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German autos take to the road in Forza Horizon 5 Series 8
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Forza Horizon 5 Series 8 has arrived, bringing a celebration of German automotive excellence. You now have four weeks through June 22 to get your hands on new German cars and cosmetics from the Festival Playlist. Plus, new unlocks include the following themed clothing: cap, tee, hoodie, helmet and gloves. Head over to ForzaMotorsport.net for all the details. Continue reading...
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Coming to Minecraft June 7: The Wild Update
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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The Wild Update is coming June 7, adding new biomes, mobs and blocks to Minecraft. Announced at Minecraft Live 2021, The Wild Update will be available to download for Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Windows, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android – and Minecraft: Java Edition on Windows, macOS and Linux. Head over to Minecraft.net for details on the biomes and mobs in the update. Continue reading...
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‘Lost Sands’ Sea of Thieves Adventure live now until June 9
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Sea of Thieves fans: Help determine the fate of Golden Sands. The next Sea of Thieves Adventure, "Lost Sands," is now live. From now until June 9, side with Merrick and secure vital supplies to help restore the stricken Outpost, or ally with the Servant of the Flame to ensure it remains in ruins. "Whichever path you choose, expect Golden Sands to be a lively destination for the duration of ‘Lost Sands’ as both sides seek to exert their will upon the waves," writes Chris "Brawler" Allcock on SeaOfThieves.com. Head over to SeaOfThieves.com to watch the trailer and find out more. Continue reading...
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25126
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25126 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] We are beginning to roll out new account settings page improvements to Insiders in the Dev Channel starting with this build. This build includes a good set of fixes including a fix for an issue causing some Insiders to experience rollbacks trying to update to the latest Dev Channel builds. Did you miss yesterday’s webcast featuring controller bar? ! This week is our annual Build developer conference. Check out this blog post from Panos Panay on all the exciting Windows news for developers and this blog post from Giorgio Sardo on the l…
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Minecraft Marketplace celebrates 5 years with 5 weeks of freebies and fun
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Minecraft is celebrating its Marketplace hitting the five-year mark by launching a five-week festival. “And because it’s a celebration, there will be gifts!” writes Sophie Austin on Minecraft.net. “As well as being able to nab limited-time discounts on popular content from across the years, you’ll also be able to get your hands on freebies, kicking off today with a spectacular free adventure from Jigarbov Productions: Marketplace Creator Tycoon!” Head over to Minecraft.net for details about Marketplace Creator Tycoon and what else is coming in the celebration that’s underway between now and July 12. Continue reading...
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Microsoft Store grows with the developer community
by Guest katherineb- 0 replies
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We are thankful and humbled by the response and feedback from the developer community since we announced the new Microsoft Store on Windows last year and our Open App Store principles in February. Today, we would like to celebrate the developers that joined us on this journey and share new discoverability opportunities on Windows, the launch of Microsoft Store Ads to help developers reach the right customers at the right time, and new tools for Win32 and PWA developers. Over the past year, Microsoft Store welcomed thousands of great apps like ACDSee Gemstone, Adobe Express, Audacity, Canva, Course Hero, Discord, Drawboard PDF, Epic Games, Firefox, Luminar Neo & Lumina…
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Microsoft Store grows with the developer community
by Guest katherineb- 0 replies
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We are thankful and humbled by the response and feedback from the developer community since we announced the new Microsoft Store on Windows last year and our Open App Store principles in February. Today, we would like to celebrate the developers that joined us on this journey and share new discoverability opportunities on Windows, the launch of Microsoft Store Ads to help developers reach the right customers at the right time, and new tools for Win32 and PWA developers. Over the past year, Microsoft Store welcomed thousands of great apps like ACDSee Gemstone, Adobe Express, Audacity, Canva, Course Hero, Discord, Drawboard PDF, Epic Games, Firefox, Luminar Neo & Lumina…
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What’s new for Microsoft Edge at Build 2022
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Another year around the sun, and we’re back at Build to talk about—you guessed it—what’s new for developers with Microsoft Edge. We started this journey 2.5 years ago when we released the latest version of Microsoft Edge built on the Chromium open-source engine and we can’t wait to talk about what’s new and coming up. But while the Microsoft Edge journey is just beginning, another storied journey is ending—in less than a month, on June 15, 2022, Internet Explorer 11 will be retired and officially go out of support. Remember the original Internet Explorer? It just may have been the first way you accessed the internet. Since then, Internet Explorer has helped bring the worl…
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Create Next Generation Experiences at Scale with Windows
by Guest Panos Panay, Chief Product Officer, Windows and- 0 replies
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As a team, we’re thrilled to spend time with the developer community at Microsoft Build. Windows is a place where people come to create, to learn, and to connect. One of the most energizing aspects of Windows is how the developer community has been engaging with the platform, bringing value to over a billion people across the planet. Windows is the platform for the world’s innovation, and developers are central to unlocking the next wave of experiences that people will need today and in the future. This is what drives us as a team to innovate and empower developers with the tools to dream big and turn their ideas into reality. Today, we are sharing new updates to Windows …
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Windows Terminal Preview 1.14 Release
by Guest Kayla Cinnamon- 0 replies
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It’s Microsoft Build! We have a Windows Terminal Preview release for you focused on fixing bugs and improving quality. This release also migrates Windows Terminal to version 1.13, which contains the new features defined in this previous blog post. As always, you can install Windows Terminal Preview and Windows Terminal from the Microsoft Store or from the GitHub releases page. Let’s dive into what’s new. The minimum supported version of Windows 10 for Windows Terminal 1.13+ has been increased from 18362 (19H1) to 19041 (20H1). [HEADING=1]Experimental background image for window[/HEADING] Have you wanted to have your panes split over one background image, rather t…
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Releasing Windows 10 Build 19044.1739 to Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 10 21H2 Build 19044.1739 (KB5014023) to the Release Preview Channel for those Insiders who are on Windows 10. This update includes the following improvements: New! We introduced new sorting version 6.4.3, which addresses the sorting issue that affects Japanese half-width katakana. We prevented users from bypassing forced enrollment by disconnecting from the internet when they sign into Azure Active Directory (AAD). We fixed an issue that might run an AnyCPU application as a 32-bit process. We fixed an issue that prevents Azure Desired State Configuration (DSC) scenarios that have multiple partial configurations f…
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Coming June 1: Warhammer Skulls Showcase featuring world premieres, reveals and more
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Warhammer Skulls, the annual festival of all things Warhammer video gaming, is returning Wednesday, June 1, and running for seven days. The showcase will feature world premieres, reveals and announcements from leading studios and titles including Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf, plus Windows PC and PC Game Pass games Total War: Warhammer III and Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector. The festival will also provide new content and updates to games and will feature weeklong discounts and promotions on Warhammer video games across Xbox and Windows online stores. Head over to Xbox Wire for more details. Visit the Microsoft Store on Windows June 1 to experien…
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COMPUTEX 2022: Nicole Dezen and Panos Panay reflect on how Windows 11 empowers a hybrid world
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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At COMPUTEX 2022 TAIPEI, the global leading technology trade show, Nicole Dezen and Panos Panay took the virtual stage May 23 to reflect on the ways Windows 11 PCs have transformed how people work, play, learn and connect since its launch last year. In this new era of the PC, they discuss key features designed to empower customers in hybrid environments. They also talk about the important role Microsoft’s partner ecosystem plays in innovating new secure, collaborative and productive devices that help people and organizations achieve more. Check out the video below to find out how Windows 11 creates opportunity for every partner and business. Continue reading...
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Update to Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, Today we are shipping an update for Windows Subsystem for Android™ on Windows 11 starting with Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel. This update (version 2204.40000.15.0) includes several exciting new features and improvements such as updating to Android 12.1, major Windows integration improvements, and a new Settings app experience! [HEADING=1]What’s New[/HEADING] [HEADING=2]Update to Android 12.1![/HEADING] We have updated the experience to Android 12.1! This update may cause some apps to fail to launch (see the known issues below for more details). [HEADING=2]Optional Diagnostic Data[/HEADING] With this update, telemetry collection (optional…
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Releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.706 to the Release Preview Channel
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 11 Build 22000.706 (KB5014019) to Insiders in the Release Preview Channel on Windows 11. This update includes the following improvements: New! We improved the Family Safety verification experience for a child account when you send a request for additional screen time. New! Windows spotlight on the desktop brings the world to your desktop with new, daily background pictures. With this feature, new pictures will automatically appear as your desktop background. This feature already exists for the lock screen. You can also find out more information about each background picture on the web. To turn on this feature, go to…
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HP launches hybrid-ready Windows 11 PCs and its most thermally advanced gaming laptop
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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If you’re looking for a Windows 11 PC built for working in a hybrid environment, check out the new HP Spectre x360 13.5-inch 2-in-1 laptop. HP also launched its most thermally advanced gaming laptop ever with the OMEN 16 and debuted its first Victus 15 Laptop for emerging gamers. The HP Spectre x360 PC has the latest in audio and visual advancements, as well as a touch display that will be familiar to smartphone users. When your Windows 11 PC comes with a touchscreen, you’ll be able to take notes or sketch with an optional digital pen and use multi-finger gestures, pinch-to-zoom, double tap, and press and hold for quicker navigation – and to create and easily manipulate d…
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Announcing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120
by Guest Brandon LeBlanc- 0 replies
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Hello Windows Insiders, today we are releasing Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120 to the Dev Channel. [HEADING=1]TL;DR[/HEADING] ARM64 devices will be able to update to this build. We are releasing ISOs for this build – they can be downloaded here. This build includes some general improvements and fixes. [HEADING=1]Changes and Improvements[/HEADING] [HEADING=2][General][/HEADING] As described in our in our blog post here, Windows Insiders who use the Dev Channel may get to try out new ideas, longer lead features, and experiences that are intended to help validate concepts. Starting with this preview build, some Insiders will see one of these conceptual featu…
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Acer’s most recent Windows 11 lineup includes innovative gaming laptops, Swift 3 OLED and TravelMate
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Acer’s latest lineup includes innovative laptops for gaming, work and all aspects of modern life through new and refreshed Windows 11 PCs across the Predator, Swift, Spin and TravelMate series. The Predator Helios 300 SpatialLabs Edition gaming laptop brings glasses-free, stereoscopic 3D to the world of gaming. Through the new SpatialLabs TrueGame application, gamers can play 50 supported games at launch in a 3D mode on the device. Rooms will appear more spacious, and objects genuinely layered, in real-time, without the need for special glasses. A combination of an eye-tracking solution, a stereoscopic 3D display and real-time rendering technologies creates the SpatialLab…
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Acer Pluton-powered TravelMate devices are here
by Guest David Weston, Vice President of Enterprise and OS- 0 replies
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The global threat of cybersecurity continues to plague organizations of all sizes, with new data showing adversaries have been using zero-day exploits in 2021 at more than double the previous recorded volume in 2020. Password attacks are one of the most common entry points for attackers and Microsoft reported that in 2022 over 921 password attacks happen every second – nearly doubling over the prior 12 months. Microsoft processes 24 trillion signals every 24 hours and has blocked billions of attacks in the last year alone, while tracking ~250 unique threat actors across observed nation-state, ransomware and criminal activities. To stay protected in the face of these mount…
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Find and manage your installed apps and sites
by Guest Microsoft Edge Team- 0 replies
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Installing websites as Windows applications with Microsoft Edge has never been easier. If Microsoft Edge detects that a site is installable, the App available button appears in the address bar. But even if the site isn’t installable (i.e. if it’s not a Progressive Web App), you can still install it. This is currently done by going into the Apps menu and clicking Install this site as an app. Even better, the installed sites and apps behave just like Windows applications: they can be pinned in the Taskbar, or launched from the Start menu for example. We love hearing feedback about features like this. Not only do we initially build them based on your needs, but we also take…
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ASUS launches new and refreshed ZenBook OLED and ROG Windows 11 PCs
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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ASUS has launched new Zenbook Pro and Zenbook S Windows 11 PCs, as well as a Strix SCAR special edition and Flow X16 through the Republic of Gamers (ROG). The Zenbook standard, convertible and dual-display laptops range in size from 13 inches to 17.3 inches, all with refreshed designs and the latest 12th Gen Intel Core H-Series processors or AMD Ryzen 6000 H-Series processors, along with an array of performance- and productivity-enhancing innovations. The Zenbook lineup comes with Windows Hello login through the PCs' cameras and is Windows Ink capable through digital pens and touchscreens. The flagship model in the new line-up is Zenbook Pro 16X OLED, a laptop made…
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Angry Birds comes to Minecraft
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Hey Minecraft players: You can now download Angry Birds DLC on Minecraft Marketplace. "In this flappingly fantastic new world from the Oreville Studios and Rovio Entertainment, the pigs are up to their old tricks again, and it’s up to you to stop them," writes Sophie Austin on Minecraft.net. "Playing as Red, your mission is to rescue your birdnapped pals, save your precious eggs and thwart the pesky pigs’ grand plans. Battle your way through a uniquely blocky Cobalt Plateau, over the dangerous Piggy Junkyard, through Summer Madness and across Pig City to try and find your friends." With each rescued buddy, you’ll unlock them as playable characters so you can use the uniqu…
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Soar the skies of Italy and Malta in latest free World Update for Microsoft Flight Simulator
by Guest Steve Clarke, Editor- 0 replies
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Italy and Malta come alive with rich detail of the region’s grandeur in the latest free World Update of Microsoft Flight Simulator. "Fly throughout the historic cities of Rome and Venice, soar above Mediterranean coastlines and navigate sheer-faced peaks, all rendered in lifelike realism with World Update IX: Italy & Malta," writes Jorg Neumann, Head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, in a post on Xbox Wire. "The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has refined this area with the latest geospatial data available, including digital elevation modeling, aerial and satellite imagery, and triangulated irregular network (TIN) modeling of 20 cities, including Rome, Naples, Venice and…
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Babylon.js 5.0: Key Engine Advancements – Part 3
by Guest Zahara Kondo- 0 replies
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Our mission is to create it one of the most powerful, beautiful, and simple web rendering engines in the world. The latest Babylon.js 5.0 engine packs a ton of new improvements to help you create stunning experiences. [HEADING=2]Unlimited Morph Targets[/HEADING] No matter what you call them, Blend Shapes, Shape Keys, or Morph Targets, Babylon.js 5.0 adds rocket fuel to your ability to use influenced vertex positions. This new feature now gives you literally unlimited amounts of Morph Targets. Want to have a complex animated face with thousands of Morph Targets to get that perfect expression? Now you can, all in the web, all for free! See it in action here: Unlimited Mor…
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In their mission to diversify STEM education, twin brothers use Windows 11
by Guest Athima Chansanchai, Writer- 0 replies
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Twins Miles and Malik George are almost always in sync. They graduated at the top of their high school class as co-valedictorians. At MIT, these bioengineering students embraced and expanded upon their love of science. They were also in multiple diverse groups on campus such as Nu Delta Fraternity, The Standard, and Laureates and Leaders. This last program is dedicated to helping under-represented students get Ph.D.s or M.D./Ph.D.s and has a selective entry process. The two fondly remembered the program as instrumental in shaping their academic careers. They worked with MIT Admissions as Admissions Ambassadors to increase the number of underrepresented students that apply…