Popular vendor of OS.http://aics-app.sakura.ne.jp/rss_share/201504271430106698867Microsoft, Apple, Google's latest news. Contains official and unofficial news.(ENG)Apple Store app for iOS adds support for buying iPhones w/o carrier pre-authorization, more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-store-app-ios-update/
Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:39:47 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/apple-store-watch-pay.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has quietly <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/apple-store/id375380948?mt=8&at=11l3RE">updated its Apple Store app</a> for iOS this evening. The update bring the app to version 4.4 and includes new checkout features, a new iPhone purchasing option, and iOS 11 enhancements…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-store-app-ios-update/#more-511123" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511123&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:39:47 +00009to5MacReport: Next year’s 6.1-inch LCD iPhone to feature metal backing, not glass
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/iphone-2018-metal-back-design-rumor/
Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:50:48 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/iphone-7.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Last month, Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/13/kgi-6-5-inch-oled-6-1-inch-lcd-iphone-2018/">indicated that Apple would unveil a new 6.1-inch iPhone next year</a> with the iPhone X design, but a traditional LCD display instead of OLED. A new report from <a href="https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/AC/Apple-planning-LCD-iPhone-with-metal-case-for-2018-source?page=1">Nikkei</a> this evening offers more color on that device, saying it will feature a metal back similar to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/iphone-2018-metal-back-design-rumor/#more-511121" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511121&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:50:48 +00009to5MacTim Cook ranked fifth on Recode 100 list for AR, Apple Watch & strong social stances
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tim-cook-ranked-5-on-recode-100/
Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:14:32 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/tim-cook-arms-event.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Year-end rankings are starting to come in as we head into 2018, and as you would expect, Apple has <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-glassdoor-rating-2017-2018/">appeared on a few so far</a>. Recode this evening shared its <a href="https://www.recode.net/2017/12/6/16667200/recode-100-2017">Recode 100 list</a>, ranking the top 100 executives in tech, media, and business for 2017. Coming in at the fifth spot is none other than Tim Cook…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tim-cook-ranked-5-on-recode-100/#more-511117" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511117&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:14:32 +00009to5MacHappy Hour Podcast 150 | DateGate, new App Store Search Ads and Amazon Prime Video hits Apple TV
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/happy-hour-podcast-150/
Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:10:12 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/happy-hour-16-9.png?w=1600" /></div><p>This week Benjamin and Zac talk about the unfortunate date bug that affected iPhones over the weekend and resulted in the early delivery of iOS 11.2, the official launch of Apple Pay Cash in the U.S., updates to our Mac setups and a new app that makes AirPlaying to Sonos easier, a potential half marathon challenge that may or may not happen, the latest on Apple’s Heart Study with Apple Watch, a tease of an upcoming Apple Watch story, Amazon Prime Video finally coming to Apple TV, changes in tvOS 11.2 and what’s missing, new App Store search ads, and more.</p>
<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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https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-gave-out-1029-worth-of-games-with-gold-titles-in-2017-which-were-your-favorites
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:33:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-controller-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/2017/11/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-controller-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-controller-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/xbox-one-x-project-scorpio-controller-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft showered Gold subscribers with a ton of games over the last year. To be more specific, $1,029 worth of games were brought out for free to Gold subscribersWed, 06 Dec 2017 23:33:31 +0000On MSFTCaption contest: What do you think Tim Cook is showing Canada PM Justin Trudeau on his iPhone X in this image?
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tim-cook-justin-trudeau-caption-contest/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:09:42 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/dqzlesuwaacmibj-large.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>As we <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-china-criticisms-response/">reported earlier this morning</a>, Tim Cook was in attendance at the Fortune Forum in China this week, defending some of Apple’s actions in the country. Also in attendance was Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who shared the above picture of Tim Cook showing off the iPhone X.</p>
<p>We have to ask: What do you think Tim Cook is showing off to Trudeau in this picture?</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tim-cook-justin-trudeau-caption-contest/#more-511106" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511106&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 23:09:42 +00009to5MacTidal for iOS updated w/ support for CarPlay and iPhone X optimization
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tidal-iphone-x-carplay/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:38:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/1carplay-tidal.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Streaming music service Tidal has today been updated with a pair of notable features: support for Apple’s CarPlay and iPhone X optimization. Tidal joins the likes of Apple Music, Pandora, and Spotify in offering a dedicated app for CarPlay.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/tidal-iphone-x-carplay/#more-511103" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511103&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:38:23 +00009to5MacApple releases iTunes 12.7.2 with bug fixes & performance improvements
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-2/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:05:42 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-09-12-at-7-33-46-pm-2-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has pushed a minor iTunes update this evening, which comes on the heels of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/macos-10-13-2/">release of macOS 10.13.2 to the public.</a> The update brings the application to version 12.7.2…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-releases-itunes-12-7-2/#more-511098" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511098&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:05:42 +00009to5MacWindows Template Studio 1.5 released
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2017/12/06/windows-template-studio-1-5-released/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:00:44 +0000We’re extremely excited to announce the Windows Template Studio 1.5. In this release, we finalized our work for localization, added in some new features, and started work on a bunch of new features and pages. What’s new: Full list of adjustments in the 1.5 release, head over to WTS’s Github. New Features: Share source, share […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 22:00:44 +0000Windows BlogApple hires yet another veteran TV programming exec for its original content efforts
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-michelle-lee-video-hire/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:21:25 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/apple-tv-4th-gen-siri-remote.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1337" /></div><p>As part of its growing original content efforts, Apple has hired programming veteran Michelle Lee to join its worldwide video department, as reported by <a href="http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/michelle-lee-apple-1202631849/"><i>Variety</i></a>. Lee has previously worked on popular shows for several major networks as a producing partner at Universal Television’s True Jack Productions…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-michelle-lee-video-hire/#more-511085" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511085&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:21:25 +00009to5MacPrime Video catches Apple TV up with smart TVs, but these two features are still missing
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-tv-dolby-atmos-youtube-4k/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:14:43 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/amazon-prime-video1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>With the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/amazon-prime-video-app-available-apple-tv/">release</a> of Amazon Prime Video for Apple TV, there’s now one less reason to switch inputs on your TV if you’re looking for something to watch. Prime Video has long been on other set-top boxes and even comes built-in to modern TVs, so it’s great to see Amazon’s catalog of movies and TV shows available to stream directly on Apple TV. For me, there are still two reasons to switch between my Apple TV 4K and the built-in apps on my TV for the best experience…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-tv-dolby-atmos-youtube-4k/#more-511073" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511073&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 21:14:43 +00009to5MacOpinion: Living with Google Home Mini sparked my interest in HomePod, but leaves me still skeptical of smart speakers
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/opinion-google-home-vs-homepod-smart-speaker-skepticism/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:36:22 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/home.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>When Apple unveiled the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/homepod/">HomePod</a> this past June at <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/05/wwdc-apple-homepod-first-look/">WWDC 2017</a>, I didn’t give it too much of my attention. As a design piece, it looked like something I’d be happy to put in my living room. As a product, I just wasn’t interested. Smart speakers in general have seemed like little more than a novelty to me, and I’ve resisted buying one… until now. Last week I welcomed a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/10/04/google-event-roundup-home-mini-max-pixel/">Google Home Mini</a> into my life to see if it could change my mind. Here’s what I found…</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/opinion-google-home-vs-homepod-smart-speaker-skepticism/#more-511062" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511062&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:36:22 +00009to5Mac77 year old retiree proves anything can be done in Microsoft Excel, including beautiful art
https://www.onmsft.com/news/77-year-old-retiree-proves-anything-can-be-done-in-microsoft-excel-including-beautiful-art
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:25:24 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Excelartwork-1050x541.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/2017/12/Excelartwork-1050x541.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Excelartwork-250x129.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Excelartwork-768x396.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Excelartwork.jpg 1361w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />Enter Tatsuo Horiuchi, a 77 year old retire who's taken up creating beautiful landscape artwork simply using Excel and a mouse. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 19:25:24 +0000On MSFTApple updates macOS High Sierra to 10.13.2 with security and stability improvements, more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/macos-10-13-2/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:38:55 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/macoshighsierra.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple has released the latest version of macOS High Sierra through the Mac App Store. macOS 10.13.2 “improves the stability, compatibility and security” of Macs, and specifically includes improvements to third party USB audio devices, VoiceOver and Preview, and Braille displays and Mail.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/macos-10-13-2/#more-511049" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511049&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:38:55 +00009to5MacApple’s latest machine learning journal entry describes how it discovers popular emoji and more
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-machine-learning-emoji/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:37:53 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/emoji1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Apple has shared its <a href="https://machinelearning.apple.com/2017/12/06/learning-with-privacy-at-scale.html">latest white paper</a> via its machine learning journal. Today’s entry is “Learning with Privacy at Scale” and covers specific algorithms Apple is using with differential privacy to improve product features with some specific use cases like discovering popular emoji.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-machine-learning-emoji/#more-511040" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511040&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:37:53 +00009to5MacNew study shows that more and more schools are choosing Windows PCs
https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-study-shows-that-more-and-more-schools-are-choosing-windows-pcs
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:37:25 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4922573845ad7f41db337ba57e978da3.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/2017/12/4922573845ad7f41db337ba57e978da3.jpg 1000w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4922573845ad7f41db337ba57e978da3-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4922573845ad7f41db337ba57e978da3-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" />Yusuf Mehdi, Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Group says that the rise of Chromebooks in the education market didn’t prevent Windows PCs from seeing solid growth in the US as well as the rest of the world last year.
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:37:25 +0000On MSFTProtonMail Bridge brings the encrypted email service to Apple Mail
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/protonmail-bridge-encrypted-email-apple-macos-mail/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:17:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/protonmail_bridge1.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>After months of beta testing, ProtonMail has <a href="https://protonmail.com/blog/encrypted-email-clients/">unveiled</a> official support for their encrypted mail service within email clients Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, and Mozilla Thunderbird. The support comes by way of a custom application that connects mail clients securely with a user’s ProtonMail account. Paying users can <a href="https://protonmail.com/blog/thunderbird-outlook-encrypted-email/">download ProtonMail Bridge today</a> to get started.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/protonmail-bridge-encrypted-email-apple-macos-mail/#more-511028" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511028&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:17:23 +00009to5MacSecurity enhancements and more for enterprise Chrome browser customershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/UnI0wJKchGw/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When it comes to Chrome, security is one of our most important considerations—and that’s especially true when it comes to our enterprise users. We’re always looking for ways to further protect enterprises from potential dangers like ransomware, malware, and other vulnerabilities. </p><p>Chrome browser has been <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/connected-workspaces/2-new-white-papers-examine-enterprise-web-browser-security/">validated by third parties</a> as a frontrunner in enterprise browser security, and we’re committed to constantly introducing more safeguards. That’s why the <a href="https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2017/12/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html">latest release of Chrome browser</a> introduces a variety of new security enhancements for enterprises. From new ways to better isolate processes, to broader support for more advanced security standards, to the introduction of new policies, IT admins now have more options to protect their users and businesses from potential threats. Here’s a quick overview of the security updates this latest release of Chrome will offer, plus an update on a few upcoming changes in 2018.</p><br/><p><b>Site Isolation: For enterprises with the highest security needs</b></p><p>Starting with today’s release, Site Isolation is now available. With Site Isolation enabled, Chrome renders content for each open website in a separate process, isolated from other websites. This can mean even stronger security boundaries between websites than Chrome’s existing sandboxing technology. Admins can <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/7581529">read more</a> to determine if this capability makes sense for their organization—and start implementing it immediately.</p><br/><p><b>Making it easier to restrict extensions based on required permissions </b></p><p>Although admins have been able to whitelist and blacklist specific extensions in Chrome, we’ve heard feedback that it can be difficult to scale. Beginning today, IT admins can configure a <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/topic/7517516">new policy</a> that restricts access to extensions based on the permissions required. For example, through policy, IT can now block all extensions that require the use of a webcam or microphone, or those that require access to reading or changing data on the websites visited. This policy is available now, and will help IT teams enforce necessary controls, without overly restricting users. </p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Version 1.3 of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and policy</b></p><p>Secure communication on the Internet is made possible through a protocol called Transport Layer Security (TLS). To support the latest security standards, we're enabling TLS 1.3 for Gmail in today’s release of Chrome browser. The previous version, TLS 1.2, was standardized in 2008 and, although it can be secure when configured correctly, it’s in need of an overhaul. The improvements in TLS 1.3 make it faster and more secure, and we’ll be expanding TLS 1.3 support to the broader web in 2018. </p><br/><p>Chrome browser users should not be impacted by this change. IT admins that are aware of any systems that are not interoperable with TLS 1.3 should post feedback in the <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome-admins">admin forum</a>. As admins prepare for the wider use of TLS 1.3, they can configure <a href="https://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3#SSLVersionMax">this policy</a> for network software or hardware that will not transit TLS 1.3 connections. More details are available on <a href="https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/tls13">this page</a>. </p><br/><p><b>Broader platform support for the NTLMv2 authentication protocol</b></p><p>Last week we <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome-admins/4UHRH4sFzo8">shared on our admin forum</a> that Chrome 64, coming in early 2018, will include support for the NTLMv2 authentication protocol, including Extended Protection for Authentication (EPA) on Mac, Android, Linux and Chrome OS. This allows all platforms to perform NTLM authentication with the same level of security that was previously available only in Chrome on Windows. </p><br/><p>IT admins can enable this feature today by visiting chrome://flags/#enable-ntlm-v2. In Chrome 65, NTLMv2 will become the default NTLM protocol as it already is on Windows. More details are available on <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome-admins/4UHRH4sFzo8">this page.</a> With this update, Chrome will become the only browser to support NTLMv2 with EPA on non-Windows platforms. </p><br/><p><b>Reducing Chrome crashes caused by third-party software</b></p><p><a href="https://blog.chromium.org/2017/11/reducing-chrome-crashes-caused-by-third.html">Last week we announced</a> we’ll be implementing changes in Chrome to improve stability and reduce the number of browser crashes. Starting with the release of Chrome 68 in July 2018, we’ll begin blocking third-party software from injecting code into Chrome on Windows.</p><br/><p>Code injection has historically been used by products such as anti-virus software. But it’s an outdated process, and we encourage vendors of such software to take advantage of the newer, more effective options available. </p><br/><p>In the meantime, we understand sometimes businesses need to rely on such software, and we want to make sure they’re covered. We’ll be introducing a new policy in the coming months that will offer admins extended support for critical apps that require code injection to function.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Admins can visit chrome://conflicts to check if software currently installed on a computer is injecting into Chrome. </p><br/>We’re excited to bring new capabilities to IT admins that enhance Chrome’s security and stability. For more information about Chrome browser for enterprise, visit <a href="http://chrome.com/enterprise">Chrome.com/enterprise</a>, or to share feedback, visit our <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!forum/chrome-admins">Chrome browser Enterprise Admin Forum</a>.</div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/UnI0wJKchGw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogGoogle Drive recognized as a leader by Forrester for File Sync and Share (EFSS) cloud solutionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/9Ys-CquYlu8/<div class="block-paragraph_with_image"><div class="article-module h-c-page">
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>What does this mean for your business?</h2><p>There are inherent benefits to working in the cloud, and businesses are starting to take advantage of them. Cloud-first tools like Drive gives companies a single place to store, access and share information, which can improve efficiencies.<br/></p><p>Of course, you need to be confident that these new cloud solutions will work well with your existing IT investments. Over the past year, we’ve enhanced Drive with additional enterprise features to make migrating from on-prem fileshares and content management systems easier:<br/></p><p></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/4-reasons-your-company-should-use-new-team-drives/">Team Drives</a>, so you can work on collectively-owned files and feel confident that your work will stay put no matter who comes or goes on your team. <br/></li><li><a href="https://goo.gl/GPTJDZ">AppBridge</a>, so your enterprise can migrate all of its data more securely to the cloud with ease. <br/></li><li><a href="https://goo.gl/kC4mKX">Drive File Stream</a>, to help you access all data quickly without using up a ton of disk space. <br/></li><li><a href="https://goo.gl/jnrikN">Data Loss Prevention</a> and <a href="https://goo.gl/CYJVVw">Google Vault for Drive</a>, to help you control how your teams share information and to help you keep sensitive data safe.<br/></li><li>Quick Access in Drive, to help surface your data faster with artificial intelligence-powered technology.<br/></li></ul><p>To learn more, access the 2017 Forrester Wave EFSS Cloud Solutions report <a href="https://reprints.forrester.com/#/assets/2/157/'RES140078'/reports">here</a>. Or <a href="https://goo.gl/RCoUQk">get in touch with us</a> to learn more about how your business can benefit from moving to Google Cloud.<br/></p><p></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/9Ys-CquYlu8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 18:00:00 +0000The Official Google Blog9to5Toys Last Call: SteelSeries Controller + Minecraft $40, Spigen iPhone Cases $7, Samsung 40″ 4K TV $297, more
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Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:28:32 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/9to5toys-lunch-break.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Keep up with the best gear and deals on the web by <em><strong><a href="http://9to5toys.com/9to5toys-newsletter-signup/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">signing up for the 9to5Toys Newsletter</a></strong></em>. Also, be sure to check us out on: <a href="http://twitter.com/9to5toys">Twitter</a>, <a href="http://9to5toys.com/feed">RSS Feed</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/9to5toyscom/228249133858390">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://plus.google.com/b/105878626736210310777/105878626736210310777/posts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Google+</a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2013/12/11/safari-push-notifications-are-live-on-all-9to5-sites/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Safari push notifications</a>. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/9to5toys-lunch-break-steelseries-spigen-samsung-more/#more-511013" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=511013&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:28:32 +00009to5MacTeaming up with SocialWorks to bring computer science to Chicago Public Schoolshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/YJHDe9-Huyk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Today, 5th grade students at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Academy in Chicago got a surprise. It was cool enough that they were doing a coding activity with Chicago Googlers as a part of Computer Science Education Week—but then another Chicago native joined the fun. When Chance The Rapper arrived, there were shouts of excitement and delight, and Chance even gave coding a try.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>SocialWorks, a non profit co-founded by Chance, is on a mission to expose youth across the city to programming and to ensure they have the support necessary to reach their full potential—with access to arts, music, and coding as a means to express themselves. </p><p>Today’s visit reinforced that computer science is a part of that mission. Shortly after Chance made his coding debut, Alphabet Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, David Drummond, announced that Google.org is donating $1.5 million to to bring computer science education to students in Chicago, with $500,000 going to Chicago Public Schools’ <a href="http://www.cs4all.io/">CS4All Initiative</a> and $1 million to SocialWorks.</p><p>The grant will help teachers implement computer science and arts curriculum in their classrooms, and it builds on $40 million in Google.org grants that provide opportunities for students underrepresented in computer science to explore the field.</p><p>Justin Cunningham, Executive Director of SocialWorks, had this to say about today’s announcement: “Our grant with Google.org helps SocialWorks provide programming that sheds light on another pathway to success for young Chicagoans. While every student doesn't need to become a computer scientist, understanding the basics empowers them to understand the world they live in. The opportunity to help kids code to share their music, artwork, and distinct point of view is at the core of our mission and an experience we look forward to providing in classrooms across the city.” </p><p>Justin Steele, Google.org Principal who leads our work in local communities, also weighed in: “We’re honored to support SocialWorks’ mission to help underrepresented students in Chicago reach their full potential, as well as Chicago Public Schools’ efforts to turn computer science into a pathway for creative expression. There’s so much talent and creativity in the communities that these schools serve—and Chance The Rapper embodies what can happen when that creativity is unleashed. With exposure to computer science, students can use technology to turn their creative passions into something bigger.”</p><p>I’ve built my own career around computer science. At Google I helped create <a href="https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/">CS First</a>, video-based lessons that introduce students to computer science and show them coding is a tool that, in the words of the SocialWorks mission, “lets you be you.” As a kid raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands, I didn’t know that I’d one day graduate with a computer science degree and end up at Google. All I knew was that I was fascinated by gadgets, which one day led to learning about the software that made them work on the inside. With the support of Google and SocialWorks, students in Chicago can also find out how their interests are connected to computer science, so that they can use those skills to build the future they imagine.</p><p>These kids will always remember the day they met Chance The Rapper. We hope they’ll remember it as the day they discovered an interest in coding, too.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/YJHDe9-Huyk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:10:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:10:00 +0000The Official Google BlogWindows PCs see strong growth in EDU, gaining share worldwide and in the US
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Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:00:06 +0000In K-12 schools in the US in the last year, Windows device share grew 4.3 percent on devices under $300 and 8.2 percent on devices over $300, as more and more schools are choosing Windows over competitive offerings.Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:00:06 +0000Windows BlogPivot to the cloud: intelligent features in Google Sheets help businesses uncover insightshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/URuwHNk0lGI/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When it comes to data in spreadsheets, deciphering meaningful insights can be a challenge whether you’re a spreadsheet guru or data analytics pro. But thanks to advances in the cloud and artificial intelligence, you can instantly uncover insights and empower everyone in your organization—not just those with technical or analytics backgrounds—to make more informed decisions.</p><p>We launched <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/docs/explore-docs-sheets-and-slides/">"Explore" in Sheets</a> to help you decipher your data easily using the power of machine intelligence, and since then we’ve added even more ways for you to intelligently <a href="https://blog.google/products/g-suite/visualize-data-instantly-machine-learning-google-sheets/">visualize and share your company data</a>. Today, we’re announcing additional features to Google Sheets to help businesses make better use of their data, from pivot tables and formula suggestions powered by machine intelligence, to even more flexible ways to help you analyze your data. <br/></p><h2>Easier pivot tables, faster insights</h2><p></p><p>Many teams rely on pivot tables to summarize massive data sets and find useful patterns, but creating them manually can be tricky. Now, if you have data organized in a spreadsheet, Sheets can intelligently suggest a pivot table for you.</p><p><br/></p>In the Explore panel, you can also ask questions of your data using everyday language (via natural language processing) and have the answer returned as a pivot table. For example, type “what is the sum of revenue by salesperson?” or “how much revenue does each product category generate?” and Sheets can help you find the right pivot table analysis.<br/><p></p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Even more Sheets features </h2><p>We’re also adding more features to make Sheets even better for data analysis:</p><p></p><ul><li><b>Check out a refreshed UI for pivot tables in Sheets,</b> and new, <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7572895">customizable headings</a> for rows and columns.<br/></li><li><b>View your data differently with new pivot table features.</b> When you create a pivot table, you can “<a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7572895">show values as a % of totals</a>” to see summarized values as a fraction of grand totals. Once you have a table, you can right-click on a cell to “<a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/tips/sheets/#/show-tip/create-pivot-tables">view details</a>” or even <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7572895">combine pivot table groups</a> to aggregate data the way you need it. We’re also adding new format options, like <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/tips/sheets/#/show-tip/create-pivot-tables">repeated row labels</a>, to give you more fine-tuned control of how to present your summarized data.<br/></li><li><b>Create and edit waterfall charts.</b> Waterfall charts are good for visualizing sequential changes in data, like if you want to see the incremental breakdown of last year’s revenue month-by-month. Select Insert > Chart > Chart type picker and then choose “waterfall.”<br/></li><li><b>Quickly import or paste fixed-width formatted data files.</b> Sheets will <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/tips/sheets/#/show-tip/easily-split-data-into-columns-using-sheets">automatically split up the data into columns for you</a> without needing a delimiter, like commas, between data. <br/></li></ul><p>These new Sheets features will roll out in the coming weeks—see specific details <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2017/12/intelligent-features-in-sheets.html">here</a>. To learn more about how G Suite can help your business uncover valuable insights and speed up efficiencies, visit the <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/solutions/enterprise/?tab_activeEl=tabset-companies">G Suite website</a>. Or <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/sheets/switch-from-excel/?utm_source=gsuite&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=sheets-bundle-december">check out these tips</a> to help you get started with Sheets.</p><p></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/URuwHNk0lGI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogMicrosoft is a Leader in enterprise file sync and share, says Forrester
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-is-a-leader-in-enterprise-file-sync-and-share-says-forrester
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:57:05 +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" />Microsoft today shared they have been recognized by Forrester as a Leader in enterprise file sync and share. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:57:05 +0000On MSFTPoll: Are you excited for Always Connected PCs?
https://www.onmsft.com/news/poll-are-you-excited-for-always-connected-pcs
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:22:22 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/956c8ca1a014883862f8ae09a0c6def8-682x580.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/2017/12/956c8ca1a014883862f8ae09a0c6def8-682x580.jpg 682w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/956c8ca1a014883862f8ae09a0c6def8-194x165.jpg 194w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/956c8ca1a014883862f8ae09a0c6def8-768x653.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/956c8ca1a014883862f8ae09a0c6def8.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px" />Yesterday, in Hawaii of all places, Windows EVP Terry Myerson took the stage at Qualcomm’s Tech Summit to introduce “Always Connected PCs.” These devices, running Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 ARM chips, boast incredible battery life, LTE 4G connectivity, and some special Windows enhancements all in a thin lightweight device. They may not be the fastest or […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:22:22 +0000On MSFTValve’s ‘Bridge Constructor Portal’ arrives on iOS and macOS December 20th
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/valve-bridge-constructor-ios-macos-release-date/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:20:54 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/bridge_portal_2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p><em>Portal</em> is a beloved gaming franchise for many, and while fans still want a proper sequel to the game’s last release, it’s probably not happening anytime soon. Luckily, <em>Portal</em> is making a return, but by means of <em>Bridge Constructor</em>.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/valve-bridge-constructor-ios-macos-release-date/#more-510992" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510992&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:20:54 +00009to5MacPUBG to release three limited edition Cosmetic Packs to celebrate Xbox One launch
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Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:15:02 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PUBG-Xbox-XGP-Warrior-Pack-At-The-Ready-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/2017/12/PUBG-Xbox-XGP-Warrior-Pack-At-The-Ready-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PUBG-Xbox-XGP-Warrior-Pack-At-The-Ready-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/PUBG-Xbox-XGP-Warrior-Pack-At-The-Ready-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />With PUBG set to launch on December 12 on Xbox One, developer Bluehole is releasing three limited-edition cosmetic packs that will be exclusive to the Xbox One version of the game.Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:15:02 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft rolls out AMD EPYCTM Virtual Machines
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-rolls-out-amd-epyctm-virtual-machines
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:13:51 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/data-science-virutal-machine-azure-1027x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="data science virutal machine azure" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/data-science-virutal-machine-azure-1027x580.jpg 1027w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/data-science-virutal-machine-azure-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/data-science-virutal-machine-azure-768x434.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1027px) 100vw, 1027px" />Microsoft has been working closely with AMD to develop this next generation of storage optimized VMs for businessesWed, 06 Dec 2017 16:13:51 +0000On MSFTApple posts new job positions for ‘Path Forward’ return to work program
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-return-to-work-program/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:06:26 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/apple-path-forward.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has posted new job positions in conjunction with Path Forward’s Spring 2018 San Francisco return to work program.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-return-to-work-program/#more-510978" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510978&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:06:26 +00009to5MacAll the data you need to cover 500 local electionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/LCXGTfZpoEY/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Next year, nearly 500 local elections for Senate and House seats are taking place across the United States. As part of our mission to help journalists report on the stories that matter, we worked with <a href="https://www.propublica.org/">ProPublica </a>to build the <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/electionbot/">Election Databot</a>: a tool that provides data about all of those elections, from campaign spending to <a href="https://www.google.com/trends/?geo=AU">Google Search Trends</a> for candidates.</p><br/><a href="https://medium.com/google-news-lab/election-databot-harnessing-the-power-of-the-matrix-733da737d6ec">We launched</a> the Databot for the 2016 general election, but this new version shows complete information for all the House and Senate races through November 8, 2018. It also includes this year’s special election on December 12 between<a href="https://projects.propublica.org/electionbot/candidate/S8AL00340/"> Republican Roy Moore </a>and <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/electionbot/candidate/S0AL00156/">Democrat Doug Jones</a>, who are vying for one of Alabama’s Senate seats.</div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The new version of the Databot includes key data for national and local reporters writing about the hundreds of local races taking place across America, including:</p><ul><li>Google Search Trends for each candidate and incumbent with real-time search data<br/></li><li>YouTube videos from candidates and incumbents<br/></li><li>Candidate spending data from the FEC<br/></li><li>Voting records and Congressional data<br/></li><li>Articles from Google News, including local news sources about each candidate<br/></li><li>Press statements from each incumbent candidate<br/></li><li>Cook report race ratings for each election<br/></li><li>Deleted Tweets from <a href="https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/">Politwoops</a></li></ul><p>You can explore either national or local data, and can set up notifications for a particular race. 2018 will be a big year for politics, and the Databot can help journalists report on election stories in new and exciting ways.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/LCXGTfZpoEY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 16:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogApple rebrands iTunes Movies with new @AppleTV account on Twitter
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-tv-twitter/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:46:30 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/screen-shot-2017-12-06-at-9-38-00-am.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Following the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/amazon-prime-video-app-available-apple-tv/">launch</a> of Amazon Prime Video on Apple TV, Apple has increased its Twitter presence with a new account dedicated to all things Apple TV. The shift sees the old <a href="https://twitter.com/itunesmovies?lang=en">@iTunesMovies</a> account rebrand with a new <a href="https://twitter.com/AppleTV">@AppleTV</a> handle, and the first new tweet from the account promotes the Apple TV app and Amazon Prime Video support. You can still find tweets from the original account deep in the timeline while the old handle is now protected so it can’t be reused outside of Apple.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-tv-twitter/#more-510982" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510982&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:46:30 +00009to5MacFacebook named Glassdoor’s ‘best place to work’ as Apple falls 48 places to #84
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-glassdoor-rating-2017-2018/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:26:32 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/apple.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Glassdoor has announced that this year’s best place to work – based on anonymous employee reviews – is <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a>. Apple fared rather less well, dropping 48 places from last year’s #36 to this year’s #84 …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-glassdoor-rating-2017-2018/#more-510972" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510972&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 15:26:32 +00009to5MacNo new Windows 10 Insider builds on Weds or Thursday, aiming for Friday instead, says Dona Sarkar
https://www.onmsft.com/news/no-new-windows-10-insider-builds-on-weds-or-thursday-aiming-for-friday-instead-says-dona-sarkar
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:58:44 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Windows-Insiders4Good-Dona-1031x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Windows Insider Group" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Windows-Insiders4Good-Dona-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Windows-Insiders4Good-Dona-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Windows-Insiders4Good-Dona-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Dona Sarkar just revealed no new builds will be coming on Wednesday or Thursday, and the team is aiming for a Friday release instead.Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:58:44 +0000On MSFTPokémon GO adding Ruby and Sapphire characters, new dynamic weather gameplay
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/pokemon-go-ruby-sapphire/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:58:27 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/pokemon-go-iphone-x.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Niantic has unveiled the latest additions to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pokémon-go/id1094591345?mt=8">Pokémon GO</a> including new characters from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire as well as new dynamic weather gameplay.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/pokemon-go-ruby-sapphire/#more-510950" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510950&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:58:27 +00009to5MacSonos and Ikea tease collaboration, possibly Sonos controls embedded in furniture
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/sonos-ikea-collaboration/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:43:57 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/sonos-ikea.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Ikea is teasing a collaboration with Sonos, but without giving any details …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/sonos-ikea-collaboration/#more-510952" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510952&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:43:57 +00009to5MacApple Pay adds 35+ more supported banks & credit unions in US, Canada, Russia & Japan
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-pay-banks-credit-unions-update/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:41:11 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/apple_pay.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple today updated its list of officially supported banks and credit unions for Apple Pay, adding over 35 new institutions across the US, Canada, Russia and Japan.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-pay-banks-credit-unions-update/#more-510954" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510954&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:41:11 +00009to5MacTuneMoji audio gifs come to Skype on mobile
https://www.onmsft.com/news/tunemoji-audio-gifs-come-to-skype-on-mobile
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:26:05 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Skype-Hing-886x580.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/2017/12/Skype-Hing-886x580.png 886w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Skype-Hing-100x66.png 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Skype-Hing-250x165.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Skype-Hing-768x503.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px" />Tunemoji sound GIFs are now available directly from the Skype app, binging users a whole new level of communicating with friends. Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:26:05 +0000On MSFTAnalyst report endorses Apple’s approach of in-store demos of smart home tech [Poll]
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/smart-home-benefits/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:21:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/homekit.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>A recent IHS Markit analyst note says that lack of awareness of the benefits of smart home technology is holding back growth.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/smart-home-benefits/#more-510943" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510943&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 14:21:23 +00009to5MacMicrosoft kicks off its annual 12 Days of Deals with $329 discount on Surface Pro i5 bundle
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-kicks-off-its-annual-12-days-of-deals-with-329-discount-on-surface-pro-i5-bundle
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:53:15 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-06-at-14.43.28-1050x573.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/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-06-at-14.43.28-1050x573.png 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-06-at-14.43.28-250x136.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-06-at-14.43.28-768x419.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />Today only, Microsoft is offering a Surface Pro i5 128GB bundle including a free black Type Cover, plus a free sleeve of your choice for just $799.Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:53:15 +0000On MSFTRepublican tax reform plans could see Apple saving $47B as biggest beneficiary
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/republican-tax-reforms-impact-on-apple/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:39:51 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/tim-cook-fbi.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Republican plans for corporate tax reform would see Apple as the biggest beneficiary if the company chooses to repatriate its overseas cash hoard. It has been estimated that in that eventuality, Apple would save a cool $47B in taxes …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/republican-tax-reforms-impact-on-apple/#more-510937" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510937&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 13:39:51 +00009to5MacPSA: Here’s a really quick and easy way to search your Safari tabs and history …
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/how-to-search-safari-tabs-how-to-search-safari-history/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:45:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/search-tabs.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>If you’ve ever been in the situation of knowing that you have the info you need in one of your gazzilion open Safari tabs, or you know that you saw it on a webpage recently but can’t remember which, there’s a couple of really easy shortcuts for searching …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/how-to-search-safari-tabs-how-to-search-safari-history/#more-510930" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510930&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:45:56 +00009to5MacCook responds to China criticisms, says he believes in freedom and is optimistic about future change
https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-china-criticisms-response/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:02:12 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/04-tim-cook-china-conferencia.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple CEO <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/tim-cook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tim Cook</a> has hit back at suggestions that Apple is failing to fulfil a moral obligation to fight for freedom of expression in China.</p>
<p>The company had come under repeated fire from local customers and human rights groups for bowing to pressure from the Chinese government to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-app-store-in-china-to-comply-with-local-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">remove</a> or <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/19/apple-china-livestreaming-apps/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">restrict</a> App Store content in the country.</p>
<p>U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy said in an interview that ‘Apple […] must <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/05/tim-cook-patrick-leahy-china/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">continue to push back</a> on Chinese suppression of free expression’ …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/06/apple-china-criticisms-response/#more-510915" class="more-link">more…</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=9to5mac.com&blog=22754319&post=510915&subd=9to5mac&ref=&feed=1" width="1" height="1" />Wed, 06 Dec 2017 12:02:12 +00009to5MacMETRO AG, Viessmann and BOTfriends move onto Google Cloudhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/uiYCpl-cf0Q/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://cloudplatformonline.com/Summit-Munich-2017.html">Google Cloud Summit</a> took place in Munich today—the biggest cloud event in the Germany-Austria-Switzerland region. There, we announced collaborations with three well-known German companies of different sizes, from different industries and each facing different challenges.</p><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’re excited to bring the power of Google Cloud technologies customers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. To learn more about our cloud solutions, visit our <a href="https://cloud.google.com/">Google Cloud Platform website</a>.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/uiYCpl-cf0Q" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 06 Dec 2017 10:00:00 +0000Wed, 06 Dec 2017 10:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogXbox One’s DELTA & OMEGA Beta build 1711.171203-1700 fixes network issue
https://www.onmsft.com/news/xbox-ones-delta-omega-beta-build-1711-171203-1700-fixes-network-issue
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:12:38 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Xbox-One-X-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox One X" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Xbox-One-X-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Xbox-One-X-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Xbox-One-X-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Build 1711.171203-1700 in the new Preview DELTA & OMEGA Beta has begun to rollout to select Xbox Insiders. It’s main focus appears to be fixing wireless internet connectivity bugs, something that had been frustrating users since the last build. Here’s the full release notes. FIXES: Networking: Fixed an issue which caused certain wireless networks to […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 08:12:38 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft launches public preview of IoT Central
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-launches-public-preview-of-iot-central
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:49:26 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/internetofthings-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft Internet of Things IoT" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/internetofthings-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/internetofthings-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/internetofthings-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft today launched their public preview of Microsoft IoT Central, the company’s software-as-a-solution product designed to assist businesses and organizations in building IoT (Internet of Things) applications quickly, easily, and efficiently. “Microsoft IoT Central takes the hassle out of creating an IoT solution by eliminating the complexities of initial setup as well as the management […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:49:26 +0000On MSFTPre-order the Xbox One Preview Edition of PlayerUnknown’s Battleground right now
https://www.onmsft.com/news/pre-order-the-xbox-one-preview-edition-of-playerunknowns-battleground-right-now
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:14:23 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/playerunkown-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="PlayerUnknown's Battleground on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/playerunkown-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/playerunkown-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/playerunkown-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The Game Preview Edition of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now available to pre-order on the Xbox One ahead of its December 12th release date. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is an incredibly popular video games on PC right now and is consistently one of the most-streamed titles on Twitch and Microsoft’s Mixer. The title is essentially a multiplayer survival […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:14:23 +0000On MSFTThe Walking Dead Collection is now available to play on Microsoft’s Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/the-walking-dead-collection-is-now-available-to-play-on-microsofts-xbox-one
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:44:28 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/walkingdeadcollection-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Walking Dead Collection on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/walkingdeadcollection-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/walkingdeadcollection-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/walkingdeadcollection-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The Walking Dead Collection – The Telltale Series is now available to play on Microsoft’s family of Xbox One consoles. This special bundle contains all of the different Telltale Games’ Walking Dead titles and boasts improved visuals for the first two seasons, 400 Days, and Michonne. Here’s the official bundle description, trailer, and shopping link. […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:44:28 +0000On MSFTWhatsApp updates on Windows 10 Mobile with new emoji
https://www.onmsft.com/news/whatsapp-updates-on-windows-10-mobile-with-new-emoji
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:26:53 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whatsapp-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="WhatsApp on Windows Phone" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whatsapp-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whatsapp-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/whatsapp-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The official WhatsApp app has updated on Windows phones to Version 2.17.334. This update adds the new emoticons, which had been tested within the Beta version of the app, along with the new ability to draw on and add emoticons to images before sending them in a conversation. WhatsApp is a popular service that allows […]Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:26:53 +0000On MSFTHot holiday savings are here during Microsoft Store’s annual 12 Days of Deals
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/05/hot-holiday-savings-microsoft-stores-annual-12-days-deals/
Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:00:34 +0000Microsoft Store’s 12 Days of Deals* begins today where there’s a unique offer each day to take advantage of. Plus, receive a Limited-Edition Xbox Holiday Ornament with select purchase**!Wed, 06 Dec 2017 05:00:34 +0000Windows BlogMicrosoft highlights the benefits of Windows 10 on ARM
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-highlights-the-benefits-of-windows-10-on-arm
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:24:00 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/59c97a28-1642-4ce7-83e9-3e5d693d391b.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Windows 10, Snapdragon 835, ARM" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/59c97a28-1642-4ce7-83e9-3e5d693d391b.jpg 700w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/59c97a28-1642-4ce7-83e9-3e5d693d391b-250x125.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />Microsoft's Terry Myerson joined Qualcomm to briefly talk about the Always Connected PC on the stage at the event and he later detailed the benefits via a post on the Windows Experience Blog.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 21:24:00 +0000On MSFTDestiny 2 gets Xbox One X 4K Ultra, HDR enhancements
https://www.onmsft.com/news/destiny-2-gets-xbox-one-x-4k-ultra-hdr-enhancements
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:03:58 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/destiny2-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Destinty 2 on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/destiny2-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/destiny2-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/destiny2-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Head of Xbox Games and Marketing Arron Greenberg just announced via Twitter that Xbox One X owners can now experience Destiny 2 in 4k Ultra HD and HDRTue, 05 Dec 2017 20:03:58 +0000On MSFTThe Asus NovaGO and HP Envy x2 are the first Windows 10 on ARM laptops
https://www.onmsft.com/news/the-asus-novago-and-hp-envy-x2-are-the-first-windows-10-on-arm-laptops
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:52:35 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-20.13.54.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/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-20.13.54.png 851w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-20.13.54-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-20.13.54-768x431.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px" />ASUS and HP have just unveiled the first PCs running Windows 10 on ARM today, which won't be released until early 2018. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:52:35 +0000On MSFTMega Man 11 announced, All 8 Mega Man X games coming to Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/mega-man-11-announced-all-8-mega-man-x-games-coming-to-xbox-one
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:49:32 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/megaman-11-1018x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft, Xbox One, Mega Man, Windows 10" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/megaman-11-1018x580.jpg 1018w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/megaman-11-250x142.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/megaman-11-768x438.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px" />Coming soon, you will be able to pre-order Mega Man 11 on Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Stay tuned for Mega Man 11!Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:49:32 +0000On MSFTAlways Connected PCs enable a new culture of work
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/05/always-connected-pcs-enable-a-new-culture-of-work/
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:30:06 +0000New devices from HP and ASUS are instantly on, always connected with incredible battery lifeTue, 05 Dec 2017 19:30:06 +0000Windows BlogQualcomm introduces Always Connected PC
https://www.onmsft.com/news/qualcomm-introduces-always-connected-pc
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:09:34 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Always-COnnected-PC-1-1020x580.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/2017/12/Always-COnnected-PC-1-1020x580.png 1020w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Always-COnnected-PC-1-250x142.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Always-COnnected-PC-1-768x437.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px" />As we long suspected, Qualcomm today introduced the Always Connected PC. It was introduced on stage by Cristiano Amon, Executive Vice President, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc during Qualcomm’s Tech Summit keynote Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:09:34 +0000On MSFTWindows Server Insider Preview updated to build 17046
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-server-insider-preview-updated-to-build-17046
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:34:59 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Windows-Server-991x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Windows-Server-991x580.png 991w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Windows-Server-250x146.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Windows-Server-768x450.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Windows-Server.png 1288w" sizes="(max-width: 991px) 100vw, 991px" />Microsoft has released today the Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17046 to Windows Server Insiders, which is the second Redstone 4 build for Microsoft’s server OS.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:34:59 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft Whiteboard app now available for all Windows 10 devices
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-whiteboard-app-now-available-for-all-windows-10-devices
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:19:19 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-18.45.19.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/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-18.45.19.png 851w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-18.45.19-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-18.45.19-768x430.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px" />Microsoft Whiteboard, a new creative collaboration app that Microsoft first demoed back in May is now available in preview on all Windows 10 devices.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:19:19 +0000On MSFTAnnouncing Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17046
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/12/05/announcing-windows-server-insider-preview-build-17046/
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:09:57 +0000Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are releasing Windows Server Insider Preview Build 17046 to Windows Server Insiders. This build is the second preview build of the next Semi-Annual Channel release of Windows Server. For more information on the Semi-Annual channel, please see the Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel overview Available Content Server Insiders have the choice […]Tue, 05 Dec 2017 18:09:57 +0000Windows BlogImproving Search and discovery on Googlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/kBdGZi_MQZM/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Search is not just about answering your questions—it’s also about discovery. We search to explore new topics of interest, to find new angles to ideas or things we think we already know, or even to uncover information that we didn’t even think to ask about. </p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Over the years, we've developed many features to help you discover more on your journeys through the web, starting with <a href="https://googleblog.blogspot.co.uk/2008/06/fresher-related-search-suggestions.html">related searches</a> almost 10 years ago, to more recent additions such as related questions (Related questions are labeled “People also ask” in search results). In the last few weeks, we've made three new additions to help you explore further, including expanded Featured Snippets, improved functionality of Knowledge Panels, and suggested content as you search for a particular topic.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6229325?hl=en">Featured Snippets</a> are algorithmically generated highlights of what's available on the web that provide quick, relevant answers for your queries. Today, we've added more images and related searches inside select Featured Snippets to help you learn even more about your topic, or to discover new things related to your interest.</p></div></div>
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https://www.onmsft.com/news/tomtom-co-founders-answer-questions-about-their-expanded-microsoft-partnership
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:49:58 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-12.23.54-PM-865x580.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/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-12.23.54-PM-865x580.png 865w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-12.23.54-PM-100x66.png 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-12.23.54-PM-246x165.png 246w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Screen-Shot-2017-12-05-at-12.23.54-PM-768x515.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px" />The TomTom co-founders made an appearance on Microsoft's Transform blog, discussing more on their expanded Microsoft partnership. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:49:58 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft Edge introduces free Web Media Extension Package with OGG, Theora, Vorbis support
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-edge-introduces-free-web-media-extension-package-with-ogg-theora-vorbis-support
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:14:38 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Edge-logo.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Microsoft Edge logo" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Edge-logo.jpg 780w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Edge-logo-250x143.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Microsoft-Edge-logo-768x438.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px" />Microsoft is bringing support for the open source OGG container and the Theora and Vorbis codecs in Microsoft Edge today, and it’s doing so through the release of a new Web Media Extensions package on the Microsoft Store.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:14:38 +0000On MSFTCheck out these 7 new cars for Forza Motorsport 7 with the Doritos Car Pack
https://www.onmsft.com/news/check-out-these-7-new-cars-for-forza-motorsport-7-with-the-doritos-car-pack
Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:10:03 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/899903f2-dc20-408d-8b20-e21cc437b03c-1030x580.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/2017/12/899903f2-dc20-408d-8b20-e21cc437b03c-1030x580.jpg 1030w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/899903f2-dc20-408d-8b20-e21cc437b03c-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/899903f2-dc20-408d-8b20-e21cc437b03c-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/899903f2-dc20-408d-8b20-e21cc437b03c.jpg 1144w" sizes="(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px" />Turn 10 has just dropped the latest update for Forza Motorsport 7 and also the Doritos Car packTue, 05 Dec 2017 17:10:03 +0000On MSFTThere’s no failure, just opportunity: a teacher’s journey to codehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/6M406uNPAvU/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://edu.google.com/computer-science/edweek/?modal_active=none">Computer Science Education Week</a> is an annual event to get kids excited about the possibilities of coding. As a part of CSEdWeek this year, we unveiled a <a href="https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/en/hoc2017">new coding activity</a> that lets students create their own Google logo, using block-based coding and video tutorials. Abigail Ramirez, a middle school teacher from Pomona Unified School District, tried out the activity in her computer science classroom, and spoke to us about the activity, as well as the importance of computer science in her students’ lives.</p><p></p><p></p><h2>Tell us about how you got started with coding.</h2>When I was in the third grade, my dad bought an old computer (the kind that required giant floppy disks) and challenged my siblings and me to set it up. “Reader Rabbit”—a reading and spelling game that we liked—didn’t work properly, so we had to take out the manual, read the code, fix the code, then fix the game. We didn’t even know we were programming, we just wanted to play on the computer! Fast forward years later, my congregation needed support with our website, so I turned to YouTube and Udacity to learn more. And two months after that, I attended a week-long CS institute at Harvey Mudd College, which is where my CS education officially began. <br/><p></p><p></p><h2>And now you teach computer science—how did you end up doing that?</h2>I’m probably the least likely CS teacher. I’m originally an English teacher, and have the privilege of teaching at the school that I attended, which happens to be 94 percent Title I (meaning the majority of the kids have free or reduced lunch). Most of my students have college and career dreams, and they’ll be the first in their family to go down that path. While attending the CS Institute at Harvey Mudd, I realized there was so much potential in computer science. It could help build a positive future for kids who can’t see the light at the end of the tunnel, have untapped potential, or simply need access to 21st century skills.<br/><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><h2>What are some of the most creative approaches that the kids took to completing the activity?</h2>Kids are imaginative and innovative by nature, and when they get access to a creative tool like programming, the sky's the limit. The students created some really heartfelt logos featuring concepts celebrating foster care and adoption using broadcasting codes (this means that letters in the logo will move in some way, based on a command that you give another letter). Others created music videos, complete with Google-themed fidget spinners. Some daring students even created motion-sensor interactive games using their webcam, and experimented with food-shaped logos. <br/><p></p><p></p><p></p><h2>How did the students work together to problem-solve during the activity?</h2>I encourage my students to think of themselves as “lead learners,” meaning each individual has a skill, expertise, or idea to share with their classmates—and when they talk through each other’s ideas, it usually leads to an even better result. Coding gives students the flexibility to see what others are doing and immediately apply it, yet expand on it to increase their own skill. Besides, this shared experience is too awesome to keep to oneself—collaboration is a natural outcome. When something didn’t work in a manner they intended, you could see that students were using persistence and critical thinking to debug the block errors. When they were stuck, they would seek each other out as expert help.<br/><p></p><p></p><h2>Did this activity change any perceptions of coding the kids had before doing the activity?</h2>Coding can be scary. But if you eliminate the doubt, mix in lots of fun, and allow for collaboration, coding barriers can be debugged. From the start, we established that there is no failure in their code, just an opportunity to increase their coding and debugging abilities. In the end, the students felt a sense of accomplishment from creating a program that sprung from their imagination.<p></p><p></p><h2>How do the kids envision using computer science in the future? Have you seen their skills progress over time?</h2>A lot of students have decided that’s the field that they want to go into. I get to be their hypemaster—I help keep the momentum going, to inspire them to pursue computer science. I also try to show them how these skills would be used out in the real world. I start each class with a “CS moment,” which is a video clip of a company that uses computer science—video gaming, for example, shows the kids that they could apply CS to things they’re already doing.<br/><p></p><p></p><h2>How have you noticed that learning about CS has positively impacted your students?</h2>I can see the joy radiate out of them when they’re learning and practicing. A student once said to me, “I can change the world right now, I just need to figure out the source code.” So for me, it’s all about getting them to the next step.<br/><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>And they get to decide what it is, and where they’ll go.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/6M406uNPAvU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogGet ready for AI to help make your business more productivehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/0Vkf9G4baGM/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i><b>Editor’s note: </b>Companies are evaluating how to use artificial intelligence to transform how they work. <a href="https://twitter.com/nickmcquire?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">Nicholas McQuire</a>, analyst at <a href="http://www.ccsinsight.com/author/133-nicholas-mcquire">CCS Insight</a>, reflects on how businesses are using machine learning and assistive technologies to help employees be more productive. He also provides tangible takeaways on how enterprises can better prepare for the future of work.</i></p><p>Employees are drowning in a sea of data and sprawling digital tools, using an average of 6.1 mobile apps for work purposes today, according to a recent CCS Insight survey of IT decision-makers. Part of the reason we’ve seen a lag in macro productivity since the 2008 financial crisis is that we waste a lot of time doing mundane tasks, like searching for data, booking meetings and learning the ins and outs of complex software.</p><p>According to <a href="https://hbr.org/2016/09/excess-management-is-costing-the-us-3-trillion-per-year">Harvard Business Review</a>, wasted time and inefficient processes—what experts call "organizational drag"—cost the U.S. economy a staggering $3 trillion each year. Employees need more assistive and personalized technology to help them tackle organizational drag and work faster and smarter.</p><p>Over the next five years, artificial intelligence (AI) will change the way we work and, in the process, transform businesses.</p><h2>The arrival of AI in the enterprise is quickening</h2><p>I witnessed a number of proofs of concept in machine learning in 2017; many speech-and image-based cognitive applications are emerging in specific markets, like fraud detection in finance, low-level contract analysis in the legal sector and personalization in retail. There are also AI applications emerging in corporate functions such as IT support, human resources, sales and customer service. </p><p>This shows promise for the technology, particularly in the face of challenges like trust, complexity, security and training required for machine learning systems. But it also suggests that the arrival of AI in enterprises could be moving more quickly than we think.</p><p></p><p>According to the same study, 58 percent of respondents said they are either using, trialling or researching the technology in their business. Decision-makers also said that on average, 29 percent of their applications will be enhanced with AI within the next two years—a remarkably bullish view. </p><h2>New opportunities for businesses to evolve productivity </h2><p></p><p>In this context, new AI capabilities pose exciting opportunities to evolve productivity and collaboration.</p><p></p><ul><li><b>Assistive software:</b> In the past year, assistive, cognitive features have become more prevalent in productivity software, such as search, quicker access to documents, automated email replies and virtual assistants. These solutions help surface contextually relevant information for employees and can automate simple, time-consuming tasks, like scheduling meetings, creating help desk tickets, booking conference rooms or summarizing content. In the future, they might also help firms improve and manage employee engagement, a critical human resources and leadership challenge at the moment.<br/></li><li><b>Natural language processing</b><b>:</b> It won’t be long before we also see the integration of voice or natural language processing in productivity apps. The rise of speech-controlled smart speakers such as Google Home, Amazon Echo or the recently-launched Alexa for Business show that creating and completing documents using speech dictation, or using natural language queries to parse data or control functions in spreadsheets, is no longer in the realm of science fiction.<br/></li><li><b>Security</b><b>: </b>Perhaps one of the biggest uses of AI will be to protect company information. Companies are beginning to use AI to protect against spam, phishing and malware in email, as well as the alarming rise of data breaches across the globe; the use of AI to detect threats and improve incident response will likely rise exponentially. Cloud security vendors with access to higher volumes of signals to train AI models are well placed to help businesses leverage early detection of threats. Perhaps this is why, IT professionals listed cybersecurity as the most-likely adopted use of AI in their organizations.<br/></li></ul><p></p><p>One thing to note: it’s important that enterprises gradually introduce their employees to machine learning capabilities in productivity apps as not to undermine the familiarity of the user experience or turn employees off in fear of privacy violations. In this respect, the advent of AI into work activities resembles consumer apps like YouTube, Maps, Spotify or Amazon, where the technology is subtle to users who may not be aware of cognitive features. The fact that 54 percent of employees in our survey stated they don't use AI in their personal life, <i>despite</i> the widespread use AI these successful apps, is an important illustration.</p><p></p><h2>How your company can prepare for change</h2><p>Businesses of all shapes and sizes need to prepare for one of the most important technology shifts of our generation. For those who have yet to get started, here are a few things to consider:</p><p></p><ol><li><b>Introduce your employees to AI in collaboration tools early.</b> New, assistive AI features in collaboration software help employees get familiar with the technology and its benefits. Smart email, improved document access and search, chatbots and speech assistants will all be important and accessible technologies that can save employees time, improve workflows and enhance employee experiences.<br/></li><li><b>Take advantage of tools that use AI for data security.</b> Rising data breaches and insider threats, coupled with the growing use of cloud and mobile applications, means the integrity of company data is consistently at risk. Security products that incorporate machine learning-based threat intelligence and anomaly detection should be a key priority.<br/></li><li><b>Don’t neglect change management.</b> New collaboration tools that use AI have a high impact on organizational culture, but not all employees will be immediately supportive of this new way of working. While our surveys reveal employees are generally positive on AI, there is still much fear and confusion surrounding AI as a source of job displacement. Be mindful of the impact of change management, specifically the importance of good communication, training and, above all, employee engagement throughout the process.<br/></li></ol><p></p><p>AI will no doubt face some challenges over the next few years as it enters the workplace, but sentiment is changing away from doom-and-gloom scenarios towards understanding how the technology can be used more effectively to assist humans and enable smarter work. </p><p>It will be fascinating to see how businesses and technology markets transform as AI matures in the coming years.</p><p></p><p></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/0Vkf9G4baGM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogOffice 365 Advanced Threat Protection is now available for SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:37:32 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WindowsBusiness_ATP_1920__Hero_Img-1050x394.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/2017/12/WindowsBusiness_ATP_1920__Hero_Img-1050x394.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WindowsBusiness_ATP_1920__Hero_Img-250x94.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WindowsBusiness_ATP_1920__Hero_Img-768x288.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/WindowsBusiness_ATP_1920__Hero_Img.jpg 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, Microsoft’s preventive technology that can detects attacks and zero-day exploits is now generally available for SharePoint, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:37:32 +0000On MSFTYou can still get the Harman Kardon Invoke for $99 at the Microsoft Store online
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:34:00 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HKInvoke-870x580.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/HKInvoke-870x580.png 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HKInvoke-100x66.png 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HKInvoke-248x165.png 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/HKInvoke-768x512.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />You can still purchase the Harman Kardon Invoke for $99 from the Microsoft Store online right now.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:34:00 +0000On MSFTIntroducing the Web Media Extension Package with OGG Vorbis and Theora support for Microsoft Edge
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:52 +0000We’ve heard requests from many of our customers to support additional open-source formats in order to access a broader set of content on the web. To address this, we recently added support for the WebM container format and the VP9 and Opus codecs on supported hardware. Today, we’re excited to announce a new mechanism which […]Tue, 05 Dec 2017 16:00:52 +0000Windows BlogLenovo Explorer Review: A comfortable headset that’ll make you a Windows Mixed Reality believer
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:57:53 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-773x580.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/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-632x474.jpg 632w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/20171111_153413903_iOS-1-536x402.jpg 536w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />It was once hard for me to have faith in Windows Mixed Reality, but the comfortable and affordable Lenovo Explorer made me a believer. Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:57:53 +0000On MSFTGet in the gaming spirit with 12 Days of Minecraft
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:41:22 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4b578548ad911c50e5d1d5a4b8300222-ReadySledGo_MojangBlog4.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/2017/12/4b578548ad911c50e5d1d5a4b8300222-ReadySledGo_MojangBlog4.jpg 748w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/4b578548ad911c50e5d1d5a4b8300222-ReadySledGo_MojangBlog4-250x141.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px" />12 days of Minecraft is an event where players can come home with a free gift every day from December 21st on the Minecraft MarketplaceTue, 05 Dec 2017 15:41:22 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft is expanding in Silicon Valley, too, with its smartest, greenest campus
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Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:21:06 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Artist-rendering_SVC-871x580.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/2017/12/Artist-rendering_SVC-871x580.jpg 871w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Artist-rendering_SVC-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Artist-rendering_SVC-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Artist-rendering_SVC-768x511.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 871px) 100vw, 871px" />The company has just started a 643,000-square-foot modernization of its 32-acre Mountain View location, a project that will become the company’s smartest and greenest campus once it's completed in December 2019.Tue, 05 Dec 2017 15:21:06 +0000On MSFTGain a deeper understanding of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder on Googlehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/aKE4E06dm-g/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><i><p>Editor’s note:</p>Now when you search for "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder," “PTSD” or related queries on Google on mobile, you'll see a Knowledge Panel that will give you the option to tap “check if you may have PTSD”, which will bring you to PC-PTSD-5, a clinically validated screening questionnaire to assess your likelihood of having the condition. To ensure that the information shared in the PC-PTSD-5 questionnaire is accurate and useful, we’ve partnered with the <a href="https://www.nami.org/">National Alliance on Mental Illness</a> and the <a href="https://www.ptsd.va.gov/">National Center for PTSD</a>, who have authored a guest post about this effort. </i></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In any given year, about 14 million adults in the U.S. will experience Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can develop after any traumatic event, including combat, hurricanes, earthquakes or experiences like mass shootings, assaults or even car accidents. However, despite how common this condition is, treatment- seeking is low. In fact, only about half the people who have PTSD will receive treatment. To help people understand PTSD, we’ve collaborated with Google to provide simple, direct access to information that may help those who are suffering.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When you search for PTSD in the U.S. on your phone, a Knowledge Panel for the condition appears, providing an overview, facts and treatment information about the disorder. Now for the first time,the PC-PTSD-5, a clinically validated screening questionnaire to test your likelihood of having PTSD, is available directly from the search result. By tapping “check if you may have PTSD,” you can answer a private questionnaire to assess your likelihood of having PTSD and have a more informed conversation with your doctor. Getting an in-person assessment is essential to a diagnosis of PTSD, and this commonly- used screening tool gives you important information you can bring to your appointment. </p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Google Go, a new app from Google Search</h2><p>One of the core apps designed for Android Oreo (Go edition) is <a href="http://g.co/googlego">Google Go</a>, a new app from Google Search. Available today as a preview on the <a href="http://g.co/googlego">Google Play Store</a> in India and Indonesia, Google Go is tailor-made for the millions of people in those countries coming online for the first time. It’s simple to use and fast even on entry level devices and spotty connections, making discovering, sharing and finding content easier and more reliable.</p><br/><p>Google Go has three special features that meet the needs of users who are new to the internet. First, typing on a small device can be slow and cumbersome, and people may not know what to look for online, so Google Go’s tap-first user interface helps them better express themselves, explore new ideas, find things to share and guide them around the web. Second, Google Go is light on storage and data, and great on patchy connections. It’s less than 5MB to download, and search results in Google Go are optimized to save up to 40 percent data. Third, it’s very easy to switch and see answers in another language, for example, between Hindi and English. </p><br/><h2>Free up space on your phone with Files Go</h2><p><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files">Files Go</a> is a new app that helps free up space, find files faster and share files offline with people nearby. In tests over the last month, the average user saved 1GB of space. Files Go was built from scratch for Go edition devices, and today the official version launched on the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.nbu.files">Google Play Store</a>. Learn more about Files Go in <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/next-billion-users/ready-set-files-go">this post</a>.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>The Google Assistant for the JioPhone</h2><p>A special version of the Google Assistant—the Google Assistant for the JioPhone, built for India in both English and Hindi—is launching today. This will help bring the benefits of the Google Assistant to millions of first time internet users on the JioPhone with an intuitive voice-based user interface, along with a rich set of data services. The Assistant can help make phone calls, text, play music and videos, navigate and search the internet, and access other apps and services.</p><br/><h2>Two-wheeler mode in Google Maps comes to India first</h2><p>Another India-first feature is the new “two-wheeler mode” in Google Maps. India is the largest two-wheeler market in the world, and the millions of motorcycle and scooter riders have different navigation needs than drivers of automobiles. Two-wheeler mode in Maps shows trip routes that use “shortcuts” not accessible to cars and trucks. It also provides customized traffic and arrival time estimations. And since so many Indians rely on local landmarks for navigation, two-wheeler mode will show major landmarks on the route so that riders can plan their trip before starting, and don’t have to keep checking the phone on the go.</p><br/><p>Two-wheeler mode is launching in India today, to be followed by more countries in the coming months.</p><br/><h2>Tez momentum and new features</h2><p>Our India-first mobile payments app <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-asia/introducing-tez/">Tez</a> has seen huge growth in its first 10 weeks. Tez has processed over 140 million transactions from nearly 12 million active users. There are more than 525,000 merchants already on Tez, using it to take payments, pay their suppliers or transfer money to employees. And Tez isn’t just being used in India’s top metros—in fact, we’ve seen Tez users from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, from towns in Arunachal Pradesh to the villages of Gujarat.</p><br/><p>In the coming weeks, Tez will start rolling out a customized experience to pay bills right in the app. More than 70 billers will be supported, including utilities and direct-to-home service providers. Once people pay a bill on Tez, they never have to add the billing organization again. Tez will also remind users when certain bills are due. And they can avoid paying the same bill twice, since the payment status will be automatically updated.</p><br/><p>And since payments aren’t simply transfers of money, but often, personal exchanges for meaningful occasions, we’re adding fun animated moments that trigger when a certain word or phrase appears in the message with the payment, such as “hello” or “India.”</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr/><hr/><p>We hope this suite of products and features helps more people discover how the internet makes life easier and more convenient for Indians—whether it’s helping pay bills on time, navigating the quickest route to a destination or searching for answers to important questions.</p><br/><p>These products and features are India-first, but if we’ve seen anything over the last few years, India-first ideas aren’t just useful to people in India. The mobile-first next billion users are changing the very nature of the internet, and so when we build better products for India, we ultimately build better products for everyone—and for the future.</p><p></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/DrcxdUeLJeY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:30:00 +0000Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogIntroducing Android Oreo (Go edition) with the release of Android 8.1http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Ftgj-w7Vixk/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Since Android’s creation, our mission has been to bring the power of computing to everyone. As a global operating system, Android has grown to more than 2 billion active devices around the world, with more users in India than the U.S.</p><br/><p>To make sure billions more people can get access to computing, it’s important that entry-level devices are fully functioning smartphones that can browse the web and use apps. At <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/android/2bn-milestone/">Google I/O this year</a>, we gave an early look at a project we called “Android Go” to make this possible. We’re excited to announce that this software experience—<a href="https://www.android.com/versions/oreo-8-0/go-edition">Android Oreo (Go edition)</a>—is ready, and launching as a part of the Android 8.1 release tomorrow.</p><br/><p>Android Oreo devices with 512MB to 1GB of memory will come with the all the Go optimizations. This Android Oreo (Go edition) experience is made up of three key components:<br/><br/></p><ul><li><p><b>Operating System</b><b>:</b> Performance and storage improvements to the OS with data management features and security benefits built-in.</p></li><li><p><b>Google Apps</b><b>:</b> A new set of Google apps, designed to be lighter and relevant to the unique needs of people who are coming online for the first time.</p></li><li><p><b>Google Play Store</b><b>:</b> A tuned version of the Google Play Store that allows you to download any app, but also highlights the apps designed to work best on your device.</p></li></ul></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Go big with faster performance, more storage, data management, and security</h2><p>We enhanced Android Oreo (Go edition) for speed and reliability on entry-level devices, which means the average app is now 15 percent faster on devices running Android Oreo (Go edition). There are many of these kinds of optimizations—and they really add up. If all entry level Android devices launched apps 15 percent faster, that would save the world a cumulative one million hours of time—every day!</p><br/><p>It’s common for entry level devices to have very little storage space available once you account for the size of the OS and the preinstalled apps. This can be frustrating for people who want more space for their music, apps, and photos. So, we’ve optimized Android Oreo (Go edition) and enhanced our preinstalled Google apps to take up 50 percent less space. The net result is that we’ve doubled the amount of available storage on entry-level devices.</p><p><br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Devices running Android Oreo (Go edition) also come with Google’s data saver features turned on by default. For example, Data Saver in Chrome saves the average user more than 600MB of data per year. You can also manage which apps can use background data with our built-in data saver feature, giving you more control over how your data is used.</p><br/><p>Android Oreo is the most secure version of Android yet, so when you buy an Android Oreo (Go edition) device, you’ll be getting all the same security features. And of course all devices with Android Oreo (Go edition) get <a href="https://www.android.com/play-protect/">Google Play Protect</a> built-in. Google Play Protect continuously works to keep your device, data and apps safe. It scans your app installs, even when you’re offline, no matter where you downloaded them from.</p><br/></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Go with Google</h2><p>We’ve redesigned many of our popular Google apps to address local needs. Preinstalled on Android Oreo (Go edition) devices, this set of optimized apps includes Google Go, Google Assistant Go, YouTube Go, Google Maps Go, Gmail Go, Gboard, Google Play, Chrome, and the new Files Go app by Google.</p><br/><p>With our new and reimagined Google apps, we’ve focused on making them not only smaller, but smooth and fast too. For example, Google Go—a new app to find the information you want—optimizes data by up to 40 percent, weighs less than 5MB in size, and makes it faster to find popular and trending information with a simple, tappable interface. And with the Google Assistant for Android (Go edition), you can quickly send messages, make calls, set alarms, and more with your voice and a single touch of the screen.</p><br/><p>Our storage-saving features extend beyond the OS to a new file-management app by Google—<a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/next-billion-users/ready-set-files-go/">Files Go</a>—which helps you clean up space and stay organized. Whether it’s recommendations for removing spam, duplicate images or unused apps from your phone, Files Go is the perfect complement to the storage-maximizing features of Android Oreo (Go edition).<br/><br/></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Ready. Set. Go.</h2><p>With the launch of Android Oreo (Go edition) in Android 8.1, partners will soon be able to ship this new release on their entry-level devices around the world. We can’t wait for our partners’ devices to hit shelves in the coming months.</p><br/><p>And if you’re a developer, let's build for the next billion together.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Ftgj-w7Vixk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:10:00 +0000Tue, 05 Dec 2017 07:10:00 +0000The Official Google BlogReady, set… Files Go! A faster way to clean up, find and share files on your phonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/rGvKYk-RIo8/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Every day, millions of smartphones run out of space. While phones with 16GB or 32GB of storage are becoming more popular, many phones around the world have much less storage, often as low as 4GB. And with the barrage of images, videos, apps and documents that keep piling up, at some point it becomes a mess—it's hard to find what you need when you need it, and your phone slows down and starts crashing. We all eventually reach that point where we have to choose what to keep or delete.</p><br/><p>That’s why we’re excited to introduce Files Go, an app that takes a mobile-first approach to freeing up space, finding files faster and easily sharing them with others.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Files Go helps you:</p><p></p><ul><li><b>Free up space</b>. Get personalized suggestions about which files to delete, whether it’s unused apps, large files, duplicate files or low-resolution videos and memes detected using Google’s latest <a href="https://developers.google.com/vision/">mobile vision technology</a>. </li></ul><p></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Find files faster</b>. No more navigating through a maze of folders. Find exactly the stuff you want with smart filters that automatically organize your images, videos, apps, documents and more.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Backup files to the cloud</b>. If you want to keep a file forever, select it from the Files menu and back it up to Google Drive or any other cloud storage app.</li></ul><p></p><p></p><ul><li><b>Share files offline</b>. Transfer directly from your phone to a nearby friend’s phone without using any data. The file transfers are encrypted, fast (up to 125 Mbps) and free.<br/></li></ul><p></p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The smart cookie experiment is a taste of what’s possible with AI. We hope it gets you thinking about what kinds of things you can bake up with it.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/-xYyakpH0b8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:00:00 +0000Mon, 04 Dec 2017 21:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogWindows 10 Tip: Get started with Continue on PC in the Microsoft Edge mobile app
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Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:00:14 +0000You know those websites, searches and articles that you pull up on your iPhone or Android phone? With the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, you can now forward them to instantly open on your PC, so you can continue what you’re doing – researching that project, shopping for those shoes, finishing that article – with all […]Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:00:14 +0000Windows BlogExtend your desktop application with Windows 10 features using the new Visual Studio Application Packaging Project
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Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:00:33 +0000Editor’s note: This continues the series we began last week, highlighting what’s new and improved in the Microsoft Edge DevTools with EdgeHTML 16. As the web platform evolves, the line between web and application developers continues to blur. It’s common now for a web site to be more like a web app, with complex, single-page […]Mon, 04 Dec 2017 18:00:33 +0000Windows BlogIt's Computer Science Education Week, and coding is everywherehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/o_-FKkdprm4/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I got into coding through classical music. When I studied it in college, I worked with a researcher who found a way to represent the notation of a large number of musical works digitally. I learned to code by doing various analyses to find patterns that automatically identified specific composers. These programs could distinguish between a Haydn and a Mozart piano sonata, which many musicians can’t even do. Once I saw the power of this skill, I had to learn more! I started taking some computer science (CS) classes, and ended up changing direction entirely from music to CS.</p><p>Now, as a VP in Engineering at Google, I work to close the gaps that exist in CS education and access (only <a href="https://services.google.com/fh/files/misc/trends-in-the-state-of-computer-science-report.pdf">40% of U.S. schools</a> offer CS classes and many kids from underrepresented backgrounds still don’t feel that CS is for them). To combat that, we’ve created programs like <a href="https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/materials">CS First</a> and <a href="http://madewithcode.com">Made With Code</a> that expose kids to computer science and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_thinking">computational thinking</a> at an early age (rather than discovering it later in life like I did), and help them develop those critical skills. And once a year, we rally around <a href="https://edu.google.com/computer-science/edweek/?modal_active=none">Computer Science Education Week</a>, a celebration to inspire students and educators to get excited about where CS can take them (hint: anywhere) and take that first step in learning to code. Since CSEdWeek started back in 2013, we’ve been a proud partner, reaching more than 15 million students and supporting 35,000+ events each year.</p><p>Our support continues this year, and we’re doing a lot to celebrate. Today’s <a href="http://google.com">homepage</a> features the first-ever interactive coding-themed <a href="http://www.google.com/doodles/celebrating-50-years-of-kids-coding">Doodle</a> for kids, called “Coding for Carrots.” Anyone can try it out by using a simple programming language to solve puzzles. The code continues with <a href="https://csfirst.withgoogle.com/en/hoc2017">an activity</a> from CS First that lets you make your own custom Google logo, or you can try a <a href="http://madewithcode.com">holiday-themed emoji project</a> from Made with Code.</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I hope these activities help kids realize that it’s easy to give coding a try, because so many things in world—from a movie to an amusement park ride—started with code. I wrote about this in a StoryWeaver story called “<a href="https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/23451-coding-is-everywhere">Coding is Everywhere</a>,” illustrated by my fellow Googler Ma'ayan Rosenzweig. If more kids learned how to code, think about how many cool things we could build!</p></div></div>
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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>I found my own passion for coding when I least expected it. <a href="https://edu.google.com/computer-science/?modal_active=none">This CSEdWeek</a>, try coding for carrots, create your own Google logo or even a holiday emoji. You might discover how exciting coding can be for you.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/o_-FKkdprm4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:30:00 +0000Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogUpdate on the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorismhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/rpxWQs2t3zI/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text">At last year's EU Internet Forum, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube declared our joint determination to curb the spread of terrorist content online. Over the past year, <a href="https://youtube.googleblog.com/2017/07/global-internet-forum-to-counter.html">we have formalized this partnership</a> with the launch of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT). We <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2017/07/global-internet-forum-to-counter-terrorism-to-hold-first-meeting-in-san-francisco/">hosted our first meeting</a> in August where representatives from the tech industry, government and non-governmental organizations came together to focus on three key areas: technological approaches, knowledge sharing, and research. Since then, we have participated in a <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/working-together-combat-terrorists-online/">Heads of State meeting</a> at the UN General Assembly in September and the G7 Interior Ministers meeting in October, and we look forward to hosting a GIFCT event and attending the EU Internet Forum in Brussels on the 6th of December.<br/><br/>The GIFCT is committed to working on technological solutions to help thwart terrorists' use of our services, and has built on the groundwork laid by the EU Internet Forum, particularly through a <a href="https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2016/12/partnering-to-help-curb-spread-of-online-terrorist-content/">shared industry hash database</a>, where companies can create “digital fingerprints” for terrorist content and share it with participating companies. <br/><br/>The database, which we announced our commitment to building last December and became operational last spring, now contains more than 40,000 hashes. It allows member companies to use those hashes to identify and remove matching content — videos and images — that violate our respective policies or, in some cases, block terrorist content before it is even posted. <br/><br/>We are pleased that Ask.fm, Cloudinary, Instagram, Justpaste.it, LinkedIn, Oath, and Snap have also recently joined this hash-sharing consortium, and we will continue our work to add additional companies throughout 2018.<br/><br/>In order to disrupt the distribution of terrorist content across the internet, companies have invested in collaborating and sharing expertise with one another. GIFCT's knowledge-sharing work has grown quickly in large measure because companies recognize that in countering terrorism online we face many of the same challenges. <br/><br/>Although our companies have been sharing best practices around counterterrorism for several years, in recent months GIFCT has provided a more formal structure to accelerate and strengthen this work. In collaboration with the <a href="https://techagainstterrorism.org/">Tech Against Terror initiative</a> — which recently launched a <a href="https://techagainstterrorism.org">Knowledge Sharing Platform</a> with the support of GIFCT and the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate — we have held workshops for smaller tech companies in order to share best practices on how to disrupt the spread of violent extremist content online. <br/><br/>Our initial goal for 2017 was to work with 50 smaller tech companies to to share best practices on how to disrupt the spread of violent extremist material. We have exceeded that goal, engaging with 68 companies over the past several months through workshops in San Francisco, New York, and Jakarta, plus another workshop next week in Brussels on the sidelines of the EU Internet Forum. <br/><br/><p>We recognize that our work is far from done, but we are confident that we are heading in the right direction. We will continue to provide updates as we forge new partnerships and develop new technology in the face of this global challenge</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/rpxWQs2t3zI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:00:00 +0000Mon, 04 Dec 2017 15:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogSearching for China’s next great Go talenthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/-UYT0KPk69I/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Sundar Pichai, our CEO, with students at the Nie Weiping Go school today. </i></p><p><br/>Six months ago, the <a href="https://deepmind.com/research/alphago/alphago-china/">Future of Go Summit</a> was held in Wuzhen, China to test the limits of what human and artificial intelligence could achieve together. 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<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>I had watched the <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/machine-learning/what-we-learned-in-seoul-with-alphago/">earlier games</a> between Korean Go legend Lee Sedol and AlphaGo. In Wuzhen, I was again struck by how AlphaGo’s unconventional moves pushed human players into equally creative responses, creating fascinating new gameplay and sparking new momentum in the Go community. After AlphaGo’s games, people bought so many Go boards that <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/go-board-game-in-demand-after-google-deepmind-put-it-in-the-spotlight-2016-4/?IR=T">stores were reportedly selling out</a>! The brilliance and dedication that great players like Ke Jie, Gu Li and Lian Xiao demonstrated in Wuzhen has stayed with me.</p><p>We’d like to help the next generation of Go players in China discover that same passion. So we’re supporting the <a href="http://www.nwpwq.com/">Nie Weiping Go School</a>, one of the world’s most prestigious Go-learning institutions, to hold open Go competitions for kids and young adults across China—in hope of helping to find and nurture China’s next great Go talent.</p><p>Any Go player as young as four and up to the age of 18 will be able to take part. The best players will travel to Beijing for a national contest next summer. There, they’ll play for a chance to win one of more than 200 scholarships that we will fund for promising Go talent to study at the Nie school. They’ll also play for an opportunity to test their skills against one of the world’s top-ranked players.</p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Humanity’s 3,000-year-old quest to understand the complexity of Go continues with new tools and new generations. Artificial intelligence has not diminished our passion, but only broadened our understanding of the game’s possibilities. I am certain that the Go champions of the future will embrace artificial intelligence in their quest to achieve an ever more perfect game. Let’s keep playing and let’s keep learning!<br/></p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/-UYT0KPk69I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 05:30:00 +0000Mon, 04 Dec 2017 05:30:00 +0000The Official Google BlogThe High Five: what people searched for this weekhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/twEmUeGldRs/<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Amidst allegations against prominent men in media, people were abuzz about a royal engagement and feeling generous on Giving Tuesday. Here are a few of the top search trends this week: </p></div></div>
<div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor </h2><p>People are searching for media personalities Matt Lauer and Garrison Keillor this week, following their firings due to allegations of sexual harassment and assault in the workplace. People searched to find out more about Lauer and Keillor’s accusers, and details about the complaints. Following the news, search interest in Lauer’s former “Today Show” co-host Katie Couric went up 1,700 percent and interest in current co-host Savannah Guthrie went up nearly 500 percent.</p><h2>I now pronounce you prince and princess </h2><p>Prince Harry is officially off the market, now engaged to American actress Meghan Markle. In the U.S., people are wondering how it all started—the top searched question about the engagement was “Who introduced Prince Harry to Meghan?” But people in the U.K. are looking ahead to wedding day, searching to find out “Will we get a day off when Prince Harry gets married?” And everyone wants to know how much Markle’s ring will sparkle—this week’s “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Engagement%20ring">engagement ring</a>” searches were all related to to Harry’s bride-to-be.</p><h2>Give a little bit </h2><p>Last week was all about eating, and this week was all about giving. People searched for organizations to donate to this Giving Tuesday—the top searched philanthropic organizations were Habitat for Humanity, Goodwill and Salvation Army. Other top questions about charity and philanthropy were “where to donate clothes,” “how to start a nonprofit” and “how to start a GoFundMe page.”</p><h2>Sneeze season </h2><p>Early estimates show that Australia's flu vaccine was only 10 percent effective at preventing the this year’s strain of the virus, leading to searches in the U.S. like “How effective is the 2017 flu vaccine?” and “What are the ingredients in a flu shot?” Earlier this week, “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Flu%20shot,Flu%20symptoms">flu shot</a>” was searched 220 percent more than “flu symptoms,” as some people are still looking to get a shot—another top search was “How much is the flu shot at CVS?” Top regions searching for <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F0416v7">influenza vaccine</a> were Connecticut, North Dakota and South Dakota.</p><h2>Heads or tails?</h2><p>Search interest in “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=%2Fm%2F05p0rrx">bitcoin</a>” reached an all-time high in the U.S. this week, as prices peaked. But questions remain about this cryptic cryptocurrency—top searches were “What is bitcoin?” “How to buy Bitcoin” and “How to invest in Bitcoin.” Other than bitcoin, top searched cryptocurrencies were Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin.</p></div></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/twEmUeGldRs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:00:00 +0000Fri, 01 Dec 2017 19:00:00 +0000The Official Google BlogWindows 10 SDK Preview Build 17046 now available
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Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:00:59 +0000Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Windows 10 Insider Preview (Build 17046 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 17046 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from developer section on Windows Insider. For feedback and […]Fri, 01 Dec 2017 18:00:59 +0000Windows BlogWe’ve moved! Find us at the new Microsoft Edge Dev Blog
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Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:30:00 +0000This 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 +0000IEBlogAnnouncing improvements to Enterprise Mode and Enterprise Site Discovery
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Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +0000As we continue to hear feedback from our customers, we are making investments in tools and features that help our customers get to Internet Explorer 11 before the January 12, 2016 support deadline. We encourage all of our customers to stay up-to-date on the latest version and to leverage features such as Enterprise Mode and...Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +0000IEBlogApril 2015 security updates for Internet Explorer
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Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032 (3038314)This critical security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. For more information, please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032. Security Update for Flash Player (3049508) This security update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10 and 11 on supported editions of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and Windows...Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000IEBlogAnnouncing the 2015 “Project Spartan” Web Summit, May 5th and 6th in Mountain View, CA
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Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000In March, the Project Spartan team hosted a small, by-invitation workshop at our Silicon Valley campus with developers attending from popular sites and frameworks based around the Silicon Valley area. This was an invaluable opportunity for us to share our plans and meet face to face with developers that build with the Web platform. We...Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000IEBlogProject Spartan now available in the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones
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Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000As Gabe just announced on the Windows Blog, the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build for phones is now available. With it, we are delighted to announce that Project Spartan for Windows phones is available to preview in this build. It's been just over a week since Project Spartan was available in the last desktop...Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000IEBlogIntroducing the IE Diagnostics Adapter for third party developer tools
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Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000For several releases, Internet Explorer has had diagnostic tools that help developers debug visual issues, find JavaScript bugs, and profile Web sites. These tools have shipped both in the browser as the F12 Developer Tools as well as in Visual Studio. In the interest of making the modern Web "just work" for everyone, today we're...Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000IEBlog"Project Spartan" in the Windows Technical Preview build 10049
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000Today we’re excited to announce the availability of a new build for Windows Insiders with the first preview of “Project Spartan,” the new browser for Windows 10. You can learn more in Joe Belfiore’s blog post, “Introducing Project Spartan: The New Browser Built for Windows 10." This build does not yet include all the changes...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000IEBlogUpdates from the “Project Spartan” Developer Workshop
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Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000Today we’re excited to host some of our top web site partners, enterprise developers and web framework authors at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus for a "Project Spartan" developer workshop to get an early look at Windows 10’s new default browsing experience as it rapidly approaches a public preview. This is another step in our...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000IEBlogPartnering with Adobe on new contributions to our web platform
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Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000In recent releases, we’ve talked often about our goal to bring the team and technologies behind our web platform closer to the community of developers and other vendors who are also working to move the Web forward. This has been a driving motivation behind our emphasis on providing better developer tools, resources for cross-browser testing,...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000IEBlog