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For users used to seeing tech companies consistently roll off version numbers, it’s novel thank Inkscape has taken so long to leave pre-release. Inkscape 1.0 is now available across Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is worth pointing out that the tool has already been a valuable and respected editor throughout most of its pre-1.0 life. In other words, reaching 1.0 is hardly going to change what users think of the service....

As you may know, Stories is a feature that was first used by Snapchat and helped that service reach widespread popularity. Instagram decided to wholesale copy the idea. The result has been the service becoming ever more popular, while Snapchat has lost its unique feature. In June, Facebook confirmed 400 million daily active users use the Stories feature, and Facebook thinks it will replace the News Feed on its social network....

During Intel’s “Architecture Day” at its Los Altos headquarters, the company wheeled out cofounder Robert Noyce, architects and executives to sing from the same hymn book. The consensus is the next decade will produce a major change in how Intel generates income and the overall development of computing power. Regarding the former, the company says the next ten years will produce more evolution of computing architecture than has happened in the last half century....

Intel has showcased a laptop Tiger Rapids prototype that is comprised of a dual screen. The device is aiming to change how we see and use laptops. That is not necessarily a good thing considering the laptop form has stayed the same for decades. There’s a reason for that; the screen with a keyboard deck form factor simply works. We have heard before (for Microsoft) that the keyboard could eventually go away....

A quarter of a century down the road, Lenovo is one of the biggest names in PC and ThinkPad is an iconic brand. The new limited-edition laptop was debuted at an exclusive event. In its Yamato Labs in Japan, where the OG model was built, Lenovo unveiled the new machine. As you would expect, the 25th Anniversary Edition ThinkPad blends old with new. Specifically, it gets the classic features, such as design, but with wholly modern specs....

The bill in question would give news outlets – both online and offline – the ability to negotiate deals with tech giants to get compensation for the content platforms like Facebook curate. However, Meta disagrees with the proposals. According to the company, the legislation would set a precedent that would create cartels that could lead to a situation where one company is effectively subsidizing smaller companies. In a tweet, the company says it would likely remove its news sharing platform in the U....

For someone who has not followed HoloLens, I think that number needs some perspective. While it is possible for anyone to get HoloLens if they have $3,000 lying around, the device is actually only in a developmental stage. The headset is not actually the consumer model that Microsoft plans to launch. It is also worth noting that mixed and virtual reality is still a nascent market. It is expected to explode in coming years, but right now it is merely a fringe category....

It will include Moovit’s public transport data and TomTom’s parking lot and driving data for an “unprecedented view of every facet of urban mobility”. The collaboration should give Azure Maps developers more freedom, lettings them leverage journey’s with more than one type of transport and gaining access to more detailed data. Growing Collaborations This allegedly makes Azure Maps the first urban mobility solution to offer real-time drive, park, and transport information in a single trip plan....

Both companies have been working on a fix. Last week, the duo said a fix would come “later this month”. While the official line has not changed, Wccftech reports it has information stating the patch will start rolling out next week. There are two issues causing compatibility issues between Windows 11 and AMD CPUs. Firstly, Windows 11 could be causing the L3 cache latency to triple. AMD points out this would result in performance drops between 3 and 5 percent on applications, while games could see a drop of up to 15 percent....

“Through the strategic partnership with SK Telecom, we will play a key role in shaping the future and accelerating the digital transformation of the telecommunications industry with our world-class network and technology,” explained Jason Zander, executive vice president of Microsoft Azure. Microsoft and SK Telecom formerly worked together to launch Microsoft Azure with Megatron, a solution designed to enable smart factory IoT operations. The expanded partnership will continue to upgrade that technology while working on a ‘new level of customer experience in the field of media enterainment’....

In terms of PowerApps, Microsoft introduced a new AI Builder tool. This is an important addition because it allows developers with no code experience to leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions in their applications. AI Builder comes with several integrated AI models, such as text recognition and object recognition AI: “You can access all your AI models in a single pane under the AI Builder ‘Models’ tab, providing key information about each model upfront in a tabular format....

In a brief note on its website, the Microsoft quarterly dividend from the board of directors is $0.62 per share. The company has also set timelines for when shareholders can expect their dividend payment. Specifically, the ex-dividend date is May 18, 2022, while shareholders of record will get the dividend on May 19, 2022. As for remaining shareholders, their dividend is payable by June 9, 2022. Since taking the helm of Microsoft in 2014, CEO Satya Nadella has steered the company on a course of cloud-first and mobile-first....

The educational program combines content from a variety of online courses and incorporates hands-on labs and challenges. The qualification works in a similar way to their current certificate programs, providing graduates with “a digitally shareable, résumé-worthy credential.” Courses The Degree has a total of ten different courses and finishes with a final challenge. We have listed them in their entirety below: Data Science Orientation Course Session: Now – 12 August 2016 | 22 August 2016 – 07 October 2016 Query Relational Data Course Session: Now – 19 August 2016 | 22 August 2016 – 07 October 2016 Analyze and Visualize Data Course Session: 8 July 2016 – 26 August 2016 | 05 September 2016 – 14 October 2016 Understand Statistics Course Session: Now – 15 July 2016 | 25 July 2016 – 02 September 2016 Explore Data with Code Course Session: Now – 22 July 2016 | 01 August 2016 – 09 September 2016 Understand Core Data Science Concepts Course Session: Now – 29 July 2016 | 08 August 2016 – 16 September 2016 Understand Machine Learning Course Session: Now – 05 August 2016 | 15 August 2016 – 23 September 2016 Use Code to Manipulate and Model Data Course Session: Now – 12 August 2016 | 22 August 2016 – 30 September 2016 Develop Intelligent Solutions Course Session: 29 August 2016 – 07 October 2016 | 17 October 2016 – 25 November 2016 Final Project (Data Science Challenge) Course Session: 18 July 2016 – 26 August 2016 | 05 September 2016 – 14 October 2016 Microsoft recommends that you take the courses in this order to help develop skills in the most natural progression....

As Microsoft wrapped its E3 2021 event on Sunday, the company had a “one more thing” moment. Microsoft revealed an Xbox Series X mini fridge is launching this holiday season. According to the company, it will be “the world’s most powerful mini fridge”. That probably means nothing in the world of fridges, but points to the Xbox Series X being the most powerful console. In the trailer for the fridge, we can see the design sticks close to the Series X, complete with Xbox logo and green lights on the inside....

SSO provides admins with a secure way to manage sign-ins across multiple apps with only one set of credentials. By leveraging the tools, organizations cut back on sign-in prompts and employees can sign in with one click. It works on Microsoft services like Office 365 in Azure AD, but also on third-party tools such as SAP and Workday. Now that SSO is unlimited and free, Microsoft says any customer using Azure, Office 365, Dynamics and Power Platform can access the feature across all their cloud apps....

For those of you unfamiliar with OpenBSD, it’s a project which produces a free, multiplatform 4.4BSD-based UNIX-like operating system. The University of California, Berkeley, developed the OS and released version 6.1 on April 11th, 2017. Here is what OpenBSD 6.1 offers: “OpenBSD is thought of as the most secure UNIX-like operating system by many security professionals, as a result of the never-ending comprehensive source code audit. OpenBSD is a full-featured UNIX-like operating system available in source and binary form at no charge....

For some reasons, Microsoft does not break down individual products. That’s why we don’t know how many Xbox One consoles have been sold or how many Surface devices are sold. Microsoft can be a bit more open on services, such as Xbox Live or Microsoft 365 subscribers. However, with Azure the company is annoyingly vague. On Monday, all the company said was Intelligent Cloud revenue was at $13 billion, up 20%....

Azure Service Fabric is a distributed systems platform that allows scalable and secure applications to be built on containers and microservices. Previous limitations in VS 2017 have been solved by the introduction. Specifically, the service required users to create and self-manage the clusters in nodes. By releasing Azure Service Fabric Mesh for the service, Microsoft says users can now use Service Fabric with managing the infrastructure. The company also announced tooling for Service Fabric Mesh in VS 2017: “Previously, you had to describe your Service Fabric applications with XML manifests, which was complex and tedious....

In a Windows Blog post today, Microsoft discusses Cortana’s expansion on iOS and Android. That now includes being available for customers on both platforms Down Under. With this release, the virtual assistant is now available in the United States and in the United Kingdom. We first discussed the Android specific Lock Screen support back in January. Since then the feature has been in testing through the beta program on the platform....

Microsoft Update Catalog shows software releases KB4078407 and KB4091666 for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. Alongside the updates is another that is for hardware running Intel chips. This features Intel’s microcode patch for Spectre variant 2. Microsoft has released new Windows updates that include Intel hardware fixes to address the Spectre variant 2 CPU flaw. Intel issued its patch for the flaw at the end of February. It was the second attempt after the first patch update largely failed....