Rumors of a consumer Microsoft 365 SKU have been circulating since last year, but there’s no evidence yet to suggest this change is related. Speaking to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, a Microsoft spokesperson said: “No, we have no plans to rebrand Office 365 ProPlus to Microsoft 365 ProPlus at this point. Customers can still buy Office 365 ProPlus without Windows and Intune.” Why, then, is Microsoft switching up its branding?...
Speaking to NBC News, Samidh Chakrabarti, head of civic engagement for the company, said the company is ready for all outcomes. That is in contrast to the last presidential race where Facebook was slow to react to Russian manipulation. “We’ve been building this war room, a physical war room [with] people across the company, of all different disciplines, who are there. So, as we discover problems that may come up in the hours leading up to the election, we can take quick and decisive action....
If you are unfamiliar with a Legacy Contact, it is basically someone who will carry your good name forward on Facebook when you no longer can. More controls are available to allow Legacy Contacts to manage a profile more intuitively. For example, a new manageable “Tributes” section has been added that allows friends and loved once to reminisce about the sadly departed. “I had very close friends, particularly one, who had lost people and told me how important Facebook was to preserving their memories,” says Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s COO....
If you’re unfamiliar with idea of a web browser app mode, it is something Google uses on Chrome. Indeed, the company allows users of Chrome to create app shortcuts for websites. This means sites can be opened in their own individual window. This is delivered through the Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) model, which has also been adopted by Microsoft on Chromium Edge. Mozilla used to operate a similar tool on Firefox, although it was modelled on Site Specific Browser (SSB)....
On Windows Computer The bad pool header error refers to your computer’s memory pool. If you seeing this error on your PC, it means your machine is having trouble allocating enough memory to properly run an application, typically because the memory pool is corrupt. And the most common reasons for this Windows 10 Blue screen error are driver malfunction, disk-related problems, software conflicts, and hardware failure. Whatever the reason here we have different solutions apply to fix BAD POOL HEADER” Error in Windows 10, 8....
Fix Wireless Capability is Turned off If you are also getting this Wireless Capability Is Turned Off Error on your Windows 10 laptop, Or the network connection gets disconnected? Here are some applicable solutions to get rid of this. 1 Fix Wireless Capability is Turned off1.1 Toggling WiFi ON1.2 Tweak the power management setting of the wireless network adapter1.3 Update WiFi Adapter Driver1.4 Re-Install WiFi Adapter Driver1.5 Run Windows Network Diagnostics Troubleshooter...
Elabd was an employee with Redmond software giant from 1998-2018, a two-decade stint where he would sell contracts, products, and licenses to customers in African and the middle east. He says Microsoft works with more established partners in those regions to get deals done, including making bribery payments. One instance Elabd points to is a $40,000 payment request to a customer in Africa. He says he was suspicious of the deal because the customer was not on Microsoft’s own internal list of potential clients....
Indeed, Microsoft has announced Windows and Xbox One versions of the game has received new characters. Specially, four new hero and villain characters have been added to the multiplayer version of the Gears 5. “We’re evolving your Gears 5 multiplayer experience with four new characters: the COG Gear, the DeeBee, the Warden and General RAAM, the ruthless Locust military leader,” Microsoft’s Dana Sissons announced. “Every character added to Gears 5 will feature powerful multiplayer abilities to master....
A beta version of GitHub for Android has now been released. The app is focused on “making these tasks easier to complete while you’re on the go, with a fully-native experience.” With this release, the world’s largest code repository is now available on the world’s most widespread operating system. Of course, a GitHub app was previously available on Android. Launched in 2012, the app was available for three years until it was taken down in 2015....
GitHub has been planning this archive since last November. Earlier this year, the company wrote the snapshot to reels of film. Specifically, the archive weighs in at a healthy 21 terabytes and took up 186 reels of film. When the plans were first announced, we were living in a pre-COVID-19 world and GitHub wanted to send a team to the Artic to escort the open-source code. However, that proved impossible in the current climate and the gesture was cancelled....
To activate the command, you just invoke with the usual “Hey, Google,” followed by “read it”, or “read this page”. Though the first is naturally shorter, you may have better luck with the second if the assistant mishears you frequently. You’re then presented with a UI very similar to Google’s audiobook app, as well as the AMP version of the webpage. The text highlights as it’s read, and you can skip forward and back by 30 seconds at will....
Chrome is already the dominant web browser across platforms – including Windows – with an 80%+ share of the market. In its current guise, the browser can be set as the default on Windows, putting it before Microsoft’s own Edge. However, to do that, users must currently head to the settings in Google Chrome and then switch to the Windows Settings app. While this does not seem to have stopped people from adopting Chrome as their preferred Windows browser, it is a rather complex system for setting a default....
In a bid to make things less complicated, Google limits the numbers of stops a user can add, which can be frustrating for long road trips. With a relatively simple trick, however, you can bypass this restriction. Navigating in Google Maps with unlimited stops To add more than 10 destinations in Google Maps, you need access to the web app on PC or mobile. It’s then possible to add additional co-coordinates by modifying the URL in your search bar....
Well, available in three countries at least. The app is launching in a limited preview in South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. This is a standalone app for the Windows 11 and Window 10 platforms… Microsoft’s Android link-up is exclusive to Windows 11. Google says the app brings “seamless gameplay sessions between a phone, tablet, Chromebook, and Windows PC.” Maybe, and maybe Microsoft will not really care. The company has been trying to solve the app gap on Windows for years....
Google has produced a list of banned supplements and pharmaceuticals, but clicking the link presents the user with ‘Sorry, this page can’t be found’. It does, however, have some guidelines examples. The list includes ephedra, a plant that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine. The FDA recently banned supplements with ephedrine alkaloids due to studies that linked it to side effects and deaths. Products with ephedra extracts that don’t contain the alkaloids aren’t banned, but Google appears to be erring on the side of caution....
Ormandy says this problem has been evident since Windows 8. More worryingly, he claims the SymCrypt bug is bad enough that it could be exploited to “take down a Windows fleet pretty quickly”. If you are unfamiliar with SymCrypt, it is a Microsoft open-source project that it uses as a crypto library. The tool has been around since Windows 8 and it Microsoft’s lead crypto library for symmetric algorithm and asymmetric algorithms....
In a move that borrows from Pinterest and Instagram to push users to more shopping during searches. Currently in testing, shoppable ads will work within Google Image searches. For example, if a user finds and image of something they like, they can now select it through a shopping tag in the image. This tag leads to basic information about the product and a link be able to buy it. It is worth noting this ability only works with sponsored ads....
Today Harman Kardon did a full reveal of the device it calls ‘Invoke’. “At the heart of Invoke is Cortana, your personal digital assistant, helping you stay on top of what’s important,” says the web page. “Enhance every moment with captivating sound, voice control your music and smart home, make and receive hands-free calls with Skype, get answers to your questions, and more.” 360-degree Design Though the features are pretty much as expected, the design of Harman Kardon’s speaker is now clear....
“The organizations that used a third party have had a mix of configurations that lowered their overall security posture (e.g., mailbox auditing disabled, unified audit log disabled, multi-factor authentication disabled on admin accounts),” said CISA. “In addition, the majority of these organizations did not have a dedicated IT security team to focus on their security in the cloud. These security oversights have led to user and mailbox compromises and vulnerabilities....
1 How to Clear Legacy Clipboard History in Windows 10 with a Shortcut2 How to Clear Copy/Paste History for the modern Windows 10 Clipboard via Shortcut Clear the clipboard in Windows 10 using a shortcut We’ve previously covered how to enable, view, and clear clipboard history manually, so this guide will take a different approach. We’ll be showing you how to create a clear clipboard shortcut that you can double-click or enable with a hotkey for increased speed....
