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 offering battery replacement program for some 13-inch MacBook Pros
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/macbook-pro-no-touchbar-battery-replacement/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:47:55 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/13-inch-macbook-pro-no-touch-bar.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple has today begun rolling out a battery replacement program for the non Touch Bar 13-inch MacBook Pro.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:47:55 +00009to5MacHow to set custom iPhone ringtones and text tones per contact
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/how-to-set-iphone-custom-ringtones-text-tones-per-contact/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:34:31 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/ios-11-2-beta-2-iphone-x-live-wallpaper-3.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>iOS offers a host of ways to customize your iPhone and it can be easy to look past some handy options. We previously covered <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/13/how-to-custom-vibration-pattern-ringtones-for-iphone/">how to create custom vibration patterns</a>. Follow along for how to set custom iPhone ringtones and text tones on a per contact basis.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:34:31 +00009to5MacReport: Apple’s complaints about AT&T and Verizon may have led to DOJ eSIM investigation [U]
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/report-apples-complaints-about-att-and-verizon-may-have-led-to-doj-esim-investigation/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:22:57 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/apple-palo-alto-california.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p><strong>UPDATE: </strong>An AT&T spokesperson gave us the following statement:</p>
<blockquote><p>We are aware of the investigation into GSMA’s process for developing eSIM standards that provide a better experience for consumers. Along with other GSMA members, we have provided information to the government in response to their requests and will continue to work proactively within GSMA, including with those who might disagree with the proposed standards, to move this issue forward.</p></blockquote>
<p>News has <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/20/technology/att-verizon-investigate-esim.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftechnology&action=click&contentCollection=technology&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront">broke this afternoon</a> that the US Department of Justice has opened an investigation over antitrust concerns and potential collusion between Verizon and AT&T in efforts to prevent eSIM adoption and progress. Apple Watch and iPad both use eSIM technology and Apple is reportedly one of multiple manufacturers who has raised concerns with the DOJ. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/report-apples-complaints-about-att-and-verizon-may-have-led-to-doj-esim-investigation/#more-530159" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:22:57 +00009to5MacMicrosoft reveals all the features coming with Xbox One May update, including 120Hz support
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-reveals-all-the-features-coming-with-xbox-one-may-update-including-120hz-support
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:08:56 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Groups-hero.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/2018/04/Groups-hero.png 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Groups-hero-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Groups-hero-768x431.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />Big features coming in the Xbox One May update include 120Hz support, the ability to organize pinned apps into groups, and more. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:08:56 +0000On MSFT9to5Mac Daily 065: April 20, 2018
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/9to5mac-daily-065/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:49:32 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/artboard-12x.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/id1331816080?at=10laZc&pt=11l8808" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app</a>, <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/9to5mac-daily">Stitcher</a>, <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/9to5Mac-Daily-p1089524/">TuneIn</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/I5d4dzs7dauazmfxvvrynyiuram?t=9to5Mac_Daily">Google Play</a>, or through our <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/9to5macDaily">dedicated RSS feed</a> for Overcast and other podcast players.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:49:32 +00009to5MacApple notifying WWDC 2018 scholarship applicants of award status
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/wwdc-2018-scholarship-announcement/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:12:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/wwdc-20181.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple’s <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/wwdc-2018/">WWDC</a> is set for June 4. Now, the company has begun notifying scholarship applicants of their award status. While the typical ticket price is $1599, WWDC scholarship winners receive free access to the conference and more.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 20:12:23 +00009to5MacLatest App Store redesign for iOS shows 800% increase in downloads for Featured apps
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/ios-11-app-store-developers-are-happy/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:49:09 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/ios-11-app-store.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>The latest iOS 11 update to the App Store seems to be getting a <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/04/app-store-shrinks-in-size-during-2017/">ton of praise</a>, and today it looks like developers are joining in on the fanfare.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:49:09 +00009to5MacVideo: iPhone app icon management tips – do you know them all?
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/video-iphone-app-icon-management-tips-do-you-know-them-all/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:43:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/app-icon-management-tips1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>In this hands-on video walkthrough, we step through several basic and several advanced app icon management tips for iPhone users. Chances are you’ll know many, if not most of these, but there’s probably at least one or two tips that have flown under your radar. Watch our hands-on video to find out. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/video-iphone-app-icon-management-tips-do-you-know-them-all/#more-530125" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:43:23 +00009to5MacWindows 10 Redstone 4 build 17134 is now available for Slow and Release Preview Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-redstone-4-build-17134-is-now-available-for-slow-and-release-preview-insiders
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:04:17 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-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/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />After rolling out the Windows 10 Redstone 4 build 17134 to Fast Ring Insiders earlier this week, this same build is now available for Insiders in the Slow Ring.Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:04:17 +0000On MSFTMacBooks slip further down best laptop brand ranking over touchscreen resistance
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/apple-7th-place-laptop-review/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:46:01 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/12-inch-macbook.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p><em>Laptop Mag</em> is <a href="https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/laptop-brand-ratings">out today</a> with its ‘Best & Worst Laptop Brands 2018’ report. While Apple received the highest score of any company for “Support & Warranty” it also scored the lowest in “Innovation” and “Value and Selection,” putting it at the bottom of the pack overall.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:46:01 +00009to5Mac[Updated] Xbox is reportedly testing several ways to let gamers gain experience with new “Career” system
https://www.onmsft.com/news/xbox-is-reportedly-testing-several-ways-to-let-gamers-gain-experience-with-new-career-system
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:40:49 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onesieforza-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Xbox Onesie 2" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onesieforza-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onesieforza-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/onesieforza-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft's Xbox Career system is still in active development, and there could be several ways for gamers to earn EXP.Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:40:49 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft adds six new Progressive Web Apps to the Microsoft Store
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-adds-six-new-progressive-web-apps-to-the-microsoft-store
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:10:53 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-20-at-17.13.22-841x580.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/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-20-at-17.13.22-841x580.png 841w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-20-at-17.13.22-239x165.png 239w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-20-at-17.13.22-768x530.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 841px) 100vw, 841px" />Microsoft has quietly added six more PWAs to the Microsoft Store this week, but these all seem to be basic web wrappers. Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:10:53 +0000On MSFTWin Apple’s new iPad & Apple Pencil from 9to5Mac & DearMob [Giveaway]
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/win-new-ipad-apple-pencil-giveaway/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:03:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/ipad-apple-pencil.png?w=1200" /></div><p>Thanks to our sponsor <em>DearMob</em>, we’re giving away Apple’s newly introduced 9.7-inch iPad along with an Apple Pencil just as the device adds support (a total value of $460+ USD). Head below to enter.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:03:56 +00009to5MacHow Google autocomplete works in Searchhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/jdE1Hm8neX4/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>Autocomplete is a feature within Google Search designed to make it faster to complete searches that you’re beginning to type. In this post—the second in a <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/search/reintroduction-googles-featured-snippets/">series</a> that goes behind-the-scenes about Google Search—we’ll explore when, where and how autocomplete works.<br/></p><p></p><h3>Using autocomplete</h3>Autocomplete is available most anywhere you find a Google search box, including the Google home page, the <a href="https://www.google.com/search/about/">Google app for iOS and Android</a>, the quick search box from within Android and the “Omnibox” address bar within <a href="https://www.google.com/chrome/">Chrome</a>. Just begin typing, and you’ll see predictions appear:<br/><p></p><p></p><p></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_1.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_1.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In the example above, you can see that typing the letters “san f” brings up predictions such as “san francisco weather” or “san fernando mission,” making it easy to finish entering your search on these topics without typing all the letters.<br/></p><p>Sometimes, we’ll also help you complete individual words and phrases, as you type:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_1_detail.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_1_detail.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>Autocomplete is especially useful for those using mobile devices, making it easy to complete a search on a small screen where typing can be hard. For both mobile and desktop users, it’s a huge time saver all around. How much? Well:<br/><br/></p><p></p><ul><li>On average, it reduces typing by about 25 percent<br/></li><li>Cumulatively, we estimate it saves over 200 years of typing time per day. Yes, per day!<br/></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><h3>Predictions, not suggestions</h3>You’ll notice we call these autocomplete “predictions” rather than “suggestions,” and there’s a good reason for that. Autocomplete is designed to help people complete a search they were intending to do, not to suggest new types of searches to be performed. These are our best predictions of the query you were likely to continue entering.<p>How do we determine these predictions? We look at the real searches that happen on Google and show common and trending ones relevant to the characters that are entered and also related to your location and previous searches.<br/></p><p>The predictions change in response to new characters being entered into the search box. For example, going from “san f” to “san fe” causes the San Francisco-related predictions shown above to disappear, with those relating to San Fernando then appearing at the top of the list:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_2.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_2.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>That makes sense. It becomes clear from the additional letter that someone isn’t doing a search that would relate to San Francisco, so the predictions change to something more relevant.</p><p></p><h3>Why some predictions are removed</h3>The predictions we show are common and trending ones related to what someone begins to type. However, Google removes predictions that are against our <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/7368877?hl=en">autocomplete policies</a>, which bar:<br/><p></p><p><br/></p><ul><li>Sexually explicit predictions that are not related to medical, scientific, or sex education topics<br/></li><li>Hateful predictions against groups and individuals on the basis of race, religion or several other demographics<br/></li><li>Violent predictions<br/></li><li>Dangerous and harmful activity in predictions<br/></li></ul></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In addition to these policies, we may remove predictions that we determine to be spam, <a href="https://publicpolicy.googleblog.com/2010/12/making-copyright-work-better-online.html">that are closely associated with piracy</a>, or in response to valid legal requests.<br/></p><p>A guiding principle here is that autocomplete should not shock users with unexpected or unwanted predictions.<br/></p><p>This principle and our autocomplete policies are also why popular searches as measured in our <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/">Google Trends</a> tool might not appear as predictions within autocomplete. Google Trends is designed as a way for anyone to deliberately research the popularity of search topics over time. Autocomplete removal policies are not used for Google Trends.<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><h3>Why inappropriate predictions happen</h3>We have systems in place designed to automatically catch inappropriate predictions and not show them. However, we process billions of searches per day, which in turn means we show many billions of predictions each day. Our systems aren’t perfect, and inappropriate predictions can get through. When we’re alerted to these, we strive to quickly remove them.<br/><p></p><p>It’s worth noting that while some predictions may seem odd, shocking or cause a “Who would search for that!” reaction, looking at the actual search results they generate sometimes provides needed context. As we <a href="https://twitter.com/dannysullivan/status/966610020040241152">explained</a> earlier this year, the search results themselves may make it clearer in some cases that predictions don’t necessarily reflect awful opinions that some may hold but instead may come from those seeking specific content that’s not problematic. It’s also important to note that predictions aren’t search results and don’t limit what you can search for.<br/></p><p>Regardless, even if the context behind a prediction is good, even if a prediction is infrequent, it’s still an issue if the prediction is inappropriate. It’s our job to reduce these as much as possible.<br/></p><p></p><h3>Our latest efforts against inappropriate predictions</h3>To better deal with inappropriate predictions, we launched a feedback tool <a href="https://blog.google/products/search/our-latest-quality-improvements-search/">last year</a> and have been using the data since to make improvements to our systems. In the coming weeks, expanded criteria applying to hate and violence will be in force for policy removals.<br/><p></p><p>Our existing policy protecting groups and individuals against hateful predictions only covers cases involving race, ethnic origin, religion, disability, gender, age, nationality, veteran status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our expanded policy for search will cover any case where predictions are reasonably perceived as hateful or prejudiced toward individuals and groups, without particular demographics.<br/></p><p>With the greater protections for individuals and groups, there may be exceptions where compelling public interest allows for a prediction to be retained. With groups, predictions might also be retained if there’s clear “attribution of source” indicated. For example, predictions for song lyrics or book titles that might be sensitive may appear, but only when combined with words like “lyrics” or “book” or other cues that indicate a specific work is being sought.<br/></p><p>As for violence, our policy will expand to cover removal of predictions which seem to advocate, glorify or trivialize violence and atrocities, or which disparage victims.<br/></p><p></p><h3>How to report inappropriate predictions</h3>Our expanded policies will roll out in the coming weeks. We hope that the new policies, along with other efforts with our systems, will improve autocomplete overall. But with billions of predictions happening each day, we know that we won’t catch everything that’s inappropriate. <br/><p></p><p>Should you spot something, you can report using the “Report inappropriate predictions” link we launched last year, which appears below the search box on desktop:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Search Autocomplete painted.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Search_Autocomplete_painted.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>For those on mobile or using the Google app for Android, long press on a prediction to get a reporting option. Those using the Google app on iOS can swipe to the left to get the reporting option.<br/></p><p>By the way, if we take action on a reported prediction that violates our policies, we don’t just remove that particular prediction. We expand to ensure we’re also dealing with closely related predictions. Doing this work means sometimes an inappropriate prediction might not immediately disappear, but spending a little extra time means we can provide a broader solution.<br/></p><p></p><h3>Making predictions richer and more useful<br/></h3>As said above, our predictions show in search boxes that range from desktop to mobile to within our Google app. The appearance, order and some of the predictions themselves can vary along with this.<br/><p></p><p>When you’re using Google on desktop, you’ll typically see up to 10 predictions. On a mobile device, you’ll typically see up to five, as there’s less screen space.<br/></p><p>On mobile or Chrome on desktop, we may show you information like dates, the local weather, sports information and more below a prediction:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_3.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_3.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In the Google app, you may also notice that some of the predictions have little logos or images next to them. That’s a sign that we have special Knowledge Graph information about that topic, structured information that’s often especially useful to mobile searchers:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_4.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_4.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Predictions also will vary because the list may include any related past searches you’ve done. We show these to help you quickly get back to a previous search you may have conducted:<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Autocomplete_5.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_5.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>You can tell if a past search is appearing because on desktop, you’ll see the word “Remove” appear next to a prediction. Click on that word if you want to delete the past search.<br/></p><p>On mobile, you’ll see a clock icon on the left and an X button on the right. Click on the X to delete a past search. In the Google App, you’ll also see a clock icon. To remove a prediction, long press on it in Android or swipe left on iOS to reveal a delete option.<br/></p><p>You can also delete all your past searches in bulk, or by particular dates or those matching particular terms <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/465">using My Activity</a> in your Google Account.<br/></p><p></p><h3>More about autocomplete</h3>We hope this post has helped you understand more about autocomplete, including how we’re working to reduce inappropriate predictions and to increase the usefulness of the feature. For more, you can also see our <a href="https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/106230">help page about autocomplete</a>.<br/><p></p><p>You can also check out the recent Wired video <a href="https://www.wired.com/video/2018/02/google-search-team-answers-the-web-s-most-searched-questions/">interview</a> below, where our our vice president of search Ben Gomes and the product manager of autocomplete Chris Haire answer questions about autocomplete that came from…autocomplete!<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-video"><div class="article-module article-video "><figure><a class="h-c-video h-c-video--marquee" data-glue-modal-disabled-on-mobile="true" data-glue-modal-trigger="uni-modal-kOsl3cmK3zg-" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=kOsl3cmK3zg"><div class="article-video__aspect-image" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Autocomplete_Wired_Keyframe.max-1000x1000.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Google Search Team Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED</span></div><svg class="h-c-video__play h-c-icon h-c-icon--color-white" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-youtube-icon"></use></svg></a></figure></div><div class="h-c-modal--video" data-glue-modal="uni-modal-kOsl3cmK3zg-" data-glue-modal-close-label="Close Dialog"><a class="glue-yt-video" data-glue-yt-video-autoplay="true" data-glue-yt-video-height="99%" data-glue-yt-video-vid="kOsl3cmK3zg" data-glue-yt-video-width="100%" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=kOsl3cmK3zg" ng-cloak=""></a></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/jdE1Hm8neX4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:30:00 -0000Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:30:00 -0000The Official Google Blog9to5Toys Last Call: Belkin Lightning Cable Charging Kits $10, Twelve South TimePorter $32, Adjustable iPad Stand $9, more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/9to5toys-belkin-lightning-cable-twelve-south-more/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:28:33 +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/2018/04/20/9to5toys-belkin-lightning-cable-twelve-south-more/#more-530094" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:28:33 +00009to5MacSimplifying apps, desktops and devices with Citrix and Chrome Enterprisehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/0dBZAXQUZTw/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>As cloud adoption continues to accelerate, many organizations have found they need an ever-expanding fleet of mobile devices so that employees can work wherever and whenever they need. And research shows that when employees can work from anywhere, they can do more. <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2016/03/29/is-mobility-the-answer-to-better-employee-productivity/">According to Forbes</a>, employee mobility leads to 30 percent better processes and 23 percent more productivity.</p><p>But as the demand for mobility grows, many organizations have also found themselves challenged by the need to provide secure mobile endpoints with access to certain legacy line-of-business or Windows apps. To help, last year <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/google-cloud/how-were-partnering-citrix-deliver-cloud-based-desktop-apps/">we announced our partnership with Citrix</a> to bring XenApp and XenDesktop to Chrome Enterprise.</p><p></p><p>Since bringing XenApp and XenDesktop to Chrome Enterprise, we’ve worked extensively with Citrix to help more businesses embrace the cloud. Last month, <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/connected-workspaces/keeping-cloud-entry-points-secure-google-chrome-enterprise/">we announced</a> that admins can now manage Chromebooks through several popular enterprise mobility management (EMM) tools, including <a href="https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2018/03/15/xenmobile-unified-endpoint-management-adds-google-chrome-enterprise-support/">Citrix XenMobile</a>. And <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/connected-workspaces/how-chrome-enterprise-helping-healthcare-companies-provide-better-patient-experiences/">this year at HIMSS</a> we showed how the combination of Citrix and HealthCast on Chrome Enterprise helps healthcare workers access electronic health records and virtualized apps securely on Chrome OS using their proximity badge.</p><p>All of this is the topic of an IDG webinar we’re co-sponsoring with Citrix. The webinar “<a href="https://resources.cio.com/ccd/assets/149756/detail">Chrome OS & Citrix: Simplify endpoint management and VDI strategy</a>” includes IDG CSO SVP/Publisher Bob Bragdon, Chrome Enterprise Group Product Manager Eve Phillips, and Citrix Chief Security Strategist Kurt Roemer as speakers, and addresses how Citrix and Chrome enable access to mission-critical business apps and create a productive workforce inside or outside corporate infrastructure.</p><p>Here’s what the webinar will cover:<br/></p><ul><li>How Chrome and Citrix can ensure secure access to critical enterprise apps.<br/></li><li>How employees can be more productive through access to legacy apps in VDI. <br/></li><li>How Citrix XenApp (XA) and XenDesktop (XD) integrate with Chrome OS.<br/></li><li>How Citrix’s upcoming product launches and enhancements with Chrome, GCP and G Suite can help enterprise IT teams and end users.<br/></li></ul><p>In March, Citrix’s Todd Terbeek shared <a href="https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2018/03/22/a-year-with-chrome-enterprise-and-google/">his experiences</a> transitioning to Chrome Enterprise, and this week Chief Security Strategist Kurt Roemer <a href="https://www.citrix.com/blogs/2018/04/19/google-and-citrix-securing-enterprise-workspaces-from-chromebooks-to-cloud/">discussed</a> how combining Citrix with Chrome can deliver expanded value across security, privacy and compliance. Our work with Citrix continues to evolve, and we’re looking forward to finding new ways to collaborate in the future.</p><p>To learn more, <a href="https://resources.cio.com/ccd/assets/149756/detail">sign up for the webinar</a>.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/0dBZAXQUZTw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000Fri, 20 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogFeature Request: Many more HomeKit icons for easier at-a-glance control
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/new-homekit-icons/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:49:30 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/homekit.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Zac wrote a really helpful piece earlier this week about a HomeKit feature that had somehow entirely passed me by: the ability to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/homekit-weekly-006/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">customize your light icons</a>.</p>
<p>The default icon for all lights is a lightbulb. But HomeKit offers you the ability to choose between four icons:</p>
<ul>
<li>Lightbulb</li>
<li>Floor lamp</li>
<li>Ceiling light</li>
<li>Desk lamp</li>
</ul>
<p>Zac mentioned that it would be useful to have more options, and I wanted to give this greater visibility by making it a feature request …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:49:30 +00009to5MaciPhone SE 2 could arrive next month, but without a headphone jack
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/iphone-se-2-no-headphone-jack-may/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:38:33 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/iphone-se-all-colors.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Japanese blog <em><a href="http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-34838.html">Macotakara</a> </em>has published new details about the rumored iPhone SE 2 based on details shared by a case maker source. The new details come after Eurasian regulatory filings this month <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/regulatory-filings-indicate-a-flurry-of-new-iphone-se-models-launching-soon/">suggest</a> we’re just weeks away from new iPhones being unveiled.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/iphone-se-2-no-headphone-jack-may/#more-530079" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:38:33 +00009to5MacAAPL rapidly drops more than 3%, likely combined result of TSMC guidance and LG report
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/why-is-aapl-down/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:09:06 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/aapl.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/aapl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple stock</a> has quickly fallen by more than 3% in early trading this morning. At the time of writing, the price had fallen more than $5 to around $167 …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:09:06 +00009to5MacGoogle’s Project Zero outs Microsoft for security flaw in Windows 10 S
https://www.onmsft.com/news/googles-project-zero-outs-microsoft-for-security-flaw-in-windows-10-s
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:02:15 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-S-1034x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-S-1034x580.png 1034w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-S-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-S-768x431.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px" />After waiting out the 90-day deadline for a fix to be published, Google's security team has publically documented a "medium" security vulnerability in the Windows 10 S operating system.Fri, 20 Apr 2018 14:02:15 +0000On MSFTWebKit code references suggest dark mode coming to macOS 10.14
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/macos-10-14-dark-mode/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:47:29 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/dark-mac.png?w=1600" /></div><p>Earlier today, we reported on WebKit’s mailing list suggesting that <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/webkit-testing-logs-reference-ios-12-running-on-an-iphone-5s-simulator/">iOS 12 will support iPhone 5s</a>. Following that, I decided to look into WebKit’s source code to see what else could be found about future Apple releases. For those who don’t know, WebKit is the engine behind Safari on both macOS and iOS, it’s developed in the open so it’s natural that it will eventually hint at future iOS and macOS features.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:47:29 +00009to5MacMacBook Pro Diary: My dream monitor still doesn’t exist, but ultra-wide ones wow me
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/benq-ex3501r-review/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:13:19 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/benq-1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Back when I bought my <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro-diary/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 MacBook Pro</a>, I was kind of tempted to get all the expense out of the way in one hit and upgrade my monitor at the same time. The problem, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/01/03/opinion-lg-5k-ultrafine-display/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as I wrote later</a>, was finding someone to take my money.</p>
<p>What I really want now is to replace my existing two-screen setup – 15-inch MacBook Pro on the left, 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display on the right – with a single monitor.</p>
<p>That means I need something substantially wider than 27 inches and 2560 pixels. My colleague Jeff <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/04/20/review-lg-34-34uc98-ultrawide-curved-monitor-display-review-video-editing-widescreen-movies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tested one candidate</a> back in 2016, LG’s 34-inch UltraWide. But that didn’t tick all of my boxes, so I held out …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:13:19 +00009to5MacWindows 10 Redstone 4 build 17134 for HoloLens is now rolling out to Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-redstone-4-build-17134-for-hololens-is-now-rolling-out-to-insiders
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:58:07 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0655-773x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="HoloLens" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0655-773x580.jpg 773w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0655-220x165.jpg 220w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_0655-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 773px) 100vw, 773px" />Just a few days after release to PCs, Microsoft is now rolling out Windows 10 Redstone 4 build 17134 to HoloLens headsetsFri, 20 Apr 2018 12:58:07 +0000On MSFTNew firmware updates are rolling out for Windows Insiders with Surface Pro, Laptop, and Book 2 devices
https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-firmware-updates-are-rolling-out-for-windows-insiders-with-surface-pro-laptop-and-book-2-devices
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:35:47 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-Surface-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/2017/07/Microsoft-Surface-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-Surface-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Microsoft-Surface-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft has started to roll out new firmware updates to Windows Insiders with Surface Pro, Surface Laptop and Surface Book 2 devices running Windows 10 Redstone 4 builds.Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:35:47 +0000On MSFTPwC audit gave Facebook’s privacy protections a pass even after it knew about Cambridge Analytica
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/facebook-privacy-audit/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:11:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/facebook2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>An audit of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/facebook/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook’s</a> privacy protections conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) gave the company the all-clear despite the fact that Facebook was already aware of the Cambridge Analytica problem at the time …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 12:11:56 +00009to5MacApple may be forced to stick with high priced Samsung-made displays for 2018 iPhones
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/who-makes-iphone-displays/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:20:25 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/iphone-x-display.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>One of the reasons for the $999+ price-tag of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/iphone-x/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">iPhone X</a> is the cost of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/samsung/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Samsung</a>-made <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/oled/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OLED</a> screen. The latest estimate is that Samsung charges Apple around $97 per display.</p>
<p>Apple’s negotiating position has been weak, as Samsung has so far been the only company able to make the displays to the iPhone maker’s exacting standards in sufficient volumes. That looked set to change as Apple worked to bring LG on board as a second supplier for this year’s iPhones, but that plan now seems to be in doubt …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 11:20:25 +00009to5MacAs usual, Apple Store logos and shirts go green to celebrate Earth Day
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/apple-stores-earth-day-photos/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:58:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/earth-day.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p><a href="https://www.earthday.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Earth Day</a> is on Sunday – a day devoted to raising environmental awareness and expressing support for measures to protect the environment. Apple is doing its bit to raise awareness of the day by turning its store logos green and swapping out the usual blue t-shirts for green ones …</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 10:58:56 +00009to5MacWebKit testing logs reference iOS 12 running on an iPhone 5s simulator
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/webkit-testing-logs-reference-ios-12-running-on-an-iphone-5s-simulator/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:12:50 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/iphone-5s.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p><a href="https://www.macg.co/logiciels/2018/04/quand-apple-tente-de-dissimuler-ses-petits-secrets-dans-le-projet-webkit-102062">MacGeneration has spotted</a> discussions in the open source WebKit mailing list that include references to iOS 12. Specifically, a contributor <a href="https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=181043#c4">included testing logs</a> of a WebKit nightly build running on an iPhone 5s simulator.</p>
<p>This is strong evidence that the iPhone 5s will receive iOS 12, which is a year of updates more than what the iPhone 5 got (iOS 11 is not available for iPhone 5). It’s also just fun to see iOS 12 popping up in places already …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/20/webkit-testing-logs-reference-ios-12-running-on-an-iphone-5s-simulator/#more-530033" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:12:50 +00009to5MacPhantom Trigger launches on Xbox One & Windows 10 with Xbox Play Anywhere
https://www.onmsft.com/news/phantom-trigger-launches-on-xbox-one-windows-10-with-xbox-play-anywhere
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:08:56 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/phantomtrigger-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Phantom Trigger on Xbox One and Windows 10" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/phantomtrigger-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/phantomtrigger-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/phantomtrigger-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The video game, Phantom Trigger, is now available to play on Windows 10 PCs and tablets and Xbox One consoles. Being an Xbox Play Anywhere title, buying it on one platform will automatically unlock it for free on the other and gameplay progress with sync between versions. Phantom Trigger is an action adventure title that […]Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:08:56 +0000On MSFTTwitter progressive web app gains Windows 10 Live Tile support
https://www.onmsft.com/news/twitter-progressive-web-app-gains-windows-10-live-tile-support
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:36:34 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/twitter-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Twitter" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/twitter-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/twitter-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/twitter-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The new Twitter progressive web app (PWA) has updated with a significant change, most notably the addition of support for Windows 10 Live Tiles. This new functionality allows users to pin Twitter profiles to their Windows 10 Start Menu for easy access and the tile itself can be resized to one of three different sizes […]Fri, 20 Apr 2018 07:36:34 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft only trails behind Apple as ‘Most Valuable US Company’
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-only-trails-behind-apple-as-most-valuable-us-company
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:52:57 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WP_20170423_16_15_03_Rich_LI-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/2017/05/WP_20170423_16_15_03_Rich_LI-1030x580.jpg 1030w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WP_20170423_16_15_03_Rich_LI-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/WP_20170423_16_15_03_Rich_LI-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px" />Earlier this week, Microsoft's market value shot pass two of its staunchest rivals Fri, 20 Apr 2018 03:52:57 +0000On MSFTHow to change and customize your Watch face on Apple Watch
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/how-to-watch-face-supercharged-apple-watch/
Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:49 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/apple-watch-series-2.png?w=1600" /></div><p>The Apple Watch is often described as Apple’s most personal device yet, and one of the reasons for that is that you’re able to change and rotate between bands, but also customize the Watch face.</p>
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Fri, 20 Apr 2018 00:00:49 +00009to5MacThe High Five: put your hands together for this week's search trendshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/GeMwxwx0ays/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Every Friday, we look back at five trending topics in Search from that week, and then give ourselves a High Five for making it to the weekend. Today we’re putting our hands together for National High Five Day—so first, a few notable “high five” trends. Then on to our regularly scheduled programming.</p><p><b>High Fives all around</b><b><br/></b>Turns out, searches for “high five” transcend all realms of culture: sports (“Why do NBA players high five after free throws?”) entertainment (“how to high five a Sim”), and pets (“How to teach a dog to high five”). As for virtual high fives, “Scrubs,” “Seinfeld” and Liz Lemon are high five famous—they’re the top trending “high five gifs.”</p><p><b>A First Lady, first a mother</b><b><br/></b>When former First Lady Barbara Bush passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92, people remembered her role as matriarch, searching for “Barbara Bush children,” “Barbara Bush family,” and “Barbara Bush grandchildren.” She was the second woman to be the mother and wife of a president; and searches for the first woman to hold that title, Abigail Adams (wife of John and mother of John Quincy) went up by 1,150 percent this week.</p><p><b>What’s Swedish for robot?</b><b><br/></b>Need an extra set of hands? A team of researchers built a robot to help with one of the most challenging tasks of the modern era—assembling Ikea furniture. In an ordinary week, people might search for Ikea lamp, but for now they’re more interested in “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=ikea%20robot">Ikea robot</a>.” Though Swedish meatballs are always a favorite, this week’s trending Ikea furniture items were Ikea closets, plants and sofas.</p><p><b>Work it, Walmart</b><b><br/></b>Walmart’s store aisles are turning into runways with the new employee dress code. They can now wear jeans and–brace yourselves–<i>any</i>solid color top. As for bottoms, people want to know, “Are leggings included in Walmart’s new dress code?” We never (Arkan)saw this coming, but Arkansas topped the list of regions searching for “Walmart dress code” in the U.S. For people wondering about other dress code etiquette, a trending question was “what to wear to jury duty.”</p><p><b>Kendrick makes history</b><b><br/></b>This week people asked “Why is Kendrick Lamar important?” Listen to this: he made music history by being the first non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music Composition (high five, Kendrick!). And people felt the pull to search for “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=Kendrick%20Lamar%20prize,Kendrick%20Lamar%20song">Kendrick Lamar prize</a>”—interest was 900 percent higher than “Kendrick Lamar song.”</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/GeMwxwx0ays" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:40:00 -0000Thu, 19 Apr 2018 23:40:00 -0000The Official Google BlogTim Cook says merging the Mac and iPad would require ‘trade offs and compromises’
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/tim-cook-merge-ipad-and-mac/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:41:28 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/tim-cook-ipad-pro-16-9.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Amid reports that Apple is planing to support <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/20/report-apple-to-support-cross-platform-apps-that-run-on-iphone-ipad-and-mac-next-year/">cross-platform apps for Mac, iPhone, and iPad,</a> a new interview with Tim Cook sheds light on the Apple CEO’s thoughts on the distinction between iPad and Mac…</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:41:28 +00009to5MacHere are the fixes and known issues in Windows 10 Redstone 5 build 17650 for Skip Ahead Insiders
https://www.onmsft.com/news/here-is-what-is-fixed-and-improved-in-windows-10-redstone-5-build-17650-for-skip-ahead-insiders
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:37:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="The Windows 10 logo on a blue background" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Windows-10-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Skip Ahead build 17650 brings Fluent Design in Windows Defender, but it also comes with a set of known issues and fixes. Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:37:31 +0000On MSFTWindows 10 Redstone 5 build 17650 is out for Skip Ahead Insiders, here’s what’s new
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-10-redstone-5-build-17650-is-out-for-skip-ahead-insiders-heres-whats-new
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:35:50 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-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/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Windows-10-Wallpaper.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />This latest Redstone 5 build brings a Fluent Design Refresh for the Windows Defender Security Center as well as support for WSL processes in Windows Defender Firewall. Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:35:50 +0000On MSFTAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17650 for Skip Ahead
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/19/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17650-for-skip-ahead/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:04:59 +0000Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17650 (RS5) to Windows Insiders who opted in to Skip Ahead. What’s new in Build 17650 Windows Defender Security Center gets a Fluent Design refresh We’ve heard your feedback and when you install this build you’ll find we’ve updated Windows Defender Security Center […]Thu, 19 Apr 2018 22:04:59 +0000Windows BlogHands-on: DaVinci Resolve’s eGPU-accelerated timeline performance and exports totally crush integrated GPU results [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/macos-egpu-performance-test-davinci-resolve-video/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:59:53 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/davinci-resolve-studio-egpu-macos-test.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Even though Final Cut Pro X curiously doesn’t support external GPUs yet, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/davinci-resolve/id571213070?mt=12&uo=4&at=11l9Le">DaVinci Resolve</a> is another popular <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-linear_editing_system">NLE</a> that already works with eGPUs on macOS. In fact, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/davinci-resolve-studio/id900392332?mt=12&uo=4&at=11l9Le">the $299 Studio edition</a> supports multiple GPUs, which can have a noticeable effect on both timeline and render/export performance.</p>
<p>I’ve been super impressed with the relentlessness that Blackmagic Design, the creators behind DaVinci Resolve, has displayed while iterating on its hardware and software products. For example, DaVinci Resolve has progressed from what was primarily viewed as a colorist’s tool that you’d use and round trip back to your primary NLE, to a competent standalone NLE. The upcoming version 15, <a href="https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/">now in beta</a>, even sports a motion graphics platform called Fusion that’s baked right in.</p>
<p>As I recently traversed the show floor in Las Vegas at NAB 2018, there was a noticeable buzz about DaVinci Resolve — several popular vendors specifically named-dropped Resolve in reference to its eGPU support, and noted the impressive performance gains made possible by this feature.</p>
<p>In this hands-on video walkthrough, I showcase using DaVinci Resolve with multiple eGPUs. As you’ll see, an eGPU can turn a MacBook Pro — a machine that may struggle editing in DaVinci Resolve on its own — into a capable editing machine. <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/macos-egpu-performance-test-davinci-resolve-video/#more-529776" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:59:53 +00009to5MacHow to make iPhone buttons easier to use
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/how-to-make-iphone-buttons-easier-to-use/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:26:49 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/iphone-8-dfu-recovery-force-restart-side-button.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>There are a variety of ways to utilize the Home and Side buttons on iPhones. In addition to single clicks, iOS allows users to use double- and triple-clicks. Follow along for how to make iPhone buttons easier to use.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:26:49 +00009to5MacApple’s Environmental Responsibility Report touts improving energy efficiency, sustainability, more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apple-enviormental-responsibility-report-2018/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:51:40 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/apple.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple prides itself on being <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/environment/">environmentally</a> focused and is continuously working to reduce its environmental footprint. According to Apple’s 2018 Environment Responsibility Report <a href="https://www.apple.com/environment/">released today</a>, the company is focusing on climate change, resources, and safer materials.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 19:51:40 +00009to5MacBattle Royale in person with Fortnight Fridays at your local Microsoft Store
https://www.onmsft.com/news/battle-royale-in-person-with-fortnight-fridays-at-your-local-microsoft-store
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:48:57 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ROG_Fortnite_Hero_R3-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/2018/04/ROG_Fortnite_Hero_R3-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ROG_Fortnite_Hero_R3-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ROG_Fortnite_Hero_R3-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />The events begin tomorrow, April 20th from 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. local time, with the promise of giving gamers more chances to meet up and play the popular sandbox survival game in person and under a community-like atmosphere. Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:48:57 +0000On MSFTApple’s cloud database FoundationDB now open source
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apples-cloud-database-foundationdb-now-open-source/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:41:57 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/icloud.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Apple has just released a <a href="https://github.com/apple/foundationdb">new open source project on Github</a>. FoundationDB is described as “a distributed database designed to handle large volumes of structured data across clusters of commodity servers”. The database system is focused on performance, scalability and fault-tolerance. Meaning projects that use the database for their backend are faster and less expensive to maintain.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:41:57 +00009to5MacReport: Verizon takes most activations for Q1, data points to why T-Mobile and Sprint have resumed merger talks
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/report-carrier-activations-q1-2018/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:40:56 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/verizon-wireless.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>CIRP is <a href="http://files.constantcontact.com/150f9af2201/40ae683d-2dee-4d54-babe-9c5512972330.pdf">out today</a> with new data on carrier activations and growth for Q1. Unsurprisingly, <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/verizon/">Verizon</a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/att/">AT&T</a> took the top two spots for the most activations, but T-Mobile did gain more new customers than any other provider. Additionally, the report gives more details on why <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/t-mobile/">T-Mobile</a> and <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/sprint/">Sprint</a> have <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/10/sprint-t-mobile-merger/">fired up merger discussions again</a>.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:40:56 +00009to5MacHere’s how to move your OneNote 2016 local notebooks to OneDrive, a new feature
https://www.onmsft.com/news/heres-how-to-move-your-onenote-2016-local-notebooks-to-onedrive-a-new-feature
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:36:47 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CnQivTaWgAASYLz.jpg-large.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CnQivTaWgAASYLz.jpg-large.jpeg 1024w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CnQivTaWgAASYLz.jpg-large-250x125.jpeg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/CnQivTaWgAASYLz.jpg-large-768x384.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />OneNote for Windows 10 can now move local notebooks created in OneNote 2016 to OneDrive for you.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:36:47 +0000On MSFTApple unveils new iPhone disassembly robot Daisy, donating to Conservation International for each recycled or traded-in device [Video]
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apple-daisy-robot-earth-day-giveback/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/iphone-disassembly-daisy.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>It’s been two years since Apple <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/03/21/apple-svp-lisa-jackson-details-apples-environmental-effort-including-recycling-program-during-event/">introduced</a> us to its iPhone disassembly robot Liam, and now it’s time to meet the company’s newest bot: Daisy. Apple says Daisy — who you can see in action below — offers “the most efficient way to reclaim more of the valuable materials stored in iPhone” with the robot capable of disassembling and sorting parts from up to 200 iPhones per hour.</p>
<p>Daisy’s introduction is accompanied with Apple adding Earth Day donations through its GiveBack program to the non-profit Conservation International. Apple’s GiveBack program lets customers return old devices to Apple Stores or Apple.com for recycling, and newer devices can even be traded in for Apple Store credit.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 17:00:00 +00009to5Mac9to5Toys Last Call: Apple Watch from $149, 12-inch MacBook $780, Apple TV 4K $105, more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/9to5toys-watch-macbook-apple-tv-4k/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:30:16 +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/2018/04/19/9to5toys-watch-macbook-apple-tv-4k/#more-529936" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:30:16 +00009to5MacMicrosoft Teams posts developer changelog, vows to keep it up to date
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-teams-posts-developer-changelog-vows-to-keep-it-up-to-date
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:18:59 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Microsoft-Teams-Education-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Microsoft-Teams-Education-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Microsoft-Teams-Education-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Microsoft-Teams-Education-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Microsoft-Teams-Education-768x512.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />Microsoft has created new webpage where developers can find the latest info about the Microsoft Teams platform.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:18:59 +0000On MSFTAll Windows phones are now “out of stock” on the Microsoft Store
https://www.onmsft.com/news/all-windows-phones-are-now-out-of-stock-on-the-microsoft-store
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:11:31 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phone-Store-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Photo of Windows phones lined up in a Microsoft store" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phone-Store-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phone-Store-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Phone-Store-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Not that this is a complete shock, but you can no longer purchase a Windows Phone online via the Microsoft Store. As noted by VentureBeat, Microsoft is no longer selling Windows phones because they are “out of stock” or they simply gave up trying to sell the phones with a dead OS. Windows Phones might […]Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:11:31 +0000On MSFTIntroducing sonarwhal v1: The linting tool for the web
http://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/04/19/sonarwhal-v1-linting-tool-for-web/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:01:03 +0000Just over one year ago, we started working on a best practices tool for the web called sonarwhal—a customizable, open-source linting tool, built for modern web developer workflows. Today, we are announcing the release of its first major version. With today’s launch, we’d like to talk you through a look back at how sonarwhal started, […]Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:01:03 +0000Windows Blog(Cerf)ing the Internet: meet the man who helped build ithttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/W8rwNghhtng/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Editor’s Note: Tonight, Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf will accept a <a href="https://www.fi.edu/awards">Franklin Institute Award</a> (alongside fellow inventor Robert E. Kahn) for enabling the internet by developing TCP/IP, the set of methods that allows effective communication between millions of computer networks. <a href="https://www.fi.edu/laureates/vinton-gray-cerf">In the words</a> of the Institute, “Every person who has ever sent an email, downloaded a webpage, or sent a photo to a friend owes a debt” to Vint and Robert. We sat down with Vint to learn more about his prestigious career, what’s yet to come, and what he may be best known for (his daily habit of wearing a three-piece suit).</i></p><p><b>Tell us about the job that you’ve set out to do at Google (as well as your unique title).</b><i><br/></i></p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph_with_image"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid uni-paragraph-wrap"><div class="uni-paragraph h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--8 h-c-grid__col-m--6 h-c-grid__col-l--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-2 h-c-grid__col-m--offset-3 h-c-grid__col-l--offset-3"><figure class="article-image--wrap-medium "><img alt="Vint Cerf_Gallery5.jpg" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery5.max-1000x1000.jpg"/></figure><div class="rich-text"><p>When I first got the job at Google, I proposed to Larry and Sergey (Google’s founders) that my title should be “archduke.” They countered with “Chief Internet Evangelist,” and I was okay with that. My objective was, and still is, to get more internet out there. Google has been very effective in fulfilling that objective so far with <a href="http://www.csquared.com/">CSquared</a> and efforts for the <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/next-billion-users/">Next Billion Users</a>. But today only half the world’s population is online, and I’ve been told I’m not allowed to retire because my job is only half done.</p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>What are some other things you’ve worked on at Google?</b><br/>In my years at Google, I’ve had the lucky freedom to stick my nose into pretty much anything. I’ve gotten very interested in the internet of things, and want to foster a deep awareness of what it takes to make those devices work well, while preserving safety, security and privacy.</p><p>Since my first day at Google, I’ve been passionate about making our products accessible to everyone, whether you have a hearing, vision or mobility problem (or something else). I’m hearing impaired—I’ve worn a hearing aid since I was 13—and my wife is deaf but uses two <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlear_implant">cochlear implants</a>. Google has an entire team in place that looks after accessibility across all of our product areas.</p><p>Oh, another project I’ve been working on is <a href="https://www.nitrd.gov/news/digital-vellum-and-archives.aspx">Digital Vellum</a>, to address my concern about the <a href="https://blog.google/topics/google-europe/preserving-digital-art/">fragility of digital information</a>. We store our information on various media (think of the evolution of floppy disks to external hard drives to the cloud), but those media don’t last forever. Sometimes the media is ok, but the reader doesn’t work. To make matters worse, even if you can read the bits, if you don’t have the software that know what the bits mean, it’s a worthless pile of bits! Digital Vellum is creating an environment where we can preserve the meaning of digital information over long periods of time, measured in hundreds of years.</p><p><b>That sounds like a lot of work for one guy at Google!</b><br/>Compared to what a lot of people do, this isn’t much.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_carousel"><div class="h-c-page article-module"><div class="article-module glue-pagination h-c-carousel h-c-carousel--simple h-c-carousel--dark ng-cloak" data-glue-pagination-config="{cyclical: true}"><div class="h-c-carousel__wrap"><ul class="glue-carousel ng-cloak" data-glue-carousel-options="{pointerTypes: ['touch', 'mouse'], jump: true}"><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery4.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Vint Cerf_Gallery4.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>In 1997, President Bill Clinton presented the U.S. National Medal of Technology to Vint and Robert E. Kahn, for founding and developing the internet.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery1.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Vint Cerf_Gallery1.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Here’s Vint with Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Apparently they get mixed up a lot.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery3.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Vint Cerf_Gallery3.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Vint and his wife, Sigrid Cerf</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery6.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Vint Cerf_Gallery6.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>1974, Johannesburg, South Africa, demonstrating the <a href="https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/timeline/arpanet">ARPANET</a> via satellite to New York.</p><p></p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Vint_Cerf_Gallery2.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Vint Cerf_Gallery2.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Signs put up in Europe during a push to evangelize <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6">IPv6</a>, the most recent version of the Internet Protocol.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li></ul><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-previous" data-glue-pagination-label="Previous" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-left" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-next" data-glue-pagination-label="Next" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-right" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__navigation"><div class="glue-pagination-page-list"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>What do you like to do for fun?<br/></b><i>(</i><i>It should be noted:</i> <i>When I first asked Vint this question, he excitedly told me about all of the organizations he’s involved with—he’s the Chairman of the Board of the <a href="https://peoplecentered.net/">People Centered Internet</a>, a visiting scientist at the <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/">Jet Propulsion Laboratory</a>, former Chairman of the Board of <a href="https://www.icann.org/">ICANN</a>, and was appointed to the <a href="https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/">National Science Board</a> by President Obama. I pointed out that he does a lot of work outside of work—which he clearly loves—and reminded him of my particular definition of fun, to which he responded with the following).</i></p><p>I enjoy reading science fiction (my favorite is Isaac Asimov’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series">"Foundation" series</a>), biographies and history; wine tasting and gourmet cooking; and small dinner gatherings with interesting people.</p></div></div><div class="block-pull_quote"><div class="uni-pull-quote h-c-page"><section class="h-c-grid"><div class="uni-pull-quote__wrapper h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--8 h-c-grid__col-m--6 h-c-grid__col-l--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-2 h-c-grid__col-m--offset-3 h-c-grid__col-l--offset-3"><div class="uni-pull-quote__inner-wrapper h-c-copy h-c-copy"><q class="uni-pull-quote__text">I’m just a 19th-century guy living in a 21st-century world.</q> <cite class="uni-pull-quote__author"><figure class="uni-pull-quote__author-photo"><picture><source media="(max-resolution: 1.5dppx)" sizes="48px" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/russiageorgiaukraineistan.1690121322362180.max-2800x2800.jpg 48w"></source><source media="(min-resolution: 1.5dppx)" sizes="96px" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/russiageorgiaukraineistan.1690121322362180.max-2800x2800.jpg 96w"></source><img alt="vc" sizes=" 48px, 96px" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/russiageorgiaukraineistan.1690121322362180.max-2800x2800.jpg" srcset="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/russiageorgiaukraineistan.1690121322362180.max-2800x2800.jpg 48w, https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/russiageorgiaukraineistan.1690121322362180.max-2800x2800.jpg 96w"/></picture></figure><span class="uni-pull-quote__author-meta"><strong class="h-u-font-weight-medium">Vint Cerf</strong><br/></span></cite></div></div></section></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>What do you consider still unaccomplished? What will you work on next?</b><b><br/></b><a href="https://www.wired.com/2013/05/vint-cerf-interplanetary-internet/">Interplanetary Internet</a>, <a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/the_interspecies_internet_an_idea_in_progress">Inter-Species Internet</a>, Ethics and Software, Internet Governance Policy.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>With this award, you’re joining the ranks of some incredible minds—Nikola Tesla, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, to name a few. Of these winners, or anyone who has come before you in the field, who do you most admire?</b><br/>Alexander Graham Bell, partly because he was so fundamental to communication, and partly because his wife was deaf, and so is mine.</p><br/><p><b>You travel around the world in your role. What’s the most interesting place you’ve visited recently?</b><br/>I went to Baku, Azerbaijan for an international security conference. It was an amazing gathering of leaders from Eastern Europe and Central Asia, who offered perspectives that enriched the typical Western European views. We discussed cyber-security concerns and social and economic effects of the penetration of Internet into our societies.</p><br/><p><b>Where do you want to travel next?</b><br/>Lyon, France—wine tasting!!!</p><br/><p><b>Tell us about your formal attire—why do you remain committed to your legendary three-piece suit despite the casual nature of Silicon Valley?</b><br/>Mostly because I think it looks good. I’m just a 19th-century guy living in a 21st-century world.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/W8rwNghhtng" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogOpinion: James Comey’s book offers interesting background on the Apple/FBI case
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/opinion-james-comeys-book-offers-interesting-background-on-the-apple-fbi-case/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:50:39 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/comey1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Yesterday I finished reading <em>A Higher Loyalty</em>, the book written by former FBI director James Comey.</p>
<p>I did manage to resist the temptation to jump ahead to the juicy bits, and my patience was rewarded: a lot of what he says about his interactions with President Trump and his administration are a lot more meaningful when placed into the context of what comes before. Especially the contrast with his relationship – or lack of it – with the Obama administration.</p>
<p>But it was the brief section dealing with the FBI’s infamous battle with Apple which stood out for me …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/opinion-james-comeys-book-offers-interesting-background-on-the-apple-fbi-case/#more-529913" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:50:39 +00009to5MacTime magazine lists Satya Nadella as one of the top 100 most influential people
https://www.onmsft.com/news/time-100-satya-nadella-most-influential-list
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:07:01 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes-870x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes-870x580.jpg 870w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes-100x66.jpg 100w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes-248x165.jpg 248w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Satya-Nadella-quotes.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px" />First published in 1999, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world is assembled by the American news magazine Time.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:07:01 +0000On MSFTLatest Windows Insider build has problems of its own
https://www.onmsft.com/news/latest-windows-insider-build-has-problems-of-its-own
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:05:26 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/App-defULTS-1031x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/App-defULTS-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/App-defULTS-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/App-defULTS-768x432.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/App-defULTS.png 1600w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />In what may now cause yet another delay, the folks on Reddit have pointed out that there is a currently an issue in the latest Redstone 4 build where selecting app defaults crashes the settings appThu, 19 Apr 2018 14:05:26 +0000On MSFTSleep Cycle debuts Apple Watch app with snore prevention, silent alarm
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/sleep-cycle-apple-watch-snore-prevention/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:04:34 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/sleep-cycle-apple-watch.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Sleep Cycle for iPhone introduced snore detection a year ago to help sleep trackers discover whether or not snoring is affecting their sleep quality. Today Sleep Cycle is building on that feature with a brand new Apple Watch app that will silently nudge you when snoring is detected…</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:04:34 +00009to5MacHow you tap or swipe on your phone could identify when you’re lying, say researchers
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/iphone-lie-detector/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:57:13 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/iphone-x-54.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Research conducted by computer scientists at the University of Copenhagen suggests that how people tap and swipe when using a smartphone app can be used to detect when they are being dishonest …</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:57:13 +00009to5MacAmazon’s new ‘Alexa Skill Blueprints’ feature allows anyone to create custom questions & responses
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/alexa-custom-response-feature/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:45:22 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/amazon-alexa.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1200" /></div><p>Amazon is adding new personalization options to Alexa, starting first with users in the United States. The new Alexa Skill Blueprints feature makes it easy for anyone to create a range of custom responses for Alexa, ranging from jokes to instructions and much more.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/alexa-custom-response-feature/#more-529891" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:45:22 +00009to5MacWindows Maps lets you share your collections, save searched places with latest Insider update
https://www.onmsft.com/news/windows-maps-lets-you-share-your-collections-save-searched-places-with-latest-insider-update
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:28:08 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-15.03.05-857x580.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/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-15.03.05-857x580.png 857w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-15.03.05-244x165.png 244w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-15.03.05-768x519.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px" />Windows Maps will soon let you share your collections of places with your contacts, or a selection of UWP apps such as Mail or OneNote. Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:28:08 +0000On MSFTeBay for iOS update allows you to list an item just by scanning its barcode
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/sell-on-ebay-in-seconds/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:25:09 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/ebay-simplified-selling.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>Another reason to hold onto product boxes for your gadgets: not only do they tend to help items fetch a better price when you sell them, but listing an item on <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/ebay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">eBay</a> can now be as simple as scanning its barcode …</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:25:09 +00009to5MacASUS ROG announces the first 8th Generation Intel Core gaming laptops in India
https://www.onmsft.com/news/asus-rog-announces-the-first-8th-generation-intel-core-gaming-laptops-in-india
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:13:55 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/asus-rog-gaming-laptop-1050x469.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/asus-rog-gaming-laptop-1050x469.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/asus-rog-gaming-laptop-250x112.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/asus-rog-gaming-laptop-768x343.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />Launched in 2006, Republic of Gamers (ROG) is an ASUS sub-brand focused on gaming laptops, peripherals, and accessories.Thu, 19 Apr 2018 13:13:55 +0000On MSFTiPhone X Diary: I’ve gone on an app and notifications diet, and my iPhone is now an oasis of calm
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/iphone-notifications/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:54:23 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/diet-2.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>There’s been a lot of chatter lately about smartphone addiction, digital detoxing and the like. An <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/18/17243712/iphone-android-notifications-processor" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interesting piece</a> by Dieter Bohn over at <em>The Verge</em> got me thinking about whether I really need all those notifications.</p>
<p>I decided initially to try a ‘notifications diet’ – dramatically cutting back on the number of apps allowed to send me notifications. But as I started going through the list in Settings, I realized I also had apps I never use. I opted to extend the plan to an ‘app diet’ too …</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:54:23 +00009to5MacApple ramps up iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 testing as we get closer to WWDC unveiling
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apple-ramps-up-ios-12-and-macos-10-14-testing/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:29:42 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/ios-12-macos-10-14-developer-logs.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1134" /></div><p>Whilst there may not be <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/30/ios-12-apple-features-performance-reliability/">as many new features this year</a> in the flagship Apple operating systems as some years past, there is no mistaking that iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 are very much under active development and distribution amongst internal Apple employees is growing.</p>
<p>Our website analytics have recorded a noticeable uptick in Safari browser visits from iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 machines, particularly with bigger spikes just this week.</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apple-ramps-up-ios-12-and-macos-10-14-testing/#more-529865" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:29:42 +00009to5MacAAPL shares drop 1.7% pre-market after A-series chip supplier TSMC gives weak guidance
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/aapl-shares-fall-tsmc/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:26:13 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/a11.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple shares have fallen by 1.7% in pre-market trading at the time of writing. The drop appears to have been prompted by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (<a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/tsmc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TSMC</a>) giving Q2 guidance significantly below market expectations …</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 12:26:13 +00009to5MacNetflix for iOS offers brief, fast-loading, vertical format show previews
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/netflix-for-ios-previews/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:17:41 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mobile-previews-blog-image-1.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>If you’re so busy you don’t even have time to turn your phone horizontally when checking out previews of new <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/netflix/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Netflix</a> shows, the company has you covered …</p>
<p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/netflix-for-ios-previews/#more-529862" class="more-link">more…</a></p>
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:17:41 +00009to5MacLatest Apple Pay promotion offers free fries from McDonalds, and other unhealthy options
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/19/apple-pay-mcdonalds-free-fries/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:54:29 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/mcdonalds.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>The latest <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/apple-pay/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Apple Pay</a> promo is a slightly strange one. It offers free medium fries from McDonalds with any purchase, with the deal described as available ‘every Friday in April.’</p>
<p>As there are only two remaining Fridays in April, it gives the impression that the deal was promoted late …</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:54:29 +00009to5MacHow we explored the whole wide world with Google Earth in the past yearhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/gmL9Lfp5hlI/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>From polar bears in Canada to the highest peaks on the planet, hundreds of millions of people searched to the edge of the world and beyond with Google Earth in the last year.</p><br/><p>On Earth Day 2017, we shared a brand new version of Google Earth that works on the <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/">web</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.earth">Android</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097">iOS</a>. Since then, hundreds of millions of people, big and <a href="https://blog.google/topics/education/google-earth-class-now-session/">small</a>, took a spin on the globe; armchair explorers everywhere followed along with more than 300 Voyager stories in <a href="https://medium.com/google-earth/voyager-now-in-7-additional-languages-68239f4b2eea">8 languages</a>; and we learned that you can have too much of a <a href="https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/maps/ZiMN1YPIkBU;context-place=topicsearchin/maps/hamburger">good thing</a> <a href="https://emojipedia.org/hamburger/">🍔</a>.To celebrate the past year of whizzing around the globe, here’s a look at what made Google Earth go round over the last 365 days.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="earth" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Earth_1_year__T0Qb4EO.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>1. Home is where the searches start. But they don’t stay there.</h3>The first place most people search for on Google Earth is home. But that’s only the beginning. From there, you search most for natural wonders and famous landmarks of the world, like <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@40.75788764,-73.98497236,107.6122769a,637.56615832d,35y,38.15390229h,48.1258452t,-0r/data=ChAaDgoIL20vMDdxZHIYAiAB">Times Square</a>, <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@27.17362793,78.04261243,165.26255622a,909.86985319d,35y,0.36240174h,0.19349541t,0r/data=CkwaShJECiUweDM5NzQ3MTIxZDcwMmZmNmQ6MHhkZDJhZTQ4MDNmNzY3ZGRlGWHOIsrNLDtAIc5WuauyglNAKglUYWogTWFoYWwYAiAB">Taj Mahal</a>, <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@48.8590486,2.29345354,33.24861781a,819.50984975d,35y,-60.53250058h,45.00097227t,-0r/data=Ck8aTRJHCiUweDQ3ZTY2ZTI5NjRlMzRlMmQ6MHg4ZGRjYTllZTM4MGVmN2UwGZ-uSRLfbUhAIb1EBgMZWwJAKgxFaWZmZWwgVG93ZXIYAiAB">Eiffel Tower</a>, <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@27.98422435,86.92406564,8466.98173842a,7967.64651681d,35y,65.00458763h,45.01969634t,-0r/data=CkwaShJECiQweDM5ZTg1NGEyMTViZDllYmQ6MHg1NzZkY2Y4MDZhYmJhYjIZhVrTvOP8O0AhktyroDO7VUAqCk10IEV2ZXJlc3QYAiAB">Mount Everest</a> and <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@43.07767763,-79.07569155,104.25481736a,1911.51929143d,35y,139.78347997h,58.24849847t,0r/data=ChIaEAoKL20vMDI2M2JreBgCIAE">Niagara Falls</a>. Many of you have an out-of-this-world fascination with <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@37.26119747,-115.76114772,1357.53008558a,47164.55307235d,35y,-0.74741882h,3.15866248t,-0r/data=Ck0aSxJFCiUweDgwYjgxYmNiYmJmZTcyZGI6MHg0YTkxZWRkNjhkZDE5OWQwGY6R7BFqo0JAITbmdcQh81zAKgpHcm9vbSBMYWtlGAIgAQ">Area 51</a>. And, yes, we recently saw a bump in searches for Wakanda.</div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="3" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/TAJ.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When it came to physically leaving home, many people stuck with classic travel destinations like <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/pcwu">New York City</a> and <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/834a">Paris</a>. But you also had dreams of oceanside views and crystal waters—our next most popular travel itinerary was for <a href="https://g.co/earth/santorini">Santorini, Greece</a>.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="San" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Santorini.max-1000x1000.png"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p>Caption: <a href="https://g.co/earth/santorini">Santorini, Greece</a></p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>2. Three billion people got an updated view of their neighborhood.</h3>We’re updating the imagery you see in <a href="http://earth.google.com/web/">Google Earth</a> and <a href="https://www.google.com/maps">Google Maps</a> all the time. Within the past 12 months, we’ve added enough new 3D and 2D imagery to cover 3 billion people, or about 40 percent of the world’s population. <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/LqCNB">New York City</a>, <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/L9kUa">Stockholm</a> and <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/uX8ED">Hakodate, Japan</a> are just some of the more than 400 cities and metro areas that got a makeover with new high-resolution 3D imagery.</div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="g" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Goryokaku_Earth_smaller_animated.gif"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>3. Yahtzee! You’ve rolled the dice 190 million times.</h3>I’m Feeling Lucky is now one of Earth’s most popular features. It’s simple: Click the dice icon and fly to a random, awesome place on the globe. Since launch, you’ve rolled the dice 190 million times, or about six rolls per second. And because it’s almost our favorite day of the year, Earth Day, we’re feeling extra Lucky—Earthy, even. Tweet #ImFeelingEarthy to <a href="http://twitter.com/googleearth">@googleearth</a> and see where it takes you.</div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="e" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Earth_iOS_Feeling-Lucky_1.gif"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>4. You’ve got mail! The world created $50 million worth of postcards.</h3>We’ve all been there: Daydreaming about that next great adventure. That’s why we built the Postcards feature for our <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.earth">Android</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-earth/id293622097">iOS</a> apps, so that once you found that beautiful place—<a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@37.08184891,-8.66809993,-0.51676887a,792.38807195d,35y,-25.0794198h,65.1058072t,0r/data=CkcaRRI_CiQweGQxYjMwNDk1MDIzNGQ4ZDoweDU0MTBhYWEzNDcxYWZjNTcZgPUTKSiNQkAhBp57D5dYIcAqBUxhZ29zGAEgAQ">Lagos, Portugal</a>, anyone?—you could share with a friend and get them dreaming too. Last year, you created more than 40 million postcards—in postage that’s about $50 million, €39 million or ¥3 billion.</div></div><div class="block-image_carousel"><div class="h-c-page article-module"><div class="article-module glue-pagination h-c-carousel h-c-carousel--simple h-c-carousel--dark ng-cloak" data-glue-pagination-config="{cyclical: true}"><div class="h-c-carousel__wrap"><ul class="glue-carousel ng-cloak" data-glue-carousel-options="{pointerTypes: ['touch', 'mouse'], jump: true}"><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/earth_postcard_1487929827_1.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">e1</span></div></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/earth_postcard_1489887583.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">3e</span></div></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/earth_postcard_1490086256.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">45</span></div></figure></li></ul><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-previous" data-glue-pagination-label="Previous" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-left" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-next" data-glue-pagination-label="Next" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-right" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__navigation"><div class="glue-pagination-page-list"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>5. You got the warm fuzzies watching 18 live animal cams.</h3>Thanks to <a href="https://explore.org/livecams">Explore.org</a>’s network of live nature cams in Earth, you could observe <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/RY7p">brown bears</a> fishing for salmon in Alaska and <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/smgr">polar bears</a> poking around the Tundra Buggy Lodge in Churchill, Canada. Even when Charlotte and Charlie’s <a href="https://g.co/earth/owlcams">osprey nest</a> was empty, we couldn’t look away! Stay tuned for <a href="https://g.co/earth/birdcam">puffin and guillemot action</a> in the next few weeks.</div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="ex" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/exploreReel-social.gif"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p>Cute animal photos courtesy of Explore.org</p><p><br/></p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>6. Voyager stories took you from home to space, and everywhere in between. </h3>From the <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@29.97496538,31.13771286,27.50380707a,0d,60y,-17.96h,94t,0r/data=CloSWBIgMTA1NDZmMzhmZGM3MTFlNmEyN2MxYjMxZWFiNDNjN2QaG1VORVNDTyBXb3JsZCBIZXJpdGFnZSBTaXRlcyIXc3YtZ3JlYXQtc3BoaW54LW9mLWdpemEiGgoWVFh5bVZnaERnSmsyVmlhQTY5cE5hURAC">Great Sphinx</a> to <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@19.94587512,-155.3365933,1320.88599945a,169429.7258d,35y,-150.6652449h,64.79714792t,0r/data=ClYSVBIgMjg4NWExZTg5ZTI3MTFlN2JjNGIzNTJlYjQ0YzU2ZDYaIlBsYW5ldGFyeSBFeHBsb3JhdGlvbiBvbiB0aGUgRWFydGgiDG1hcnMtb2x5bXB1cw">Mars</a> to a <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/@21.35263398,-89.54574758,-2.95835702a,1213514d,35y,-40h,34t,0r/data=ClkSVxIgMTlmYzFhMDU3ZDFhMTFlNzlkOWQ2YmJmNTQwMGFkNDAaGlRoZSBEYXkgdGhlIERpbm9zYXVycyBEaWVkIhdlZmVlZF9oaG1pX2Rpbm9zYXVyc18xNw">crater in Mexico</a>, millions of you followed along with more than 300 interactive tours in Voyager. Our most popular stories introduced new cultures and habitats: <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/ykyL">This is Home</a>, <a href="http://g.co/iamamazon">I Am Amazon</a> and BBC Earth’s <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/wq2N">Natural Treasures</a>. Teachers and students explored the <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/cgKT">solar system</a> with Japan’s Miraikan and investigated the <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/MVKY">end of the dinosaur age</a> with HHMI Biointeractive. And some stories were just great eye candy: <a href="https://earth.app.goo.gl/Hc7c">Earth View</a> and NASA’s <a href="https://g.co/earth/EarthAtNight">Earth at Night</a>.</div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="ecl" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/eclipse.gif"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p>We built an <a href="https://earth.google.com/web/data=CksSSRIgOGI0YmMyNzA3MjA5MTFlN2I4OWY1ZmI0MzZmMDk5YzMaGFRvdGFsIEVjbGlwc2Ugb2YgdGhlIFN1biILbG9jYXRpb25zLTE">eclipse generator</a> for the coolest event of 2017.</p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>It’s been a busy first year for the new Google Earth! Here’s to another 365 days of exploring the world.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/gmL9Lfp5hlI" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0000Thu, 19 Apr 2018 09:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogDisney Magic Kingdoms update adds Lilo & Stitch content on Windows 10 Mobile & PC
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:20:07 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/magickingdoms-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Disney Magic Kingdoms on Windows 10" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/magickingdoms-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/magickingdoms-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/magickingdoms-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Disney Magic Kingdoms updated on Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices today with a new limited time event inspired by Lilo and Stitch. Seven characters from the Lilo and Stitch film and TV series, including the two title characters, are now available to unlock during the event period in addition to several Lilo and […]Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:20:07 +0000On MSFTPlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) is now free to play on Xbox One
https://www.onmsft.com/news/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-pubg-is-now-free-to-play-on-xbox-one
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:47:57 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pubg-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG on Xbox One" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pubg-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pubg-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/pubg-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The popular battle royale video game, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (or PUBG for short), is now fully free to download and play on any of Microsoft’s Xbox One consoles as part of a special promotional campaign. From today until April 22nd, any Xbox One owner with an Xbox Live Gold subscription can download the full PUBG game […]Thu, 19 Apr 2018 07:47:57 +0000On MSFTHow to change the Siri voice on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, or HomePod
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/how-to-change-siri-voice/
Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:12 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/siri.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p>While Siri may lag behind the competition in some areas, one area where it does excel is in the quality of the actual Siri voice.</p>
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Thu, 19 Apr 2018 00:00:12 +00009to5Mac9to5Mac Happy Hour 169: FCC leaks gold iPhone X as Apple doubles down on secrecy
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/9to5mac-happy-hour-169/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:02:33 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/9to5mac-happy-hour-lead1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>This week Benjamin and Zac talk about recent Amazon Alexa features and HomePod sales, Apple’s leaked memo on stopping leaks, the FCC’s gold iPhone X leak, and the potential for third-party Apple Watch faces.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/2Iduby9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sponsored by FIBARO</a></strong>: We’ve teamed up with <em>FIBARO</em> to give away a HomeKit bundle to turn your house into a Siri-controlled smart home.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 23:02:33 +00009to5MacNew EyeMine software lets the physically impaired play Minecraft with their eyes
https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-eyemine-software-lets-the-physically-impaired-play-minecraft-with-their-eyes
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:18:18 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-00.14.03-1034x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-00.14.03-1034x580.png 1034w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-00.14.03-250x140.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-00.14.03-768x431.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Screen-Shot-2018-04-19-at-00.14.03.png 1576w" sizes="(max-width: 1034px) 100vw, 1034px" />SpecialEffect, which is known for customized gaming setups for those with physical disabilities, recently released EyeMine, which lets anyone with a Windows computer play Minecraft with eye-tracking hardware. Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:18:18 +0000On MSFTKGI: 6.1-inch LCD iPhone priced as low as $550, could be available in dual SIM configuration
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/6-1-lcd-iphone-price-dual-sim-more/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:07:54 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/iphone-x-bezels.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has today issued a new investor note in which he offers up additional details on this year’s iPhone refresh. This time, Kuo says the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone introduced this year could feature support for dual-SIM technology and be priced as low as $550…</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:07:54 +00009to5MacReport: Qualcomm cutting jobs as it looks to reduce costs by $1B amid Apple legal case
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/qualcomm-cutting-jobs-costs-1-billion/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:43:29 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/fd-qualcomm-logo.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1000" /></div><p><strong>Update</strong>: In a statement to 9to5Mac, a Qualcomm spokesperson said the following:</p>
<blockquote><p>As part of the cost reduction plan announced in January, Qualcomm is conducting a reduction of our full-time and temporary workforce.</p>
<p>A workforce reduction, such as this one, affects not only those employees who are part of the reduction, but their families, co-workers and the community. We recognize this and have offered affected employees supportive severance packages to reduce the impact of this transition on them.</p>
<p>We first evaluated non-headcount expense reductions, but we concluded that a workforce reduction is needed to support long-term growth and success, which will ultimately benefit all our stakeholders.</p></blockquote>
<p>Amid its ongoing legal battle with Apple, Qualcomm is said to be cutting jobs in an effort to reduce costs. A new report from <em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/qualcomm-cutting-jobs-to-live-up-to-promise-of-slashing-costs">Bloomberg</a></em> this afternoon says that Qualcomm is cutting its workforce as part of “cost reductions.”</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:43:29 +00009to5MacMicrosoft releases Windows Template Studio 2.0, complete with new interface tweaks
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-releases-windows-template-studio-2-0-complete-with-new-interface-tweaks
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:27:39 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Windows-TEmplate-Studio-1031x580.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Windows-TEmplate-Studio-1031x580.png 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Windows-TEmplate-Studio-250x141.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Windows-TEmplate-Studio-768x432.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />Microsoft announced today they have released Windows Template Studio 2.0, with the goal of helping developers build apps their Windows 10 apps faster.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:27:39 +0000On MSFTHomeKit Weekly: Personalizing icons for lamps, bulbs, and other lights
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/homekit-weekly-006/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:45:08 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/homekitlead.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p><em><strong>HomeKit Weekly</strong> is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. </em></p>
<p>This week on HomeKit Weekly we’re looking at personalizing the icon for individual lights in Apple’s Home app. Changing each light icon can be especially useful after adding lots of HomeKit lights to your home.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:45:08 +00009to5MacBloomberg: Facebook to design its own processors for smart speakers & more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/facebook-develop-its-own-chips/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:36:24 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/facebook1.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500" /></div><p>Amid ongoing privacy concerns, Facebook is said to be forming a team to design its own hardware chips. According to a new report from <em><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-18/facebook-is-forming-a-team-to-design-its-own-chips">Bloomberg</a></em>, Facebook is looking to build its own processors to reduce dependency on companies such as Qualcomm and Intel…</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:36:24 +00009to5MacHow to sign up for the Apple News newsletter
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/how-to-sign-up-for-the-apple-news-newsletter/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:27:41 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/apple-news-lead.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple News offers a streamlined user experience and consistent interface. In addition to providing news customized to your interests and notifications from multiple outlets, Apple News offers an email newsletter to provide an even more efficient way to stay up to date on current events. Here’s how to sign up for it.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:27:41 +00009to5MacWindows Community Standup – Improvements for Web and Backend Developers in the next update to Windows 10
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2018/04/18/windows-community-standup-improvements-for-web-and-backend-developers-in-the-next-update-to-windows-10/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:00:07 +0000During our April Windows Community Standup, we discussed a few recent Windows 10 features that will help improve your development experience. Without further ado, let’s dive into the features we spoke about: Improvements to the Windows Subsystem for Linux In-box command line tools Virtualization in Hyper-V Windows Subsystem for Linux The Windows Subsystem for Linux […]Wed, 18 Apr 2018 20:00:07 +0000Windows BlogWin tickets to Xbox FanFest at E3 starting today
https://www.onmsft.com/news/win-tickets-to-xbox-fanfest-at-e3-starting-today
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:33:17 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FanFest2018HERO-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/2018/04/FanFest2018HERO-hero.jpg 940w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FanFest2018HERO-hero-250x140.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/FanFest2018HERO-hero-768x431.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px" />Those of you who want a chance to win Xbox FanFest tickets will have to visit the Xbox E3 Fan Event Submission site that will launch today at 12 p.m. PDT.
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:33:17 +0000On MSFTMicrosoft Translator bringing offline mode to iOS app
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/microsoft-translator-offline-ios/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:36:44 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/microsoft-satya-nadella.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Not many people use Microsoft Translator because, quite frankly, Google Translate is leaps and bounds better. However, Translator may be gaining an advantage with its latest update.
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:36:44 +00009to5MacTwo things you need to know about Xbox at E3 2018
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/18/two-things-you-need-to-know-about-xbox-at-e3-2018/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:28:22 +0000Today, <strong><a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2018/04/18/xbox-at-e3-2018/">Xbox Wire released new details</a> </strong>about E3 2018! We’re sharing two things you need to know.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:28:22 +0000Windows BlogOneNote for Windows 10 to replace OneNote desktop in Office 2019 later this year, new features coming
https://www.onmsft.com/news/onenote-for-windows-10-to-replace-onenote-desktop-in-office-2019-later-this-year-new-features-coming
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:25:04 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OneNote-1050x394.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="OneNote, Learning Tools" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OneNote-1050x394.jpg 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OneNote-250x94.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/OneNote-768x288.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />Starting with the release of Office 2019 later this year, the legacy OneNote 2016 app will no longer be preinstalled with Office and be replaced by OneNote for Windows 10.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:25:04 +0000On MSFTParticipate in the 2018 Windows Developer Community Pulse
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2018/04/18/participate-in-the-2018-windows-developer-community-pulse/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:39 +0000Every year, we ask for just a few minutes of your time so that we can better understand how the developer community uses the Windows platform and tooling. The survey is a collaboration between Windows engineering, Visual Studio engineering, Microsoft Store engineering, and Windows Developer marketing team. Your answers here will directly impact feature prioritization and developer support. Click here to take […]Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:39 +0000Windows BlogAIY Projects: A first step into STEMhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/9aSAR51myXk/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Artificial Intelligence allows computers to perform increasingly complex tasks like understanding speech or identifying what’s in an image. AI built into hardware lets you build devices that feel more personal, can be trained to solve individual problems, and do things people haven’t thought of yet. Building AI-based things used to require expensive hardware and an advanced computer science degree, but with AIY Projects we’ve created two simple kits that allow students and makers to start building, playing and learning about AI.</p><p>Each kit takes you through step-by-step instructions to build a cardboard shell and then install the electronics to assemble your own device. The Voice Kit lets you build a voice-controlled speaker, while the Vision Kit lets you build a camera that learns to recognize people and objects. Along the way you learn the basics of building simple electronic circuits, some light programming, and setting up a Raspberry Pi (a small circuit board computer). But building the kit is just a starting point, and once it’s built you can start to customize its functionality and dive even deeper into programming and hardware.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_carousel"><div class="h-c-page article-module"><div class="article-module glue-pagination h-c-carousel h-c-carousel--simple h-c-carousel--dark ng-cloak" data-glue-pagination-config="{cyclical: true}"><div class="h-c-carousel__wrap"><ul class="glue-carousel ng-cloak" data-glue-carousel-options="{pointerTypes: ['touch', 'mouse'], jump: true}"><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/AIY_Vision_Kit_Open.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">AIY Vision Kit Open.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><br/></p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/AIY_Voice_Kit_Opened.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">AIY Voice Kit Opened.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><br/></p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/AIY_Vision_Kit_Packaging.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">kit</span></div></figure></li></ul><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-previous" data-glue-pagination-label="Previous" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-left" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-next" data-glue-pagination-label="Next" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-right" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__navigation"><div class="glue-pagination-page-list"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Since launching these kits last year, we’ve seen interest from parents and teachers who have found the products to be great learning tools in and out of the classroom. While the changing nature of work means that our students may have jobs that haven't yet been imagined, we do know that computer science skills—like analytical thinking and creative problem solving— will be crucial in the future. AIY Projects kits aim to help prepare students, lowering the barriers to entry for learning computer science.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>We’ve created a new version of our original kits that make classroom use easier with the <a href="https://www.target.com/p/-/A-53417081">AIY Vision Kit 2</a> and the <a href="https://www.target.com/p/-/A-53416295">AIY Voice Kit 2</a>. Each one now includes everything you need to get going right in the box. We’ve also released a new Android App that greatly simplifies configuration of the device.<br/></p><p>To help students learn more about AI we’re introducing a new <a href="https://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com/models/">AIY Models</a> area to our site that showcases a collection of pre-built AI models designed to work with AIY kits. Now students can load up new models to explore different facets of AI, like a new smile detector model that lets you instantly tell whether someone looking into a Vision Kit is smiling. Over time we’ll be adding new models that explore new functionality and content about each model.</p><p>Finally, on the <a href="http://aiyprojects.withgoogle.com">refreshed the AIY website</a> we’ve improved documentation with better photos and instructions, to make it easier for young makers to get started and learn as they build. </p><p>These are our first steps in starting to address the needs of the STEM market and improving our products for parents, students and teachers. However, it’s also the start of a conversation with the STEM community to learn more about their needs as we build, iterate, and make content for our new and existing products. Send us your feedback, thoughts, and ideas on how we can make these kits a meaningful part of STEM education at <a href="mailto:support-aiyprojects@google.com">support-aiyprojects@google.com</a> or stop by <a href="https://makerfaire.com/bay-area/">Maker Faire</a> in May and <a href="https://conference.iste.org/2018/attend/index.php">ISTE</a> in June.</p><p>The new <a href="https://www.target.com/p//-/A-53417081">Vision Kit</a> and <a href="https://www.target.com/p//-/A-53416295">Voice Kit</a> have arrived at U.S. Target Stores and Target.com this month and we’re working to make them globally available through retailers worldwide. <a href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/aiycommunicationpreferences/">Be sure to sign up on our mailing list</a> to be notified when our products become available, or check out what we’re doing on social media by searching for #aiyprojects.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/9aSAR51myXk" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogVisualizing the #MeToo movement using Google Trendshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Y1zn8C7Jvf8/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The #MeToo movement has inspired growing, worldwide awareness of sexual violence and sexual assault. This is not only a significant moment in history; it’s a significant moment in internet history: #MeToo marks a time when sexual assault survivors everywhere turned the internet into a platform for their voices and perspectives to be heard and respected.</p><p>In recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we created <a href="https://metoorising.withgoogle.com/?utm_source=blog">Me Too Rising</a>, a visualization of the global #MeToo movement through Google Trends data. On the site, you can look at global interest starting last fall and watch as consciousness spreads over time. In the past year, #MeToo has been searched in 195 countries—that's every country on earth. You can see the cities where it was trending on different dates and see what’s happening now at local levels with city-specific Google Search results for “Me Too.” And the <a href="https://metoorising.withgoogle.com/resources">sexual assault resources page</a> has information for anyone who needs help or wants to learn more about sexual assault.</p><p>To make it easier for survivors to find support, <a href="http://google.org">Google.org</a> is providing $500,000 in grants to the <a href="http://www.rainn.org">Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network</a> (RAINN) and <a href="https://www.ggenyc.org/">Girls for Gender Equity</a>. The two grants will provide increased support to RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Hotline and help Girls for Gender Equity launch a digital community where survivors can access tools to craft their own healing journeys.</p><p>I recently had the honor of hearing from Tarana Burke, whose decade-long effort as the founder of the <a href="https://metoomvmt.org/">#MeToo Movement</a> has given voice to the survivors of sexual assault. With Google Trends, we now have data to reflect the power of those collective voices—we can see how far-reaching this movement has become. </p><p></p></div></div><div class="block-video"><div class="article-module article-video "><figure><a class="h-c-video h-c-video--marquee" data-glue-modal-disabled-on-mobile="true" data-glue-modal-trigger="uni-modal-hRtDmQh-J0k-" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=hRtDmQh-J0k"><div class="article-video__aspect-image" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/IG_Cut4_CONFORM_16x9.00_00_00_00.Still003.max-1000x1000.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Here’s a snippet of my conversation with Tarana Burke</span></div><svg class="h-c-video__play h-c-icon h-c-icon--color-white" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-youtube-icon"></use></svg></a><figcaption class="article-video__caption h-c-page"><p>Here’s a snippet of my conversation with Tarana Burke, founder of the #MeToo Movement and senior director at Girls for Gender Equity</p></figcaption></figure></div><div class="h-c-modal--video" data-glue-modal="uni-modal-hRtDmQh-J0k-" data-glue-modal-close-label="Close Dialog"><a class="glue-yt-video" data-glue-yt-video-autoplay="true" data-glue-yt-video-height="99%" data-glue-yt-video-vid="hRtDmQh-J0k" data-glue-yt-video-width="100%" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=hRtDmQh-J0k" ng-cloak=""></a></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Me Too Rising shows what it looks like when we all become a little more aware of sexual assault and violence. When enough survivors speak up, the world not only listens; it searches for answers.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Y1zn8C7Jvf8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogNew Sea of Thieves patch brings first legendary ship customisations
https://www.onmsft.com/news/new-sea-of-thieves-patch-brings-first-legendary-ship-customisations
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:38:35 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c2447954-50a4-4ee5-8d6d-7c528a0c7bd1-1050x580.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/2018/04/c2447954-50a4-4ee5-8d6d-7c528a0c7bd1-1050x580.png 1050w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c2447954-50a4-4ee5-8d6d-7c528a0c7bd1-250x138.png 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/c2447954-50a4-4ee5-8d6d-7c528a0c7bd1-768x424.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px" />The patch 1.0.4 introduces the first legendary ship customisations who reached Legendary status to show it off on their ship’s sails, hull and figurehead.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:38:35 +0000On MSFT9to5Toys Last Call: MacBook deals from $650, Timbuk2 Amazon Gold Box, Nest Thermostat E $110, more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/9to5toys-lunch-break-macbook-timbuk2-more/
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:29:30 +00009to5Mac5 things you can do with Chrome Browser to increase employee productivityhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/DQOe3IGiGFQ/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Whether it’s accessing business apps, collaborating on projects or just checking email, the web browser is increasingly becoming the place where employees get their jobs done. In fact, 76 percent of companies employ browser-based email, and 70 percent have adopted browser-based office applications, according to a recent <a href="https://lp.google-mkto.com/forrester_securing_the_endpoint.html">Forrester study</a>.</p><p>Since employees spend a lot of time in their browsers at work, we wanted to share some ways you can customize Chrome Browser to help employees stay focused. <a href="https://enterprise.google.com/chrome/chrome-browser/">Chrome Browser</a> has many built-in capabilities that IT admins can use to pre-install bookmarks, apps, and extensions,<a href="http://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-list-3">centrally manage policies</a>, and provide an optimal web browsing experience.</p><p>Here are five things IT admins can do with Chrome Browser to help teams work more efficiently.</p><h3>1. Use Chrome Sync to get fast and easy access across devices.</h3><p>With <a href="https://chrome.google.com/sync">Chrome Sync</a>, an employee’s browser history, bookmarks, apps, extensions and even open tabs can follow them from device to device throughout the day—even as they switch across Windows, Mac and Chrome OS platforms. IT can also <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2657289?hl=en">manage bookmarks centrally through policy</a>, pushing out links to important sites and web apps that users can access from any device when logged into the browser.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="chrome-productivity-4" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/User_Experience_6_things_you_can_do_with_C.max-1000x1000.jpg"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>2. Help users stay secure through Safe Browsing.</h3><p>With <a href="https://safebrowsing.google.com/">Safe Browsing</a>, Chrome Browser automatically notifies users when a site may be malicious, so they can avoid it. This means employees can avoid threats that might result in spending hours recovering from an infected device instead of getting things done. IT can allow users to decide if they want Safe Browsing turned on, or they can <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2657289?hl=en">set a policy centrally</a> to enable or disable it.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="chrome-productivity-1" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Deceptive_Site_6_things_you_can_do_with_Ch.max-1000x1000.jpg"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>3. Block intrusive ads so employees can stay focused.</h3><p>Intrusive ads can be a drain on anyone’s peace of mind. By enabling Chrome Browser’s automatic pop-up blocker <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2657289?hl=en">through set policies</a>, IT teams can help employees stay on task without being distracted. Chrome Browser now automatically filters <a href="https://blog.chromium.org/2017/11/expanding-user-protections-on-web.html">links to third-party websites</a> disguised as play buttons or other site controls, or transparent overlays on websites that capture clicks and open new tabs or windows.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="chrome-productivity-3" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/New_Tab_Page_6_things_you_can_do_with_Chro.max-1000x1000.jpg"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>4. Use a standardized homepage for employees.</h3><p>IT admins can set employees’ homepages to internal sites so they have the latest tools and most up-to-date information. And with <a href="https://www.chromium.org/administrators/policy-templates">Group Policy</a> or <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2657289?hl=en">Cloud Policy</a>, IT can easily set different homepages for different groups in the organization.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="chrome-productivity-2" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Pop_Ups_6_things_you_can_do_with_Chrome_Br.max-1000x1000.jpg"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>5. Pre-install apps and extensions for easy access and security.</h3><p>IT admins can make it easy for employees to access the apps and extensions they need to be productive while maintaining the right security policies. They can deploy selected apps and extensions tailored to an employee’s department or role, whether they're internally built or public, like productivity or CRM apps, giving them easy access to the tools needed to do their work as soon as they open their browser. Visit Device management > Chrome > User Settings in the Admin Console or <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/2657289?hl=en">check out these instructions</a>.</p>These are just a few ways IT admins can manage Chrome Browser to support user productivity. To get started with managing Chrome Browser for businesses, visit our <a href="https://enterprise.google.com/chrome/">website</a>. And for information on how to set up, manage and configure Chrome Browser for your enterprise, check out our <a href="https://support.google.com/chrome/a/?_ga=2.37681440.1050314842.1518740729-572409965.1518627057#topic=4386754">help center.</a></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/DQOe3IGiGFQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000Wed, 18 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogThings 3.5 for iOS and macOS brings ‘Copy & Paste Magic’, Zapier integration, much more
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/things-3-5-update/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:43:39 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/things-3-5.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Since launching Things 3 <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/05/18/things-3-mac-iphone-ipad-watch/">last summer</a>, the task management app has received several significant updates like <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/19/things-siri-drag-drop/">Siri integration</a> and the recently introduced <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/12/12/mail-to-things-task-manager/">Mail to Things feature</a>. Things 3.5, the latest release, continues the update cycle with a release packed with new capabilities and improvements including ‘Copy & Paste Magic’, an enhanced Today widget, Zapier integration, and a lot more.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:43:39 +00009to5MacMicrosoft brings AI-powered offline Translator packs to Android, Amazon Fire, and iOS
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-brings-ai-powered-offline-translator-packs-to-android-amazon-fire-and-ios
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:42:06 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-15.05.30-838x580.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/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-15.05.30-838x580.png 838w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-15.05.30-238x165.png 238w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-15.05.30-768x531.png 768w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Screen-Shot-2018-03-09-at-15.05.30.png 1552w" sizes="(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px" />Microsoft is bringing new AI-powered offline language packs for its Translator apps on Android, iOS and Amazon Fire today.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:42:06 +0000On MSFTG Suite Enterprise for Education is now availablehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/osrLnSjv9E8/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Since launching G Suite for Education, we’ve heard a common request from colleges, universities and large school districts: the need for more advanced tools to meet their complex technology needs. In January, we <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/education/tools-every-school-g-suite-education-updates/">announced G Suite Enterprise for Education</a>, a new edition of G Suite for Education that offers additional enterprise-grade capabilities designed for large institutions and customized for education. Starting today, <a href="https://edu.google.com/gsuite-editions/?modal_active=none">G Suite Enterprise for Education</a> is generally available to educational institutions in the United States, and is coming to more countries soon.</p><p>Additionally, new tools—such as Data Loss Prevention (DLP), security key management and enforcement, and Gmail S/MIME—will start rolling out to all G Suite for Education users over the next few months. G Suite for Education, a suite of tools used by 80M teachers and students, has been and will remain free for schools and we’ll continue to add new features to that edition at no additional cost.<br/></p><p></p><h3>New security features added to free version of G Suite for Education<br/></h3>Admins can expect increased security and greater controls with new tools that are being made available over the next few months to the free version of G Suite for Education:<br/><br/><p></p><ol><li><b><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6280516">Gmail</a> and <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6321530">Drive</a></b><b>Data Loss Prevention (DLP)</b> lets admins prohibit users from sharing sensitive content with people outside their institutions. It checks for sensitive content like personal student information or preset keywords, and alerts admins so they can intervene. <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/6280516?hl=en"><br/></a></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7280976"><b>Hosted Gmail S/MIME</b></a> offers schools an additional line of defense to protect sensitive emails. With this tool, institutions have the option to digitally sign and encrypt emails. In addition, it also adds verifiable account-level signatures authentication to better protect against email spoofing. It’s easy to manage for administrators and seamless for users.<br/></li><li><a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6103523?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid"><b>Security key</b></a><b>management and enforcemen</b>t offers an additional layer of security for user accounts by requiring a physical key. Admins can now require faculty, staff and students to use physical keys that use cryptography as a part of 2-step verification when signing into G Suite. <br/></li><li><b>Admins can <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/03/control-session-length.html?m=1">control session length</a></b> for users accessing Google services like Gmail and Drive, which means that users will be automatically logged out after a specified amount of time. If specific groups of users require certain session lengths, admins can apply different web session duration settings to different groups.<br/></li></ol><p></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="G Suite Enterprise-Simple.gif" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/G_Suite_Enterprise-Simple.gif"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><h3>Enterprise-grade tools for educational institutions</h3>For educational institutions with administrative needs similar to businesses, G Suite Enterprise for Education offers robust tools customized for education. Here’s what users can expect:<br/><p></p><p></p><p><b>Advance your institution with advanced controls</b></p>The <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7492003">Security Center</a> in G Suite Enterprise for Education gives organizations more visibility and control over security. To prevent institutions from potential threats, we’re arming IT admins with actionable insights to protect sensitive data against attacks. With security center tools, IT departments gain insights into how data may be exposed with external file sharing, can see phishing messages targeting users within their organization, and access metrics to demonstrate the organization’s security effectiveness.<br/><p></p><p>With <a href="https://support.google.com/a/topic/24642?hl=en&ref_topic=4499525&authuser=0">Advanced Mobile Device Management</a> (MDM), universities and institutions have scaled control over devices in their domain. Using customizable <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7425191">MDM rules</a>, admins can automate mobile device management tasks, like approving all Android devices that enroll for management at the start of a new school year. Once the rules are in place, pre-specified events trigger actions like sending notification emails to administrators, blocking or approving a device, or even wiping account data from devices if its lost by a student. And with Mobile Audit, admins can see a report of device activities, including device policy compliance.<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="MobileDeviceManagement-03.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/MobileDeviceManagement-03.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p><b>Enhanced analytics and search capabilities</b></p><a href="https://gsuite.google.com/products/cloud-search/">Cloud Search</a> is coming to G Suite Enterprise for Education soon, and with it, institutions will benefit from a unified search experience across G Suite—powered by machine intelligence. This tool helps educators and students stay on top of schedules, documents and emails, and can even suggest files that need attention. By searching through everything from a lecture presentation to the school corporate directory, users can spend less time searching for information and more time focusing on teaching and learning.<br/><p></p><p><a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7233312">Gmail logs in BigQuery</a> allow institutions to run sophisticated custom queries, conduct deep analysis and build custom dashboards. Gmail logs contain valuable information that can help administrators diagnose issues. The integration with BigQuery makes it easier for administrators to analyze the logs and unlock insights to help them run their organizations. <br/></p><p></p><p><b>Collaborate. Coordinate. Communicate.</b></p>Advanced capabilities in <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7290445">Hangouts Meet</a> improve internal and external collaboration, allowing for meetings with up to 50 participants and recordings saved to Google Drive. With these communication tools, instructors can <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7557124">save lecture and lesson recordings</a> straight to Drive and collaborate from anywhere. <br/><p></p><p></p><p>Since <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/education/tools-every-school-g-suite-education-updates/">announcing G Suite Enterprise for Education</a> in January, we've opted to make the U.S. <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7291345">dial-in feature in Meet</a> available to all business and education customers, and will be rolling it out in the coming months. This lets users join meetings via phone from anywhere, without worrying about poor Wi-Fi connections. With G Suite Enterprise for Education, Meet dial-in is available in <a href="https://support.google.com/meet/answer/7291345">dozens of countries</a>, allowing educators to easily connect if their institution has a footprint around the globe.</p><p></p><h3>Get G Suite Enterprise for Education for your institution</h3>If you’re interested in purchasing individual licenses, G Suite Enterprise for Education is $4/user/month for faculty and staff, and $4/user/month for students. If you’re purchasing licenses for all faculty and staff in 2018, we’re offering a special introductory price of $2/user/month for faculty and staff, and free for eligible students. Renewals at the introductory price will be honored for 3 years. Learn more about pricing, renewals, and features for this edition on our <a href="https://support.google.com/a/answer/7370133">Help Center</a>. <br/><p></p><p>For help choosing the edition that’s right for your institution, explore what’s included with <a href="https://edu.google.com/gsuite-editions/?modal_active=none">G Suite Enterprise Education</a> and <a href="https://edu.google.com/gsuite-editions/gsuite-contact/?modal_active=none">fill out an interest form</a> to be contacted by a partner. <br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/osrLnSjv9E8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:30:00 -0000Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:30:00 -0000The Official Google BlogGoogle 2-Step Verification Prompts can now be received via Gmail for iOS
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/google-2-step-verification-gmail-ios/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:27:36 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/google_prompt_revamp_head.png?w=1600" /></div><p><a href="https://9to5google.com/2017/10/18/google-prompt-2sv-default-method/">Google replaced SMS as the default 2-Step Verification</a> method last year with device-based Prompts. iOS users were instructed to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google/id284815942?mt=8">install the Google app</a> for two-factor authentication when logging in. To increase adoption, Google is now <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/04/google-prompt-ios-gmail.html">making 2SV available</a> through the Gmail mobile app.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:27:36 +00009to5MacGymKit’s expansion continues with rollout in the UAE, demonstrations in Dubai
https://9to5mac.com/2018/04/18/gymkit-expansion-uae-dubai/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:20:50 +0000<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/gymkitblahnik.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600" /></div><p>Apple’s global rollout of GymKit began last fall with a single gym <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2017/11/15/gymkit-apple-watch-launch/">in Australia</a>, and has expanded in the following months. The most recent country to gain support for the fitness platform is the United Arab Emirates, where the functionality has been rolling out in April.</p>
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Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:20:50 +00009to5MacWindows Template Studio 2.0 is now available!
http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2018/04/18/windows-template-studio-2-0-is-now-available/
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:00:33 +0000Windows Template Studio has released our 2.0 release and can’t wait for everyone to create some amazing applications with it. Template Studio is an open source project whose sole goal is to get you building applications quicker with best practices with a solid initial code base. We’re extremely proud of our community driven project and […]Wed, 18 Apr 2018 15:00:33 +0000Windows BlogMicrosoft releases Cumulative Updates for Windows 10 Anniversary and Creators updates
https://www.onmsft.com/news/microsoft-releases-cumulative-updates-for-windows-10-anniversary-and-creators-updates
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:58:02 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-928x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-928x580.jpg 928w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-250x156.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img0_2560x1600-768x480.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px" />Even though Patch Tuesday was just a week ago, Microsoft released new cumulative updates for the Windows 10 Creators and Anniversary updates yesterday with a pretty long list of fixes.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:58:02 +0000On MSFTHalo: The Master Chief Collection to get Xbox One X enhancements and more this summer
https://www.onmsft.com/news/halo-the-master-chief-collection-to-get-xbox-one-x-enhancements-and-more-this-summer
Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:31:46 +0000<img src="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mcc-8c90073c45a04d03b51ef4506c1c487a-1031x580.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Halo: The Master Chief Collection" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" srcset="https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mcc-8c90073c45a04d03b51ef4506c1c487a-1031x580.jpg 1031w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mcc-8c90073c45a04d03b51ef4506c1c487a-250x141.jpg 250w, https://www.onmsft.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/mcc-8c90073c45a04d03b51ef4506c1c487a-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1031px) 100vw, 1031px" />The Xbox One anthology will receive Xbox One X enhancements, UI & UX Updates and more this Summer, and those who signed up for the MCC Insider Program will get access to the first beta build in the coming weeks.Wed, 18 Apr 2018 14:31:46 +0000On MSFTBeeTouched: how the internet keeps the buzz in a family businesshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/LC9fe6fgVMY/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Editor’s note: As part of our series of interviews with entrepreneurs across Asia-Pacific who use the internet to grow, we spoke with Aaron Huang, the manager of BeeTouched, a honey business in Taiwan. After he and his cousins took over the family business, Aaron used the internet to build a new brand and spread awareness of Taiwan’s delicious honey. Since it was established in 1982, BeeTouched has grown from 10 to 50 full-time employees.</i></p><p><i><br/></i></p><p><b>Please tell us more about BeeTouched.</b></p><p>My family has been in the honey business for three generations. My grandfather was a beekeeper and began selling honey more than 50 years ago. After they inherited the business, my father and two uncles decided to expand it by selling raw honey to other businesses.</p><p><br/></p><p>Today, I’m proud to run the business with four of my cousins. Our generation decided to establish the company as a unique brand that connected independent beekeepers and consumers, rather than just a honey supplier for other businesses. We may be biased because we hail from a beekeeping family, but we think that beekeepers are really interesting people! Every Taiwanese beekeeper we work with has an inspiring, touching story to share.<br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="BeeTouched Aaron" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/BeeTouched_Aaron.max-1000x1000.jpg"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Aaron Huang, third-generation Taiwanese honey seller and CEO of BeeTouched.</i></p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>What impact do you think the internet has had on your business?</b></p><p>The internet allows us to understand and engage our customers better. Tools like Google Analytics help us appreciate our clients’ needs and preferences. With the internet, we are in a better position to give our customers what they want.</p><br/><p>The internet has also expanded our ability to reach new audiences in an easy and cost-effective manner. We use <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzvgZLNuu2JGVrMt6M-9H_A">YouTube</a> to share videos about our products and the benefits of honey. AdWords has also been a very effective tool. Since we started using it, traffic to our site has increased 40 percent.</p><br/><p><b>How do you think BeeTouched has helped beekeepers in Taiwan?</b></p><p>Keeping bees is hard work. More than a few beekeepers have told me that they do not want their children to follow them in the same line of work. By providing beekeepers with a predictable and regular demand for honey, we hope that we make their livelihoods more stable. BeeTouched is also passionate about promoting Taiwanese honey as a unique product for consumers to enjoy rather than raw material for a factory line. Over the years, I think we’ve managed to persuade consumers that it’s worth it to pay a bit more for good Taiwanese honey. Every year, the Taiwanese beekeeper association gives us a certificate to thank us for our efforts.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="BeeTouched apiary" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/BeeTouched_apiary.max-1000x1000.jpg"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p><i>Beekeepers tend to the apiaries which supply BeeTouched’s honey in Taiwan</i></p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>What’s next for your business? Do you plan on expanding at home or overseas?</b></p><p>We have over 10,000 registered customers on our site. Thanks to the Internet and Google, we’ve already been able to export honey to the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, China, and Hong Kong. We’re excited to export honey to more countries and we are also exploring the possibility of working with beekeepers from other parts of the world.</p><p><br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/LC9fe6fgVMY" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 02:00:00 -0000Wed, 18 Apr 2018 02:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogDesigning for human and environmental healthhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/6nmBRvE_BHM/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Imagine a world of abundance—a world where products are infinitely recycled and the design process itself begins with considering the health and well-being of people and the environment. Imagine those products flowing through an economy that is both profitable and stems depletion of raw materials. That’s the world we want for all of us, and Google is working with the experts who are getting us there.</p><br/><p>This vision is embodied in a model called the <a href="https://blog.google/topics/environment/trimming-our-waste-line-moonshot-to-zero/">circular economy</a>—and achieving it requires changing our relationship to natural resources, as well as engagement from designers, material scientists, chemists, policy makers, industry partners and consumers. It requires the development of new materials and processes that optimize for human and environmental health, and capture more value from materials by keeping them in use longer.</p><br/><p>Today, we published a joint <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-environment.appspot.com/pdf/Role-of-SafeChemistry-HealthyMaterials_CircularEconomy.pdf">white paper</a> with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation to share a vision for how safer chemistry and healthy materials are essential to unlocking the circular economy. For the past two years, we’ve partnered with The Ellen MacArthur Foundation on a range of circular economy <a href="https://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//green/pdf/data-center-case-study.pdf">issues</a> and <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-environment.appspot.com/pdf/cities-in-the-circular-economy-the-role-of-digital-technology.pdf">initiatives</a>, and today’s paper is the next step in this partnership. It's also the culmination of more than a decade of hands-on experience at Google in driving safer chemistry and healthy material innovation across supply chains.</p><br/><p>Our Real Estate and Workplace Services team has been working to remove toxins from materials in our built environment for years. It started when we were opening new spaces and started asking questions about the “<a href="https://environment.google/projects/smelling-the-carpet/">new space smell</a>,” like carpeting and paint. The answers (or lack thereof) told us that we needed to do more to ensure that our expanded spaces were healthy and sustainable for our employees—and that the manufacturers we were working with knew what was in their materials.</p><br/><p>At the same time, our <a href="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-environment.appspot.com/pdf/990-00012-00-C%20Rev%20C.pdf">consumer hardware</a> business—like Pixel and Google Home—is rapidly expanding. The growth of our consumer hardware business means that we aren’t just applying this approach to building materials, but also to the manufacturing of consumer tech products, like phones and smart speakers. It also means that we have a responsibility to understand and address the impacts associated with material selection, production, transportation, use, serviceability and the recycling of our products.</p><br/><p>We take this responsibility seriously, not only because it’s part of <a href="https://environment.google/">who we are</a> at Google, but because we believe we must do so if we are going to realize sustainable, profitable enterprise. That's why we're investing in the creation and adoption of safer chemistry and healthy materials, and working to accelerate the transition to a circular economy.</p><p></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/6nmBRvE_BHM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:42:00 -0000Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:42:00 -0000The Official Google BlogWindows 10 Tip: Five things you might not know you can do right now with your Windows 10 PC
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/17/five-things-you-might-not-know-you-can-do-right-now-with-your-windows-10-pc/
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:00:19 +0000Today, we’re excited to share five things you might not know you can do right now with your Windows 10 PC – from lowering the blue light on your PC to traveling easier than ever with the built-in currency converter!Tue, 17 Apr 2018 19:00:19 +0000Windows BlogWindows Hello and FIDO2 Security Keys enable secure and easy authentication for shared devices
http://blogs.windows.com/business/2018/04/17/windows-hello-fido2-security-keys/
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:00:06 +0000Are you tired of entering usernames and passwords? Windows Hello and FIDO2 Security keys allow you to carry your identity with you.Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:00:06 +0000Windows BlogNew capabilities of Windows Defender ATP further maximizing the effectiveness and robustness of endpoint security
http://blogs.windows.com/business/2018/04/17/new-capabilities-of-windows-defender-atp-further-maximizing-the-effectiveness-and-robustness-of-endpoint-security/
Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:04 +0000Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. A trusted and secure computing environment is a critical component of our approach. When we introduced Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) more than two years ago, our target was to leverage the power of the cloud, built-in Windows […]Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:00:04 +0000Windows BlogAnnouncing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17134 for Fast
http://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/04/16/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-17134-for-fast/
Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:04:16 +0000UPDATE 4/20: We have released Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17134 (RS4) to Windows Insiders in the Slow ring and Release Preview ring. Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17134 (RS4) to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. This build has no new features and includes the fixes from […]Mon, 16 Apr 2018 22:04:16 +0000Windows BlogPreserving endangered wonders of the world, for generations to comehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/OYClNrowTeA/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>When Ben Kacyra watched on TV as the <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/world/taliban-destroys-bamiyan-buddha-statues-in-2001/2015/07/29/8e0c35ca-362f-11e5-ab7b-6416d97c73c2_video.html?utm_term=.80a2bdb7e1cd">Taliban destroyed</a> 1,500 year-old Buddhist statues in Bamiyan, Afghanistan in 2001, he felt compelled to do something. Mr. Kacyra, who happens to be one of the creators of the world's first three-dimensional laser scanning system, realized that his technology could be used to record monuments at risk of damage due to natural disasters, war, or tourism, so that they could be preserved for future generations.</p><p>He founded <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/cyark">CyArk</a>, a non-profit that has created the world’s largest and most detailed 3D digital archive of endangered wonders of the world—a lasting record of monuments at risk of disappearing. Now, Google Arts & Culture has partnered with CyArk to <a href="http://g.co/openheritage">open up access</a> to their virtual wonders and share their stories with everyone. <br/><br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="bagan VR.gif" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/bagan_VR.gif"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>The Ananda Ok Kyaung temple, in Bagan, Myanmar remains closed to visitors due to the damage from a 2016 earthquake. You can now <a href="http://g.co/bagan">virtually step inside</a> and discover its famous wall paintings.</p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>With modern technology, we can capture these monuments in fuller detail than ever before, including the color and texture of surfaces and the geometry captured by laser scanners with millimeter precision in 3D. These detailed scans can also be used to identify areas of damage and assist restoration efforts.<br/><br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><figure class="article-image--full article-module "><img alt="Bagan compare damage.gif" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Bagan_compare_damage.gif"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption h-c-page"><div class="rich-text"><p>Eim Ya Kyaung in <a href="https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/bagan/">Bagan, Myanmar</a>. The temple was built in 1242 and was damaged by an earthquake.</p></div></figcaption></figure></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>The image above shows a structure in <a href="https://artsexperiments.withgoogle.com/bagan/">Bagan, Myanmar</a>, where a 2016 earthquake damaged many of the city’s famous temples. Before disaster struck however, CyArk’s team had scanned and photographed the site—inside and outside, from the ground and from above. Using the data they collected, we reconstructed Bagan’s key monuments in 3D so you can now travel through this breathtaking place and even step inside the temples using a computer, smartphone or virtual reality viewer like Daydream.</p><p>As part of this new online exhibition you can explore stories from over 25 iconic locations across 18 countries around the world, including the <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/XAJyj43oviGZIA">Al Azem Palace</a> in war-torn Damascus, Syria and the ancient Mayan metropolis of <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/OgLSnnqWE9B_IQ">Chichen Itza</a> in Mexico. For many of the sites, we also developed intricate 3D models that allow you to inspect from every angle, using the new Google Poly 3D viewer on Google Arts & Culture.<br/></p><p></p><h3>Scroll through some of the iconic locations:</h3><p><br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_carousel"><div class="h-c-page article-module"><div class="article-module glue-pagination h-c-carousel h-c-carousel--simple h-c-carousel--dark ng-cloak" data-glue-pagination-config="{cyclical: true}"><div class="h-c-carousel__wrap"><ul class="glue-carousel ng-cloak" data-glue-carousel-options="{pointerTypes: ['touch', 'mouse'], jump: true}"><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/AyutthayaGAC.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">AyutthayaGAC.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Capturing photogrammetry data at the <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/ggIi2RrJ7NDkKA">historic city of Ayutthaya</a>, Thailand with a drone</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/CyArk_Al_Azem_Palace_3-D_point_cloud_scan.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">CyArk_Al Azem Palace_3-D point cloud scan.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>3D aerial scan of <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/ggIi2RrJ7NDkKA">Ayutthaya</a></p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Chichen_Itza_3D_point_cloud.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Chichen Itza 3D point cloud.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>3D point cloud of El Castillo, the Temple of Kukulcan in <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/OgLSnnqWE9B_IQ">Chichén Itzá</a>, Mexico</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/CyArk_Mesa_Verde.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">CyArk_Mesa Verde.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Scanning of the renowned cliff dwellings of <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/AQICXBsdZeHfLg">Mesa Verde</a>, USA.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/3D_model_Mesa_Verde.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">3D model_Mesa Verde.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/project/cyark">3D model</a> of Mesa Verde’s cliff dwellings</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Somaliland_Rock_Art_Technical_training.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Somaliland Rock Art Technical training.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>Training digital archaeologists at the <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/5wLCLQamXaTLLw">Somaliland Rock Art site</a></p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/CyArk_Al_Azem_Palace_3-D_point_cloud_scan.max-2800x2800.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">CyArk_Al Azem Palace_3-D point cloud scan.png</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p>3D aerial scan of <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/XAJyj43oviGZIA">Al Azem Palace</a> in Syria</p></div></figcaption></figure></li></ul><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-previous" data-glue-pagination-label="Previous" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-left" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-next" data-glue-pagination-label="Next" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-right" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__navigation"><div class="glue-pagination-page-list"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Over the past seven years, we’ve partnered with <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?tab=map">1,500 museums in over 70 countries</a> to bring their collections online and put more of the world’s culture at your fingertips. This project marks a new chapter for Google Arts & Culture, as it’s the first time we’re putting 3D heritage sites on the platform.</p><p>To help the work of restorers, researchers, educators and the entire community working to preserve our cultural heritage, we’re opening up access to the source data collected by CyArk from around the world. Now anyone can <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rG4hqoBah_5dhnwP73XkYmAcx5oUQX1l0SLAlGe685w/viewform?ts=5aa8391a&edit_requested=true">apply to download the data</a>, with the help of the Google Cloud Platform.<br/></p><p>You don’t need to be an archaeologist to uncover fascinating details in this collection! Discover Google Arts & Culture’s <a href="https://artsandculture.google.com/project/cyark">"Open Heritage” project</a> online—or download our free app for <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/app/google-arts-culture/id1050970557">iOS</a> or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.cultural&referrer=utm_source%3DRP%26utm_medium%3Darticle%26utm_campaign%3DGEN">Android</a>.<br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/OYClNrowTeA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogDigital skills for Arabic speakers everywherehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/z1_6pjaN-SU/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>In the Middle East and North Africa, only 38 percent of youth believe their education gives them the <a href="https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/245762">skills they need</a> to enter the workforce. By 2020, one in five jobs in the Arab world will require digital skills that <a href="http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_EGW_FOJ_MENA.pdf">aren’t widely available</a> today. Many women are contributing to the innovation coming out of the Arab world, yet this region has among the <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/arabvoices/despite-high-education-levels-arab-women-still-don-t-have-jobs">lowest female economic involvement</a> globally.</p><p>To address the growing skills gap in the region’s workforce, and to help ensure that opportunities created by technology are available to everyone, we’ve launched <a href="https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/maharatgoogle">Maharat min Google</a> (the English translation is “Building Capabilities with Google”). It’s an initiative to help Arabic speakers, specifically women and young people, get ready for future job opportunities, advance their careers, or grow their businesses. Maharat min Google will provide free courses, tools and in-person digital skills training to students, educators, job seekers and businesses. The online platform includes over 100 lessons and explanatory videos covering a range of digital marketing skills including search engine marketing, social media, video, e-commerce and more.</p></div></div><div class="block-video"><div class="article-module article-video "><figure><a class="h-c-video h-c-video--marquee" data-glue-modal-disabled-on-mobile="true" data-glue-modal-trigger="uni-modal-Mr77xjJtj0M-" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mr77xjJtj0M"><img alt="Maharat min Google: Digital skills for Arabic speakers everywhere" src="//img.youtube.com/vi/Mr77xjJtj0M/maxresdefault.jpg"/><svg class="h-c-video__play h-c-icon h-c-icon--color-white" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-youtube-icon"></use></svg></a></figure></div><div class="h-c-modal--video" data-glue-modal="uni-modal-Mr77xjJtj0M-" data-glue-modal-close-label="Close Dialog"><a class="glue-yt-video" data-glue-yt-video-autoplay="true" data-glue-yt-video-height="99%" data-glue-yt-video-vid="Mr77xjJtj0M" data-glue-yt-video-width="100%" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=Mr77xjJtj0M" ng-cloak=""></a></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><br/><p>All over the Arab world, people use digital skills to realize their goals. We’ve created a series of <a href="https://youtu.be/WOAKyU3PTcs">short films</a> that follow the journeys of six Arab women who have become entrepreneurs, women’s rights advocates and ground-breaking YouTube creators. They show how technology has helped them overcome obstacles, enabled them to forge their own paths and inspire other women to do the same by learning digital skills. <br/></p><p>We’re proud to support nonprofits that are teaching Arab youth the skills they need to succeed in an increasingly digital economy. <a href="http://www.injazalarab.org/">INJAZ Al-Arab</a>, a nonprofit that connects Arab youth to trainings and job opportunities, will use a $1 million grant from Google.org to help 100,000 high school and university students—particularly women and underprivileged students in rural areas—expand their digital skills through hands-on training across the region.</p><p>We’re also collaborating with <a href="https://misk.org.sa/en/">MiSK Foundation</a> to provide in-person digital skills training to over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia with a target of 50 percent female participation. Our new collaboration will open up a wider range of career opportunities for women and young people to use key digital skills that they’ve learned from the courses.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Technology is a toolkit filled with opportunities—and Maharat min Google aims to help Arabic speakers around the world put those tools to work. We’re partnering with governments, universities, private-sector businesses and nonprofits to help more people take advantage of what the web has to offer.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/z1_6pjaN-SU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:00:00 -0000Mon, 16 Apr 2018 13:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogHelping publishers recover lost revenue from ad blockinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Mqcowz5CdbM/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Today, the majority of the internet is supported by digital advertising. But bad ad experiences—the ones that blare music unexpectedly, or force you to wait 10 seconds before you get to the page—are hurting publishers who make the content, apps and services we use everyday. When people encounter annoying ads, and then decide to block all ads, it cuts off revenue for the sites you actually find useful. Many of these people don't intend to defund the sites they love when they install an ad blocker, but when they do, they block all ads on every site they visit. </p><p>Last year we <a href="https://blog.google/topics/journalism-news/building-better-web-everyone/">announced</a> Funding Choices to help publishers with good ad experiences recover lost revenue due to ad blocking. While Funding Choices is still in beta, millions of ad blocking users every month are now choosing to see ads on publisher websites, or “whitelisting” that site, after seeing a Funding Choices message. In fact, in the last month over 4.5 million visitors who were asked to allow ads said yes, creating over 90 million additional paying page views for those sites.</p><p>Over the coming weeks, we’re expanding Funding Choices to <a href="https://support.google.com/fundingchoices/answer/7074355">31 additional countries</a>, giving publishers the ability to ask visitors from those countries to choose between allowing ads on a site, or purchasing an <a href="https://contributor.google.com/v/beta">ad removal pass through Google Contributor</a>. Also, we’ve started a test that allows publishers to use their own proprietary subscription services within Funding Choices.</p><h2>How Funding Choices works</h2><p>Funding Choice gives publishers a way to have a conversation with their site visitors through custom messages they can use to express how ad blocking impacts their business and content. When a visitor arrives at a site using an ad blocker, Funding Choices allows the site to display one of three message types to that user:</p><p>A dismissible message that doesn’t restrict access to content:<br/></p><p><br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="FC_dismissible 10APR18.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/FC_dismissible_10APR18.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>A dismissible message that counts and limits the number of page views that person is allowed per month, as determined by the site owner, before the content is blocked.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="FC_dismissible pinned countdown 10APR18.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/FC_dismissible_pinned_countdown_10APR18.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Or, a message that blocks access to content until the visitor chooses to allow ads on the site, or to pay to access the content with either the site’s proprietary subscription service or a pass that removes all ads on that site through Google Contributor.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="FC_non-dismissible 10APR18.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/FC_non-dismissible_10APR18.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>On average, publishers using Funding Choices are seeing 16 percent of visitors allow ads on their sites with some seeing rates as high as 37 percent.</p><br/><p>Ad blockers designed to remove all ads from all sites are making it difficult for publishers with good ad experiences to maintain sustainable businesses. Our goal for Funding Choices is to help publishers get paid for their work by reducing the impact of ad blocking on them, and we look forward to continuing to expand the product availability.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Mqcowz5CdbM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000Mon, 16 Apr 2018 04:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogUse your favorite password manager with Android Oreohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/f5xtxxjcsn0/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><br/><p>Security experts recommend strong, unique passwords for each service that you use. For most of us, however, it can be difficult to manage credentials across multiple websites and apps, especially if you’re trying to keep track of everything in your head.</p><p>In Android 8.0 Oreo, we made it simpler to use Autofill with a password manager, like <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lastpass.lpandroid">LastPass</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dashlane">Dashlane</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.callpod.android_apps.keeper">Keeper</a>, or <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.agilebits.onepassword">1Password</a>. Particularly on tiny devices like your phone, autofill can make your life easier by remembering things (with your permission), so that you don’t have to type out your name, address, or credit card over and over again.</p><p>With the new autofill services in Oreo, password managers can access only the information that’s required in order to autofill apps, making your data more secure. There’s a specific list of password managers (which you can find in Android Settings) that meet our security and functional requirements, and we'll be continuing to grow this list over time. If you already use a password manager, then you’ll be able to try the new experience today.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--medium h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--4 h-c-grid__col--offset-4 "><img alt="Screenshot_20180320-184752.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_20180320-184752.max-1000x1000.png"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption "><div class="rich-text"><p><br/></p></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h2>How does it work?</h2><p>Setting up Autofill on your device is easy. Simply go to Settings, search for “Autofill,” and tap “Autofill service.” If you already have a password manager installed, it will show up in this list. You can also tap “Add service” to download the password manager of your choice from the Play Store.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Once you’ve set a password manager as your Autofill service, the information stored in that app will show up in Autofill whenever you fill out forms (for example, your saved username and password will show up as a suggestion when you’re logging into an app for the first time).</p><p>We include Google as an autofill service on all devices running Android 8.0 and above, which lets you use data that you already have saved in Chrome to fill in passwords, credit cards, addresses, and other personal information.</p><p><br/></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--medium h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--4 h-c-grid__col--offset-4 "><img alt="2" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Languages__input_cropped.max-1000x1000.png"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption "><div class="rich-text"><p>Language and input settings</p></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--medium h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--4 h-c-grid__col--offset-4 "><img alt="Screenshot_20180320-190647.png" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Screenshot_20180320-19064.0544065910701300.max-1000x1000.png"/><figcaption class="article-image__caption "><div class="rich-text"><p>Autofill service settings: here you can pick the app that you would like to use as your Autofill service</p></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Whether you use Google or another password manager from the Play Store, the new Autofill experience on Oreo makes it easier to securely store and recall commonly typed information, like passwords and credit card numbers.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/f5xtxxjcsn0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000The Official Google Blog#teampixel colored outside the lines with interesting shapes this weekhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/Nxjvx8CtTkA/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p>This is shaping up to be a colorful week for #teampixel. We love shapes that grab your attention and guide your eyes when you look at a photograph—and the shapes in this week’s photos are sometimes obvious, like in staircases or sidewalk tiles. Other times they surprise you, like in a spiky Joshua tree or a boat’s wake. Can you find all the shapes in this week’s #teampixel images?</p></div></div><div class="block-image_carousel"><div class="h-c-page article-module"><div class="article-module glue-pagination h-c-carousel h-c-carousel--simple h-c-carousel--dark ng-cloak" data-glue-pagination-config="{cyclical: true}"><div class="h-c-carousel__wrap"><ul class="glue-carousel ng-cloak" data-glue-carousel-options="{pointerTypes: ['touch', 'mouse'], jump: true}"><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/teampixel_413_2.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_2.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Left: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhUWJTCg6CB/?tagged=teampixel">@g_l0</a>: The afterlife is shaping up to be quite colorful. <b>Right: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhXKaY6jhdl/?tagged=teampixel">@meladoro</a>: Reflecting between the lines.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/teampixel_413_.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Left:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhYMuk4g1AJ/?tagged=teampixel">@archibajda</a>: Talking in circles. <b>Right: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhX5bGtl2CK/?tagged=teampixel">@mykalfakerich</a>: Circling Cappadocia’s sky.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/teampixel_413_3.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_3.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Left:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhb7sFrnry-/?tagged=teampixel">@sreshtavijay</a>: We never realized shapes could look so tasty. <b>Right:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWtIqFAExE/?tagged=teampixel">@sneha_menon</a>: Too many shapes to count.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/teampixel_413_1.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_1.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Left: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhb6y2PAO3K/?tagged=teampixel">@ikanshoot</a>: Drawing a line in the sea. <b>Right: </b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZzZb3hh7A/?taken-by=moko_thefrenchie">@Moko_thefrenchie</a>: Moko’s favorite shape is doughnut.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/teampixel_413_7.max-2800x2800.jpg);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_7.jpg</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>Left:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhZWOqfhAqJ/?tagged=teampixel">@ishmeetgrewal</a>: Ouch! Spiky Joshua Tree silhouettes. <b>Right:</b> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhWrvJzA30r/?taken-by=muddyknee">@muddyknee</a>: They must be studying geometry.</p></div></figcaption></figure></li><li class="h-c-carousel__item article-carousel__slide"><figure><div class="article-carousel__slide-img" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/teampixel_413_5.gif);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">teampixel_413_5.gif</span></div><figcaption class="article-carousel__caption h-c-copy h-u-mt-std"><div class="rich-text"><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BhYMX6EFc9a/?tagged=teampixel">@trinitek</a>: Flying is a great way to stay in shape</p></div></figcaption></figure></li></ul><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-previous" data-glue-pagination-label="Previous" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-left" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate glue-pagination-next" data-glue-pagination-label="Next" data-glue-pagination-update-model="false"><div class="h-c-carousel__paginate-wrap"><svg class="h-c-icon h-c-icon--keyboard-arrow-right" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-keyboard-arrow-right"></use></svg></div></div></div><div class="h-c-carousel__navigation"><div class="glue-pagination-page-list"></div></div></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>If you’d like to be featured on @google and The Keyword, tag your Pixel photos with #teampixel and you might see yourself next.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/Nxjvx8CtTkA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogThe High Five: prom gets cheesy, pollen makes you sneezyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/wl7kIfHh4sw/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Whether you’re on the hunt for a flower crown or a corsage, here’s what that ol’ internet has been up to this week …</p><br/><p>People are searching for <b>Coachella</b>—specifically, “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/story/US_cu_YLoIjWIBAAAKtM_en">what is Coachella</a>”? It’s a music festival in the middle of the desert in California where bandanas are worn, parasols are twirled and selfies are taken (other Coachella items trending on Search are dust masks and earplugs… not as cute.) If you’re looking to see “who is performing?” you’ll be pleased to learn that two of the top-searched artists at Coachella are Beyonce and Cardi B (but Cardi was searched <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=%2Fg%2F11dxl0k0k2,%2Fm%2F01mpq7s">3,200 percent more</a> than Bey this week).</p><br/><p>For those who have to wait a few years to bask in the sweet sun of the Coachella Valley, the fluorescent light of a high school gym will have to suffice. That’s because it’s <b>prom season</b>, and the kids are wondering “is prom worth it?” and searching for creative promposals (prom + proposal) like “Fornite promposal” and “The Office promposal.” It’s not prom without a corsage and boutonniere (but who can spell that?). Amidst the prom-mania, “How to spell boutonniere” was a trending question this week. </p><br/><p>If you thought your prom was cheesy, it’s got nothing on the next trend. On Thursday, sandwich enthusiasts celebrated <b>National Grilled Cheese Day</b>, and they took to Google to learn new ways to make the delicious treat—searches for grilled cheese were up <a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=grilled%20cheese">300 percent.</a> Trending types of grilled cheese were “Taco grilled cheese,” “Keto grilled cheese” and “garlic bread grilled cheese.”</p><br/><p>Spring comes, snow melts, and people search for pollen. Is that the saying? Whatever. The next trend is <b>pollen</b><b>.</b> Probably because there’s a lot of it in the air. People were more interested in “<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%207-d&geo=US&q=food%20allergy,pollen%20allergy">pollen allergy</a>” than “food allergy” this week, and a top trending question was “how does pollen cause allergies?” 🤷</p><br/><p><b>Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth</b> welcomed her second child into the world this week, making her the first U.S. Senator to give birth while in office. The announcement of her new baby had some people searching ”How old is Tammy Duckworth?” and brought up questions about maternity leave—“how long is maternity leave?” and “when to take maternity leave?” were trending questions this week.</p><p><br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/wl7kIfHh4sw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:45:00 -0000Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:45:00 -0000The Official Google BlogThe Robinsons are “Lost in Space" and Google Home can helphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/B44gSsBTg4A/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Hello, this is Will Robinson of the 24th Colonist Group. My family and I were headed to Alpha Centauri when we accidentally crash-landed on an unfamiliar planet. Mom, Dad, Penny, Judy and I trained for this mission and had all of the provisions for a long trip but ... it hasn’t quite turned out as planned.</p><p>Our spaceship, the Jupiter 2, is sinking in ice, and we could really use some help. Everyone’s trying to be brave, but I think we’re all pretty scared. It helps that my new robot warns me when there’s trouble—so far the only thing he says is “Danger, Will Robinson!” but I don’t think it’s enough to get us out of here.<br/></p><p>That’s where you come in. Luckily, the wiring in our spaceship still works, so we’re able to communicate with Earth. You can radio me on your Google Home to give us a hand. Just say, “Hey Google, play the Lost in Space Game,” and I’ll answer right away. <br/></p><p></p><p>If you can give my mom some tips on how to melt ice around the spaceship, decode scrambled messages from The Resolute (our spaceship) for Dad, help Penny escape from alien creatures, and give Judy directions while she’s searching for fuel—you might just be able to help us get off this planet.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Over and out.<br/>Will<br/></p><p>P.S. You can follow all of our adventures from your home planet. Just say, “Hey Google, play Lost in Space on Netflix”, to watch from your TV. (You’ll need a Netflix subscription.) <br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/B44gSsBTg4A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000Fri, 13 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogPuparazzi alert: five tips for your pet photoshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/NhR9lrX_cbA/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>If you’re a pet owner, you probably live every day like it’s National Pet Day. But to honor the holiday today, we’ve put together a few pet-tential ways you can celebrate them with Google Photos:</p><p></p><p><b>1. </b><b>A photo book of your pet, created just for you</b></p>Starting this week, if you take a lot of photos of your cat or dog, the Google Photos app may automatically create a photo book starring your pet. We use machine learning to save you time by selecting the best photos of your four-legged friend and laying them out in a <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/photobook">photo book</a>. For those of you in the U.S. or Canada, all you have to do is decide if you want a hardcover or softcover book, and then order.<b><br/></b><p></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="cat photo book" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Cat_Photo_Book_1.max-1000x1000.png"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p></p><p><b>2. Identify popular breeds with Google Lens<br/></b>Recently, we made <a href="https://support.google.com/photos/answer/7539151?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en">Google Lens preview</a> available in Google Photos across Android and iOS. Now, when you take a photo of an animal—like a cute cat or dog—you can use Lens to help identify its breed and get more information.</p><p></p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="lens pet day" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Lens_PetDay_04092018_3.gif"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>3. Create a movie dedicated to your furry friend<br/></b>Your pet may have a leading role in your life, but it’s time to show the rest of the world that your animal is a star. If your pet is ready for a big screen debut, open your Google Photos app, go to the Assistant tab, and click on the movie button. Then, if available, choose the Meow Movie or Doggie Movie option, select your pet, and we’ll compile the best photos of your four-legged pal into a movie, set to pet-themed music.</p></div></div><div class="block-video"><div class="article-module article-video "><figure><a class="h-c-video h-c-video--marquee" data-glue-modal-disabled-on-mobile="true" data-glue-modal-trigger="uni-modal-s1Y6A_rqoE0-" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=s1Y6A_rqoE0"><img alt="For the 150th anniversary of the SF SPCA, we put together a special Meow Movie for some of their fabulous felines who need a home." src="//img.youtube.com/vi/s1Y6A_rqoE0/maxresdefault.jpg"/><svg class="h-c-video__play h-c-icon h-c-icon--color-white" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-youtube-icon"></use></svg></a><figcaption class="article-video__caption h-c-page"><p>For the 150th anniversary of the SF SPCA, we put together a special Meow Movie for some of their fabulous felines who need a home. For more information, visit https://www.sfspca.org/.</p></figcaption></figure></div><div class="h-c-modal--video" data-glue-modal="uni-modal-s1Y6A_rqoE0-" data-glue-modal-close-label="Close Dialog"><a class="glue-yt-video" data-glue-yt-video-autoplay="true" data-glue-yt-video-height="99%" data-glue-yt-video-vid="s1Y6A_rqoE0" data-glue-yt-video-width="100%" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=s1Y6A_rqoE0" ng-cloak=""></a></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>4. Label your pet to easily find photos of them<br/></b>In most countries, you can label your cats and dogs so that you can search to quickly find photos of them. Or even better, you can find photos of that one time you dressed them up for Halloween by searching “Oliver hat” or pictures of them in the park by searching “Oliver park.”</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--medium h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--4 h-c-grid__col--offset-4 "><img alt="oliver" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/GifofOliver.gif"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p><b>5. Search by breed and emoji<br/></b>Speaking of fast ways to find photos of your pets, you can also search by breed, species, or emoji—try<img height="29" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PvNAxDFZclNvud4NapQX9cF_iJdNj9VpyG8kCfCzFfbKIq5kYt-2dpKXyOnrv2MpfDNgm8_AFtTS8qEPU-i5gBoCWnIt_XUwcJnBZNCka6GNDzVqdychGZSFwu227wRIxd1UHEyv" width="29"/>or<img height="33" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/1ndDtFDVYmZP0ex3woiCvJmv-dSyv-tAJFaH8XVvarotZ5ZWtuC57k0tVpkNTyiYc8sgAEM9cewOSr7ZI-QwCWYwl_6KR69S7h3g2ziQybJmnKYOJHEEMmg6qXoXZHYMWqhvEb6m" width="33"/>. Quickly search “pitbull” to rediscover photos of your sister’s cute canine, or “gecko” to pull up pics of that cool lizard your friend has. </p><p>Howevfur you pampurr your pets, we hope you can try out a few of the features that Google Photos has to off-fur.<br/></p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/NhR9lrX_cbA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:00:00 -0000Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogThink macro: record actions in Google Sheets to skip repetitive workhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~3/gjjxqVnxEkA/<html><head></head><body><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Since their <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VisiCalc">debut</a> nearly 40 years ago, spreadsheets have remained core to how businesses get work done. From analyzing quarterly revenue to updating product inventory, spreadsheets are critical to helping companies gather and share data to inform quicker decisions—but what else can you do if they’re in the cloud?</p><p>We’ve been focused on making Google Sheets better for businesses for this reason, which is why we’ve recently added new features to help teams <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/pivot-cloud-intelligent-features-google-sheets-help-businesses-uncover-insights/">analyze</a> and <a href="https://www.blog.google/products/g-suite/visualize-data-instantly-machine-learning-google-sheets/">visualize</a> their data. Today we’re adding more updates to Sheets, including a way to record macros in the cloud to automate repetitive tasks, as well as more formatting options. Check it out.</p><h3>Record macros in Sheets, skip mundane tasks</h3>We want to help companies automate work by approaching macros differently: cloud-first. Starting today, you can <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7665004">record macros</a> in Sheets. Let’s say you need to format new data imports or build the same chart across multiple sheets of quarterly data. Repeating the same steps manually can take hours, but the Sheets macro recorder lets you record those actions and play them back on command without having to write any code.</div></div><div class="block-video"><div class="article-module article-video "><figure><a class="h-c-video h-c-video--marquee" data-glue-modal-disabled-on-mobile="true" data-glue-modal-trigger="uni-modal-DCW1J3zg4YM-" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=DCW1J3zg4YM"><div class="article-video__aspect-image" style="background-image: url(https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/images/Record_Macros_Thumbnail.max-1000x1000.png);"><span class="h-u-visually-hidden">Record macros in Sheets, skip mundane tasks</span></div><svg class="h-c-video__play h-c-icon h-c-icon--color-white" role="img"><use xlink:href="#mi-youtube-icon"></use></svg></a></figure></div><div class="h-c-modal--video" data-glue-modal="uni-modal-DCW1J3zg4YM-" data-glue-modal-close-label="Close Dialog"><a class="glue-yt-video" data-glue-yt-video-autoplay="true" data-glue-yt-video-height="99%" data-glue-yt-video-vid="DCW1J3zg4YM" data-glue-yt-video-width="100%" href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=DCW1J3zg4YM" ng-cloak=""></a></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Here’s how it works: when you record a macro, Sheets converts the macro actions into an <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/overview">Apps Script</a> automatically. If you want to update your macro, you can simply edit the script directly instead of having to re-record the macro from scratch. You can also <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/sheets/macros">write your own</a> Apps Script functions and <a href="https://developers.google.com/apps-script/guides/sheets/macros#importing_functions_as_macros">import them as new macros</a>.</p><p>The best part about Sheets Macros is that they’re built for use in cloud-based files, which means that teams can run macros at the same time that others are working in the sheet without interrupting them. For example, a finance team having a budget meeting can run macros while reviewing the same spreadsheet. It also means that coworkers or clients won’t be forced to download sensitive files to use your macros. Since your Sheets files are in the cloud, you can keep <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/2494893?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en">tighter controls</a> over who can view and re-share your data.</p></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><h3>More updates to Sheets</h3><p>You may have noticed that over the past few years we’ve put effort toward building Sheets features to help businesses view, analyze and share their data more easily. This includes adding new chart types (<a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/190718?hl=en">waterfall and 3D</a>), ways to <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7009814?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en">embed</a> charts while keeping data up-to-date in Docs and Slides (even if you move files), more functions (up to <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/table/25273?hl=en">400+</a> now), additional <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2017/02/support-for-rotated-text-accounting.html">formatting</a>, <a href="https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2017/06/charts-in-sheets-updates_1.html">print options</a> and more.</p><p>Today, we’re adding even routinely requested features, including the ability to add <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7663148">printing page breaks, custom paper sizes</a>, more options for <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/54813">row and column grouping</a> and a way to add <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7684717">checkboxes in cells</a>. We’ve also made it possible for you to <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/7572895">group your data</a> by time frame (like week, month or year) when you create pivot tables.</p><p>Speaking of pivot tables, our engineering team has also been hard at work bringing the power of Google’s artificial intelligence into Sheets to help teams know what their data knows. You might have noticed that we recently added <a href="https://blog.google/products/g-suite/pivot-cloud-intelligent-features-google-sheets-help-businesses-uncover-insights/">intelligent pivot tables</a> in Sheets to help analyze and find new insights, no matter how skilled you are at data analytics.</p></div></div><div class="block-image_full_width"><div class="article-module h-c-page"><div class="h-c-grid"><figure class="article-image--large h-c-grid__col h-c-grid__col--6 h-c-grid__col--offset-3 "><img alt="Pivot tables" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog-publish-prod/original_images/Image_2_-_pivot_tables.gif"/></figure></div></div></div><div class="block-paragraph"><div class="rich-text"><p>Companies like Whirlpool Corporation and Sanmina are using Sheets for more collaborative data analysis. These latest additions are designed to make Sheets a go-to resource for businesses and will roll out over the next few weeks. Learn more about Sheets on our <a href="https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/sheets/switch-from-excel/">Learning Center</a>.</p></div></div></body></html><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/MKuf/~4/gjjxqVnxEkA" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000Wed, 11 Apr 2018 16:00:00 -0000The Official Google BlogWe’ve moved! Find us at the new Microsoft Edge Dev Blog
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/05/08/weve-moved-find-us-at-the-new-microsoft-edge-dev-blog/
Fri, 08 May 2015 15:40:19 +0000As we announced last week, with the reveal of Microsoft Edge we are archiving the IEBlog. Future posts for both Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer will take place at our new home on Windows Blogs, the Microsoft Edge Dev Blog. We've redirected the RSS feed for the IEBlog to point to our new home. If...Fri, 08 May 2015 15:40:19 +0000IEBlogMicrosoft Edge is the browser for Windows 10
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/29/microsoft-edge-is-the-browser-for-windows-10/
Wed, 29 Apr 2015 11:30:00 +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
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/23/announcing-improvements-to-enterprise-mode-and-enterprise-site-discovery/
Thu, 23 Apr 2015 14:31:57 +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
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/14/april-2015-security-updates-for-internet-explorer/
Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032 (3038314)This critical security update resolves vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. For more information, please see Microsoft Security Bulletin MS15-032. Security Update for Flash Player (3049508) This security update for Adobe Flash Player in Internet Explorer 10 and 11 on supported editions of Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 and Windows...Tue, 14 Apr 2015 11:00:00 +0000IEBlogAnnouncing the 2015 “Project Spartan” Web Summit, May 5th and 6th in Mountain View, CA
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/13/announcing-the-2015-project-spartan-web-summit-may-5th-and-6th-in-mountain-view-ca/
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000In March, the Project Spartan team hosted a small, by-invitation workshop at our Silicon Valley campus with developers attending from popular sites and frameworks based around the Silicon Valley area. This was an invaluable opportunity for us to share our plans and meet face to face with developers that build with the Web platform. We...Mon, 13 Apr 2015 09:59:00 +0000IEBlogProject Spartan now available in the Windows 10 Technical Preview for phones
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/10/project-spartan-now-available-in-the-windows-10-technical-preview-for-phones/
Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000As Gabe just announced on the Windows Blog, the latest Windows 10 Technical Preview build for phones is now available. With it, we are delighted to announce that Project Spartan for Windows phones is available to preview in this build. It's been just over a week since Project Spartan was available in the last desktop...Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:06:00 +0000IEBlogIntroducing the IE Diagnostics Adapter for third party developer tools
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/04/02/introducing-the-ie-diagnostics-adapter-for-third-party-developer-tools/
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000For several releases, Internet Explorer has had diagnostic tools that help developers debug visual issues, find JavaScript bugs, and profile Web sites. These tools have shipped both in the browser as the F12 Developer Tools as well as in Visual Studio. In the interest of making the modern Web "just work" for everyone, today we're...Thu, 02 Apr 2015 11:00:03 +0000IEBlog"Project Spartan" in the Windows Technical Preview build 10049
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/30/project-spartan-in-the-windows-technical-preview-build-10049/
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000Today we’re excited to announce the availability of a new build for Windows Insiders with the first preview of “Project Spartan,” the new browser for Windows 10. You can learn more in Joe Belfiore’s blog post, “Introducing Project Spartan: The New Browser Built for Windows 10." This build does not yet include all the changes...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:30:00 +0000IEBlogUpdates from the “Project Spartan” Developer Workshop
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/24/updates-from-the-project-spartan-developer-workshop/
Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000Today we’re excited to host some of our top web site partners, enterprise developers and web framework authors at the Microsoft Silicon Valley campus for a "Project Spartan" developer workshop to get an early look at Windows 10’s new default browsing experience as it rapidly approaches a public preview. This is another step in our...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:00:13 +0000IEBlogPartnering with Adobe on new contributions to our web platform
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ie/2015/03/23/partnering-with-adobe-on-new-contributions-to-our-web-platform/
Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000In recent releases, we’ve talked often about our goal to bring the team and technologies behind our web platform closer to the community of developers and other vendors who are also working to move the Web forward. This has been a driving motivation behind our emphasis on providing better developer tools, resources for cross-browser testing,...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:00:11 +0000IEBlog