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Even though the iPhone X was the odd one out next to the iPhone 8 range, it signalled a changing ethos for Apple. The company is reported to be moving fully behind OLED technology with the next range of iPhones. Just what those devices will be remains to be seen. Whether it’s the iPhone 9, iPhone X2, or any other name, all new handsets will get OLED panels. The effect of Apple turning full attention to OLED will be a major decline in the LCD screen market....

This marks a huge step forward for Apple, a company not exactly renowned for embracing open source. Cupertino likes to keep its software under wraps, where it believes it can keep complete control of its output and users. However, Apple has increasingly said in recent years that it is embracing open source. That has not exactly been evidenced so far, but the release of the XNU kernel is a major step forward....

It’s tradition to gather your Secret Santa’s interests though their comment and post history. This year, Gates got his recipient a total of 17 presents, ranging in theme from the Great Gatsby, to Twin Peaks, cats, and camping. The package came stamped with the number 95 all over (her 95th gift exchange) and was so large it didn’t fit in her car. Among the most touching of the presents was a donation to the American Heart Association, which Gates made in memory of her mother....

Visual Search is something we first reported on last year. Back then, Microsoft was still experimenting with the service by integrating Object Detection. Objects of interest are denoted by Bing, which will detect and mark items in an image. Clicking one of these marked hotspots allows Visual Search to automatically select it. Like before, the results will be shown in the Related Products and Related Images sections. The core capability of the feature allows users to use their camera to perform web searches....

At Build 2018, Microsoft announced that Ubuntu will soon be available on those devices. In a session called Windows 10 on ARM for Developers, it demoed the app, which was also available via the store. The functionality will be available on ARM64 PCs but not x86 devices, launching alongside the ARM64 SDK. The SDK is part of the Visual Studio 15.8 preview and lets developers recompile their apps. Its existence was confirmed by Windows general manager Erin Chappie last month, along with the release date....

PC startup process explained Let’s first understand what happens when you start your computer/Laptop. When you turn on the power switch, the motherboard and the fans have started up and the BIOS (basic input/output system) firmware performs hardware initialization, look for the drive which has the boot sector to load the Operating system. The operating system will load in from the hard disk drive to RAM and your computer start....

One area where Microsoft Teams is excelling is in support for backgrounds. Of course, most video calling services allow users to change backgrounds, including Zoom and Microsoft’s own Skype. However, during 2020 Microsoft has made Teams arguably the most robust in this aspect. Microsoft has recently updated Teams to make it even easier to place a custom background on a video feed. Thanks to the new simplified method, new custom backgrounds can be added in seconds....

Market research firm IDC says tablet shipments have fallen 8.8% year-on-year (YoY) and stood at 38.6 million during the third quarter of 2022. As for Chromebooks running Google’s Chrome OS declined 34.4% with just 4.3 million units. Before continuing, it is interesting the Chromebook remains such a niche product market. Hardly the major disruptor to Windows PCs Google would lead us to believe. Either way, IDC says the decrease in shipments of tablets and Chromebooks comes from less education and consumer demand caused by “economic uncertainties”....

1 Full Changelog2 Beta Channel Debut Chromium Edge users will now see an improvement in the Collections feature. This is a tool Microsoft introduced last month. Collections helps users organize and share website information to help keep track of data. Microsoft says many users find the internet and overwhelming place and are often cluttered. With this vast information, Collections helps to organize into actionable tools. Microsoft says the feature leverages “Cloud featured intelligence and an intuitive interface to help you collect, organize and share content” as you browse content on the web....

The GIF functionality is available in reply to any post, letting users express themselves quickly and visually. It’s a feature available on other social media, so it makes sense to see it here. Announcments and Praise However, that lighthearted addition will be balanced by some professional ones. Post announcements let admins post about upcoming events and news, pinging everyone in the group. Announcements go straight to the member’s inbox, meaning they can read back through at any time....

In 2017, hackers stole data from one of the leading top credit reporting companies in the United States, Equifax. The breach led to the financial and personal information of up to 143 million citizens becoming accessible to threat actors. That was close to half of the U.S. population. Included in the data were names, Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, credit ratings, and credit card info. It was a treasure trove for identity thieves and scammers....

The European Parliament, European Council, and other groups within the nation bloc have created official legislation that mandates all smartphones and tablets sold in the EU to have USB-C. This regulation will come into effect by 2024. For Android manufacturers like Samsung, Google, and OnePlus, this change means nothing. Those OEMs have been building USB-C support into their devices for years. However, Apple has resisted and is now having its hand pushed by EU lawmakers....

According to Bloomberg, Facebook will target the Indian remittance market to roll out cryptocurrency, which is described as a stablecoin. If you are unfamiliar with this term, it is a type of cryptocoin that has a pegged value tied to a real-world asset, such as a currency like the Euro. Sources familiar with the project say WhatsApp is unlikely to receive the stablecoin just yet. Facebook is still developing the currency that it will be tied to....

If you are also struggling with this annoying problem, here are some effective solutions to fix aw snap something went wrong while displaying this webpage on chrome. How to Fix Aw, Snap! Error in Chrome 108 First of all, you need to check your internet connection and make sure that your computer is connected to WiFi or a wired network. Then, you can reload the page and see if it fixes the error....

With Security Lab, GitHub has combined security experts from various organizations to find and eliminate bugs. “GitHub Security Lab’s mission is to inspire and enable the global security research community to secure the world’s code,” the company added in an accompanying press release. “Our team will lead by example, dedicating full-time resources to finding and reporting vulnerabilities in critical open source projects.” Among the companies joining Security Lab at launch include Microsoft, Intel, Google, Oracle, Mozilla, LinkedIn, VMWare, Uber, NCC Group, J....

GitHub Skills is the first built-in solution for helping users to learn how to properly use the platform. Sure, Learning Lab has been available for some time, but it was a secondary service to GitHub. As GitHub is an evolving platform, there is always new information to take in, making learning services a necessity. With the launch of GitHub Skills, the platform now has a place where beginners and pros can build and grow their skillset....

Google Meet is baked into the company’s G Suite service and is focused on education and enterprise users. During the pandemic, Meet’s userbase has increased to over 100 million (a 30x growth). Google wants to go to the next stage and reach more people. With the free version, Google says it will be rolled out to users in stages to ensure stability. “It’s important that everyone who uses Meet has a secure and reliable experience from the start, so beginning next week, we’ll be gradually expanding its availability to more and more people over the following weeks....

CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) does what it says on the tin. It is a website integration that relies on the ability of humans to solve puzzles machines cannot. The core purpose of CAPTCHA is for humans to pass a test to tell the website or service they are human. It’s a security measure that has proved effective, even if users tend to be annoyed by it....

If you are unfamiliar with the term embedded browser, they are common amongst developers. Applications use embedded browsers that allow you to sign-in to a service directly within the app. For example, a Gmail log-in to sign-up for a service. The problem is these embedded browsers are a soft target for cybercriminals, especially for building phishing attacks. Hackers can easily exploit Google’s Chromium Embedded Framework by hijacking the communication link between the user and Google....

“HoloLens (1st gen) is entering Long Term Servicing (LTS) state. Future updates will focus on issue and security fixes, while maintaining feature parity with the Windows 10 October 2018 release for HoloLens (also known as RS5),” reads the documentation. For users of the device, this means no new features, with the device quickly becoming outdated compared to the rest of the OS. Still, while this sounds like Microsoft axing yet another service, that’s not really accurate....