Soon, all Windows Insiders with the Your Phone app will be able to sync notifications from their Android phone to their PC. Users will be able to dismiss notifications on their desktop to have them disappear from their mobile, with notification replies coming in the future. Meanwhile, screen mirroring features are coming to the Galaxy S10, S10+, and S10e, as well as the Note 8 and 9. OnePlus 6 and 6t users will also get access to the feature for enhanced productivity....

This is a handy feature because it means users can pinch on their screen to zoom in on any video just as you would with photos. If you have YouTube Premium, this feature has been available since August but is now graduating to be available to all YouTube users. Another interesting new ability is precise seeking, which will help users fast forward and rewind to the exact location in the video they want....

Last year, many scammers used the COVID-19 pandemic theme to impersonate health authorities or offer to sell scarce protection products. Today, scammers are trying to make money by taking advantage of users’ interest in the topic of the coronavirus vaccine. How can students protect themselves from cybercriminals? Read this post to get a comprehensive student guide to online scams. Top 4 Ways to Protect From Online Scams Safety on the Internet largely depends on us....

The tech reportedly comes from British company ARM holdings and could be an upset for Intel’s server dominance. For providers, it’s largely a question of cost. Intel’s dominance lets it drive up prices, with AMD chips only being a serious contender in recent times. However, the price difference may be worth the drop in performance. ARM chips can cost thousands less and are more energy efficient on top of that....

The second generation Ryzen Threadripper chips will arrive later this month and into October. AMD describes the processors as “record breaking”. Two CPUs make up the X series, which AMD says are all designed to appeal to gamers and enthusiasts seeking extra power. A further two processors make up the WX series, which means work station. AMD says these two CPUs are for creators needing expansive performance. As expected with these high-end processors, AMD is charging a harsh price....

The appearance of a new platform for the Microsoft Store is likely as close as we’ll get, but it’s definitely not clear-cut. Under availability, the app now shows a star and the numbers 8828080. According to Windows Central, this could be a reference to the Andromeda OS. The number has appeared recently as a target platform and corresponds to Microsoft’s corporate phone number. As well as the Store itself, apps from major third parties have surfaced, including Spotify, games, and more....

Scientists in Zurich are giving drones the AI ability to fly themselves. Using what they call “vision algorithms” the researchers are able to implement AI into even drones that can be bought off the shelf. The artificial intelligence can give the drones self-governing ability to fly autonomously and map areas. Professor Margarita Chli of the Vision Robotics Lab says the team use “dense surface reconstruction” data-set. This has been specifically designed to give drones learning abilities to adapt to their environment....

The important details here are the Surface Go LTE will be available on November 20 and will cost $679. For that price customers will get the version with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage. Firstly, I want to say this is not a leak in the strictest sense. Best Buy has almost certainly purposely allowed this information to seep into the public eye. Either way, it’s good to know how much the Surface Go LTE will cost....

Azure Synapse Analytics automatically prepares and manages data for business intelligence applications. Microsoft describes it as an extension of Azure SQL Data Warehouse as it leverages analytic data from warehouse systems across organizations. Synapse Analytics comes with a dedicated workspace called Azure Synapse studio. Here customers can access tools for managing data, big data, AI tasks, and more. Microsoft points out there have been traditional barriers when customers wanted to support hybrid transactional analytical processing (HTAP) workloads....

That plan has now extended to older Windows 10 versions (via TechDows). Through the release of the KB4541301, KB4541302, KB4559309 updates, the new Microsoft Edge Chromium experience is available on Windows versions 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, and of course 2004. Users can download the browser via Windows Update. Microsoft’s original Edge browser was built on the company’s EdgeHTML rendering platform. In December 2018, Microsoft announced it would switch Edge to Google’s Chromium platform....

It’s been over two years since its launch and Eve has even launched a monitor in that time. Now, though, the eyes are firmly on Eve V version 2.0, and it has revealed a little more about its plans for the device. Like it’s predecessor, version 2 will rely heavily on the community to influence the specs and features that go into the device. Eve admits that these days the V “fails to keep up with newer offers from our competitors in the eys of more demanding users”....

APT39 is an Iranian threat group that usually engages in cyberespionage attacks on behalf of the Iranian government. Law enforcement agencies in the U.S. believe APT39 also operates under a shell company known as RANA Intelligence Computing Co. In response to the new information, the FBI published a public threat advisory following an investigation into Rana Corp. Security researchers also studied output from the company and found malware samples that show an Android attack has evolved to include surveillance capabilities....

Perhaps that is now happening as the New York Times reports Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wants to merge all of the company’s messaging services. That means WhatsApp and Messenger will be integrated, and you can throw Instagram into the mix too. It is worth noting that neither service will be removed, so all will continue as individual applications. However, Zuckerberg wants WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram to be underpinned by the same technical architecture....

The feature will link users and allow them to either be mentors or mentees. On the mobile app users will be matched up between mentees and mentors, connecting them by elements they have in common. The connections would be friends, education, location, and profession. Facebook has been pushing enterprise-focused features for some time. The company launched Facebook Workplace last year as a way to connect business users. The service brings custom integration that allows users to add software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions into the network....

Of course, crowdfunding has become a proven way to get interesting new projects the backing they need. Gabriel Wyner, an opera singer based in Chicago has developed a method for learning new languages and has folded it into app form. Wyner is a polyglot and now the author and founder of Fluent Forever. The book company is already devoted to helping people learn a new language through modern techniques. Now, the company is expanding into applications....

Dependabot is an open source service that allows users to automate dependency updates in their solutions. The tool has been integrated into GitHub for dev’s to use. The company says the new app searches dependencies in a project for security vulnerabilities and updates them automatically to newer versions. As mentioned, this is another example of GitHub expanding since Microsoft’s purchase. Another recent example was the introduction of GitHub Sponsors. This new program allows users to provide financial backing to open-source developers....

Jason Rohrer was given a significant scare by GitHub when the company blocked him without explanation. As the developer of over a dozen games with code hosted on GitHub, including One Hour One Life, Rohrer was given no explanation why he was blocked. “If you’re thinking about using @github for your life’s work, FYI, they may remove it without any warning or notice, based on some user ‘report’ made out of spite....

Yes, the fine is massive and the record-breaking part is important. Not least because Google is the current record holder of the highest fine paid to the Commission. A year ago, the company was forced to pay $2.7 billion for breaching competition laws around its shopping search results. This time, the European Commission says the fine regards three restrictions Google placed on Android device OEMs. Under European laws the restrictions break antitrust regulations....

The company has announced a platform for developers to create games that work in the real-world through Google Maps. In its announcement, the company said game developers can reimagine the real world and real locations as games. From racing games to zombie apocalypse games, real-world environments can be transformed. Of course, the scope here is massive and Google could well be changing the face of games forever. The company explains how Google Maps can leverage mixed reality: “Game studios can easily reimagine our world as a medieval fantasy, a bubble gum candy land, or a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic city....

With the redesign, which mainly refers to the presentation of items, the company wants to increase clarity in the many different views of the application. The new design covers everything from exploration to navigation and transit mode. For example, petrol stations are highlighted more prominently in navigation mode, while bus, train and other public transport stops will be highlighted in transit mode. In order to make it easier for the user to distinguish between different establishments at a glance, Google introduces a new colour scheme: restaurants, cafés and other catering facilities are displayed in orange, cinemas, theatres and other places for entertainment are turquoise....