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With the Windows 10 Creators Update already live, Microsoft also rolled out Redstone 3 build 16179, with the upcoming Windows 10 feature update expected to arrive late 2017.The PC release is the latest Redstone preview and is available to Windows Insiders on the Fast Ring. For PC users, there are two very important new features bundled into build 16179. It is called Revert VM and it allows developers using Hyper-V on Windows 10 to have automatic checkpoints. Microsoft says this introduction allows customer to be able to undo mistakes in virtual machines. This can be achieved by simply reverting to the last checkpoint made in the VM. With Power Throttling, Microsoft is launching a feature that can help preserve battery on a PC. Power Throttling can reduce CPU consumption by up to 11%. We imagine the company will tweak and improve this figure through development. Windows 10 Preview Build 16179 Changelog As always, Microsoft has provided a changelog for this ...

The April update for Office Online Server (OOS) is the second major release for the platform and introduces support for Windows Server 2016.Microsoft has announced the April 2017 update for the Office Online Server (OOS) platform.  If you are unfamiliar with OOS, it is Microsoft’s online server-based version of the Office productivity suite. It gives enterprise customers a platform to use browser-based versions of popular Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. The service allows Office Online features to be used directly from an organization’s own data center. The company says customers can download the April 17 release via the Volume Servicing Center. If you do not have previous OOS builds, you will have to download these versions first. Microsoft points out it only supports the newest version of the platform. With the April Update, Microsoft is officially introducing Windows Server 2016 to Office Online Server. The company says this is one ...

After previously beating its browser rivals in tests, Microsoft Edge has once again showed it is the best browser for battery life. The latest test shows Edge beats Chrome and Firefox running Windows 10 Creators Update. Microsoft freely admits that it was a risk to develop a new web browser from scratch. However, Microsoft Edge is coming along nicely, even if it is still behind main rival Google Chrome. One area where Edge has consistently been superior is in battery life. Naturally, Microsoft has been vocal about this, and the company is at it again. Now that the Windows 10 Creators Update is out in the wild, Microsoft is showing how the feature update has improved battery efficiency in Edge. If you have been following the Microsoft Edge battery life story, you will know the company has issued videos pitting the browser against rivals. In its latest test, Microsoft conducted the same test across Edge, Firefox, and Chrome. The same hardware and conditio...

Microsoft has announced it is holding a hardware and software event in New York City on May 2. This spring event has been rumoured for several weeks, with speculation around what devices Microsoft will discuss. The company is now sending out press invites for via email for the event. Report suggest that the event is not going to unveil any new products like the Surface Phone or a new Surface Pro device. The hardware and software event will get underway 9:30AM ET on May 2nd. The invite leads with “Learn what’s next” which offers a subtle hint that the event will put a focus on education. Windows Cloud will probably lead the charge in terms of software, but what about the hardware. We’re still expecting Microsoft to unveil at least one piece of new hardware, but it’s not likely to have a successor to the Surface Book ready just yet. It’s also possible Microsoft may take this opportunity to reveal the hardware design of its upcoming Xbox Project Scorpio, just ahe...

Two former Microsoft managers have set out to challenge their ex-employer’s LinkedIn service with the Thursday launch of a new professional networking site — and this one pays users to reply to recruiting messages.This networking website offers a twist on the format. Last year, Microsoft acquired LinkedIn in a $26 billion deal to boost its enterprise network and data. The Bellevue-based company was founded by Anoop Gupta and Aravind Bala. Both were former managers of Microsoft. Gupta worked as a technology assistant to Bill Gates and is a noted scientist, while Bala is a former engineer who was a manager at the company. As a new company, Nextio currently has six employees and has raised $2.2 million from early investment rounds. Microsoft announced last year that Gupta and Bala had left the company to focus on creating a start-up. The creation of Nextio was inspired by their time with Microsoft. As they would often recruit new engineers from networking serv...

Last week, Microsoft officially revealed the key specifications for the Project Scorpion / Xbox Scorpio console.We now have a very good idea what the Xbox Scorpio will look like. The dev kits feature some difference, including an OLED information display on the front. These kits give developers the early version of the console to begin creating games for the device. In terms of design, we would guess these dev kits are very close to the final design of Project Scorpio. A closer look at the hardware shows the XDK (Xbox Development Kit) branding. Looking at the design, this carries a close resemblance to the current Xbox One S. That makes plenty of sense, although there will undoubtedly be some aesthetic tweaks. There are crucial differences to note, such as the disc tray located in black lower half of the console. Speaking to Gamasutra, Kevin Gammill, group program manager for the Xbox Core Platform said: “I kid you not, I go to first-party studios, I go ...

Flipkart just announced that it has acquired eBay’s India business.It acquired Myntra back in 2014 in India’s biggest e-commerce deal and acquired Jabong, PhonePe UPI-based app last year. Flipkart has also received $1.4 billion funding from China’s Tencent, eBay and Microsoft in the latest funding round and will be valued at of $11.6 billion after transaction.“This is the biggest investment in Flipkart’s 10-year history,” said the company. This adds to an existing group of investors that include Tiger Global Management, Naspers Group, Accel Partners and DST Global. “In exchange for an equity stake in Flipkart, eBay is making $500 million cash investment in and selling its eBay.in business to Flipkart,” said the company. However, eBay.in will continue to operate as an independent entity as a part of Flipkart. Upon the close of the transaction, which is expected later this year, Flipkart will acquire eBay’s buyers in India. eBay will remove the number of active ...

For the past one month we got to see the review of Window 10 Creators Update.And now the company have officially launch the Window 10 update after fixing some bugs reported by developer reviews.  Microsoft sent out the Creators Update to the Xbox One last month. PC users who wanted to clean install the OS themselves have been able to do so since last week. However, most Windows 10 users will be getting their update automatically. Today is the first time that can happen. As with the Anniversary Update last August, Microsoft is rolling out the Creators Update in stages. This basically means the upgrade will be sent out over the next weeks to three months. In other words, some users may be lucky enough to get it today, while others will have to wait. Needless to say, if you are running Windows 10 with the Anniversary Update, you should not panic if you do not see the new release. You will be getting it. If you can't wait then there, way out to...

Skype UWP is now out of preview for all Windows 10 users with the launch of version 11.13.133.This is a release for all Windows 10 users on Mobile and PC, it is not a Windows Insider build. The biggest change made to Skype UWP in build 11.13.133 is a new contacts system. Microsoft says it has simplified the way users connect with their contacts. Now Skype will show mutual contacts shared within the People app on a device. It is possible to turn this setting off within the app. Another change is the addition of searchable chats within the Messaging app. My including keyboard shortcuts, Skype UWP users now get easier choices more quickly. Extending the Messaging features, the app now also allows the sending of SMS messages with “a little Skype Credit.” Microsoft had been testing Skype Preview since the early months in 2016. The app is built off the company’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) idea. This allows the same app to be synced and functional across all...

Microsoft has debuted a new application for Apple’s iMessage service. Called ‘ Who’s In’ the app allows users to plan events with friends. Basically, the app lets people search for things to do, such as movies to see of places to eat. Custom events can also be created and sent to contacts. Who’s In lets users of iMessage share events with contacts. This type of app has already been tired by other companies and failed. However, Microsoft may be more interested in just testing Bing integration.  Users on iPhone can share these events with a “Who’s In” and the response back will be “What is this and why are you sending it to me”. Users can easily select an activity from a list of tabbed events. If you think this system is familiar, then you have probable used Google’s Who’s Down app. It was basically the same set up, so Who’s In is certainly in knock-off territory. That said, Google’s Who’s Down service was closed because it could not attract users. In...

Microsoft is continuing to detail some of the under-the-hood changes being made with the Windows 10 Creators Update. Today, the company is discussing the high-DPI scaling improvements that have been made. The changes and additions will be implemented fully when the company rolls out the Creators Update on April 11. In a blog post, Microsoft says the new high-DPI scaling improvements in Windows 10 will make multiple monitor setup for different resolutions easier. For users who run a desktop application that does not render on high-DPI displays, there is now a solution. Windows 10 Creators Update will run the application as a DPI-unaware process. Essentially, this means users can choose the new functionality in several options, as detailed below: Application:  This setting defaults the app to a per-monitor DPI awareness. Users may recognize this ability as it was previously known as “Disable display scaling on high-DPI settings.” System:  Windows’ stand...

Microsoft has issued Windows 10 build 15063.11 to users on the Slow, Fast, and Release Preview Rings. This is the first cumulative patch for what is the RTM build (15063) of the Windows 10 Creators Update. The release comes a day after the company confirmed the Creators Update will be launched on April 11. For those who keep an eye on the Feedback Hub, build 15063.11 is not a surprise release. Microsoft accidentally published the build on the hub, so we knew it was on its way. The contents of the build are unlikely to excite those who want new features. The Creators Update deals with the new goodies, this patch is for fixing. With that in mind there is a fix for a Surface Bluetooth problem and for McAfee Enterprise. You can see the full changelog below: Fixed an issue where on Surface devices, Bluetooth radio fails to re-enumerate during hibernate/resume. Fixed an issue with McAfee Enterprise to prevent a system crash when the product driver is installed o...

Samsung has   finally launched it most coveted flagship smartphone the Galaxy S8 & S8+ at a event in New York.The all-new smartphones succeed Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge phones that launched in March 2016. Both the smartphones come with the company's home-brewed Bixby digital assistant, rival to Apple Siri and Microsoft Cortana. There's a dedicated button to fire up the assistant. "With the new Bixby button, you will be able to conveniently access Bixby and navigate through services and apps with simple voice, touch, vision and text commands," said the company. Bixby also works well with visuals and uses its intelligence to shop online, identify products, and even translate text from images. Bixby can also recognize locations with the help of landmarks. If you want to buy stuff you see, you can point your camera at the item and Bixby will let you know if it is available online with any of ...