However, Microsoft is not slowing down, and Sticky Notes will continue to evolve. Microsoft software engineer for the Windows Insider team, Jen Gentleman announced an upcoming feature release. Taking to Twitter, Gentleman teased the ability to add images to notes. While Gentleman did not expand on details, we guess the feature would work as you would expect. Users should be able to attach images from their personal files on a phone or PC....
If you’re unfamiliar with Xbox Cloud Gaming, it was previously known as Project xCloud. As a game streaming service, Microsoft handles resources through Azure, allowing users to play Xbox games on any device and any platform, in theory. At the moment, Xbox Cloud Gaming is limited to Android smartphones and tablets. However, there have been reports of Microsoft working to bring support for Android TV. According to Spencer, the service could come to all TVs through a USB stick....
Windows Insider Program members are running Redstone 4 (Version 1803) builds in preview. Windows Central reports Microsoft will soon open up Redstone 5 previews in the Skip Ahead feature. You may remember Skip Ahead was launched last year, but only to select Insiders. Microsoft later opened it up to all preview users. It allows Insiders to jump forward in branches and preview features and builds in very early developmental stages....
This is not a new technology, but its implementation is fresh. Indeed, Microsoft Translators first gained neural machine translation (NMT) AI abilities way back in 2016. However, it was limited to online as the computing load for the translation models was too high. Since its launch, Microsoft has been continuing research on NMT implementation offline. One avenue the company explored on an Android device was to use a dedicated AI chipset....
A team used methods known as dual learning, deliberation networks, and joint training to reach the milestone. Microsoft calls its system “next-generation Neural Machine Translation”, and that comes with some advantages. The quality of translations to and from English and Chinese or German increased by 11%. It’s not a giant leap, but it should ensure that the result is less confusing in some scenarios. Microsoft gave some examples of the changes, which are quite impressive: “German into English Source: Jemand hat heute über diese Männer gewacht....
The new Beta release for Xbox One is a patch for build 1704, which of course is the Creators Update. This is the first significant release after Microsoft dropped the feature update last week. Xbox users received the Creators Update before anybody else, it will be released on Windows 10 PCs on April 11. Before getting to the changelog, which is just fixes anyway, it is worth talking about the gamerpics delay....
In the write-up, Microsoft explains that the issue is preventing Windows from installing the recent Security Update for Secure Boot DBX (KB5012170). When someone tries to apply the update, Windows Update surfaces a 0x800f0922 error code. To clarify, this is a bug related solely to the Secure Boot DBX fix. While that was part of the August 2022 Patch Tuesday release, other security updates, feature releases, and monthly rollups are not affected by the bug....
The build has many of the features Microsoft previewed, with automatic shape creation, a ruler, and more. It appears to be a leak of the “Education Preview” of the software, which will be aimed primarily at schools. Whiteboard Release Notes Thankfully, there are some great features to accomodate that. This version also lets users create graphs by writing an equation, as well as easy insertion of images from the web....
One of the biggest challenges amidst the COVID-19 outbreak is easing the burden on health services. Global isolation efforts are as much about buying time for hospitals to catch up with the load of infected people as they are about protecting the population. Making healthcare workers a priority is something we have seen across various sectors, such as travel and retail. So, Microsoft’s plan makes sense and would see emergency services and critical infrastructure ensured of optimum Azure performance....
In its original guidance, the company says legacy CSP subscriptions to Microsoft Cloud services would no longer get automatic updates starting from July 11 2022. With that date fast approaching, customers have been concerned about Microsoft’s plans. They accused the company of simply trying to force users on its own New Commerce Experience subscription model. An announcement on June 27 saw Microsoft roll back its previous decision. According to the company, automatic updates for CSP subs are “extended indefinitely”....
At WWDC this month, Apple announced its own ARM-based processor that will power a new generation of Macs later this year. Ahead of the hardware arriving, Cupertino is giving developers a chance to work with the processor. Dev’s can access a developer kit comprised of a Mac mini with the A12X ARM processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage. This chipset is what Apple has used in its current generation of iPad Pros....
There are a couple of limitations, however. Firstly, drag and drop on Your Phone will only work for individual files and not folders. Secondly, for now the feature is only available for Samsung smartphones. Furthermore, it’s only possible to transfer up to 100 files at once and individual files are limited to 512MB in size. To start transferring files, open the Your Phone app on your Samsung Galaxy handset and on your Windows 10 PC....
“For as long as I remember I’ve been fascinated with the idea of using light to represent music,” he said in a Twitter statement. “Growing up I dreamed of running lighting for EDM festivals and tours, and I want to pursue that passion in a bigger way.” His departure follows that of Mixer’s other co-founder, James Boehm, on October 2nd. Boehm also said he plans to work on other projects, one of them being his place on the board of Gamer Goo....
Stitch is a backend-as-a-service (BaaS) tool that will integrate with the MongoDB database. It has been created to help developers tie together third-party services. This service is rare for the company as it is away from its core database offerings. Regardless, Stitch is a response to a growing developer trend of writing apps across third-party services. The new feature allows dev’s to connect data from these external services and compile the APIs in MondgoDB....
But what does the future hold? As we reported last month, the Nokia 9 will launch at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018. However, HMD Global is already looking to the future and the Nokia 10, hopefully a flagship that will truly compete with the best on the market. Nokia was once the biggest phone company out there, until the smartphone revolution hit hard. The Nokia 9 is unlikely to put the brand back at the top, but possibly the Nokia 10 could....
Since the attack, known ransomware group Lapsus has confirmed it was behind the breach. Furthermore, the group has now published NVIDIA’s DLSS source code. Lapsus was inside NVIDIA’s servers for a whole week and as able to steal 1TB of data from the company. The group contacted NVIDIA, threatening to release the content if the company did not remover the mining performance limiting feature on the RTX-30 GPU. If you’re unfamiliar with DLSS, it is a tool that allows games to run higher framerates while keeping processing power low....
Let’s step back and take a look at how we got here. Nvidia, for some reason, announced two GPUs with drastically different specs but the same model number, the RTX 4080 16GB and the RTX 4080 12GB. That seems fine as the GPUs clearly state the difference between them is the memory. However, in reality, there are other major differences. Most notably, the RTX 4080 16GB also has 20% more mode CUDA cores than the 12GB....
Starting with StaffHub Now, Microsoft has added a tab for Firstline Workers that can be used to see workday schedules and access resources. In its release notes, the company says the tab will streamline workday management. Among the viewable items in the StaffHub Now tab are activities, notes, and scheduled breaks. Each item is presented in an easy to understand UI. StaffHub is a cloud-based service that brings work scheduling to users of Office 365....
Thankfully, they shouldn’t have to wait much longer. According to WindowsUnited, some Insiders using Outlook Mail now have Focused Inbox. Labeled ‘Relevant’, it splits emails into two categories, with the most important at the forefront. The feature came to Android and iOS over three years ago and Windows 10 in February, alongside a promise of expansion. Originally, Microsoft said it would roll out features across platforms simultaneously, but that hasn’t been the case....
The issues were caused by Microsoft’s previous cumulative update for the OS version, 14393.1613. Users were unable to view previously installed updates, and others noticed increased memory, CPU, and network utilization, alongside timeout errors. Though it took a while, those problems are now resolved, and users should be able to continue as usual. Here are the full details: “Addressed issue where Update History and hidden updates are lost and a full scan for updates happens after installing OS Updates 14393....
