:03:12 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/amazon-echo.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Amazon took the stage in Seattle this morning to unveil a handful of new devices ahead of the holiday season. Today’s announcement includes the <a href="http://amzn.to/2hyl3Mw">all-new Echo </a>and <a href="http://amzn.to/2fyGCw6">Echo Plus Smart Speaker</a>, a smaller Echo Connect, two updated models of its <a href="http://amzn.to/2xB0G5v">Fire TV streaming media platform</a> and more. It was a big day in Seattle, and we have all of the details for you down below along with pre-order information.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/amazon-new-echo-speakers-4k-fire-tv/#more-501879" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501879&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=501879&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:03:12 +00009to5MacNew betas show off iPhone X lock screen and home screen experience
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/iphone-x-lock-screen-home-screen-video/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:51:10 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/ios-lockscreen.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>The new Xcode 9.1 beta has also been released by Apple today with support for the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/ios-11-0-1/">new operating system updates</a>: iOS 11.1, watchOS 4.1 and tvOS 11.1. It also includes a more fully-fledged iPhone X simulator, which demonstrates the new lock screen and home screen experiences.</p>
<p>There are also some onboarding videos, for things like activating Siri or revealing Control Center, which will be shown to iPhone X users upon setup …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/iphone-x-lock-screen-home-screen-video/#more-501865" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501865&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=501865&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:51:10 +00009to5MacMixer’s “FTL” low latency streaming now available in beta on Android and iOS
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mixers-ftl-low-latency-streaming-now-available-in-beta-on-android-and-ios
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:13:02 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mixer-1041x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="MixerMixer" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mixer-1041x580.png 1041w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mixer-250x139.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mixer-768x428.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1041px) 100vw, 1041px" />The Mixer Team today announced that Mixer's "FTL" low latency streaming is now available in beta on Android and iOS. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:13:02 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft pledges $1 million, provides free Skype calls to Puerto Rico after devastating hurricane
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-pledges-1-million-provides-free-skype-calls-to-puerto-rico-after-devastating-hurricane
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:04:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2567-e1485241434409-1033x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft Logo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2567-e1485241434409-1033x580.jpg 1033w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2567-e1485241434409-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/IMG_2567-e1485241434409-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px" />Just as Microsoft did after Hurricane Irma and Harvey, the company is once again stepping up and pledging its support to those who have been impacted by the devastating storm. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:04:31 +0000On MSFTIvanka Trump joins Microsoft President Brad Smith at Virginia school for a morning of Coding for Kids
https://www.onmsft.com/news/ivanka-trump-joins-microsoft-president-brad-smith-at-virginia-school-for-a-morning-of-coding-for-kids
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:25:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Capture-1-930x580.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/2017/09/Capture-1-930x580.png 930w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Capture-1-250x156.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Capture-1-768x479.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Capture-1.png 1430w" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" />Microsoft President Brad Smith and senior advisor to the U.S. President Ivanka Trump were spotted together at a Virginia school for a morning of Coding for Kids. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:25:31 +0000On MSFTwatchOS 4.1 beta for Apple Watch Series 3 includes Apple Music streaming, new Radio app
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-apple-music-streaming-radio/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:18:20 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-watch-series-3-16.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple just dropped new developer betas for each platform, and watchOS 4.1 beta appears to include the promised Apple Music streaming and the new Radio app. Apple promised both new features as coming in October during the Apple Watch Series 3 announcement.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/watchos-4-1-apple-music-streaming-radio/#more-501852" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501852&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=501852&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:18:20 +00009to5MacTime Travel Debugging is now available in WinDbg Preview
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/09/27/time-travel-debugging-now-available-windbg-preview/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:00:42 +0000We are excited to announce that Time Travel Debugging (TTD) features are now available in the latest version of WinDbg Preview. About a month ago, we released WinDbg Preview, which provides great new debugging user experiences. We are now publicly launching a preview version of TTD for the first time and are looking forward to your feedback. What is TTD? Wouldn’t it be great to […]Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:00:42 +0000Windows BlogSquare Checkout now works with Apple Pay on the web
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-pay-web-square-checkout/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:00:05 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/macbook-pro-touch-id-apple-pay.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Apple Pay on the web is coming to more places online starting today thanks to Square Checkout. Square is enabling support for Apple Pay on the web for all Square Checkout sellers, and support won’t require any update or code change.</p>
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https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/ios-11-1-beta-1/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:57:22 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/apple-music-ios-11.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has released the first iOS 11.1 beta for developer testing on iPhone and iPad. We’ll update with what changes are included as soon as the new releases are installed on our devices. Features we’ll be watching for include <del>Apple Pay Cash, AirPlay 2, and Messages in iCloud</del> which were all announced but not included in iOS 11.0.</p>
<p>Apple has also released watchOS 4.1, tvOS 11.1, and macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 developer betas.</p>
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Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:47:18 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca-865x580.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/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca-865x580.jpg 865w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca-246x165.jpg 246w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca-768x515.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AdobePhotoshopExpress_1fa92509ce854a6eb8c987e1f6835dca.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px" />Earlier this week we noted that Microsoft founder Bill Gates is now using an Android phone, but with “lots of Microsoft software.” Many other Microsoft employees and execs have moved off the withering Windows mobile platform, although Microsoft refuses to acknowledge the obvious, that Windows Phone in all its permutations is effectively dead. If Bill […]Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:47:18 +0000On MSFTOh … Snap! Teens are coding the futurehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/CKarcOdM15g/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>My first experience with coding came from trying to prove people wrong. At the end of eighth grade, my high school guidance counselor was adamant that I take Algebra I again, even though I’d already taken it in middle school. She claimed my class wasn’t rigorous enough—plus I didn’t know how to use a TI-82 calculator, which I’d need in subsequent math classes. My mom, a math teacher herself, would have none of it. I’d pass the Algebra I exam and learn how to use the TI-82 before school started. So that summer, I sat with the instruction booklet and taught myself the programming components on the calculator.</p><p>Through high school, I had fun writing little programs to check my math homework, but had no real exposure to computer science. It remained too intangible to consider as a major in college (let alone a career path), but through the encouragement of a college professor, I learned more about it. And even then, it was unfathomable that computer science could help me create Google Maps, a product that would delight, empower and inspire people, and change how they navigate the world.</p><p>There are many teens out there who are exploring how to use math and technology outside of the classroom. Just like I was in high school, some may be excited about the future of technology, but aren’t sure how to transform that excitement into something they can see, touch or feel. Let’s turn those ideas into code.</p><p>To show teens how they can be creators, not just consumers, of the apps they use all the time, <a href="https://www.madewithcode.com/home/">Made with Code</a> is joining forces with Snap Inc. to host a first-of-its-kind competition called #MyFutureMe. From now until October 8, teens can go to <a href="https://www.madewithcode.com/">MadewithCode.com</a> to code a geofilter (for the non-teens out there: it’s a creative overlay that shows where you are or what you’re up to) and submit a 100-word statement about the future you envision. You don’t need any prior coding experience to give it a try. Snap will choose five finalists to go to the TEDWomen Conference in New Orleans, LA, where they’ll receive mentoring sessions from Google engineers and work with Snap engineers to create a lens (again, for the non-teens: this is augmented reality technology that adds animations to your selfies, general photos, and the world around us). <br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>A panel of amazing people will judge the lenses from the five finalists. The panel includes our very own Ruth Porat (SVP and CFO of Google and Alphabet), Evan Spiegel (CEO of Snap), Malala Yousafzai (student, activist and Malala Fund Co-Founder), Joanna Coles (Chief Content Officer at Hearst), Laurie Hernandez (Olympic gymnast), Victoria Justice (actress and singer), Lilly Singh (YouTube personality, entertainer, and founder of Girl Love) and Dr. Yvonne Cagle (NASA astronaut). Together, we’ll choose one lucky winner whose lens will be eligible to go live nationally in the Snapchat app. They’ll also receive a trip to Los Angeles, CA, for a private, VIP tour of the Snapchat and Google offices.</p><p>With this contest, Made with Code and Snap will help teens nationwide see that the things they love, like Snapchat, are made with code. Teens are already Snapping. Let’s get them coding, too.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/CKarcOdM15g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:45:00 +0000Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:45:00 +0000The Official Google BlogApple explains how iPhone X facial recognition with Face ID works (and fails) in security paper
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/face-id-iphone-x-white-paper/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:35:36 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-iphone-x-2017-iphone-x_47.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple just dropped a detailed, six-page white paper entitled “Face ID Security” ahead of the iPhone X launch in November. In the security document, Apple explains how facial recognition with Face ID on iOS will work, how safe it is as biometric security, and what issues it may have for users.</p>
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https://www.onmsft.com/news/cortana-trails-google-assistant-but-is-far-more-accurate-that-siri-or-alexa
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:20:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cortana-on-Lock-Screen-928x580.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/2017/03/Cortana-on-Lock-Screen-928x580.png 928w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cortana-on-Lock-Screen-250x156.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Cortana-on-Lock-Screen-768x480.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px" />As noted in a Business Insider graph with data from Stone Temple, Cortana is currently (and closely) trailing behind Google Assistant as the top virtual assistant. While the article points out that Siri replaced Bing with Google as its search engine, Microsoft’s Cortana is still destroying Apple’s Siri in both answer accuracy and total number […]Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:20:31 +0000On MSFTGoogler Adriana Jara doesn’t accept “fine”—she changes things for the betterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/To9-okv6M2s/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re celebrating the fascinating stories and important contributions of our Hispanic Googlers—their histories, their families, and what keeps them busy inside and outside of work. Today we hear from Adriana Jara, software engineer, passionate dancer and dog lover, who thinks life is too short to wear matching socks.</p></div></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><h2>Give us the 10-second, one-sentence version of what you do at Google.</h2><p>As a software engineer, I help build the infrastructure to make shopping ads on Youtube.com more relevant and useful.</p><p></p><h2>When did you immigrate to the U.S.?</h2><p>When I got the job at Google, I moved to Sunnyvale, CA from Candelaria de Naranjo, a small town in Costa Rica. I got on a flight on September 27, 2013—exactly four years ago today!</p><h2>How has the Hispanic community been a part of your experience at Google?</h2><p></p><p>For me, it’s extremely important to have a group of people who are “like me,” who share my cultural background and can speaking Spanish with me sometimes. It gives me a sense of belonging at Google.</p><h2>What is your favorite Costa Rican tradition or food?</h2><p>I love “olla de carne.” It’s a kind of soup with a bunch of vegetables and meat (of course, the best one is my mom’s).</p><h2>Have you always pictured yourself working at Google?</h2><p>It’s been a dream since Gmail came out while I was in college. I remember trying it out and thinking “I really want to work with the people who built this thing.” I thought email was fine as it used to work, but wow, they took a thing that was “fine” and improved it so much. I want to be one of those people that doesn’t accept things that are fine, but changes them for the better. Years later, I heard about an opportunity at Google, thought back to those college days and decided to give the dream a try.</p><h2>Who has been the most influential person in your life?</h2><p>My entire family. But the things that have pushed me the most were first given to me by my father. He gave me a love for books—he is always reading—and taught me to be a self-learner. He always talks about wonderful places around the world and he took me in my first trip outside of Costa Rica, planting in me the hunger to see the world.</p><h2>What has been a big moment for you at Google?</h2><p></p><p>I went to a recruiting event at a high school in Costa Rica. When I was introduced, they mentioned my small hometown, and I heard a solitary but enthusiastic “Woo!” from the crowd. After the talk, one of the students (the source of the “woo”) approached me and said, “I wouldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams that someone from our hometown could work at Google. This is awesome, I now want to work for NASA and I think I can do it.” That moment made me feel like I’ve come so far, and that I’m helping people see it is possible to work for big companies, no matter where you’re born.</p></div>
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https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/lifx-unveils-new-modular-led-lighting-panel-system-with-homekit-support-and-more/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:08:27 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/lifx-tile-lighting-system-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Given the success of other <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/30/review-nanoleaf-aurora-smart-lighting-panels-homekit/">accent lighting smart home products</a>, LIFX is now throwing its hat into the ring with its latest smartphone-enabled lighting system. Deemed the LIFX Tile, the new system brings a fully customizable wall-mounted LED lighting system with HomeKit support to the company’s <a href="https://bit.ly/2frKxa7">lineup of smart home gear</a>.</p>
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Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:01 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/apple-isn_t-intercepting-all-your-imessage-contacts-for-police.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Good news for passengers flying Delta: the airline is enabling free in-flight iMessage use on most flights starting Sunday. That means you can use your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to send and receive those blue messages without paying up for data. Delta says the new complimentary in-flight messaging perk, which also includes WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, is part of a “multi-billion dollar investment in the customer experience.”</p>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Last, we're bringing <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/google-vr/adventures-abound-explore-google-expeditions-your-own/">self-guided Expeditions</a> to iOS (it’s already available on Android). So now, with an iPhone or iPad, anyone can explore anywhere Expeditions take you. It’s also great for guides who want to assign an Expedition for homework, or do a practice run before taking their classroom along. Check out more than 700 Expeditions including tours of universities, <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/education/expeditions-career-tours-can-take-kids/">virtual career days</a>, and even a trip to the <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/education/next-stop-for-expeditions-internationa/">International Space Station</a>. So grab Expeditions from <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.vr.expeditions&hl=en">Google Play</a> or the <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/expeditions/id1131711060?mt=8">App Store</a>, and start exploring!</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/8e_4tI7M6_I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogAndroid Oreo: a smart, tough and productive cookie for enterpriseshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/6zNYLQuTWYI/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Android 8.0 Oreo is <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/08/introducing-android-8-oreo.html">now available</a>, bringing a sweet combination of improved productivity and enhanced security to enterprise customers. The new release builds on the consistent investments we’ve made to make Android stronger, easier to manage, and more productive for the enterprise. </p><h2>Personal space on your work device</h2><p>Android’s unique <a href="https://enterprise.google.com/android/solutions/personal/'">work profile</a> creates the best of both worlds—separating work and personal data so IT has the security it needs and users have the freedom to use the personal apps and services they want. Only the work data is managed, giving IT full control of corporate information and keeping employees’ photos, apps, and other personal data separate.</p><p>In Android Oreo, we’re now bringing work profiles to corporate-owned devices. Now, organizations can enable company devices for personal use with a work profile. While the organization still retains control of the device, work apps and data can be put in a work profile, keeping personal apps and data outside the profile.</p><p>This brings the benefits of the work profile to company-owned devices, such as removing the need for a complex device-wide passcode, and allowing employees to turn off work notifications when they’re away. The improved usability and clear separation makes this management mode ideal for corporate-owned, personally-enabled (COPE) deployments.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Get up and running in seconds</h2><p>With <a href="https://www.android.com/enterprise/management/zero-touch/">zero-touch enrollment</a> available in Android Oreo, organizations can <a href="/products/android-enterprise/android-zero-touch-enrollment-seamless-and-secure-enterprise-deployment/">deploy corporate-owned Android devices</a> with enterprise mobility management settings pre-configured, so team members can start using their device right out of the box. Devices can be configured online and drop-shipped to employees who will have management enforced from the start.</p><p>With the work profile in Oreo, we’ve made it easier than ever for employees to set up their personal device for work, with 10x faster work profile setup. We’ve even reduced the enrollment steps required so users can get their work profile set up with a single tap—no complicated instructions required.</p><h2>Robust security that stops malware in its tracks</h2><p>We continue to invest in Android platform security, giving IT more advanced capabilities in managing their fleet of devices. With <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/05/here-comes-treble-modular-base-for.html">Project Treble</a> in Oreo, we’re improving security by separating the underlying vendor implementation from the core Android framework. This modularization isolates each hardware abstraction layer (HAL) into its own process so each HAL only gets the hardware driver and kernel access it needs. This improves sandboxing and makes it harder for framework compromises to exploit the kernel.</p><p>We’re also enabling stricter enforcement of <a href="https://www.android.com/play-protect/">Google Play Protect</a>, our always-on security service that scans for malware and blocks potentially harmful apps. Now, admins can block unknown or risky apps from being installed across the whole device, outside the work profile. We’re also <a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/09/safetynet-verify-apps-api-google-play.html">providing new APIs</a> to enable administrators to verify the security posture of their fleet including details on which apps are installed.</p><p>With the inclusion of secure password reset, it’s now easier for admins to securely help users recover from forgotten passwords on fully encrypted devices. Admins can also enable network logging for corporate-owned devices to record DNS lookups and TCP connections, helping companies detect suspicious network behavior or remotely debug problematic apps.</p><h2>Improved privacy and transparency</h2><p>It’s important for employees to have visibility into management policies, particularly when considering a device for personal use. To help employees stay informed, we’ve made it easier to see management actions taken across the device, such as the installation of a new app or enforcement of a lock screen. We’ve also improved notifications for connectivity changes, like always-on VPN and network logging.</p><p>These are just a few of the new and improved enterprise features in Android Oreo, with more updates coming soon. To learn more, check out the <a href="https://developer.android.com/work/versions/Android-8.0.html">What’s new in Android 8.0 page</a>.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/6zNYLQuTWYI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogHow BeyondCorp can help businesses be more productivehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/7d5N2pZ_4vA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Over the past few years, Google has been moving away from VPN-based security for our employees, and towards a trust model that's based on people and devices, rather than networks. We call it BeyondCorp—moving beyond a corporate network for internal services and applications. It’s the basis for <a href="https://cloud.google.com/iap/">Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy</a>, which can be used to authenticate users for applications running on Google Cloud Platform. </p><br/><p>We recently published our <a href="https://research.google.com/pubs/pub46366.html">fifth research paper</a> on BeyondCorp, this time focused on the employee experience—how they first end up using this system, and what it looks like when things go wrong. We discuss how onboarding has gotten easier with no VPN, how loaners are quick to activate, and how we give employees the ability to handle and resolve their own issues when the Chrome extension is getting in their way.</p><br/><p>When new employees join Google, access is based on machines and identity, not the network. We tell them about our access policy: you can get to the tools you need no matter where you are, so long as you’re on your corporate issued laptop (a slight oversimplification, I’ll admit). As we prepare their computers for delivery on their first day at work, we make sure our inventory provisioning procedures add the devices to our asset management system and assign an owner. Then, when each employee signs into their own machine, we kick off automated requests for machine certificates. These are used to guide the machine to the right VLAN. This onboarding process streamlines our new device setup, and eliminates the need to install VPN software on each employee's laptop.</p><br/><p>After their first day, the most interaction employees will have with BeyondCorp is through a Chrome extension, which shows the current status of their connection. This gives our IT teams and end users a way to find errors, troubleshoot and fix them quickly. Anyone can turn the proxy off manually using the extension—a common need when using captive portals or local network hardware.</p><br/><p>The latest paper also discusses how we expose details about denial of access. While we want to make sure our employees, and the service desk assisting them, can quickly resolve access errors, we also need to make sure we don’t expose too much data to attackers in the way we say “nope, not allowed” to some requests. Building this explanation engine helped us troubleshoot BeyondCorp as we deployed more broadly, and it gave our troubleshooting teams insight into what’s going wrong when someone reports an unexpected access denied message.</p><br/><p>BeyondCorp has helped us streamline the onboarding process, and given employees the tools they need to fix problems when things go wrong. We hope it will inspire you as well. You can read the research paper on <a href="https://research.google.com/pubs/pub46366.html">Research at Google</a>.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/7d5N2pZ_4vA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogOctober’s Games with Gold include Gone Home, The Turing test, Rayman 3 HD and Medal of Honor: Airbourne
https://www.onmsft.com/news/octobers-games-with-gold-include-gone-home-the-turing-test-rayman-3-hd-and-medal-of-honor-airbourne
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:45:32 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/October-Games-with-Gold-lineup.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/2017/09/October-Games-with-Gold-lineup.png 850w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/October-Games-with-Gold-lineup-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/October-Games-with-Gold-lineup-768x429.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px" />Xbox’s Major Nelson has just announced October’s Games with Gold titles, which include the critically-acclaimed adventure exploration game Gone Home.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:45:32 +0000On MSFTNext Xbox Live Sessions will feature Forza 7, professional drivers Tanner Foust and Josef Newgarden
https://www.onmsft.com/news/next-xbox-live-sessions-will-feature-forza-7-professional-drivers-tanner-foust-and-josef-newgarden
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:15:14 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JN_Headshot-hero.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/2017/09/JN_Headshot-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JN_Headshot-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/JN_Headshot-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />Microsoft has announced that the next Xbox Live Sessions will feature professional drivers Tanner Foust and Josef NewgardenWed, 27 Sep 2017 15:15:14 +0000On MSFTReport: Apple wants Breaking Bad talent, shopping for Game of Thrones-style drama
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-original-content-drama/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:07:19 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-iphone-x-2017-apple-tv-4k_35.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Despite an awkward start to the original content scene with<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/06/planet-of-the-apps-release/"> <em>Planet of the Apps</em></a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/09/carpool-karaoke-reviews-roundup/"><em>Carpool Karaoke</em></a>, Apple appears to be getting serious with its next TV series. Apple <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/16/apple-original-content-hires-sony-television-execs/">poached two Sony Television executives</a> — Jamie Ehrlicht and Zack Van Amburg — back in June, and a new report says the duo has been shopping for high profile TV talent including <em>Breaking Bad</em> veterans.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-original-content-drama/#more-501810" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501810&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=501810&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:07:19 +00009to5MacFeature request: Pause audio, don’t just reduce the volume, when iOS alerts sound
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/pause-audio-for-iphone-alerts-feature-request/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:31:50 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/podcast.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>We’ve made quite a few <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/feature-request/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">feature requests</a>, some of them for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/09/send-an-auto-reply-text-while-driving-iphone-feature-request/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">important things</a> – like an option to automatically reply to text messages while driving, which Apple granted in iOS 11. Or for broader themes, like helping us with <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/04/13/feature-request-calendar-personal-goals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">our personal goals</a>.</p>
<p>Other times, we’ve asked for very small things, but ones we think would contribute to a better all-round experience when using our Apple products. Whether it’s <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/30/feature-request-timers/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple timers</a>, identifying where <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/13/identify-a-mac-sound-feature-request/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac audio alerts</a> are coming from or a way to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/03/transfer-facetime-calls-between-devices/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">transfer FaceTime calls</a> between devices.</p>
<p>This request is so small it might seem too trivial to bother with, but it is an issue that annoys me on a regular basis …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/pause-audio-for-iphone-alerts-feature-request/#more-501795" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501795&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=501795&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:31:50 +00009to5MacXbox-branded smartwatch is yet another cool Microsoft device that never came to be
https://www.onmsft.com/news/xbox-branded-smartwatch-is-yet-another-cool-microsoft-device-that-never-came-to-be
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:18:48 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0676-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox Logo Featured Image Hero" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0676-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0676-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0676-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />It appears that at one point, Microsoft planned to release an Xbox-branded smartwatch. Of course, we know that Microsoft’s plans never materialized because the smartwatch was never released. You can see the images below, taken from a post from Eurogamer.net. The image of the early smartwatch prototype were originally released by SuomiMobiili via Neowin. This […]Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:18:48 +0000On MSFTComcast’s new XFINITY Instant TV streaming service rolls out in select markets
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/comcasts-new-xfinity-instant-tv/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:15:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/comcast-instant.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>After <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/28/comcast-xfinity-instant-tv/">rumblings</a> back in the spring, Comcast is officially rolling out its new XFINITY Instant TV bundle for broadband customers today. Plans start at $18 per month as the cable giant looks to retain cord-cutters that are becoming increasingly dependent on services like <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/hulu/">Hulu</a>, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/netflix/">Netflix</a> and others. Comcast’s new skinny bundle IPTV will only be available to select customers at launch in beta, with additional markets rolling out over time. A full breakdown of each package with pricing can be found below.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/comcasts-new-xfinity-instant-tv/#more-501800" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501800&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=501800&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:15:56 +00009to5MacFree Spider-man Homecoming items now available for your Xbox Avatar
https://www.onmsft.com/news/free-spider-man-homecoming-items-now-available-for-your-xbox-avatar
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:08:04 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gearstshirt-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox One Avatars" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gearstshirt-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gearstshirt-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/gearstshirt-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Today, fans of Marvel's Spiderman Homecoming movie can now snag a free costume for their Xbox Avatar. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:08:04 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft is tailoring a new edition of Windows 10 S for Enterprise users
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-is-tailoring-a-new-edition-of-windows-10-s-for-enterprise-users
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:41:20 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_3392-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 S" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_3392-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_3392-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_3392-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/IMG_3392-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft is tailoring a new edition of Windows 10 S for Enterprise usersWed, 27 Sep 2017 13:41:20 +0000On MSFTTwitter’s new 280 character tweets already showing on Windows 10 Mobile & PC
https://www.onmsft.com/news/twitters-new-280-character-tweets-already-showing-on-windows-10-mobile-pc
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:27:43 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twitter-1-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="twitter" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twitter-1-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twitter-1-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/twitter-1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The company's Universal Windows Platform development means it and the desktop and mobile version just acquired Twitters new 280-character limit upgrade. Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:27:43 +0000On MSFTPinball FX3 launches on Windows 10 & Xbox One, supports all old tables
https://www.onmsft.com/news/pinball-fx3-launches-on-windows-10-xbox-one-supports-all-old-tables
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:17:59 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apps.35760.14168067974245510.27d2ecb6-4356-4a4a-b403-35821c99d862.17f962f8-f5c4-4aaf-b947-978e50f7666a-1031x580.jpeg" 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/2017/09/apps.35760.14168067974245510.27d2ecb6-4356-4a4a-b403-35821c99d862.17f962f8-f5c4-4aaf-b947-978e50f7666a-1031x580.jpeg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apps.35760.14168067974245510.27d2ecb6-4356-4a4a-b403-35821c99d862.17f962f8-f5c4-4aaf-b947-978e50f7666a-250x141.jpeg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apps.35760.14168067974245510.27d2ecb6-4356-4a4a-b403-35821c99d862.17f962f8-f5c4-4aaf-b947-978e50f7666a-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/apps.35760.14168067974245510.27d2ecb6-4356-4a4a-b403-35821c99d862.17f962f8-f5c4-4aaf-b947-978e50f7666a.jpeg 1399w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Pinball FX 3, the latest pinball simulator video game from Zen Studios is now available on Windows 10 and Xbox One with Xbox Play Anywhere support.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:17:59 +0000On MSFTApple posts job listings for what may be its first full retail store in Thailand
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-store-bangkok-thailand/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:03:37 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/bangkok.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple has <a href="https://jobs.apple.com/us/search?#location&t=0&sb=req_open_dt&so=1&lo=3*BAN*THA*928*BAN*Bangkok|3*R728*THA*928*BAN*Bangkok&pN=0&openJobId=THCR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted ads</a> for all the usual retail store positions in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. This could indicate plans for the company’s first full retail store in the country.</p>
<p>Apple mostly relies on a network of <a href="https://locate.apple.com/th/en/sales/?pt=all&lat=13.7522222&lon=100.4938889" target="_blank" rel="noopener">authorized resellers</a> in Bangkok. It currently has almost 100 of these, dotted around the capital …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/apple-store-bangkok-thailand/#more-501783" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501783&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=501783&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:03:37 +00009to5MacHP has quietly abandoned HP Workspace, the Elite x3’s Win32 app virtualization solution
https://www.onmsft.com/news/hp-has-quietly-abandoned-hp-workspace-the-elite-x3s-win32-app-virtualization-solution
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:48:46 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Capture-d’écran-2016-08-11-à-19.59.58-1037x580.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/2016/08/Capture-d’écran-2016-08-11-à-19.59.58-1037x580.png 1037w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Capture-d’écran-2016-08-11-à-19.59.58-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Capture-d’écran-2016-08-11-à-19.59.58-768x429.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Capture-d’écran-2016-08-11-à-19.59.58.png 1345w" sizes="(max-width: 1037px) 100vw, 1037px" />HP quietly discontinued HP Workspace, its software virtualization platform that allowed Elite x3 users to run select Win32 apps in Continuum mode.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:48:46 +0000On MSFTApple fixes email issues with Outlook.com, Exchange accounts on iOS 11
https://www.onmsft.com/news/apple-fixes-email-issues-with-outlook-com-exchange-accounts-on-ios-11
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:46:51 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iOS-Mail-app-859x580.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/2017/09/iOS-Mail-app-859x580.png 859w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iOS-Mail-app-244x165.png 244w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iOS-Mail-app-768x519.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/iOS-Mail-app.png 1478w" sizes="(max-width: 859px) 100vw, 859px" />Apple finally delivered a fix for the issue that affected Outlook.com and Exchange accounts on iOS 11.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:46:51 +0000On MSFTWSJ backs report of 3D sensor problem causing delays to iPhone X production
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/iphone-x-delay-report-3d-sensor/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:20:47 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/iphone-x2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>The <em>WSJ</em> has now backed a supply-chain report that poor 3D sensor yields were delaying mass production of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone X</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/iphone-x-production-rate/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yesterday’s report</a> said that Apple’s suppliers were hitting significant yield issues with the 3D sensors used in the TrueDepth camera module of the iPhone X. The problems were said to be so severe that production was being measured in the tens of thousands of units per day …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/iphone-x-delay-report-3d-sensor/#more-501778" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501778&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=501778&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:20:47 +00009to5MacPSA: Here’s how to get access to 280-character tweets before Twitter rolls it out to all
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/how-to-get-280-character-tweets/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:56:18 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/280.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Twitter <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/26/twitter-to-double-the-length-limit-for-tweets-to-280-characters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed yesterday</a> that it would be doubling the maximum length of a tweet from 140 characters to a full 280 characters. Initially, it is rolling out the new limit to a small percentage of users ahead of a wider deployment later …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/how-to-get-280-character-tweets/#more-501774" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501774&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=501774&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:56:18 +00009to5MacApple remains world’s most valuable brand based on financial performance, influence, premium positioning
https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/worlds-most-valuable-brand-interbrand/
Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:54:17 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-store-san-francisco-01.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Interbrand’s annual report on the world’s most valuable brands sees Apple keep the top slot for the fifth consecutive year, ahead of Google and Microsoft. The top ten brands are rounded out by Coca Cola, Amazon, Samsung, Toyota, Facebook, Mercedes Benz and IBM.</p>
<p>Interbrand assesses the all-in value of a brand by analysing three factors …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/worlds-most-valuable-brand-interbrand/#more-501770" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501770&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=501770&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:54:17 +00009to5MacPreview Alpha Xbox Insiders can now transfer games and apps across their networks
https://www.onmsft.com/news/preview-alpha-xbox-insiders-can-now-transfer-games-and-apps-across-their-networks
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:51:18 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Xbox-One-X-1031x580-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Xbox One X, Xbox" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Xbox-One-X-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Xbox-One-X-1031x580-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Xbox-One-X-1031x580-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />This feature is meant to "Save on bandwidth" by letting you transfer games between consoles.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:51:18 +0000On MSFTPUBG-inspired Fortnite Battle Royale is now free to play on Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/pubg-inspired-fortnite-battle-royale-is-now-free-to-play-on-xbox-one
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:50:01 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fortnite-Battle-Royale-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/2017/09/Fortnite-Battle-Royale-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fortnite-Battle-Royale-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fortnite-Battle-Royale-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Fortnite-Battle-Royale.jpg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The release of the game has opened it up to no small amount of controversy, up to and including threats of legal action from the creator of PUBG.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:50:01 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft rolls out Windows 10 build 16299 for PC for Windows Insiders in the Fast ring
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16299-for-windows-insiders-in-the-fast-ring
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:42:34 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_3766-868x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Build 2017" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_3766-868x580.jpg 868w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_3766-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_3766-247x165.jpg 247w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DSC_3766-768x513.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 868px) 100vw, 868px" />Microsoft has already stated that the team is at the point of the development cycle for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update where the focus is on stabilization. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:42:34 +0000On MSFTHalo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare expansion now available on Xbox One, Windows 10
https://www.onmsft.com/news/halo-wars-2-awakening-the-nightmare-expansion-now-available-on-xbox-one-windows-10
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:41:12 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nightmare-1042x580.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/2017/09/nightmare-1042x580.jpg 1042w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nightmare-250x139.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nightmare-768x428.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/nightmare.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1042px) 100vw, 1042px" />The new expansion will feature the introduction of The Flood back into Halo Wars, alongside of some new games modes.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:41:12 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft rolls out Windows 10 build 16296 for PC for Slow Ring Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-10-build-16296-for-pc-for-slow-ring-insiders
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:24:47 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Logo Featured Image Generic Hero" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0706-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />Last week, Microsoft dropped the Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 for PC for Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:24:47 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft Surface Pro LTE devices get a release date
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-surface-pro-lte-devices-get-a-release-date
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:22:28 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Surface, Studio, Surface Pro" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-632x474.jpg 632w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/20170830_101140-536x402.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />An executive from Microsoft has confirmed that the device is scheduled for the last month in 2017.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:22:28 +0000On MSFTAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16299 for PC
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/26/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-16299-pc/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:03:02 +0000Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16299 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring only (not Skip Ahead). As we mentioned previously, we are now at the point of the development cycle for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update where our focus is now on stabilization for […]Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:03:02 +0000Windows BlogSatya Nadella talks transformation at Microsoft and beyond in his book ‘Hit Refresh’
https://www.onmsft.com/news/satya-nadella-talks-transformation-at-microsoft-and-beyond-in-his-book-hit-refresh
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:05:22 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hit-refresh-1-1032x580.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/2017/09/hit-refresh-1-1032x580.jpg 1032w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hit-refresh-1-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hit-refresh-1-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px" />Hit Refresh is about individual change, about the transformation happening inside of Microsoft, and the technology that will soon impact all of our lives.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 20:05:22 +0000On MSFTProviding support to those affected by Hurricane Mariahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/jeCG1UMPM2A/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Hurricane Maria recently made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane, killing at least 10 people and leaving much of the island without power or water. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, millions more are looking to rebuild—the storm destroyed the island of Dominica, killing at least 15 people, and devastated the Dominican Republic, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Turks and Caicos.</p><p>I was born and raised outside of San Juan, in a town called Cupey, and left the island to study in the States. Today, I still have family there, as well as in Barranquitas, towards the center of the island. The roof broke off my grandmother's terrace, a place filled with many memories of family gatherings growing up. My uncles, who are agricultural entrepreneurs in Barranquitas, were able to visit their land just yesterday and see the damage caused to their crops, completely turning their business upside down. I'm lucky that my family members are all safe, but the damage will still take years to repair.<br/></p><p>To help with the relief and recovery in Puerto Rico and beyond, Google.org and Googlers are committing $1 million in donations to organizations that are providing critical resources to the affected regions. To support immediate humanitarian needs, we’re distributing funds to organizations including the <a href="https://www.redcross.org/ns/apology/disaster_homepage.html">Red Cross</a>, <a href="http://www1.wfp.org/">World Food Program</a>, and <a href="https://www.unicef.org/">UNICEF</a>. We’re also supporting <a href="http://nethope.org/">NetHope</a>, which provides Internet access in the wake of natural disasters around the world, because connectivity can be a critical link in providing basic needs like food, water and medical care. This month has taxed the resources of first responder agencies across the region, and we want to make sure nonprofits like NetHope have the resources they need to respond to Hurricane Maria. We’ve also had a small team of engineers volunteer in the wake of recent Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, to help restore connectivity by setting up hot-spots and assisting with other technical needs that local nonprofits and shelters may have. We’re working with NetHope to find ways that our technical volunteers can be most helpful in Puerto Rico as well.<br/></p><p><b>Crisis Response and SOS Alerts</b></p><p>In times of crises, having access to timely safety information can be critical. Ahead of the storm, Google’s Crisis Response team launched <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/helping-people-crisis/">SOS Alerts</a> for <a href="https://www.google.com/search?stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONQecSoxC3w8sc9YSnJXWcbq0WsBJItks0sUo3STE2T0yyTE40yGHgAOFEVTScAAAA&hl=en-US&kgs=8d1a30a64120b21d&q=hurricane+maria&shndl=-1&source=sh/x/crisisresponse/sos&entrypoint=sh/x/crisisresponse/sos">Hurricane Maria</a>. Although few people have connectivity in the storm’s wake, we’ve continued to update the alert with information on power outages, emergency information contacts, the damage to the Guajataca dam, and crisis maps in both English and Spanish. Those outside of the region can also find the latest news and information, as well as an easy way to donate to relief efforts, directly through Search.<br/></p><p>As the 2017 hurricane season has pummeled the U.S. and the Caribbean, Google.org, Google employees and the public have collectively donated $7 million for relief efforts in the areas affected by Harvey, Irma and Maria. My thoughts are with everyone in Puerto Rico and other affected areas, and it gives me solace to know that my colleagues and company are doing everything they can to help.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/jeCG1UMPM2A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000Tue, 26 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogSAP on Google Cloud Platform—new certifications and morehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Bo9u33qeXpA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Google Cloud Platform continues to become a better place to run your SAP applications. Last spring, <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/google-cloud-and-sap-forge-partnership-develop-enterprise-solutions/">we joined forces with SAP</a> to help you run your applications on a highly secured public cloud flexibly, at scale, and fast. At <a href="http://events.sap.com/">SAPPHIRENOW ‘17</a>, we <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/innovative-enterprise-sap-and-google-cloud/">accelerated</a> our partnership with SAP, with milestones that spanned certifying SAP HANA and SAP NetWeaver on Google Cloud Platform, to the <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/sap-google-data-custodian-partnership/">Data Custodian partnership</a>.</p><p>This week at <a href="http://events.sap.com/teched-2017-usa/en/home">SAP TechEd</a>, we’re sharing details on the progress we’ve made in the following areas:</p><h2><a href="https://wp.me/p6UXKd-AnJ">SAP Cloud Platform on GCP</a> (beta) </h2><p>SAP Cloud Platform is an open platform-as-a-service providing unique in-memory database and business application services. By running on GCP infrastructure, you get global coverage, the benefits of the GCP network backbone for global availability of applications developed on SAP Cloud Platform, the ability to leverage Google Cloud services like <a href="https://cloud.google.com/bigquery">BigQuery</a> adjacent to SAP Cloud Platform, and in the future, enterprise business processes created by SAP and Google.</p><h2>Larger VMs certified for SAP HANA</h2><p>You can now run SAP’s real-time ERP (enterprise resource planning) for digital business—SAP S/4 HANA and other SAP applications on Google Compute Engine instances with up to 624GB of memory.</p><p>GCP was the <a href="https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2017/02/Google-Cloud-Platform-is-the-first-cloud-provider-to-offer-Intel-Skylake.html">first cloud to offer Intel’s next-generation Xeon® scalable processor (codenamed Skylake)</a>, enabling our customers to have early access to Intel’s latest technology. These new VMs will allow customers to leverage these processors with the flexibility, pricing and performance of Google Cloud. These VMs will be available externally in the coming weeks.</p><p>We’re also working on a range of new, even larger VMs, with up to 4TB of memory. Some of these are available for early customer testing and are being put through the SAP HANA certification paces. Reach out to <a href="mailto:asksap@google.com">asksap@google.com</a> for more information.</p><h2>Larger scale-out SAP HANA configurations</h2><p>We now offer certified configurations designed for next-generation data warehouse scenarios running SAP BW4/HANA. Customers can run SAP HANA analytical workloads with up to 9.75TB of memory in a scale-out configuration.</p><p>In addition, we have certified new VM types for <a href="https://cloud.google.com/sap/apps/">SAP NetWeaver application server stack</a> that provide you additional flexibility and price/performance, and allow you to run your mission-critical SAP environments on GCP with confidence.</p><h2>Further SAP certifications</h2><p>The list of SAP applications certified for GCP continues to grow, including: </p><ul><li><p><b>SAP Adaptive Server Enterprise (SAP ASE): </b>If you run your SAP or other enterprise applications on the high-performance, cost-effective SAP ASE technology platform, you can now do so with the confidence of SAP support.</p></li><li><p><b><a href="https://blogs.sap.com/2017/09/25/google-cloud-platform-now-certified-to-run-sap-businessobjects-bi-suite/">SAP BusinessObjects BI Suite</a>, </b>including the platform clients, dashboards, SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer, as well as the SAP Crystal Reports and SAP Lumira family of products. </p></li></ul><p><br/>We’re working hard to make Google Cloud the best place to run SAP applications. If you’re attending SAP TechEd, stop by the Google Cloud booth #610 for additional details about the Google SAP partnership and to see demos in action. <br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Bo9u33qeXpA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:30:00 +0000Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogHalo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare now available on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/09/26/halo-wars-2-awakening-nightmare-now-available-windows-10-pc-xbox-one/
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:20:59 +0000<a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/halo-wars-2-awakening-the-nightmare/C1CZQ43J834Q?ocid=blitz_windowsblog">Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare</a> is now available on Windows 10 PC and Xbox One.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:20:59 +0000Windows BlogIgnite 2017: Excel to get new data types to make it “smarter”
https://www.onmsft.com/news/ignite-2017-excel-to-get-new-data-types-to-make-it-smarter
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:15:13 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1642-870x580-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Office, Excel" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1642-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1642-870x580-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1642-870x580-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1642-870x580-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />In a story via TechCrunch, Microsoft is adding new data types to Excel in an effort to make Excel “smarter.” Microsoft will be able to achieve making Excel smarter with help from machine learning. Jared Spataro, Microsoft’s Office general manager, and Rob Howard, marketing director of Office 365, gave TechCrunch a demonstration of this new […]Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:15:13 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft “makes it official,” becomes member and Premium Sponsor of the Open Source Initiative
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-makes-it-official-becomes-member-and-premium-sponsor-of-the-open-source-initiative
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:48:02 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2919-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft Logo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2919-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2919-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2919-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/IMG_2919-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft has joined today the Open Source Initiative as a Premium Sponsor, making another step to support the open source software movement.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:48:02 +0000On MSFT“This is Star Wars Battlefront 2” – EA releases new trailer
https://www.onmsft.com/news/this-is-star-wars-battlefront-2-ea-releases-new-trailer
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:23:57 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image-1-1031x580.jpeg" 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/2017/09/image-1-1031x580.jpeg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image-1-250x141.jpeg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image-1-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/image-1.jpeg 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Earlier today, EA released a new Star Wars Battlefront 2 trailer on YouTube. In the new trailer, John Boyega, who played Finn in the Star Wars The Last Jedi film, explains the features that will be available in Star Wars Battlefront 2, coming November 17th to Windows 10 PC, Xbox One, and the PS4. Check […]Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:23:57 +0000On MSFTWindows 10 1703 (CU), Surface Pro 4 clear winners in latest AdDuplex stats
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-1703-cu-surface-pro-4-clear-winners-in-latest-adduplex-stats
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:01:28 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Windows 10 logo on a blue background" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />AdDuplex latest report reveals that 72.5% of Windows 10 PCs are now running the Creators Update, and that Microsoft's Surface Laptop remains a niche device.Tue, 26 Sep 2017 16:01:28 +0000On MSFTMeet the second round of Jump Start creatorshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/0-oI-H_YC5c/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Jump is Google’s professional solution for creating seamless, 3D-360º VR video. We kicked off the <a href="https://vr.google.com/jump/start/">Jump Start</a> program to give creators access to Jump cameras, and we recently announced the second round of Jump Start participants. They’re working on some amazing stuff—everything from a VR musical to a film about a 9th century Viking raid in Ireland. Let’s take a look.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Andrew Asnes</b></p><p><i>Location: New York, USA</i><br/>Andrew’s working on UpStage, a 360º Musical featuring Broadway composers, lyricists and stars that unfolds over five episodes as we follow a different character in each one.</p><p><b>Ben Ross and Brittany Neff</b></p><p><i>Location: Los Angeles, USA</i></p><p>Ben and Brittany are working on RESISTANCE, an episodic VR documentary about communities affected by and responding to a changing climate and a changing world.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Boris Maganic and Olivier Leroux</b></p><p><i>Location: Vancouver, Canada</i></p><p>Boris and Oliver take viewers on a picturesque journey exploring the Squamish and Lil'wat indigenous people's culture, traditions, music and arts.</p><p><b>Carole Chainon</b></p><p><i>Location: Los Angeles, USA</i></p><p>Carole is co-founder of JYC, an LA-based AR and VR video production studio. She’s shooting a documentary about the homeless community of NYC.</p><p><b>Celine Tricart—Lucid Dreams Productions</b></p><p><i>Location: Los Angeles, USA</i></p><p>Celine’s a VR filmmaker and founder of Lucid Dreams Productions. Her team’s work has been showcased at Sundance and won various awards.</p><p><b>Chris Campkin</b></p><p><i>Location: London, UK</i></p><p>Chris is a pioneering VR Cinematographer based in London. Currently assigned in Kenya, he’s documenting the future of the last pristine landscapes of the world.</p><p><b>Declan Dowling</b></p><p><i>Location: Wicklow, Ireland</i></p><p>Tile Films is producing a VR short that follows the perilous journey of a 9th century Irish child whose village is attacked by Viking raiders. </p><p><b>Elle Toussi</b></p><p><i>Location: Los Angeles, USA</i></p><p>Elle and team will be exploring the journey of a paralympic athlete competing in the Winter Olympics in South Korea in 2018.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Emily Cooper</b></p><p><i>Location: Los Angeles, USA </i></p><p>Emily is working on a narrative that explores one young woman’s struggle with depression. In “Move,” we discover the unspoken struggles of mental illness.</p><p><b>Enda Grace</b></p><p><i>Location: Kildare, Ireland</i></p><p>Enda founded Dundara Television & Media in Ireland. His VR team is working on "Ireland, Stud Farm Capital of The World" alongside other projects. </p><p><b>Fitz Cahall</b></p><p><i>Location: Seattle, USA</i></p><p>Fitz is creative director at Duct Tape Then Beer, a production company focused on the outdoors. Skykomish is a visual postcard for his backyard mountain playground. </p><p></p></div></div>
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https://www.onmsft.com/news/firefox-quantum-developer-edition-released-the-fastest-firefox-ever
Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:36:19 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-19-at-13.12.53-784x580.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/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-19-at-13.12.53-784x580.png 784w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-19-at-13.12.53-223x165.png 223w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screen-Shot-2017-09-19-at-13.12.53-768x568.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px" />Mozilla today released FireFox Quantum Developer Edition. The company is calling this the fastest Firefox ever and is taunting the new features which make Firefox feel like a newer, faster, and better browser. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:36:19 +0000On MSFTA GIPHY engineering intern goes the GIF-stance with Google Cloud Visionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Co8UUfcOHMk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i><b>Editor’s Note: </b>Today, we’re GIFted with the presence of a guest author. Bethany Davis, current University of Pennsylvania student and former software engineering summer intern at GIPHY, shares the details of her summer project, which was powered by Google Cloud Vision. This is a condensed and modified version of a post published on the <a href="https://giphy.wpengine.com/giphy-search-gets-glasses-with-google/">GIPHY Engineering blog</a>.</i></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>It was easy to search for GIFs with popular tags, but because no one had tagged this GIF with the full line from the movie, I couldn’t find it. Yet I knew this GIF was out there. I wished there was a way to find the exact GIF that was pulled from the line in a movie, scene from a TV show or lyric from a song. Luckily, I was about to start my internship at GIPHY and I had the opportunity to tackle the problem head on—by using optical character recognition (OCR) and Google Cloud Vision to help you (and me) find the perfect GIF.<br/></p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>GIF me the tools and I’ll finish the job</h2><p>When I started my internship, GIPHY engineers had already generated metadata about our collection of GIFs using <a href="https://cloud.google.com/vision/">Google Cloud Vision</a>, an image recognition tool that is powered by machine learning. Specifically, Cloud Vision had performed optical character recognition (OCR) on our entire GIF library to detect text or captions within the image. The OCR results we got back from Google Cloud Vision were so good that my team was ready to incorporate the data directly into our search engine. I was tasked with parsing the data and indexing each GIF, then updating our search query to leverage the new, bolstered metadata.<br/></p><p>Using <a href="https://github.com/spotify/luigi">Luigi</a> I wrote a batch job that processed the JSON data generated from Google Cloud Vision. Then I used <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/sqs/">AWS Simple Queue Service</a> to coordinate data transfer from Google Cloud Vision to documents in our search index. GIPHY search is built on top of <a href="https://www.elastic.co/products/elasticsearch">Elasticsearch</a>, which stores GIF documents; and the search query returns results based on the data in our Elasticsearch index. Bringing all these components together looks something like this:</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>One of the biggest challenges in building this update was ensuring that we could process data for millions of GIFs quickly. I had to learn how to optimize the runtime of the code that prepares GIF updates for Elasticsearch. My first iteration took 80+ hours, but eventually I got it to run in just eight.</p><p>Once all the data was indexed, the next step was to incorporate the text/caption metadata into our query. I used what’s called a match phrase query, which looks for words in the caption that appear in the same order as the words in the search input—guaranteeing that a substring of my movie quote is intact in the results. I also had to decide how much to weigh the data from Google Cloud Vision relative to other sources of data we have about a GIF (like its tags or the frequency with which users click on it) to determine the most relevant results.<br/></p><p>It was time to see how the change would affect results. Using an internal GIPHY tool called Search UX, I searched for “where are the turtles,” a quote from “The Office.” The difference between the old query and the new one was dramatic:<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I also used a tool that examines the change on a larger scale by running the old and new queries against a random set of search terms—useful for ensuring that the change won’t disrupt popular searches like “cat” or “happy birthday,” which already deliver high-quality results.</p><h2>See the GIFference</h2><p>After our internal tools indicated a positive change, I launched the updated query as an A/B experiment. The results looked promising, with an overall increase in click-through rate of 0.5 percent. But my change affects a very specific type of search, especially longer phrases, and the impact of the change is even more noticeable for queries in this category. For example, click-through rate when searching for the phrase “<a href="https://giphy.com/search/never-give-up-never-surrender">never give up never surrender</a>” (from “Galaxy Quest”) increased 32 percent, and click-through rate for the phrase “<a href="https://giphy.com/search/gotta-be-quicker-than-that">gotta be quicker than that</a>” increased 31 percent. In addition to quotes from movies and TV shows, we saw improvements for general phrases like “<a href="https://giphy.com/search/everything-will-be-ok">everything will be ok</a>” and “<a href="https://giphy.com/search/there-you-go">there you go</a>.” The final click-through rate for these queries is almost 100 percent!<br/></p><p>The ultimate test was my own, though. I revisited my search query from the beginning of the summer:<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Success! The search results are much improved. Now, the next time you use GIPHY to search for a specific scene or a direct quote, the results will show you exactly what you were looking for.</p><p>To learn more about the technical details behind my project, see the <a href="https://giphy.wpengine.com/giphy-search-gets-glasses-with-google/">GIPHY Engineering blog</a>.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Co8UUfcOHMk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000Tue, 26 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogCloud Job Discovery enters betahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Ptl5M33YUNc/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Last November, we <a href="https://cloud.google.com/blog/big-data/2016/11/cloud-jobs-api-machine-learning-goes-to-work-on-job-search-and-discovery">announced Cloud Job Discovery</a> (formerly Cloud Jobs API) to help the talent industry connect job seekers and employers through access to Google’s search and machine learning capabilities. Since then, this service has been deployed on more than 3000 job properties, from company career sites to job boards.</p><p>This June we announced <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/connecting-more-americans-jobs/">Google for Jobs</a>, our company-wide initiative to help job seekers and employers. Cloud Job Discovery plays a vital role in the Google for Jobs initiative, powering smarter job searches and recommendations to make the right jobs for the right job seekers easier to discover.</p><p>Today, we’re excited to announce that <a href="http://cloud.google.com/job-discovery">Cloud Job Discovery</a> is entering beta, broadening the service’s reach beyond job boards and career site providers to staffing agencies and applicant tracking systems. In addition, we’re introducing support for job search in more than 100 language varieties, removing another barrier in the job search process by making more jobs discoverable to an even greater number of job seekers.</p><h2>What customers are saying</h2><p>Early access customer <a href="https://www.jibe.com/">Jibe</a>, which provides candidate experience and recruiting software, is helping customers like <a href="https://www.jnj.com/">Johnson & Johnson</a> improve their career site experience. As the “front door” for job seekers, Cloud Job Discovery has helped the company increase the number of high-quality applicants for business critical roles by 41 percent, and increase career site clickthroughs by 45 percent.</p><p>“Transforming our career site with Jibe and Google Cloud Job Discovery directly impacts our ability to attract high-quality talent and hire those candidates faster. Lots of people are looking for their dream job, and if it’s here at J&J, we want them to find it quickly and easily,” says Sjoerd Gehring, Global VP of Talent Acquisition, Johnson & Johnson. To learn more about how Johnson & Johnson is using Cloud Job Discovery, read their <a href="https://cloud.google.com/customers/johnson-and-johnson">case study</a>.</p><hr/><p><a href="https://www.haysplc.com/">Hays</a>, a leading global professional recruiting group that placed 70,000 people in permanent jobs and more than 240,000 people in temporary roles this year, was able to create a more positive user experience with Cloud Job Discovery. They’ve seen a strong increase in the application rate for Canada—up 22 percent—as well as an uplift in the quality of applicants. </p><p> </p><p>“We are pleased to be working with Google Cloud on this innovative initiative," says Steve Weston, Chief Information Officer, Hays. "It is an incredibly exciting development for the industry and we have already seen some positive results in our trials in providing a more positive user experience through improved ratios of viewing jobs to apply and confirmation.” </p><hr/><p>And we’re excited to be onboarding a number of new organizations to the beta program, including our first ATS customer, <a href="https://www.icims.com/">iCIMS</a>, a leading provider of cloud-based talent acquisition solutions that help businesses win the war for top talent.</p><p>Says Al Smith, Vice President of Technology, iCIMS: “As the first ATS provider included in this beta program, we believe that Google’s powerful search and machine learning capabilities can be incredibly impactful by weaving them more deeply into the world of recruiting. Candidate experience is so critical to the success of every business, including our own, so we look forward to bringing this advanced functionality to our customers and introducing more powerful, next-generation job-searching tools to benefit both job seekers and employers.”</p><hr/><p>We look forward to seeing what our new beta customers can achieve using Cloud Job Discovery. To learn more about Cloud Job Discovery, visit <a href="http://cloud.google.com/job-discovery">cloud.google.com/job-discovery</a>.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Ptl5M33YUNc" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogMeet Singapore’s next makershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/CeNujC2u_jM/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>What happens when you invite kids to tinker and dabble with 3D pens, 3D printers and lots of colorful electrical components? 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Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:14 +0000Streamlined for security and a low total cost of ownershipMon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:14 +0000Windows BlogMore than just a jacket: Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket powered by Jacquard technologyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/0UCI2S5FQ8o/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Whether you're cycling to work or juggling a cup of coffee, it's often difficult to pull out your phone, unlock it and answer an incoming call, read a text or skip a music track.</p><p>To help you to control your digital life while navigating your real one, Google ATAP (Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group) developed <a href="http://jacquard.com">Jacquard</a>—a connected apparel platform that allows fashion designers and apparel manufacturers to integrate connectivity and interactivity into clothes. And the first product that incorporates Jacquard—the Levi's® Commuter™ Trucker Jacket—will go on sale Wednesday.</p><p>The first thing to know about the Levi's® Commuter™ Trucker Jacket with Jacquard is just that: it's a jacket. Like any regular denim jacket, you can <a href="http://g.co/jacquard/care">wash it</a> (just remove the snap tag), it's durable, designed to be comfortable for cycling and it’ll keep you warm on and off the bike. With Jacquard technology, you can perform common digital tasks—like starting or stopping music, getting directions or reading incoming text messages—by simply swiping or tapping the jacket sleeve.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><i><hr/><p>1. For Android, you need a supported phone running Android 6.0.1 or newer. To check if your Android phone is supported go to jacquard.com/levi/specs. For iOS, you need an iPhone 6 or newer running iOS 10 or newer. Features vary between iOS and Android. Requires a Google account, an internet connection, and a cellular plan for calls and texts. Fees may apply.</p><p>2. Not compatible with some music services. Go to <a href="http://g.co/jacquard/music">g.co/jacquard/music</a> for info. Subscriptions and fees may apply.</p></i></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/0UCI2S5FQ8o" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000Mon, 25 Sep 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 for PC
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Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:01:50 +0000UPDATE 9/26: We have released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring. Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 16296 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring only (not Skip Ahead). IMPORTANT NOTE: You will be unable to install *new*/additional […]Fri, 22 Sep 2017 22:01:50 +0000Windows BlogAndra Day sings "Strange Fruit" in support of Google.org grantee Equal Justice Initiativehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/JyO6N4XFlxs/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Music has the power to ignite change—to encourage introspection and galvanize people.</p><p>Earlier this year Google.org grantee the Equal Justice Initiative launched the Lynching in America digital experience. This platform, built with support from Google, brings together the Equal Justice Initiative’s data and research on the 4,000+ victims of lynchings with the oral histories of families who still suffer the legacy of lynching today.</p><p>This week, Grammy-nominated artist <a href="https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/strangefruit">Andra Day released a new cover of the anti-lynching protest song “Strange Fruit,”</a> originally sung by Billie Holiday in 1939. Andra's cover—recorded to raise awareness for the Lynching in America project—encourages us to take an honest look at this painful period in American history.<br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Since EJI launched the Lynching in America platform earlier this summer, the oral histories and site content have been viewed more than 35 million times. We’re proud to help EJI make this data and research more broadly accessible, and to support their efforts to memorialize the more than 4,000 victims of lynching and racial terror.</p><p>Tomorrow, Andra will perform “Strange Fruit” at the Global Citizen Festival, the annual concert in Central Park promoting freedom and justice for all. Tune into the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6rh8WdBSfQ">live stream</a> to watch her performance and join us in supporting EJI in their movement for truth and reconciliation in America.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/JyO6N4XFlxs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:14:00 +0000Fri, 22 Sep 2017 21:14:00 +0000The Official Google BlogTackle football season with your Assistant by your sidehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Lia8A2z5TUs/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Football season is officially underway and your Google Assistant is ready to help you keep up with your favorite teams. With your Assistant on your phone or Google Home, start with “Ok Google” and...</p></div></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Lia8A2z5TUs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000Fri, 22 Sep 2017 19:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogThe High Five: Searching to help Mexico City and other top trends this weekhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/mLY9QbKEt74/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Each week, we take a look at the most-searched trends (with help and data from the team at <a href="https://newslab.withgoogle.com/">Google News Lab)</a>. Here are a few top trends from this week:</p><h2>Mexico City earthquake</h2><p></p><p>A fatal earthquake rocked Mexico City this week, and people turned to Google to find out how they can aid the recovery. Two of the top questions in the U.S. were “What fault line is Mexico City on?” and “Where to donate for the earthquake in Mexico?” Those questions were both in the top five searched questions in Mexico City as well, along with “What is needed in the shelters?” and “Where is the school that collapsed from the earthquake?”</p><h2>From court to screen</h2><p>Wednesday marked the anniversary of the famed tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, and starting today, Emma Stone and Steve Carell portray them on the big screen. The release caused a racket in Search: Interest in “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Womens%20tennis,Men%27s%20tennis">women’s tennis</a>” spiked 140 percent higher than “men’s tennis.” (Game.) Billie Jean King was searched <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F0svt5,%2Fm%2F02r0g_">230 percent more</a> than Bobby Riggs. (Set.) And interest in Emma Stone was <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F04t2l2,%2Fm%2F09yhzs">290 percent higher</a> than Steve Carell (match!).</p><h2>Demagor-gone searching</h2><p>One a scale from one to Eleven, how excited are you for “Stranger Things” season two? Unless you’ve been trapped in the Upside Down, you know that the show is coming back soon. We’ll help you out with a few of the top-searched questions this week: “When is season 2 of Stranger Things coming out?” (October 27), “Who went missing on Stranger Things?” (RIP Barb), and “How many Emmys did Stranger Things win?” (Zero.) It may have lost to “Handmaid’s Tale” at the Emmy’s, but it’s spooking the competition in other ways—“<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Stranger%20Things%20costume,Handmaid%27s%20Tale%20costume">Stranger Things costume</a>” was searched 1,040 percent more than “Handmaid’s Tale costume” in the last week. There’s only a few weeks to go, so get your Eggos ready.</p><h2>Will it be a Graceful comeback?</h2><p>Fans thought they said goodbye to “Will & Grace” in 2006 but now they’re searching, “What time will Will & Grace be on Hulu?” That’s right, the beloved NBC series is making a comeback on Hulu next week (all one hundred and ninety four episodes are now on Hulu as well). Other popular questions include, “How many episodes are there in Will & Grace season 1?” and “Is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jordan">Leslie Jordan</a> returning to the Will & Grace reboot?” (Karen Walker isn’t happy about that one.) There are a lot of “Will & Grace” lovers in Rhode Island, Iowa and North Dakota, the states that searched the most for the show this week. <br/></p><h2>Flu fighters</h2><p>Flu season is around the corner, and people are aching to learn more. Search was congested with lots of queries, but the top ones were: “How long is a flu shot good for?” “How bad is flu season this year?” and “How to stay healthy during flu season? People are searching the most for “stomach flu,” followed by “keto flu.” Top regions searching for “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=flu%20season">flu season</a>” were Delaware, North Carolina and Louisiana.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/mLY9QbKEt74" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:45:00 +0000Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:45:00 +0000The Official Google BlogRise of Nations: Extended Edition out now in the Windows Store
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Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:11:59 +0000Calling all Real Time Strategy (RTS) fans! You might remember that last month, we announced that Rise of Nations: Extended Edition would be arriving to the Windows Store, for a special price and with features like cross-network play with Steam! That day has come—Rise of Nations: Extended Edition is now available for purchase here. For […]Fri, 22 Sep 2017 16:11:59 +0000Windows BlogBuilding film experiences through WebVR with Powsterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/oIJOeeFMYFA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Editor’s Note: When you build with WebVR, anyone can explore VR experiences with <a href="https://blog.google/products/chrome/experience-virtual-reality-web-chrome/">Chrome</a> and Daydream View. Ste Thompson is CEO and Creative Director at <a href="http://www.powster.com">Powster</a>. In this post for developers, he explains how Powster uses WebVR to create immersive experiences in film environments that reach as wide an audience as possible.</i></p><p>Web-based VR experiences are key to making virtual reality accessible for everyone. Using a standard internet browser with WebVR technology, anyone can visit virtual worlds. At Powster, we’ve been using WebVR to create immersive film experiences. By taking 360º settings from actual movie scenes, we create environments that give audiences a sneak preview of that world.<i><br/></i></p></div></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><p>While revolutionary, this VC technology was extremely costly. Each unit could cost upwards of $50,000, and that did not include support, licensing and network maintenance fees. To complicate matters, the units were powered by complex, on-prem infrastructure and required several support technicians. By 2007, nearly 2,400 rooms were equipped with the technology.<br/></p><p>Then we broke it.<br/></p><p>The system was built to host meetings for team members in the office, but didn't cater to people on the go. As more and more Googlers used video meetings, we reached maximum capacity on the technology’s infrastructure and experienced frequent dropped calls and poor audio/visual (AV) quality. I even remember one of the VC bridges catching on fire! We had to make a change.</p></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><p>While a good start, we knew we couldn’t scale group video conferencing within Gmail. We built our second iteration, which tied meeting rooms to unique URLs. We introduced it to Googlers in 2009 and the product took off.<br/></p><p>During this journey, we also built our own infrastructure (<a href="https://webrtc.org/">WebRTC</a>) so we no longer had to rely on third-party audio and video components. Our internal IT team created our own VC hardware prototypes; we used touchscreen computers and custom software with the first version of Hangouts and called it “Google Video Conferencing” (“GVC” for short).<br/></p></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><p>Nearly a decade has passed since we built the first prototype. Face-to-face collaboration is ingrained in Google’s DNA now—more than 16,500 meetings rooms are VC-equipped at Google and our employees join Hangouts 240,000 times per day! That's equivalent to spending more than 10 years per day collaborating in video meetings. And, now, more than 3 million businesses are using Hangouts to transform how they work too.</p></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We learned a lot about what it takes to successfully collaborate as a scaling business. If you’re looking to transition your meetings to the cloud with VC, here are a few things to keep in mind: </p><p></p><ol><li><b>Encourage video engagement from the start</b><b>.</b> Every good idea needs a champion. Be seen as an innovator by evangelizing video engagement in company meetings from the start. Your team will thank you for it.<br/></li><li><b>If you’re going to move to VC, make it available everywhere. </b>We transformed our work culture to be video meeting-first because we made VC ubiquitous. Hangouts Meet brings you a consistent experience across web, mobile and conference rooms. If you’re going to make the switch, go all in and make it accessible to <i>everyone</i>.<br/></li><li><b>Focus on the benefits.</b> Video meetings can help distributed teams feel more engaged and help employees collaborate whenever, and wherever, inspiration strikes. This means you’ll have more diverse perspectives which makes for better quality output.<br/></li></ol><p></p><p></p><p>What’s next? Impactful additions and improvements to <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/meet/get-started/">Hangouts Meet</a> will be announced soon. All the while, we’re continuing to research how teams work together and how we can evolve VC technology to reflect that collaboration. For example, we’re experimenting with making scheduling easier for teams thanks to the @meet AI bot in the early adopter version of <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/campaigns/index__chateap.html">Hangouts Chat</a>.</p></div></div>
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Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +0000As we continue to hear feedback from our customers, we are making investments in tools and features that help our customers get to Internet Explorer 11 before the January 12, 2016 support deadline. We encourage all of our customers to stay up-to-date on the latest version and to leverage features such as Enterprise Mode and...Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +0000IEBlogApril 2015 security updates for Internet Explorer
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Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032 (3038314)This critical security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. For more information, please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032. Security Update for Flash Player (3049508) This security update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10 and 11 on supported editions of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and Windows...Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000IEBlogAnnouncing the 2015 “Project Spartan” Web Summit, May 5th and 6th in Mountain View, CA
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/13/announcing-the-2015-project-spartan-web-summit-may-5th-and-6th-in-mountain-view-ca/
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000In March, the Project Spartan team hosted a small, by-invitation workshop at our Silicon Valley campus with developers attending from popular sites and frameworks based around the Silicon Valley area. This was an invaluable opportunity for us to share our plans and meet face to face with developers that build with the Web platform. We...Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000IEBlogProject Spartan now available in the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/10/project-spartan-now-available-in-the-windows-10-technical-preview-for-phones/
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000As Gabe just announced on the Windows Blog, the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build for phones is now available. With it, we are delighted to announce that Project Spartan for Windows phones is available to preview in this build. It's been just over a week since Project Spartan was available in the last desktop...Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000IEBlogIntroducing the IE Diagnostics Adapter for third party developer tools
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/02/introducing-the-ie-diagnostics-adapter-for-third-party-developer-tools/
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000For several releases, Internet Explorer has had diagnostic tools that help developers debug visual issues, find JavaScript bugs, and profile Web sites. These tools have shipped both in the browser as the F12 Developer Tools as well as in Visual Studio. In the interest of making the modern Web "just work" for everyone, today we're...Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000IEBlog"Project Spartan" in the Windows Technical Preview build 10049
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/30/project-spartan-in-the-windows-technical-preview-build-10049/
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000Today we’re excited to announce the availability of a new build for Windows Insiders with the first preview of “Project Spartan,” the new browser for Windows 10. You can learn more in Joe Belfiore’s blog post, “Introducing Project Spartan: The New Browser Built for Windows 10." This build does not yet include all the changes...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000IEBlogUpdates from the “Project Spartan” Developer Workshop
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/24/updates-from-the-project-spartan-developer-workshop/
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000Today we’re excited to host some of our top web site partners, enterprise developers and web framework authors at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus for a "Project Spartan" developer workshop to get an early look at Windows 10’s new default browsing experience as it rapidly approaches a public preview. This is another step in our...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000IEBlogPartnering with Adobe on new contributions to our web platform
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/23/partnering-with-adobe-on-new-contributions-to-our-web-platform/
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000In recent releases, we’ve talked often about our goal to bring the team and technologies behind our web platform closer to the community of developers and other vendors who are also working to move the Web forward. This has been a driving motivation behind our emphasis on providing better developer tools, resources for cross-browser testing,...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000IEBlog