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“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....

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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....

Windows 10 Minimum system requirements If you are using a computer or laptop that was manufactured in the last decade then you might not face any problem, Here are the minimum system requirements to install and run Windows 10 OS on your Device. 1 Windows 10 Minimum system requirements2 Check windows 10 compatibility2.1 Upgrade This PC Now2.2 Windows 10 compatibility check command line Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoCRAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) for 32-bit or 2 GB for 64-bitHard disk space: 16 GB for 32-bit OS 20 GB for 64-bit OSGraphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1....

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:...

With panes, users can split Windows Terminal into several panes and create multiple command prompts at the same time. Before, the app would only allow users on a default profile to open a new pane. If you’re unfamiliar with Windows Terminal, it is a new command prompt experience for Windows 10. Developers can leverage multiple tabs and customize the experience with themes. On that latter front, you’ll need to edit a JSON file to access the full suite of customization tools....

There are also some other new tools coming to the bar, making it much more useful. Functionality is a big part of Microsoft’s push with the Xbox Game Bar. This year, the company debuted a widget store for the tool, allowing developers to create new features. Since then, the Game Bar has become more functional in a major way. With the new Resources widget, that functionality has been given another boost....

It works about how you’d expect. When you open an incognito tab, whether it’s for engagement rings or less scrupulous tasks, your browser switches too. After that point, your searches won’t be tied to you or your user account. Microsoft is selling the fact none of its competitors have a similar feature, and it’s all part of its new Office 365 branding. The new consumer Microsoft 365 Personal and Family subscriptions are better geared towards home life....

Naturally, Google responded, but the crackdown has been slated by content creators. YouTube has completely overhauled its policies, making it difficult for many to make a living on the platform. According to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, 98% of removed extremist content is flagged by machine learning algorithms. It’s helped human reviewers remove up to five times as many videos, and increased efficiency across the board. Still, humans are still the company’s bottleneck, and it plans to increase its staff....

The holy grail of VR is a suit that allows users to use their whole body in a natural way. Startup Kaayatech claims to have the solution thanks to a HoloSuit with up to 36 embedded sensors. It’s a higher degree of precision than most MoCap suits on the market right now, with multiple trackers on each individual finger, as well as elbows, shoulders, knees, hips, and the spine. It also integrates nine haptic feedback points to bring physical sensation from virtual actions....