This means customers holding out for a Kaby Lake powered Surface Pro 5 or Surface Book 2 will have to wait a little more than the traditional yearly cycle. ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley broke the news earlier in the year that Microsoft would hold off hardware releases until the launch of Redstone 2. However, Mary Jo has tapped back into her sources and they tell her Microsoft has changed its plans and will launch new Surface devices in the summer of 2017, after the second Redstone roll out....

In a statement released by Roskomnadzor, the VPN services are named as threats that might be used to access illegal content. Roskomnadzor stresses however that the “restrictions will not affect Russian companies using VPN services in continuous technological processes”. The Russian media watchdog maintains a so-called “white list” of approved providers and has informed both companies about the possibility of being included in the “white lists” previously on May 14th of 2021....

Among the invited leaders is Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who is yet to respond. Though he attended the first ATC meeting, his company has since taken a vocal stance against Trump. It’s unclear, then, if Nadella will be open to the talk. The ATC meeting will allegedly contain sessions on Cloud computing, a topic Satya should be well-versed in. 10 Other Companies As well as Microsoft, Kushner is asking for advisors from ten other companies....

Speaking after Microsoft’s Future Decoded conference, Satya Nadella said Microsoft does not over monetize data. “We don’t want to over-monetize. If anything, one of the things we’ve done is to is to make sure that the utility is maximized for the users,” Nadella told the Times this weekend. “Users should only use that service if that customer data creates utility for them. If you think about LinkedIn, it is all about economic opportunity for the member....

It is worth noting this is for Skype Preview v8.58.76.92. Florian B chipped in by saying moving away from React Native means several features have left the application. Those features include: People app integration Syncing with OUtlook Automatic Microsoft account sign in App pausing and working in the background A title bar that follows Fluent Design guidelines In-line notifications Interestingly, Skype Preview has also reverted to using an old app icon....

Now, one independent developer is one step closer to making that happen on the original Surface Duo. Gustave Monce has been attempting to get Windows 11 running on the two screens of the Duo. He has experience in this area having successfully got Windows running on old Lumia smartphones. Monce now reports he has made a significant step in his Surface Dup project. Specifically, the developer has Windows 11 running on both screens of the Duo at the same time....

Of course, Ignite is a partner conference. It is as much about Microsoft partners integrating with the company’s services than Redmond making announcements. Symantec took the stage in Florida and announced new features that will integrate into its Data Loss Prevention (DLP) suite within Office 365. Three new additions will enhance the security platform. The focus is on securing data as it transitions between vendors and partners. “As enterprises migrate to Office 365 and other SaaS applications, they risk a huge potential of data loss, which is made even more complex in the face of increasing data regulations such as GDPR,” says Nico Popp, senior vice president of Information Protection, Symantec....

“How well do you understand what all those external software components actually do?” it poses. “You may find that you’re placing as much trust in each of the thousands of contributors to those components as you have in your in-house engineering team.” The tool is built on .NET Core, and as such runs across Linux, Windows, and macOS. However, Microsoft touts other benefits over static analysis tools. Firstly, Application Inspector doesn’t just flag bad practices – it displays all characteristics it has analyzed as interesting so that a human can review them....

Last month, Canonical released Ubuntu 18.04, and it’s now available on the Microsoft Store. You can install it as a normal app and gain access to all its command-line features. Unfortunately, the new app is likely to cause confustion as it comes in the form of a different app. “You might be asking why there are a couple different Ubuntu apps and what we plan to do with those,” said Tara Raj, program manager of Windows Subsystem for Linux....

Chinese social network Weibo shows images of an unreleased Windows phone that would have packed solid hardware. The Hapanero Windows Phone featured a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810, backed up by 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. Users would have been able to expand the storage with a microSD card. On the display front, the Hapanero Windows Phone would have come in two variants, a Full HD 1080p panel and a 1440 Quad HD display....

Wi-Fi and Ethernet both give us indispensable internet connections to do a multitude of tasks. Internet users were comfortable with the internet connections via the Ethernet cable until Wi-Fi came into existence a couple of decades ago. Wi-Fi was pretty slow originally, but the technology has been developing rapidly. It still does, and the introduction of the next-gen Wi-Fi 6 increased the Wi-Fi speed almost to the point of Ethernet connection....

The disappearing message feature will allow users to set a timer on WhatsApp to decide how long a message remains visible in the chat. Once the time elapses the message is deleted. A new report has confirmed the feature is in development but with a caveat. Specifically, it will be limited to group chats on WhatsApp. In other words, users in one-to-one chats will not be able to use the disappearing message tool....

A cryptocurrency wallet is a platform that allows an investor to keep all of their cryptocurrency in one place. People can choose between a hot and a cold wallet. A hot wallet is always online, whereas a cold wallet is always offline. The majority of crypto owners however should choose cold wallets because they are less vulnerable to hacking and other security threats. A cryptocurrency exchange, on the other hand, is a website or service that allows users to sell or purchase digital currency or convert fiat currency into digital currency....

Without some tweaks, focus assist can cause you to miss important information. By default, it blocks when duplicating a display, gaming, or in a full-screen app. Essentially, watching a Netflix show can be enough to miss an important email. On the latest versions of Windows 10, you’re able to change focus assist quiet hours and several other automatic rules. We’re going to show you how to configure those Do Not Disturb options or turn it off entirely if you wish....

Having a 64-bit version of OneDrive is important, not least because it means the app can support larger files more efficiently on Windows. Of course, this will depend on whether your version of Windows 10 supports 64-bit. “The 64-bit version is the right choice if you plan to use large files, if you have a lot of files, and if you have a computer that’s running a 64-bit version of Windows,” Microsoft’s Ankita Kirti said in a blog post at the time....

If you are unfamiliar with a safeguard hold, it is sometimes known as a compatibility hold. In essences, it is when Microsoft prevents certain devices from installing a new Windows 10 update due to some compatibility issue between the hardware and software. We have seen a couple of safeguard holds this year following the release of Windows 10 May 2020 Update. Microsoft’s reasons for placing these holds is simple. The company prevents updates to stop problems occurring on hardware that is not compatible with an update....

With the Windows 10 May 2019 update, Microsoft finally appears to be doing its part to help. A new toggle under ‘Graphics Settings’ lets users toggle support for variable refresh rate in games. This will ensure it functions correctly even in games without native support. For the unfamiliar, variable refresh rate monitors are popular due to their ability to update more dynamically. Regular screens tend to update 60, 90, or 120 times a second (Hz), and nowhere in between....

While the Creators Update for PC brings some sweeping changes, for Windows 10 Mobile it feels more like an incremental release. There are plenty of new additions, of course, but Windows 10 Mobile users are not going to find a wholly new experience. Indeed, most of the differences are service design or performance related and not focused on new features. For example, Microsoft has changed Wi-Fi and device settings to be closer to those on PC....

Last year, Microsoft first brought Fluent Design to the People app. However, the company also kept the older UI design in place, most notably the hamburger menu. With the latest Insider release, Microsoft has now removed the hamburger menu in the app. The hamburger menu is a previous Windows 10 design element that was essentially a side bar on applications. It is possible the menu will return to the Windows 10 People app with further Fluent Design changes....

Today marks the addition of a new page type: Image Gallery, as well as a number of features and improvements. Users can now create a Web to App link, which ensures links to websites open in an associated app rather than a web browser. Windows Template Studio 1.6 Studio Changelog It also introduces several improvements, which aren’t major but improve its overall quality. Here’s the full changelog: “New Pages:...