[ad_1] The tool is meant to support students learning to read and/or translate, as well as students with reading challenges. Microsoft has previously put it to use in other platforms, like Office. The tool should be ready for Minecraft: Education Edition by the start of the school year this fall. Microsoft has a few other […]
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Microsoft’s reworked Edge browser is available to try on Windows 7
[ad_1] Dev channel builds will be coming to earlier Windows releases “soon,” Microsoft added. While this probably won’t be a must-have release for a home PC (especially if you’re comfortable using Chrome), it could be an important first step for corporate web surfers stuck with old Windows releases. Many office dwellers don’t have control over […]
Windows 10 preview links bugs you find to existing feedback
[ad_1] It’s already possible to find existing complaints with the search bar, but this update should streamline the process. You can see a preview of what the updated Feedback Hub looks like below. Grouping complaints won’t just save users time, it might help Microsoft avert chaos before it spreads. A Windows 10 update last October […]
Kano unveils its first build-it-yourself Windows 10 computer
[ad_1] The Kano PC will have plenty of ports, too, including HDMI, two USB ports — one 2.0, the other 3.0 — and, thankfully, a 3.5mm headphone jack. It will also come with a keyboard cover which, at first blush, looks like a massive improvement over the plastic keyboard that shipped with previous Kano computers. […]
US recommends Windows users patch against worm vulnerability
[ad_1] The BlueKeep vulnerability is “wormable”, meaning an attacker only has to gain access to one computer in order to gain control of all the other devices on its network. Microsoft already issued patches for the bug last month, but private security firm Errata estimated that millions of devices still remain vulnerable. While an attacker […]
The final dispatch from E3 2019
[ad_1] Another E3 is over. The show gave us new consoles — some powerful, others retro-inspired — customizable controllers and many, many video games. Final Fantasy VII Remake? Yep. The upcoming Avengers game? Of course. A sequel to the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? Oh yeah, that happened too. Did we mention there […]
Microsoft shows us the Surface
[ad_1] There have always been big differences between Microsoft and Apple, but perhaps the most stark was that Apple made its own computers. Microsoft didn’t. You could buy a Windows PC from dozens of companies, but not Microsoft — something that led Apple to tout its tight system of hardware and software designed to work […]
Spies may have used an AI-generated face to infiltrate US politics
[ad_1] The imaginary Jones had LinkedIn connections to a number of American officials or political influencers, including economist Paul Winfree (considered for a Federal Reserve seat), a deputy assistant secretary of state and a senator’s senior aide. She also had links to think tank activists at the Brookings Institution and Heritage Foundation. There are no […]
Where ‘The Outer Worlds’ gets its sense of humor
[ad_1] Starks cites the TV show Firefly, the film Brazil and the Coen Brothers as part of the team’s inspiration. David Williams, lead systems designer at Obsidian, said Wes Anderson films like The Grand Budapest Hotel and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou lent their whimsy. The juxtaposition of dark apocalyptic moments and biting satire […]
CERN turns to open source software as Microsoft increases its fees
[ad_1] In its blog post, CERN said “MAlt’s objective is to put us back in control using open software.” Its goal is to break CERN’s dependency on commercial vendors and “keep hands on the data.” The multi-year project will begin with a pilot mail service for the IT department and volunteers this summer. If that […]