Popular vendor of OS.http://aics-app.sakura.ne.jp/rss_share/201504271430106698867Microsoft, Apple, Google's latest news. Contains official and unofficial news.(ENG)- Supporting those affected by the California fireshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/m1HefxcIufk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Fueled by high winds, fast-moving wildfires in the California wine country and the Anaheim Hills have spread quickly—killing dozens, damaging tens of thousands of acres, destroying infrastructure, forcing evacuations, and leaving hundreds of people unaccounted for. </p><br/><p>Like many people in the Bay Area, my first news of the North Bay fires was the smell of smoke Monday morning. My thoughts immediately turned to my family and childhood home in Santa Rosa. My family was safe, but I raced up to Petaluma to see how I could help. In addition to needed resources on the ground, I saw how centralized information can be crucial to help people find shelter and other resources.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>SOS Alerts and Fire Information</h2>On Monday, the Crisis Response team launched an <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=napa+fire">SOS Alert</a>—a <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/helping-people-crisis/">set of features</a> in Google Search and Maps that helps you quickly understand what’s going on and decide what to do during a crisis. After launching the Alert, the Crisis Response team created a <a href="http://google.org/crisismap/google.com/2017-tubbs-fire">Crisis Map</a> with shelter locations, vacancy status, pet accommodations and shelter needs, crowdsourced via waze.com, local volunteers, and Googlers such as myself. The map has been updated to include <a href="http://google.org/crisismap/2017-tubbs-fire?topics=imagery">recent satellite imagery</a> for the North Bay area as well.</div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>$1 million for fire relief and recovery</h2><p>To help with the relief and recovery in California, Google.org and Googlers are committing $1 million in donations to organizations that are providing critical resources in the affected regions. To support immediate needs, we’re distributing funds to the <a href="http://refb.org/">Redwood Empire Food Bank</a> and the <a href="https://www.redcross.org/">Red Cross</a>. We’re also supporting the <a href="http://www.napavalleycf.org/">Napa Valley Community Foundation</a>, the <a href="http://www.sonomacf.org/">Community Foundation Sonoma County</a>, and the <a href="https://www.latinocf.org/">Latino Community Foundation</a>, which are coordinating the longer-term fire recovery initiatives.</p><br/><p>Google.org will support these organizations and others to identify ways Google volunteers can bring value to the affected areas. Right now, we’re in discussions with the <a href="http://itdrc.org">Information Technology Disaster Resource Center</a> and have sent a team of technical Googler volunteers to assess the connectivity needs of first responders and evacuees. </p><br/><h2>Efforts on the ground</h2><p>Google Express is also providing in-kind donations of ready-to-eat, non-perishable foods to benefit the Redwood Empire Food Bank. And Google’s food team will partner with <a href="https://twitter.com/otgsf/status/918977666434215936">Off the Grid</a> to provide more than 25,000 meals via food trucks to Napa and Sonoma County shelters over the next month. </p><br/>My hometown of Santa Rosa is one of many that has been devastated, and the fires are still active in Northern California and the Anaheim Hills. As the situation progresses, Google will continue to update the Crisis Map and SOS alerts to help deliver the most up-to-date information available. My thoughts are with the North Bay community and others that have been impacted by recent natural disasters around the world.</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/m1HefxcIufk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Sat, 14 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0000Sat, 14 Oct 2017 01:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- #teampixel heads to the Big Easy with Pixel 2http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/GKn4fGclhBw/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>With Google Pixel 2 hitting the streets soon, we’re excited to see what new photography fills the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/teampixel/">#teampixel feeds</a> in the coming weeks. In the meantime, we visited New Orleans, LA, with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/13thwitness/">Timothy McGurr</a> who captured some of the city’s unique quirks and characters for a recent shoot, Pixel 2 in tow. </p><br/><p>Check out his lovely photos—all of which are in their natural state with absolutely no retouching, no attachments and no other equipment. Because let’s face it...New Orleans is best experienced unfiltered. </p></div></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/GKn4fGclhBw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:15:00 +0000Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:15:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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Nvidia launches GeForce Now beta, turns your Mac into a virtual gaming PC
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/nvidia-geforce-now-beta/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:03:27 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/screen-shot-2017-10-13-at-4-55-52-pm.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>First <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/09/hands-on-nvidias-geforce-now-streaming-finally-brings-great-gaming-to-mac-video/">introduced back at CES</a> this past January, <a href="http://bit.ly/2g9gogh">Nvidia’s GeForce Now for Mac</a> is available in beta. This service from Nvidia allows Mac users to access PC-only games and offers up strong performance, especially for less powerful Macs.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/nvidia-geforce-now-beta/#more-504034" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=504034&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=504034&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 21:03:27 +00009to5Mac
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[Updated] Windows 10 Cumulative Update Build 16299.19 now available for Insiders running the Fall Creators Update
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-cumulative-update-build-16299-20-now-available-for-insiders-running-the-fall-creators-update
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:58:32 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Windows-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="A white Windows logo on a blue background" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Windows-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Windows-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Windows-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The company just pushed out Windows 10 Cumulative Update Build 16299.20 to all Windows Insiders who have opted out of the program and are still running build 16299.15 on their PCs.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:58:32 +0000On MSFT
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9to5Rewards: Win an Apple hat from the new Apple Park Visitor Center store before it opens [Giveaway]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/9to5rewards-giveaway-apple-park-visitor-center-hat/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:25:14 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/apple-park-visitor-center-hat.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>This week for 9to5Rewards, we’re giving away an Apple hat, the same one <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BY8oFYAjriE/?taken-by=9to5mac">the company will sell</a> at its new Apple Park Visitor Center retail store when it officially opens to the public.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/9to5rewards-giveaway-apple-park-visitor-center-hat/#more-504000" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=504000&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=504000&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 19:25:14 +00009to5Mac
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As banks transition to the cloud, Microsoft’s ready with Azure
https://www.onmsft.com/news/as-banks-tranistion-to-cloud-the-cloud-microsofts-ready-with-azure
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:52:57 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/atom-bank-773x580.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/2016/07/atom-bank-773x580.jpeg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/atom-bank-220x165.jpeg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/atom-bank-768x576.jpeg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/atom-bank.jpeg 1157w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and other company executives will be appearing as guest speakers next week during Sibos 2017.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:52:57 +0000On MSFT
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Survival horror game The Evil Within 2 is now available on Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/survival-horror-game-the-evil-within-2-is-now-available-on-xbox-one
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:49:59 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Evil Within 2 on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The Evil Within 2, the new survival horror title from developer Tango Gameworks is now available to purchase on Xbox One.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:49:59 +0000On MSFT
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Future Redstone 4 builds will roll out to both Fast Ring and Skip Ahead Insiders going forward
https://www.onmsft.com/news/future-redstone-4-builds-will-roll-out-to-both-fast-ring-and-skip-ahead-insiders-going-forward
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:40:22 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Sign Logo NYC" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/IMG_1197-e1495832049632.jpg 1080w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Head of the Windows Insider Program Dona Sarkar explained today that going forward, Fast Ring and Skip Ahead Insiders will receive future RS4 builds at the same time.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:40:22 +0000On MSFT
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Here are the known issues and fixes in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17017 for PC
https://www.onmsft.com/news/here-are-the-known-issues-and-fixes-in-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17017-for-pc
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:28:21 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-928x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-928x580.jpg 928w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-250x156.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-768x480.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px" />Here are the known issues and fixes in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17017 for PC
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:28:21 +0000On MSFT
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Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 build 17017 for PCs for Fast ring and Skip Ahead Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-10-build-17017-for-pcs-for-fast-ring-and-skip-ahead-insiders
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:27:09 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Logo Generic Featured Image Hero" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-632x474.jpg 632w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_183549446_iOS-536x402.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />This build is available for both Windows Insiders in the Fast ring as well as for those who opted in to Skip Ahead.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:27:09 +0000On MSFT
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Satya Nadella says Microsoft has taken a “very different approach” about its quantum computing technology
https://www.onmsft.com/news/satya-nadella-says-microsoft-has-taken-a-very-different-approach-about-its-quantum-computing-technology
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:15:07 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/satyanadellabuild2017-1026x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Build 2017" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/satyanadellabuild2017-1026x580.jpg 1026w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/satyanadellabuild2017-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/satyanadellabuild2017-768x434.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px" />Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shared more details about the company's approach to quantum computing at the Microsoft Alumni Network event today.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:15:07 +0000On MSFT
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Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17017 for PC
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/13/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17017-pc/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:02:34 +0000
Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17017 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring and for those who opted in to Skip Ahead. Going forward, we plan to release new builds for RS4 from the RS_PRERELEASE branch to Insiders in the Fast ring and those who opted […]
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:02:34 +0000Windows Blog
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You can now try Xbox One X at select Microsoft Store locations
https://www.onmsft.com/news/you-can-now-try-xbox-one-x-at-select-microsoft-store-locations
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:02:21 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/F1-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/2017/10/F1-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/F1-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/F1-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />If you missed the opportunity to try Microsoft’s new Xbox One X ahead of its worldwide launch next month, you’ll now be able to go hands on with it at select Microsoft Store locations in the US and Australia.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:02:21 +0000On MSFT
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Report: Qualcomm files to block iPhone sales and manufacturing in China
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/qualcomm-iphone-block-china/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:59:11 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/china.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Qualcomm is heating up today in a serious way. The chip maker has reportedly filed a lawsuit against Apple in China in an effort to block the sale and manufacturing of iPhones in the country.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/qualcomm-iphone-block-china/#more-503996" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503996&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=503996&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:59:11 +00009to5Mac
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Microsoft employees find new working spaces inside the trees
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-employees-find-new-working-spaces-inside-the-trees
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:29:03 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TreeHouses-MSFT-1026x580.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/2017/10/TreeHouses-MSFT-1026x580.png 1026w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TreeHouses-MSFT-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/TreeHouses-MSFT-768x434.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1026px) 100vw, 1026px" />Microsoft recently built and put into use treehouses for their employees to "benefit from the powerful impact of nature on creativity, focus, and happiness."
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:29:03 +0000On MSFT
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9to5Toys Last Call: 13-inch MacBook Pro 256GB $1,300, Apple Watch Accessories $6, Monitor Stand $9, more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/9to5toys-lunch-break-macbook-pro-apple-watch-more-2/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:28:21 +0000
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How to get the most cash for old iPhones and Apples Watches
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/cash-for-iphone-apple-watch.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>With the Series 3 Apple Watches and iPhone 8 and 8 Plus already arrived and the iPhone X launch less than a month away, we wanted to let you know that our trade in partner, MyPhones Unlimited is currently paying more than almost anyone else for your used or broken iPhones. We’ve compared the largest companies that offer cash for your devices (<a href="http://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1062150&u=517488&m=45652&urllink=&afftrack=">Gazelle</a>, Buyback World, Nextworth, uSell etc.) and <a href="http://trade-in.9to5mac.com/sell-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener">we almost always offer more for iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads and other tech gadgets…</a></p>
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AT&T sees almost 1M fewer upgrades during iPhone 8 launch quarter ahead of iPhone X release
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Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:06:41 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone_x_gallery1_2017.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>AT&T recently revealed some of its Q3 data, and the carrier says it saw 900,000 fewer smartphone upgrades compared to the year ago quarter. A recent <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-10-12/iphone-8-at-t-upgrade-data-suggests-tepid-demand#footnote-1507814780170"><em>Bloomberg</em></a> piece suggests that the AT&T drop in year-over-year smartphone sales could be a sign that the iPhone 8 isn’t doing so hot.</p>
<blockquote><p>If the iPhone 8 had been a hit out of the gate, then I would have expected AT&T’s upgrade number might at least have fallen less dramatically.</p></blockquote>
<p>It does mention that AT&T’s Q3 only included about a week of iPhone 8 sales which isn’t enough to make a judgment, and that the data includes all smartphones, not just iPhones (although it’s amazing to think about one smartphone model being able to influence an entire quarter of carrier sales in one week).</p>
<p>While there are many factors at play, if <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/">iPhone 8</a> sales are lower than Apple anticipated, could Apple also have <em>underestimated</em> how many consumers are waiting to purchase the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-x/">iPhone X</a>?</p>
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- How an X program manager writes her own history and preserves her Ecuadorian legacyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/RKM0m-T3wMM/<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 Gladys Karina Jimenez Opper, an audacious moonshot catalyst and collector of world experiences, whose curiosity rivals Nancy Drew’s. </p></div></div>
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- Ok Google, let’s get spookyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/b7UIE6uUYPk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>It’s Friday the 13th and just a couple weeks ‘til Halloween. Whether you’d prefer to hand out candy, dress like a pirate or scare yourself silly, your Google Assistant can help you get in the spooky spirit:</p></div></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/b7UIE6uUYPk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- How Android helped Dalmia Bharat go digital and grow their businesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/r3aNU0wtsCo/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i><b>Editor's note: </b>Today’s post comes from Sunil Tewari, Head of Technology and Business Services for <a href="https://www.dalmiabharat.com/#&panel1-1">Dalmia Bharat Group</a>, one of India’s largest cement manufacturers. Read how Dalmia Bharat Group uses Android to increase sales, optimize cement delivery, and better connect their workforce.</i></p><p>Dalmia Cement is a leader in the Indian cement industry, producing over 9 million tons of cement for its customers every year. Founded as a division of the Dalmia Bharat Group in 1939, we’ve consistently innovated our manufacturing and production processes, pioneering specialty cements used for oil wells, railway sleepers, and air strips.</p><p>We’re quick to embrace solutions that make our business more efficient and responsive for our customers. So when it came to mobility, we turned to another powerhouse of innovation—Android. Our analog record-keeping system wasn’t keeping up with our needs: our customers are spread far and wide across India, so many of our employees spend their work hours largely on the road, making sales calls and deliveries. We have between 15,000 and 18,000 trucks delivering cement to cities and remote areas, and 600 sales representatives visiting customers every day.</p><p>In a business that relies on strong personal relationships between sales reps and customers, keeping track of contacts, purchases and deliveries with so many employees while on the go is difficult. Sales reps need to be able to get information quickly while they’re at a customer site or in the office. Managers need to make sure drivers are taking the quickest delivery route to where the customers are. And we need to track successful deliveries so we know when to bill the client.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>To make all of this a smoother process, we built three Android apps so that sales reps, dealers, and truck drivers could have the information they need most at their fingertips. Our SM@RT-D app gives our sales force the ability to place and track orders. Our SUVIDHA app is used by customers to place orders without needing to contact the sales team, and DriverSathi tracks deliveries and makes billing more efficient.</p><p>Android’s secure and flexible platform was the right choice for our company’s apps. We were able to build and deliver apps to our team in six weeks, which are used by more than 4,000 employees and customers.</p><p>We are using the Enterprise Mobility Management capabilities in <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/products/admin/mobile/">G Suite</a> to manage the devices we provide for our sales force. Employees can also bring their own devices to access resources like Gmail and our company’s apps—we use Android’s device policy controller to manage the <a href="https://www.android.com/work/">work profile</a>, keeping company data secure on these devices. Dealers use their own Android devices to access our apps and place orders.</p><p>Since our sales reps began using our SM@RT-D app, sales have increased, with 60 percent of all orders now placed digitally. Our sales team uses the app to get quick access to product information from a customer site, while managers use it to check when the rep last visited that customer and to see what other stops the rep has that day.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We have more than 8,000 active users of our SUVIDHA app, which allows our customers to place orders anytime. Prior to this, they had to call into our sales team. We now see more than 1,000 orders placed each day with the app, which accounts for 35 percent of total sales.</p><p>With our third app, DriverSathi, we can track cement deliveries. Drivers get electronic proof of delivery, so we know exactly when each delivery was made, leading to on-time payment for our delivery drivers. Orders are filled 10 percent faster now because the process isn’t paper-based. Customers and dealers know when they will be receiving orders so they can manage their own sales pipelines.</p><p>This app also streamlines billing. Previously, invoices were often delayed by up to a month and a half because everything was done via hard copy, and it sometimes took weeks for drivers to hand in the paper invoices. Now the invoicing process starts as soon as the delivery is made because the app verifies exactly when delivery is completed, triggering the payment process.</p><p>Building custom apps on Android helped improve every part of our business, starting with the sales process, going all the way through delivery and invoicing. Going mobile with Android has been a key piece of our growth, as we’ve become one of the fastest-growing cement brands in India. Our Android applications enabled us to provide service to more customers in a quicker fashion because our employees have information they need when they need it most—on the road. And by giving the most efficient routing information, workers spend less time driving and more time talking with customers. With Android, it’s a win-win for everyone.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/r3aNU0wtsCo" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Fri, 13 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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Dutch DPA says Microsoft breaches data protection laws with Windows 10
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<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" />In the newest privacy protection saga, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) is finding that Microsoft is breaching local data protection laws with Windows 10 Home and Pro.
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Happy Hour Podcast 142 | Refocusing iTunes, latest beta changes, and the future of Face ID
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<p>9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for<a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id641836403?at=10laZc&ct=HH" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/9to5mac/happy-hour-5?refid=stpr">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5xn6oxaorvbyxlgotqacicj7ri?t=Happy_Hour">Google Play Music</a>, or through our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/9to5cast/iUSC?format=xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">dedicated RSS feed</a> for Overcast and other podcast players.</p>
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak forms Woz U to offer affordable tech education
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/woz-u/
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<p>While the initiative is an online-only one for now, Woz says that the plan is to offer brick-and-mortar campuses in more than 30 cities across the U.S. and around the world …</p>
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Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:33:12 +00009to5Mac
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iOS gains market share in U.S. and elsewhere, falls in UK due to Samsung promotions
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/ios-market-share-us-uk-europe-china/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:48:48 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/apple-store-aapl-angela-ahrents-hang-out.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>The latest Kantar data shows that iOS saw year-on-year market share growth during August in seven of the nine major markets monitored by the firm, but saw a two-point fall in the UK thanks to aggressive promotions by Samsung.</p>
<p>U.S. market share climbed 3.7 points, from 31.3% in August 2016 to an even 35% in the same month this year. Android dropped 2.9 points in the same period …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/ios-market-share-us-uk-europe-china/#more-503957" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503957&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=503957&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:48:48 +00009to5Mac
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All videos from this week’s Windows Developer Day are now available on-demand
https://www.onmsft.com/news/all-videos-from-this-weeks-windows-developer-day-are-now-available-on-demand
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:26:46 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Windows-Developer-Day-1034x580.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/2017/10/Windows-Developer-Day-1034x580.png 1034w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Windows-Developer-Day-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Windows-Developer-Day-768x431.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Windows-Developer-Day.png 1276w" sizes="(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px" />You can now watch all videos from Microsoft's second Windows Developer Day including deep dives in Visual Studio 2017, Fluent Design System and Project Rome.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:26:46 +0000On MSFT
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Sprint offers new iPhone 8 & 8 Plus deals starting at $0 down, $9.72/month
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/sprint-iphone-8-plus-deal/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:20:23 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-8-plus-sprint-deal.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Sprint is today announcing a <a href="http://bit.ly/2yIYBaK">new deal for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus</a>, offering customers $350 off the new phones and bringing down the monthly instalments to less than $10/month.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/sprint-iphone-8-plus-deal/#more-503947" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503947&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=503947&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:20:23 +00009to5Mac
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Microsoft details fixes for Windows 10 PCs facing issues with October Patch Tuesday updates
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-details-fixes-for-windows-10-pcs-facing-issues-with-october-patch-tuesday-updates
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:19:18 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows 10 Logo Generic Featured Image Hero" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-632x474.jpg 632w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_184013372_iOS-536x402.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />Some Windows 10 users have been reporting that this month's Patch Tuesday updates left their systems unable to boot, but Microsoft has finally provided a fix.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 13:19:18 +0000On MSFT
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Latest report of Apple Pencil compatibility for iPhone goes a step further …
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/apple-pencil-iphone-2/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:53:15 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-pencil.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>There have been a number of indications that Apple plans to add Pencil compatibility to a future iPhone, starting with an <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/09/05/iphone-7-apple-pencil-wildcard-possibility/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">apparent slip of the tongue</a> by Tim Cook, in which he talked of having used the two together.</p>
<p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/15/apple-pencil-iphone-ipad-apps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">There are</a> also <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/24/apple-pencil-iphone/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">multiple patents</a> for the idea, the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/08/31/patent-apple-pencil-with-iphone-smaller-pencil-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most recent one</a> specifically referencing the iPhone. And a new report goes even further, suggesting that the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-pencil/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Pencil</a> – or some similar device – may be bundled with a 2019 iPhone …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/apple-pencil-iphone-2/#more-503941" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503941&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=503941&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:53:15 +00009to5Mac
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Wipro migrates its IT infrastructure to Microsoft Cloud
https://www.onmsft.com/news/wipro-migrates-its-it-infrastructure-to-microsoft-cloud
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:31:51 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Build-2017-Cloud-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Photo showing a Microsoft employee speaking in front of a large blue screen showing a white cloud OneDrive icon" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Build-2017-Cloud-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Build-2017-Cloud-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Build-2017-Cloud-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Wipro’s adoption of Microsoft Azure as both Platform and Infrastructure as a service is a great win for Microsoft and will give Wipro elasticity on its infrastructure.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:31:51 +0000On MSFT
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Larger Magic Keyboard shipping slips to 6-7 weeks, could suggest new model with iMac Pro
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/magic-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:20:52 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/wwdc_2017_imac-pro_1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Shipping times for the Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad have slipped to <a href="https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ052LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad-us-english?fnode=dab7d842b2a1abc7d27ddcf06fa382bf58b930d4d1e011e6898d7478f3398b5b65d2495840406eed0bd390e6eb8c05bd05c0a0c896dfd11664a717887adcae19409beaeaf2e06d17de5ffb31842a4bf70476e2a62d6ad1f2af23e3839bd84046" target="_blank" rel="noopener">6-7 weeks</a>, in contrast with the standard Magic Keyboard which is shown as in stock with immediate availability. We’re seeing the same availability for the product across Apple Stores in all countries, though it is still in stock with <a href="http://amzn.to/2zm0Y0e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">other suppliers</a>.</p>
<p>Seven weeks would take us into December, which is when Apple has promised us the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/05/apple-teases-upcoming-space-gray-imac-pro-the-most-powerful-mac-ever/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new iMac Pro</a> it first teased back in June …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/magic-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad/#more-503935" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503935&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=503935&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 12:20:52 +00009to5Mac
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Foxconn revenue supports earlier report that iPhone 8 sales are better than expected
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/foxconn-revenues-september-2017/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:52:06 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-8-plus.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>iPhone assembler Foxconn has reported revenues of NT$451.04B (US$14.83B) for September, up 42.4% on the previous month, but down 3.7% year-on-year.</p>
<p>What’s interesting about this is what it appears to indicate about <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-8/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone 8</a> sales …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/foxconn-revenues-september-2017/#more-503931" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503931&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=503931&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:52:06 +00009to5Mac
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Tim Cook visits Swedish forests with ‘innovative & sustainable’ packaging supplier chosen by Steve Jobs
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/apple-packaging-supplier-sweden/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:04:08 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/tim-cook-sweden.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Any time you unbox an Apple product, it’s clear that the company puts a huge amount of thought and design effort into the packaging, and we learned a little more about that during a visit to Sweden by CEO Tim Cook.</p>
<p>Cook visited the ‘breathtaking forests of northern Sweden’ where the trees are grown to make sustainable packaging for iPads …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/13/apple-packaging-supplier-sweden/#more-503928" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503928&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=503928&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 11:04:08 +00009to5Mac
- The High Five: top search trends this weekhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/AnFKrqWWwRA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Here are a few of the week’s most searched trends, with data from the <a href="https://newslab.withgoogle.com/">Google News Lab</a>. </p><br/><h2>California wildfires </h2><p>On Sunday night, devastating wildfires began in Sonoma and other parts of California, causing tens of thousands of people to evacuate and killing at least 30. While emergency responders are still working to contain the fires, people searched for more information: “Where are the California wildfires?” “When did the California wildfires start?” and “What areas of California are affected by the wildfires?” Top searches related specifically to wildfire were “How to stop wildfires, “How to help California wildfire victims,” and “How to deal with wildfire smoke.” Searches in California for “air quality” increased 2,200 percent this week. </p><br/><h2>Harvey Weinstein </h2><p>“Who is Harvey Weinstein?” was a top searched question this week, after an overwhelming number of women in Hollywood spoke out against the Hollywood producer, sharing their stories of assault and harassment. Of the women who went public, Rose McGowan, Asia Argento, Ashley Judd and Ambra Battilana Gutierrez were the most searched. </p><br/><h2>Now free to roam the islands </h2><p>Southwest Airlines announced this week that it’s expanding its service to Hawaii starting in 2018. Those who “Wanna Get Away” are searching, “When does the Southwest sale end?” “How often does Southwest have sales?” and “When does Southwest start flying to Hawaii?” Planning their next vacation, the <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F0gztl">states searching the most </a>for Southwest Airlines this week were Nevada, Arizona and Colorado. </p><br/><h2>Kicked out </h2><p>On Tuesday the U.S. Men’s National Soccer team lost to Trinidad and Tobago and failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup tournament. Search interest in <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F02s9vc,%2Fm%2F02_b7d">U.S. Men’s Soccer</a> spiked by 480 percent on the day of the defeat, and the most searched teams this week were from Argentina, the U.S. and Ecuador. Soccer fans searched to find out how and where to watch the U.S. vs Trinidad and Tobago game, as well as “What happened to the US men’s soccer team?”</p><p> </p><h2>Bundle up </h2><p>Pizza Hut is adding a topper to your winter outfit with its new Pizza Parka, a real jacket made of the same materials as their new pizza pie delivery pouch. Pizza lovers must know “How to win a Pizza Hut parka,” “How to purchase a Pizza Hut parka” and “How much is Pizza Hut’s parka?” If this put you in the mood for pizza, we can deliver—the most-searched pizza toppings this week were chicken, pepperoni, tomato, sausage and garlic.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/AnFKrqWWwRA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:02:00 +0000Fri, 13 Oct 2017 10:02:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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Play WWE 2K18 4 days early with the Digital Deluxe Edition on Xbox One today
https://www.onmsft.com/news/play-wwe-2k18-4-days-early-with-the-digital-deluxe-edition-on-xbox-one-today
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 06:02:45 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wwe2k18-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="WWE 2K18 on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wwe2k18-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wwe2k18-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/wwe2k18-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The WWE 2K18 Digital Deluxe Edition is now available to buy on the Xbox One. This special version of WWE 2K18 gives players access to the game four days before its official release and since it’s due to come out on the 17th of October, that means that anyone who grabs this Deluxe Edition will […]
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 06:02:45 +0000On MSFT
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The Evil Within 2 is now playable on Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/the-evil-within-2-is-now-playable-on-xbox-one
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:52:04 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Evil Within 2 on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/evilwuthin2-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The Evil Within 2 launched today on Microsoft’s Xbox One family of consoles and is now available to play. The game is a sequel to the original Evil Within a features a combination of horror and survival gameplay elements. Here’s the official game description: From mastermind Shinji Mikami, The Evil Within 2 is the latest […]
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:52:04 +0000On MSFT
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SwiftKey Keyboard adds support for Microsoft accounts on iOS
https://www.onmsft.com/news/swiftkey-keyboard-adds-support-for-microsoft-accounts-on-ios
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:35:52 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Swiftkey-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/2017/08/Swiftkey-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Swiftkey-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Swiftkey-768x432.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Swiftkey.png 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft’s SwiftKey Keyboard has updated to Version 2.1.2 on iOS. This latest update fixes some scaling problems for it when run on Apple’s iPhone 8 and corrects several accessibility bugs but the most noteworthy change is the added support for Microsoft accounts during the account signup process. Microsoft Outlook email addresses can now be used […]
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:35:52 +0000On MSFT
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Xbox One gamers can now pre-download Assassin’s Creed: Origins
https://www.onmsft.com/news/xbox-one-gamers-can-now-pre-download-assassins-creed-origins
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:24:44 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/assassinscreedxbox-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Assassin's Creed Origins on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/assassinscreedxbox-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/assassinscreedxbox-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/assassinscreedxbox-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Those who have digitally pre-ordered Assassin’s Creed: Origins on their Xbox One console can now pre-download the game in preparation of its October 27th release date. The game is several gigs in size so pre-downloading it ahead of time means that users can play it as soon as it launches instead of waiting potentially hours […]
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 05:24:44 +0000On MSFT
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Take an interactive look at how the inside of the iPhone has changed over the last 10 years
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/iphone-inside-10-year-breakdown/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 02:49:38 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/screen-shot-2017-10-12-at-10-43-23-pm-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Part of the iPhone tradition every year is the in-depth, high-quality teardown performed by the folks over at iFixit. This year, in honor of the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, the<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/features/apple-iphone-guts/"> site has partnered with Bloomberg to provide a detailed</a>, interactive look at how the guts of the iPhone have changed over the years…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/iphone-inside-10-year-breakdown/#more-503916" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503916&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=503916&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 02:49:38 +00009to5Mac
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LinkedIn looks to embrace video ads in a push to make more money
https://www.onmsft.com/news/linkedin-looks-to-embrace-video-ads-in-a-push-to-make-more-money
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:11:29 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LinkedIn-Windows-Phone-app-774x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="LinkedIn Windows Phone app" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LinkedIn-Windows-Phone-app-774x580.png 774w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LinkedIn-Windows-Phone-app-220x165.png 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LinkedIn-Windows-Phone-app-768x576.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/LinkedIn-Windows-Phone-app.png 1566w" sizes="(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px" />LinkedIn started letting users upload their own videos back in August, so the addition of these advertisements is a fairly natural progression.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:11:29 +0000On MSFT
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Original Xbox Backward Compatibility is “really close,” says Phil Spencer
https://www.onmsft.com/news/original-xbox-backward-compatibility-is-really-close-says-phil-spencer
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:08:54 +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" />Still no solid release date, but the way Spencer was speaking, it seems like we can probably count on it this year.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:08:54 +0000On MSFT
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Glitch in Microsoft Outlook sent encrypted emails in unencrypted text
https://www.onmsft.com/news/glitch-in-microsoft-outlook-sent-encrypted-emails-in-unencrypted-text
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:06:26 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Outlook-947x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Outlook-947x580.png 947w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Outlook-250x153.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Outlook-768x471.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 947px) 100vw, 947px" />If you've sent an encrypted message via Outlook Mail in the last six months, there is a high chance that they weren't as secure as you were led to believe.
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 01:06:26 +0000On MSFT
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New data says games are the most popular use of ARKit so far, but they’re just the beginning
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/best-arkit-apps-so-far/
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:44 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/apple-iphone-x-2017-arkit_1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>It’s no secret that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/11/tim-cook-arkit-burberry-vogue/">Apple and Tim Cook think ARKit has a huge future ahead</a>, with Cook touting that it’s a central idea <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/02/10/apple-tim-cook-ar-iphone/">that’s as important as the smartphone itself</a>. The augmented reality platform has been available to the public for almost a month now, and new data from analytics firm Sensor Tower offers an interesting look at early trends (via <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/games-account-for-over-half-of-the-3m-arkit-powered-app-downloads-62-of-revenue/"><i>TechCrunch</i></a>)…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/best-arkit-apps-so-far/#more-503906" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503906&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=503906&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00:44 +00009to5Mac
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KGI: All 2018 iPhones to adopt Face ID as Apple abandons Touch ID
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/kgi-all-2018-iphones-to-adopt-face-id-as-apple-abandons-touch-id/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:50:49 +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>KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is out tonight with a new investor note. Kuo explains that, despite initially believing Apple might readopt fingerprint technology, it’s now likely that all 2018 iPhone models will move to Face ID and leave Touch ID in the past…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/kgi-all-2018-iphones-to-adopt-face-id-as-apple-abandons-touch-id/#more-503907" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503907&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=503907&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:50:49 +00009to5Mac
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Hands-on: Qi wireless charging options for iPhone 8 and iPhone X [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/whats-the-best-qi-wireless-charger-for-iphone-8-and-iphone-x/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:06:38 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-8-qi-charger-mophie-wireless-charging-base.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>With the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, for the very first time, Apple’s flagship smartphones now supports Qi wireless charging. Apple sells a couple of Qi chargers in its store, including Belkin’s Boost Up Wireless Charging Pad, and Mophie’s Wireless Charging Base, but we also purchased several cheaper Qi-certified chargers from Amazon to compare.</p>
<p>Which wireless charger might be right for you? Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for more details. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/whats-the-best-qi-wireless-charger-for-iphone-8-and-iphone-x/#more-501718" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=501718&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=501718&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 22:06:38 +00009to5Mac
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Comparison: iPhone warranties from Apple, carriers, third-parties, and free credit card coverage
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/comparing-iphone-warranties-free-coverage/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:26:23 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-warranty-comparison1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>As pre-orders for the iPhone X are right around the corner and you also might be considering buying more Apple devices for yourself or others in the coming months, it’s a good time to take a fresh look at how Apple’s standard warranty and its extended warranty stack up. We’ll also look at third-party options and free credit card benefits you may already have.</p>
<p>Along with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X announcements, Apple <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/12/applecare-price-jump-new-iphones/">raised its prices for AppleCare+</a> as well as its <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/13/iphone-repair-prices/">repairs of most iPhones</a> going back to the 6s and 6s Plus. Follow along to figure out what’s the best warranty strategy as you pick up Apple’s latest hardware.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/comparing-iphone-warranties-free-coverage/#more-503862" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503862&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=503862&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:26:23 +00009to5Mac
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New Map Control features in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/10/12/new-map-control-features-windows-10-fall-creators-update/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:00:48 +0000
The Maps team has been busy making improvements and adding new features to the Maps platform for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. In addition to performance and visual improvements to the 3D engine, we are introducing features requested by users, like the ability to import 3D models into the map and support for layering […]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 21:00:48 +0000Windows Blog
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iOS 11 install base about to surpass iOS 10, adoption possibly slower due to iPhone X holdouts
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/ios-11-adoption-2/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:32:18 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/ios-11.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>A week after iOS 11 was released to the public, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/25/ios-11-adoption/">adoption was at about 25%</a>. Now, just over three weeks since launch, iOS 11 adoption has slowed down but is just about to surpass iOS 10.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/ios-11-adoption-2/#more-503871" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503871&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=503871&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:32:18 +00009to5Mac
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Bare Bones Software releases major BBEdit 12 update with macOS High Sierra support and 100+ improvements
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/bbedit-12/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:15:54 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/bbedit.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Earlier this year Bare Bones Software <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/03/02/textwrangler-bbedit/">sunset its TextWrangler app</a> and said it will focus fully on BBEdit for future versions of macOS. Today Bare Bones is shipping the next major update to BBEdit, version 12.0, which is made for macOS High Sierra.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/bbedit-12/#more-503867" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503867&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=503867&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 20:15:54 +00009to5Mac
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Mysterious “Photos Add-on” app appears for some Windows 10 users
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mysterious-photos-add-on-app-appears-for-some-windows-10-users
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:52:01 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Microsoft-Photos-on-Windows-10-907x580.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/2016/12/Microsoft-Photos-on-Windows-10-907x580.png 907w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Microsoft-Photos-on-Windows-10-250x160.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Microsoft-Photos-on-Windows-10-768x491.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Microsoft-Photos-on-Windows-10.png 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 907px) 100vw, 907px" />A mysterious "Photos Add-on" app is appearing for some Windows 10 users
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:52:01 +0000On MSFT
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Child of Eden, Goat Simulator added to Xbox One Backward Compatibility
https://www.onmsft.com/news/child-of-eden-goat-simulator-added-to-xbox-one-backward-compatibility
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:13:06 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/screenlg3.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/2017/10/screenlg3.jpg 1000w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/screenlg3-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/screenlg3-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />Goat Simulator, Kinect game Child of Eden and Xbox Live Arcade title KOF: Sky Stage are now backward compatible on the Xbox One.
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:13:06 +0000On MSFT
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Episode 2 of Life is Strange: Before the Storm releases next week, watch the new trailer here
https://www.onmsft.com/news/episode-2-of-life-is-strange-before-the-storm-releases-next-week-watch-the-new-trailer-here
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:10:05 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lifeisstrange-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Life is Strange on Xbox One X" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lifeisstrange-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lifeisstrange-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/lifeisstrange-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Square Enix just revealed "A Brave New World," the second episode of the three-part Life is Strange: Before the Storm series
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 18:10:05 +0000On MSFT
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Apple donating $1 million to CA wildfire relief effort, matching employee donations
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/apple-wildfire-relief/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:46:29 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/apple-park-night.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Apple has pledged to donate $1 million to the wildfire relief effort in California, <a href="http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Apple-Google-Facebook-pledge-pledge-Wine-12270593.php"><em>San Francisco Chronicle</em></a> reports. The company has also encouraged employees to help individually by promising to match employee donations two-to-one.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/apple-wildfire-relief/#more-503861" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503861&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=503861&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:46:29 +00009to5Mac
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This Week on Windows: Marimekko, Surface, Middle Earth: Shadow of War and more
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/12/week-windows-marimekko-surface-middle-earth-shadow-war/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:30:28 +0000
This Week on Windows, we’re celebrating a milestone, showcasing new Surface designer accessories and we’re showing off Middle Earth: Shadow of War! Head over here to learn more about Marimekko and Microsoft Surface, check out our Windows 10 Tip on how to work more efficiently with MyAnalytics or keep reading to see what’s new in […]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:30:28 +0000Windows Blog
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Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book get new firmware updates, improves camera stability
https://www.onmsft.com/news/surface-pro-4-and-surface-book-get-new-firmware-updates-improves-camera-stability
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:24:33 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SurfacePro4Book.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/2015/11/SurfacePro4Book.jpg 800w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SurfacePro4Book-250x156.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/SurfacePro4Book-768x480.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" />Fresh firmware and driver updates for Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book should improve camera stability.
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:24:33 +0000On MSFT
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Microsoft introduces new Surface accessories designed by Marimekko
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-introduces-new-surface-accessories-designed-by-marimekko
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:14:19 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/38190c41c26575f8648d963783fd6ab0.jpg 1430w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft has introduced new Surface accessories designed by Finnish fashion design company, Marimekko
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:14:19 +0000On MSFT
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Check out the new In-app ads dashboard in Windows Dev Center
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/10/12/check-new-app-ads-dashboard-windows-dev-center/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:00:09 +0000
We are happy to announce the new Monetize -> In-app ads section in Windows Dev Center. This is your one stop shop to create and manage the ad mediation settings of your UWP and Windows 8.x ad units. You can find the In-app ads section under the Monetize section in the left navigation. On choosing […]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:00:09 +0000Windows Blog
- 8 swift steps G Suite admins can take to secure business datahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/YPe403pJcMU/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Security doesn’t have to be complicated. With G Suite, admins can manage and help protect their users with minimal effort because we've designed our tools to be intuitive—like Vault, which helps with eDiscovery and audit needs, and data loss prevention, which helps ensure that your “‘aha”’ moments stay yours. Here are some key security controls that you can deploy with just a few clicks to get more fine-grained control of your organization's security.</p><h2>1. Enable Hangouts out-of-domain warnings</h2><p>If your business allows employees to chat with external users on Hangouts, turn on a setting that will show warnings to your users if anyone outside of your domain tries to join a Hangout, and split existing group chats so external users can’t see previous internal conversations. This substantially reduces the risk of data leaks or falling prey to social engineering attacks (From the Admin console dashboard, go to Apps > G Suite > Google Hangouts > Chat settings > Sharing options).</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>2. Disable email forwarding</h2><p>Exercising <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2491924">this option</a> will disable the automatic email forwarding feature for users, which in turn helps reduce the risk of data exfiltration in the event a user’s credentials are compromised.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>5. Check that unintended external reply warning for Gmail is turned on.</h2><p>Gmail can display <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7380041?hl=en">unintended external reply warnings</a> to users to help prevent data loss. You can enable this option to ensure that if your users try to respond to someone outside of your company domain, they’ll receive a quick warning to make sure they intended to send that email. Because Gmail has contextual intelligence, it knows if the recipient is an existing contact or someone your users interact with regularly, so it only displays relevant warnings. This option is on by default.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>8. Google+ access restrictions</h2><p>Make the default <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/2677328">sharing setting</a> for Google+ restricted and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/4524919">disable discoverability</a> of Google+ profiles outside your domain. Both of these actions can help you control access to critical business information.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Every company has their own unique set of business requirements that need to work in rhythm with their security requirements. By evaluating and implementing some of these suggested security controls, you can make a marked difference in your company’s security posture—with just a few clicks. <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2017/09/7-ways-admins-can-help-secure-accounts.html">See this post</a> for other security tips. </p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/YPe403pJcMU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000Thu, 12 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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9to5Toys Last Call: 15″ MacBook Pro $439 off, Logitech MX 2S Mouse $60, Canon AIO Printer w/ AirPrint $37, more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/9to5toys-macbook-logitech-airprint/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:30:21 +0000
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A conversation with Surface and Marimekko designers on the intersection of customization, design, and tech
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:09 +0000
Surface announces new accessories. New <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/surface-pro-signature-type-cover/920k9q46v4bz/6WMS?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Type Cover</a>, <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/surface-arc-mouse/8P5SV2RX3RN5/53JB?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surface Arc Mouse</a>, and <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/surface-pen/8ZL5C82QMG6B/M60T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Surface Pen</a> will join the full collection of accessories from Finnish fashion design company, Marimekko on October 17. Visit <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/collections/surfacepmmkaccessories?cat0=devices&icid=SurfaceAccessoriesCat_Hero1_Marimekko_100217_en-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Microsoft.com</a> to purchase your favorite Marimekko accessory today, and check back on October 17 for new aqua accessories.
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- Google Cloud rolls out data processing terms addressing GDPR changeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/MSGM95h6Rnk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>On May 25, 2018, the most significant piece of European data protection legislation to be introduced in 20 years will come into force when the EU’s <a href="http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016R0679">General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)</a> replaces its 1995 Data Protection Directive. We know that preparing for this regulatory change is a priority for the millions of organizations who rely on our cloud services to run their businesses, and it’s equally a priority for us.</p><p>Yesterday we rolled out the <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/terms/dpa_terms.html">Data Processing Amendment (Version 2.0)</a> for G Suite and the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/terms/data-processing-terms">Data Processing and Security Terms (Version 2.0)</a> for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), both of which have been specifically updated to reflect the GDPR. We’re making these terms available well in advance of the entry into force of the GDPR to facilitate our customers’ compliance assessments and GDPR readiness when using Google Cloud services. Our customers can opt in now to these updated versions within the admin consoles for <a href="https://support.google.com/a/team/answer/6366832?hl=en">G Suite</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/cloud/answer/6329727?hl=en">GCP</a> (as applicable).</p><p></p><p>Google is committed to GDPR compliance and to helping our customers with their own compliance journeys. Further information regarding Google Cloud and the GDPR is available on our Cloud GDPR <a href="https://www.google.com/cloud/security/gdpr/">website</a>.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/MSGM95h6Rnk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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Microsoft Launcher is rolling out to all Arrow Launcher users
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- Opportunity for everyonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/KwgVPBvPH2s/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i><b>Editor’s note:</b> Today in Pittsburgh, PA, we announced three initiatives that expand on our efforts to create more opportunity for everyone: <a href="http://google.com/grow">Grow with Google</a>, a new initiative to help Americans with the skills they need to get a job or grow their business, $1 billion in <a href="https://www.google.org/">Google.org grants</a> over five years to nonprofits around the world, and 1 million hours that Googlers can volunteer to nonprofits. This is a modified version of the remarks our CEO Sundar Pichai gave at today’s event. </i><br/></p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>To me Pittsburgh is a special place. It was the first city I saw in America when I came here 24 years ago. It was the first time I left India. In fact, it was the first time I’d been inside a plane. My aunt and uncle have lived here for over 30 years and were kind enough to let me stay with them for a few days. My aunt took me to see my first mall in the U.S. I remember riding up and the down the hills of the city, feeling a little carsick. It’s pretty hilly down here. We even went on a road trip to see the Niagara Falls, but what I really remember was when my uncle pointed out a Cadillac on the road. I had only seen Cadillacs in movies before, and that was pretty amazing to see.</p><br/><p>When people talked about Pittsburgh, they typically talked about the pioneers of the industrial revolution and steel. But to me, Pittsburgh was about an amazing university, Carnegie Mellon, and its great computer science department. I was here before the Internet really took off, but the city was already changing. <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=r3HxNErlwt4C&lpg=PA32&dq=pittsburgh%20steel%20technology&pg=PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false">The number of high-tech jobs had doubled</a>. And the pace of change has never slowed since. As a new arrival, I was homesick but struck by something new: the sense of optimism. </p><p>I remain a technology optimist. Not because I believe in technology, but because I believe in people. </p><p>At Google, our mission is to make sure that information serves everyone, not just a few. A child in a school here in Pittsburgh can access the same information on Google as a professor at Carnegie Mellon. In the end, the Internet is a powerful equalizer, capable of propelling new ideas and people forward. </p><p>It means that people like Nisha Blackwell can use Google’s tools to bounce back from being laid off from a coffee shop. And to do it not by looking for work, but by pursuing their passions; to become entrepreneurs. She learned how to sew and make bow ties on YouTube. She attended a Google-sponsored program<a href="http://www.nextpittsburgh.com/next-wave/these-business-owners-are-now-online-thanks-to-cue-connecting-urban-entrepreneurs/"> aimed at urban entrepreneurs</a> that inspired her to start <a href="http://knotzland.com/">Knotzland</a>, a handcrafted bowtie company that she runs out of the Homewood neighborhood. Nisha is here with us today and we’re humbled by the impact she’s had on her community.<br/></p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>We also think better access to information can revitalize local and family businesses in today’s economy. A fire and the financial crisis of 2008 forced Scott Baker’s family baking business <a href="http://jennyleeswirlbread.com/about---jenny-lee-bread.html">that had been around since 1875 </a>into bankruptcy. He rebuilt his family’s heritage on a new digital foundation: He restarted the business as <a href="http://jennyleeswirlbread.com/">5 Generation Bakers</a> and uses Google’s tools to reach consumers across the northeast. The Jenny Lee swirl bread that’s been his family’s trademark is still available to buy, marketed in an entirely new way. Scott, we’re glad to have you with us today, and I look forward to having some swirl bread later.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Nisha and Scott’s stories are inspiring, but they’re also inspiringly normal. These kinds of transformations happen across the city, across the state, across the nation, every day. In Pennsylvania, about 58,000 businesses and nonprofits use our search and advertising tools to grow. We estimate last year that those tools <a href="https://economicimpact.google.com/reports/pa.html#/?stories_activeEl=story-revzilla">helped generate economic activity</a> of about $6.32 billion in this state alone. And when you look across the nation that impact rises to <a href="https://economicimpact.google.com/#/">at least $222 billion</a>. And that’s because they’re built for everyone.</p><p>We think the Internet should allow everyone to become a developer, entrepreneur or creator, and we build our platforms around that. Researchers estimate that <a href="http://www.progressivepolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PPI_USAppEconomy.pdf">Android supported about 1.3 million developer jobs</a> in the U.S. in 2016. Last year in the U.S., we paid out $13.5 billion to a range of distribution and content partners. That includes news publishers, developers and all those YouTube creators.</p><p>We’re always asking how we can make sure the opportunities created by new technology are available for everyone, in any city, in any state.</p><p>In asking that, we recognize that there are large gaps in opportunity across the U.S. </p><p>These are tough gaps. For instance, the nature of work is fundamentally changing. And that is shifting the link between education, training and opportunity. Young people already feel this. An <a href="https://www.eiuperspectives.economist.com/sites/default/files/Drivingtheskillsagenda.pdf">Economist survey </a>found that less than half of 18- to 25-year-olds believe their education gives them the skills they need to enter today’s workforce. That’s a significant gap that’s only going to become more urgent. One-third of jobs in 2020 <a href="http://reports.weforum.org/future-of-jobs-2016/skills-stability/">will require skills that aren’t common today</a>.</p><p>It’s a big problem and, at Google, whenever we see a big problem, we ask how we can make it easier for everyone to solve it.</p><p>We’ve been looking at our products for new opportunities to help people navigate this new terrain. We recently used <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/machine-learning/making-ai-work-for-everyone/">machine learning</a> to find a new way to search for job postings that cluster jobs by location, sector and industry. And it works. Since launching earlier this year, we have connected tens of millions of people to new job opportunities. The number of job postings appearing on <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=jobs+near+me">Google Search</a> in Pittsburgh has increased six-fold.</p><p>We’ve also been looking outside of Google for fresh approaches. Since <a href="https://abc.xyz/investor/founders-letters/2004/ipo-letter.html">2005</a>, 1 percent of our profits have gone to finding innovative nonprofits and helping them expand with funding, tools, and volunteers from around Google. Just in the past few months, we’ve committed $100 million to nonprofits tackling gaps <a href="https://www.google.org/helping-prepare-for-the-future-of-work/">in the labor market</a> and in <a href="https://www.google.org/closing-the-education-gap/">education</a>. Today, we’re committing a further <a href="https://www.google.org/our-work/education/">$20 million to organizations</a> including UNHCR, Learning Equality, and Room to Read.</p><p>We’re seeing how hard educational gaps can be overcome. We’ve already brought down the price of schoolroom tech through Google for Education and <a href="https://edu.google.com/intl/en_in/">over 70 million teachers and students worldwide</a> use our free education products.</p><p>But technology alone isn't enough, and even with tech, some schools are struggling. The <a href="https://edu.google.com/giving/dynamic-learning-project/?modal_active=none">Dynamic Learning Project</a> makes sure that teachers have the coaching they need to get the most out of whatever tech resources they have. We’re working on this in 50 underserved schools, and 11 of them are in Allegheny County. I’ll be visiting one later today.</p><p>That’s one example among many. As we looked across all our programs, we saw three ways to greatly enhance opportunity for everyone. And we’re announcing them today.</p><p><br/></p><ul><li><p>We’re launching <a href="http://google.com/grow">Grow with Google</a>, a new initiative to help Americans with the skills they need to get a job or grow their business. </p></li><li><p>Globally, we <a href="https://www.google.com/about/our-commitments/index.html">will provide $1 billion in grants</a> over the next five years to nonprofits working on three key areas that we think will boost opportunity. </p></li><li><p>Finally, Googlers can volunteer <a href="https://www.google.com/about/our-commitments/index.html">1 million hours</a> to help these front-line organizations.</p></li></ul><p>First, <a href="http://google.com/grow">Grow with Google</a> is there to give anyone in America the tools and training they need to get a job, for free. We understand there’s uncertainty and even concern about the pace of technological change. But we know that technology will be an engine of America’s growth for years to come.</p><p></p><p>We’ve launched an online hub—<a href="http://google.com/grow">google.com/grow</a>—where job seekers, teachers, local business owners, and developers can get significant training and professional certificates.</p><p>So if you’re looking to learn or teach the skills that employers value, look up <a href="https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/">Applied Digital Skills</a>. We’ve been workshopping this with 27,000 students at middle and high schools. It teaches you the basics of working with tech in the modern world: from spreadsheets to email. It’s now available to everyone, and we’re looking to expand it to community colleges and vocational programs. We’re also launching a <a href="https://cloud.google.com/certification/gsuite">G Suite certification</a> that will allow people to prove their proficiency in essential workplace tools. </p><p></p><p>For people who want to get closer to tech, we’re also putting together programs to make IT far more accessible as a career. In January we’ll launch <a href="https://goo.gl/grow/coursera">a first-of-its-kind program</a> in IT support that we developed on Coursera. The IT Support Professional Certificate includes hands-on labs to take learners to job readiness in eight to 12 months. We will sponsor 2,600 full scholarships through non-profit organizations; 100 of them will go to an organization here in Pittsburgh, <a href="https://www.partner4work.org/">Partner4Work</a>. To ensure these courses directly translate into jobs, we’re connecting graduates with potential employers including Bank of America, L'Oreal, PNC Bank, and, of course, Google.</p><p>And for people who want to build tech directly, I can’t think of a better start than becoming a developer. We’re launching the <a href="https://www.udacity.com/grow-with-google">Google Developer Scholarship Challenge</a>, a rigorous training program, free of charge. This is a partnership with Udacity to offer 50,000 scholarship opportunities for people who want to build things on the web and Android.</p><p>All these programs are available wherever you have an Internet connection. But we also recognize that there’s no substitute for meeting people when you’re looking to switch careers or move your life into new territory. </p><p>So we’re launching a <a href="https://grow.google/events/">Grow with Google tour</a>. Googlers will team up with libraries and community organizations across the country to host these events. We’ll provide career advice and training for people and businesses, including helping small businesses get online. Our first stop is Pittsburgh. The next stop will be <a href="https://events.withgoogle.com/GwG-Indianapolis/">Indianapolis</a>, another fast-growing city for technology jobs. <br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I’m optimistic about the impact that these programs will have. But as I said before, we’re looking for a bigger change. That requires a deeper partnership with the people working on these gaps around the world.</p><p>And that’s why we’re committing to give <a href="https://www.google.com/about/our-commitments/index.html">$1 billion</a> to front-line organizations addressing these challenges over five years.</p><p></p><p>Google.org will use its philanthropic expertise to fund organizations working in three areas: closing the world’s education gap, helping people prepare for the changing nature of work, and ensuring that no one is excluded from opportunity.</p><p>I already spoke of some grants in these areas. Today, we’re announcing $10 million in support of Goodwill, the United States’ largest workforce development nonprofit, to launch the Goodwill Digital Career Accelerator. It is the largest grant Google.org has ever given to a single organization.<br/></p></div></div>
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<p>We’re announcing $10 million in support of Goodwill—the largest grant Google.org has ever given to a single organization.</p>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Goodwill has phenomenal reach. Over 80 percent of Americans live within 10 miles of its centers. And it has a long record of helping people who despaired of ever getting work again. With our support, it will be able to offer 1.2 million people digital skills and career opportunities in all 156 Goodwills across every state over the next three years. We also have an open invitation to nonprofits to submit their ideas to address economic opportunity in Pittsburgh to the <a href="http://g.co/pittsburghchallenge">Pittsburgh Impact Challenge</a>; the winners will get funds and mentoring from Google.</p><p>We hope these nonprofits will find these funds transformative.</p><p>We’ve always believed that to truly help organizations, you have to offer your time along with your philanthropy. </p><p>Googlers are committing 1 million employee volunteer hours over five years to help organizations working on the front lines of these issues. The volunteering can take many forms. Sometimes, it’s just showing up to help set up an event. Sometimes, we take a close look at technical issues nonprofits might be having and help them innovate more quickly. Googlers <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/education/helping-4-h-equip-students-skills-theyll-need-future/">staffed a 4-H booth at the Illinois State Fair</a> aimed at getting kids excited about science and tech.</p><p>In the case of Goodwill, 1,000 Googlers plan to be available to do career coaching over the next three years. Tech can seem intimidating. But we’ve found that having role models and people right in front of you can make the journey seem much easier. We think our philanthropy has to be paired with our people to be effective. We hope that 1 million hours can help make a difference.</p><p>At the end of the day, we make the most progress by working together. What you here in Pittsburgh and what people across America do with our tools and resources is what counts. We don’t have all the answers. The people closest to the problem are usually the people closest to the solution. We want to help them reach it sooner. </p><p>I said earlier how Pittsburgh amazed me when I first arrived here. And I feel that more than ever today. I’m excited to see all the ways the people of this city will build a future that works for them, and for everyone.<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/KwgVPBvPH2s" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:52:00 +0000Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:52:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
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Microsoft’s Edge browser is now in preview on Android, our first impressions
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:32:19 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Edge-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/2017/10/Edge-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Edge-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Edge-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Edge shows up to help supplement my Microsoft only browser experiment on my Android phone as well.
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:32:19 +0000On MSFT
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Apple’s Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre break ground for their new USC academy opening in 2019
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/apple-jimmy-iovine-dr-dre-usc-academy/
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<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/jimmy-dre-usc.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Apple employees Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2014/11/06/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-usc/">been planning</a> an undergraduate academy for entrepreneurs at the University of Southern California for <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2015/08/17/jimmy-iovine-dr-dre-wired/">a few years now</a>, and this week the Beats co-founders officially broke ground for the project, <a href="http://abc7.com/education/dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-break-ground-for-new-usc-school/2521313/">ABC reports</a>.</p>
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Sony’s reluctance to bring Minecraft cross-play to Playstation “not going away,” says Xbox chief
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Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:18:44 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Minecraft-Better-Together-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/2017/06/Minecraft-Better-Together-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Minecraft-Better-Together-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Minecraft-Better-Together-768x432.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Minecraft-Better-Together.png 1280w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />In a recent interview with GameSpot, Xbox Chief Phil Spencer shared that he’s unsure if Sony will ever bring Minecraft cross-play to the PlayStation 4 version of the game.
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:18:44 +0000On MSFT
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Russia and Crimea companies gain Microsoft software despite US sanctions
https://www.onmsft.com/news/russia-and-crimea-companies-gain-microsoft-software-despite-us-sanctions
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:04:59 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Microsoft-France-Headquarters-877x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Microsoft-France-Headquarters.png 877w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Microsoft-France-Headquarters-100x66.png 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Microsoft-France-Headquarters-250x165.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Microsoft-France-Headquarters-768x508.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 877px) 100vw, 877px" />Despite recent US sanctions, companies in Russia and Crimea were still able to get their hands on Microsoft software. According to Reuters, the Microsoft software was sold via a third party which is why it was so easy for the Russian companies to gain access. The US put sanctions forbidding US-based companies from doing business […]
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 15:04:59 +0000On MSFT
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Report: 3D sensor production struggles continue, iPhone X yield estimated at 400K/week
https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/iphone-x-production-problems/
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:46:20 +0000
<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone_x_gallery1_2017.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Nikkei is repeating claims of iPhone X production delays <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/27/iphone-x-delay-report-3d-sensor/">first reported last month</a>; suppliers are apparently still struggling with ramping up yields.</p>
<p><a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/iPhone-X-makers-still-struggling-to-refine-facial-recognition?page=1">Today’s report</a> specifically pinpoints the 3D sensor components, which Apple calls the TrueDepth camera system, as the bottleneck. The news comes as an <a href="https://www.streetinsider.com/Analyst+Comments/Apple+%28AAPL%29+Now+Cranking+Out+400K+iPhone+X+Units+Per+Week+-+Rosenblatt/13380149.html">independent analyst claims</a> iPhone X production is now at 400K a week.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/12/iphone-x-production-problems/#more-503822" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=503822&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=503822&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />
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Microsoft teams up with Amazon again, this time on “Gluon” machine learning tech
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-teams-up-with-amazon-again-this-time-on-gluon-machine-learning-tech
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:35:48 +0000
<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/microsoft-logo-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/2017/02/microsoft-logo-1032x580.jpg 1032w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/microsoft-logo-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/microsoft-logo-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1032px) 100vw, 1032px" />Amazon and Microsoft will be working together on "Gluon," a new open source deep learning interface.
Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:35:48 +0000On MSFT
- Shop Target nationwide on Google Express and with your Assistanthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/bRcAefsSnWc/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We launched Google Express and shopping on the Google Assistant to help you shop your favorite stores, and today we’re making it even easier with the expansion of Target–now available on Google Express nationwide. We’re also bringing shopping with the Google Assistant to your phone.</p><p><b>Target, now nationwide</b></p><p>Starting today, you can shop Target from anywhere in the United States through Google Express and with the Google Assistant (except for Alaska and Hawaii). You’ll be able to get and reorder your favorite Target items and brands, like Up & Up household essentials and Cat & Jack kids’ clothing; Target will offer 2-day delivery, as well as free shipping for any orders over $35. </p><p>Be on the lookout for additional features that bring together the best of Google and Target in the coming year. For example, you’ll be able to add your REDcard to Google Express to receive 5 percent off most Target orders, plus free shipping. Target customers will also be able to opt in to receive personalized recommendations and a quick re-order experience based on past Target purchases: so if you want more LaCroix sparkling water or Archer Farms trail mix, your Google Assistant will already know which size and variety you bought from Target last time. </p><p><b>Coming soon, shop with the Google Assistant on your phone </b> </p>Over the past year, we’ve made it possible to shop with your Google Assistant across devices. On Google Home, you can order loads of Halloween candy and paper towels by voice when your hands are full in the kitchen. And for items like Halloween costumes when you need to browse and actually see what you’re shopping for, you can now shop with your Assistant on your <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/your-google-assistant-now-on-android-tv/">Android TV</a>, and soon, on your eligible <a href="https://support.google.com/assistant/answer/7172657?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en">Android phone</a> or <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-assistant/id1220976145?mt=8">iPhone</a>. You’ll be instantly connected to over <a href="https://support.google.com/express/answer/4562192?hl=en">50 Google Express retailers</a>—so if you’re on the go and remember you need a birthday gift for the weekend, you can just say “Ok Google, buy a kids bomber jacket from Target.”</div></div>
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- Street View goes to the “top of the world”http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Y7W661d3ytw/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Editor’s Note: Today’s post comes from Emma Upton, Quttinirpaaq National Park Manager with <a href="https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/index">Parks Canada</a>. She shares the story behind our new Street View collection that captures the beauty of Canada’s <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/#quttinirpaaq-national-park-nunavut-canada">Quttinirpaaq National Park</a>.</i></p><p>Here at Parks Canada, we have a lot to say about Quttinirpaaq National Park. We could tell you it’s the northernmost park in Canada, or that it lies roughly 500 miles (800 kilometers) from the North Pole. We could tell you it’s home to 4000-year-old <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@81.399519,-76.7763659,3a,35y,139.57h,75.14t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1suExQHQhDMVkDOSph__zYDA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en&shorturl=1">archeologist sites</a> or that it’s the second-largest national park in the country. But, we don’t need to tell you anymore. Now we can show you, with our new <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/#quttinirpaaq-national-park-nunavut-canada">Street View collection</a>.</p><p>Last summer, our team threw on the Google Trekker and explored the park’s incredible terrain—it was the furthest north Street View has ever gone. Wilderness and extreme isolation characterize this area, where fewer than 50 people visit each year. The park’s name itself translates to “the top of the world” in Inuktitut, the local indigenous language.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>With treks along the ocean shoreline, climbs up to lofty ridges, strolls beside glacial melt-water rivers, and scrambles at the foot of monumental glaciers, the resulting imagery is spectacular—a digital reflection of one of the world’s most rural locations<br/></p><p>Aside from Quttinirpaaq National Park, we captured Street view imagery of <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@76.4209213,-82.904495,3a,75y,261.51h,87.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sw8bk3TgL7DdZ9lXPxPF4kw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?dcr=0">Grise Fiord</a>, Canada’s northernmost community, and <a href="https://www.google.ca/maps/@74.6913948,-94.8391765,3a,75y,41.45h,83.8t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1snQVubFC0d8rr3ltve0gwig!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DnQVubFC0d8rr3ltve0gwig%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D304.5%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656?dcr=0">Resolute Bay</a>, which has a population of just under 200 people.</p><p>Internet access and bandwidth are challenging in this part of the world, but we wanted the people who live in and around the area to be able to enjoy the new Street View collection. We revealed the imagery, as well as the behind-the-scenes story of how it was captured, at an event hosted by Parks Canada. And we were moved to see how excited people were to see their remote home online for the world to explore.</p><p>See all the highlights in <a href="https://www.google.com/streetview/#quttinirpaaq-national-park-nunavut-canada">this gallery</a>, and a few photos of our trek below: </p></div></div>
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- Google Play and Movies Anywhere bring your movies togetherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/RYACW59x0I8/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Whether you're looking for a Halloween classic or the latest action thriller, we want you to access that movie, no matter what platform or device you're using. You can already find the Google Play Movies & TV app <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.videos">on Android devices</a>, on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-movies-tv/id746894884?mt=8">Apple’s App Store</a>, <a href="https://channelstore.roku.com/details/50025/google-play-movies-and-tv">Roku’s Channel Store</a>, and many top Smart TVs by Samsung, LG and Vizio, not to mention Chromecast and Android TV. And with <a href="http://g.co/familylibrary">Family Library</a>, everyone in the family can share purchased movies at no additional fee, even if they’re using a different device.</p><p>Today, we’re taking it one step further by adding support for <a href="http://www.moviesanywhere.com/">Movies Anywhere</a>, allowing you to bring together your movies from Google Play, Amazon, iTunes and Vudu into a single library that you can access on any of your devices, regardless of where the purchase was originally made. Available first in the U.S., just connect your accounts using the new <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moviesanywhere.goo">Movies Anywhere app</a> or on the <a href="http://www.moviesanywhere.com/">Movies Anywhere website</a>, and all the movies you’ve purchased from Disney, Fox, Sony Pictures, Universal and Warner Bros. will be available for you to watch on Google Play.</p></div></div>
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- What Googlers were up to at GHC ‘17http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/U611hmIrQQ0/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The 2017 Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing wrapped up last week. The largest conference for women in tech with more than 18,000 attendees, it’s also one of our favorite moments of the year for Google. Eight hundred Googlers joined the thousands of other attendees at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, to demonstrate some of our products, meet aspiring Googlers, and connect with talented women (and men) from around the world. Here’s a quick glimpse at what we did at GHC ‘17:</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>#GHC17 was a blast, and we’re proud to be there every year. Even if you weren’t able to make it, you can still learn more about <a href="http://careers.google.com">our careers</a>!</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/U611hmIrQQ0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:38:00 +0000Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:38:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- Google industrial designer Alberto Villarreal talks hardware, mole and marathonshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/tlZWk9n28rE/<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. Next up is Alberto Villarreal, creative lead for hardware and student of his wife (a historian) and 6-year-old daughter, who teach him about history and how to speak German, respectively.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Give us the 10-second version of what you do at Google.</h2><p>I lead a team of industrial designers responsible for defining the creative direction of Google’s hardware mobile devices. We launched our latest work—<a href="https://www.blog.google/products/pixel/new-pixel-2/">the Pixel 2</a> phone, <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/hardware/introducing-pixelbook/">the Pixelbook</a> laptop and PixelBook Pen—last week. </p></div></div>
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- Celebrating Coming Out Day: Portraits of LGBTQ+ Googlershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/IP8wnksDdqo/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>As someone who identifies as non-binary, transgender and gay, I’ve come out a lot. As the co-creator of a "Transgender 101" course that introduces Googlers to trans issues, I come out to my coworkers every time I facilitate a session. Yet I still feel nervous every single time I do it. </p><br/><p>Growing up in Orange County, CA, I didn’t know any gay people in my high school and I never saw any gay people who seemed like me. For years, I hated myself, wishing I could be straight and “normal."</p><p>Ironically, it was while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Gambia, a country where being gay is punishable by death, that I made my first LGBTQ+ friends and felt proud of being gay. <br/></p></div></div>
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- Giving banks a friendly, modern makeover with digital signage: Heritage Bankhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/nY4wb1gohfQ/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i><b>Editor’s note</b>: Today’s post comes from Jane Calder, General Manager of Marketing at <a href="https://www.heritage.com.au/">Heritage Bank</a>, Australia’s largest customer-owned bank with over 60 branches throughout Queensland. As part of a refurbishment of its branches, Heritage Bank used Chrome OS and Chromeboxes to power video walls and interactive touchscreens to guide customers in making key financial decisions.</i></p><p>As a customer-owned bank, we’re passionate about delivering great customer experiences. So when we set out to revitalize the design of our bank branch network, we wanted to remove barriers that come between staff and customers. Customers come to us to have life-changing conversations, like how to buy their first homes and how to save up for their children’s college education. The digital screens now in place across over a third of our network, along with the interactive kiosks in over a dozen branches, use Chrome OS and Chromeboxes to offer a modern and approachable way to kick off these important conversations.</p><p>Many of our branches are in shopping malls, so we want to appear as friendly, welcoming, and current (from an interior design standpoint) as any other store that our customers visits regularly. To achieve this, we’re removing security barriers that separate branch staff from customers. And we’ve added interactive touchpoints to help. But this is not the first time we’ve done this. In the past we’ve experimented with other digital methods to educate customers on our products and services. However, branch employees told us the time needed to perform tasks like updating software or screen content was detracting from their most important task, helping customers. Additionally, these screens offered no interactivity, so they didn’t let customers choose what they wanted to see. </p><p>As a solution, our technology partner, DAT Media recommended Chrome management and Chrome OS devices, such as Chromebases and Chromeboxes. With the rollout of digital signage, branch staff no longer need to worry about technical updates or screen content. Chrome management is so easy to use that my marketing team pushes out content ourselves. All we need to do is add content for a group or site, click, and the screens are updated. It’s that simple.</p><p>Using a touchscreen Chromebase, DAT Media created a custom self-service app for interactive kiosks, allowing customers to request PDF brochures via email and make appointments for future visits. Customers save time because they don’t have to wait, and they don’t have to sift through brochures looking for the right ones to take home. Our customers are even happier, and we save time—and money—as we’ve been able to reduce printing brochures and marketing posters. Branch staff no longer have to remove outdated brochures and posters, since the screens are centrally updated to ensure they are current.</p></div></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/nY4wb1gohfQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- Look up to your role models in VR with “The Female Planet”http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/FEvhdt7bgzA/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I grew up surrounded by strong female role models. My mom worked on Wall Street in the 1960s as an IBM Systems Engineer, one of the only women in her field. From day one, her stories about preparation, mental toughness, and teamwork helped me determine aspirations for my own career. When I was a bit older I had a summer internship and shadowed a female broadcast journalist at the top of her career, sparking my interest in media. Now in my role at Google, I want to use VR technology to make it easier for young women to shadow and learn from global female leaders.</p><p>We just released <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLW_YQ4tUI&index=1&list=PL590L5WQmH8fg70SJxTPstY6Clnqt_1rh">“The Female Planet,”</a> a new VR video series from Google and <a href="http://surroundvision.co.uk/">Surround Vision</a>, that captures the daily lives of amazing female role models around the world. “The Female Planet” delves into the personal and professional experiences of five extraordinary women with careers spanning technology, science, sports, and the arts. Follow in their footsteps as they take you through their day-to-day routines. You’ll see inside their workplaces, hear firsthand why they chose the paths they’re on now, and get to know what pushed them to keep moving forward. </p><p>Each episode features a different female leader, such as Tiera Fletcher, a Boeing aerospace engineer designing a rocket for the NASA mission to Mars, or Inna Braverman, an entrepreneur turning wave power into green energy. In the first episode, Golden Globe winner Gina Rodriguez of TV’s “Jane the Virgin” talks about how her father’s boxing lessons and her mom’s strength gave her the courage to only accept roles that empower women. She also takes you on the set of Season 4 of “Jane the Virgin” as she explains how Jane is helping to bust stereotypes.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>To make you feel as if you’re really walking alongside Gina, Tiera, and Inna, the series was shot in 3D 360 with the new YI HALO camera and Google’s Jump technology. The YI HALO features 17 cameras in a 360 array and is paired with Jump to stitch together the images, resulting in high resolution 3D video where near things look near, and far things look far, so you’re truly immersed in the stories.</p><p>Tune in on YouTube to find your role model via virtual reality. Use Daydream View or Cardboard to check out the first episode on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWLW_YQ4tUI&list=PL590L5WQmH8fg70SJxTPstY6Clnqt_1rh&index=1">Google’s YouTube channel</a>, with more episodes coming soon. And stay tuned for more Daydream and Jump productions later this fall.</p><p></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/FEvhdt7bgzA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 11 Oct 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- Now on iOS: Get paid to share your opinionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/yM-4jIEfBVg/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>There's an old saying—the customer is always right. And certainly, the world’s best companies are always eager to hear directly from customers. That's one reason we created Google Opinion Rewards, an app that pays people to give their opinions and answer questions from companies, big and small. Today we're bringing Google Opinion Rewards to iOS.</p><p>If you're an iOS user, you can get the app right now and start answering questions from companies, including Google, who want to ask for your opinion.</p><p>Google Opinion Rewards surveys are quick: always 10 questions or less, and sometimes even just a single question. Nearly all surveys take less than 30 seconds to complete. They cover all kinds of topics, from TV shows you like to apps you may have used.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When there’s a survey ready for you, we’ll send a notification. Answer when it’s convenient for you—maybe while you’re waiting for the train or in line at the post office. You'll earn up to $1 for each completed survey, which you’ll receive via your linked PayPal account. Not interested in answering a particular survey? No problem. You can skip any surveys you don't want to answer.</p><p>More than 10 million Android users have already downloaded the Google Opinion Rewards app, and we send out more than 3 million surveys every week.</p>Get the new iOS version of Google Opinion Rewards in the App Store now (U.S. only). Once you have the app, you'll get a notification whenever we've got a survey ready for you. It's that easy!</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/yM-4jIEfBVg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000Wed, 11 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- Be inspired by the 2017 Google Business Group storytelling contest winnershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/bjBk8rUsbH8/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>What do Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines have in common? They’re home to the four winners of Google Business Group’s 2017 “Story Search” contest. Every year, as a part of our effort to spotlight entrepreneurs who’ve taken their businesses online, we invite thousands of our global <a href="https://www.google.com/landing/gbg/about">Google Business Groups</a> (GBG) members to participate in a storytelling competition and share how the Internet and technology empower them to do extraordinary things. </p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>This year’s winners were selected from <a href="https://events.withgoogle.com/gbg-stories-2017/">nine global finalists</a>. We’re especially thrilled to see a common theme uniting each of these businesses: a socially-conscious mission. The winners inspire us all with how they run their businesses for the benefit of others.</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cafeyagam/">Cafe Yagam</a>, Philippines</p></li><li><p><a href="https://khalti.com/">Khalti,</a> Nepal (the People's Choice Winner)<br/></p></li><li><p><a href="http://riliv.co/">Riliv</a>, Indonesia</p></li><li><p><a href="http://virtualahan.com/">Virtualahan</a>, Philippines</p></li></ul><br/><p>These four businesses stood out among submissions we received from GBG members and independent entrepreneurs across 17 countries. All four will have the opportunity to travel to our headquarters in Mountain View, California for Google I/O in 2018 where they’ll get to meet tech thinkers, innovators, and business leaders. They’ll also be spotlighted in videos that document their stories, so stay tuned for those in an upcoming blog post.</p></div></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-asia/google-business-group-helping-entrepreneurs-around-worldvote-your-favorite/">Previous winners</a> have gone on to become impactful leaders. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilihandarwo/?ppe=1">Fadli Wilihandarwo</a> is the founder of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0e29lNczNE">Pasienia</a> and was one of last year’s finalists. Today he is a GBG Manager for Jogjakarta, Indonesia and did a lightning talk about his chapter at the first-ever GBG Global Summit in Singapore this past September.</p></div>
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<div class="rich-text"><p><a href="http://switocorp.com/#102">Glorypearl Dy</a> was a finalist in 2014 and the founder of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9DkN5Yd5TA">Switotwins</a>. She’s now a GBG Manager in Davao, Philippines. I’m proud they are both sharing their knowledge with others and empowering the next generation of business owners. We hope you feel as inspired as we are by this year’s winners and all of the GBG leaders globally.</p></div>
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</div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/bjBk8rUsbH8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000Wed, 11 Oct 2017 12:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog
- Making video calling easier on your Android phonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/1QIqHij77zs/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Video calling brings you face to face with your family and friends, whether you’re in the same city or thousands of miles away. We want to make it even easier to start a video call from your Android device, so we’re making video calling an integrated part of your phone. You can now start a video call directly from where you call or text message your friends, through your Phone, Contacts, and Android Messages apps. Later this year, we’ll also add the ability to upgrade an ongoing voice call to video with just a tap.</p><p><br/></p><p>We’re starting to roll out integrated video calling to first-generation Pixel, Android One, and Nexus devices, and it will also be available on Pixel 2 phones. We’re working with our carrier and device partners to bring this experience to more Android devices over time. <br/></p></div></div>
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Bringing WebVR to everyone with the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2017/10/10/bringing-webvr-everyone-windows-10-fall-creators-update/
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:10:09 +0000
Last April, we introduced the WebVR 1.1 API in Microsoft Edge as part of the Windows Creators Update, providing a foundation for developers to create immersive virtual reality experiences with Windows Mixed Reality developer kits. We have been hard at work building on this foundation to provide an end-to-end mixed reality experience with Microsoft Edge, […]
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Windows Developer Day in London – Windows 10 Fall Creators Update SDK Availability
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/10/10/windows-developer-day-london-windows-10-fall-creators-update-sdk-availability/
Tue, 10 Oct 2017 16:37:19 +0000
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update provides a developer platform that is designed to inspire the creator in each of us – empowering developers to build applications that change the way people work, play and interact with devices. To truly fulfill this platform promise, I believe that our developer platform needs to be centered around people […]
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Windows 10 Tip: Work more efficiently with MyAnalytics
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/09/windows-10-tip-work-efficiently-myanalytics/
Mon, 09 Oct 2017 16:00:18 +0000
Did you know there’s an Outlook add-in designed to help you work more efficiently?
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Black Marble uses Microsoft HoloLens to help revolutionise Crime Scene Investigation with tuServ
http://blogs.windows.com/devices/2017/10/09/black-marble-uses-microsoft-hololens-help-revolutionise-crime-scene-investigation-tuserv/
Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:00:30 +0000
Black Marble, a member of Microsoft’s HoloLens Mixed Reality Partner Program (MRPP), is one of many agencies creating ground-breaking applications for HoloLens. It has seen the potential benefits that mixed reality brings to the enterprise, by blending virtual and physical worlds, enabling revolutionary experiences to improve business processes and efficiency. Through Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform […]
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Microsoft Edge and SEQUENCE partner to highlight traditional artisanal techniques with 3D and AR
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/10/06/microsoft-edge-sequence-partner-highlight-traditional-artisanal-techniques-3d-ar/
Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:00:39 +0000
Behind every bracelet and tote created by the young artists of SEQUENCE is a compelling story of creativity and lasting community change. At retail stores, this story and its meaning might not be conveyed to customers, so SEQUENCE’s founder, Ariela Suster, partnered with Microsoft Edge to create a web experience to do just that. The […]
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We’ve moved! Find us at the new Microsoft Edge Dev Blog
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/05/08/weve-moved-find-us-at-the-new-microsoft-edge-dev-blog/
Fri, 08 May 2015 15:40:19 +0000
As we announced last week, with the reveal of Microsoft Edge we are archiving the IEBlog. Future posts for both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer will take place at our new home on Windows Blogs, the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog. We've redirected the RSS feed for the IEBlog to point to our new home. If...
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Microsoft Edge is the browser for Windows 10
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/29/microsoft-edge-is-the-browser-for-windows-10/
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:30:00 +0000
This morning, Joe Belfiore took to the stage at Build 2015 to share more about the next chapter in our story for Windows 10, including revealing more about “Project Spartan,” our new default browser for Windows. We’re excited to share Joe’s announcement that Project Spartan’s official name is Microsoft Edge. You’ll see this name coming...
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:30:00 +0000IEBlog
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Announcing improvements to Enterprise Mode and Enterprise Site Discovery
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/23/announcing-improvements-to-enterprise-mode-and-enterprise-site-discovery/
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +0000
As 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...
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April 2015 security updates for Internet Explorer
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/14/april-2015-security-updates-for-internet-explorer/
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000
Microsoft 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...
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Announcing 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 +0000
In 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...
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Project 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 +0000
As 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...
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Introducing 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 +0000
For 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
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"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 +0000
Today 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 +0000IEBlog
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Updates 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 +0000
Today 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 +0000IEBlog
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Partnering 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 +0000
In 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