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New Insider preview of Windows 10 Mobile (build 14322) begins to roll out to supported phones through the Fast ring of updates. As you might remember, Microsoft recently released a new preview for the PC version of Windows 10 with some major changes and new features, but the company couldn’t deliver a mobile version due a to a cellular data bug. Today, the company seem to have fixed the issue, and it’s releasing build 14322 for mobile devices with a lot of new features and changes....

You can finally write your emails with a stylus with the default Mail app for Windows 10. If you like, of course. Microsoft is currently testing an upcoming update for its Mail app that includes Windows Ink support. Although pen support on Windows has been around for many years, it’s not until the release of the Windows 10 Anniversary Update that we see Microsoft investing resources to make annotation and drawing with pen a lot better....

Microsoft is reportedly planning to reduce the number of feature updates that Windows 10 receives per year to only one. According to a new report from ZDNet, the company may change its major update release schedule to only one per year for Windows 10 starting 2021. The reason behind the change is to make more engineers available to focus on Windows 10 as well as Windows 10X. If the information ends up being correct, then moving forward, the company could end up delivering the releases of Windows 10X during spring and Windows 10 feature updates during the fall....

Windows 10 receives update KB5007253 for versions 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and 2004. The update is available as an optional update with non-security fixes, including a fix for “.msi” problem. The update KB5007253 was previously available through the Windows Insider Program. As part of the “C” release schedule, Microsoft is releasing the update KB5007253 for Windows 10 21H2, 21H1, 20H2, and version 2004. The newest patch is available as a preview and optional install through Windows Update with many non-security fixes and improvements....

Microsoft will do anything to keep users hooked into Windows 10. The software giant has just announced that any PC running Windows will upgrade to Windows 10 free of charge, regardless if it’s a legal copy or a pirate version of the operating system. Terry Myerson, head of the Microsoft’s operating system team, told Reuters that Microsoft will be “upgrading all qualified PCs, genuine or non-genuine, to Windows 10”. It’s unclear what Myerson really meant as “qualified”....

Another close to finish version of Windows 8.1 has leaked online, this time is build 9477. The new updated bits don’t show a lot of changes compare to build 9471, but it does brings a few cosmetic changes to Mail, Calendar, and Help + Tips apps. The guys from WinBeta.org posted a new video that walks us through what’s new in Windows 8.1 build 9477. Although the new update is only available in Chinese, we can still manage to see the new changes....

Games with Gold has only two new free titles for October 2022. The list of games includes Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition. Microsoft no longer offers Xbox 360 titles. Microsoft has revealed the next two Games with Gold program titles that Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass members will receive in October 2022. In the tenth month of the year, the software giant will deliver $44.98 worth of games, including Windbound and Bomber Crew Deluxe Edition....

Xbox has cemented their desire to bring first-party titles to PC and this trend will continue for a couple of years. This means that every Xbox exclusive game to be released for the next year will be made available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and PC. Xbox Game Studios boss Matt Booty confirmed this in an interview with MCV. He said, “As our content comes out over the next year, two years, all of our games, sort of like PC, will play up and down that family of devices,” Booty said....

Serial ATA is used for computer storage. The standard interface allows for easy installation and compatibility between computers and storage devices. Serialized communication design has reached its limits, with many solid-state drives capped by the performance of the interface rather than the drive. New communication standards between a computer and storage drives called SATA Express fill the gap. SATA or PCI Express Communication The existing SATA 3.0 specifications are limited to 6....

Released in 2007, Rock Band is the first entry in the long-running series of music video games. The 58 songs in Rock Band span multiple genres and includes tracks from rock artists like the Rolling Stones, Metallica, the Police, the Clash, Foo Fighters, and Radiohead. Rock Band Song List The main 45 tracks of the Rock Band set list represent five decades of memorable rock: Information in this article applies to Rock Band for PlayStation 2, PS3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii....

Everyone is buying phones that support 4G LTE”s high speed networks in hopes that they’ll be able to tap into that wonderful vein of wireless glory. Still, it seems as if though 4G is not quite cutting it. The required density of access points and the sluggish spectrum situation around most of the world are making the development and proliferation of 4G network difficult in some places and a pipe dream in others....

March Madness airs on a combination of CBS and three different Turner cable stations. You’ll be able to catch every single one of the 67 games if you have a Turner-heavy cable package, but the streaming picture is a little more complicated if you’re a cord cutter. How to Live Stream March Madness Games If you only want to catch a game or two here or there, you can watch at least some of March Madness on your local CBS station....

Apple’s long-rumored over-ear headphones have finally launched. $549 will buy you a pair of AirPods Max with an included case and charging cable, but no charger. Who on Earth will buy these things? Key Takeaways AirPods Max work just like regular AirPods, only they’re much bigger.The included Smart Case looks like a cool mashup between a brassiere and a fancy purse.Almost all models are already back-ordered for up to three months....

Microsoft recently called open source software (OSS) the “industry-accepted model for cross-company collaboration.” Experts believe that open source is likely the future for continued improved innovation. Key Takeaways Microsoft believes open source software is the new “industry-accepted model for cross-company collaboration.”Experts say we are heading into an open-source future since it allows for more collaboration and better innovation between industries. Investing in open source communities is the first step in making this innovation possible....

If there’s one frustration people often have, it’s that they don’t know what news sources they can trust. While it’s naive to think that any broadcaster can be trusted entirely, there are some that are more worthy of the benefit of the doubt than others, surely. YouTube took this into account when it planned a new feature that will label state-funded news sources. There’s a reason why YouTube is doing this, and there might be questions as to whether it will be effective in its goals....

If you have been using a computer long enough, you might have come across a number of suggestions like never try to access your personal or financial information from a public computer or any system that is not yours. One of the reasons for this suggestion is the threat of keylogging where everything you see and type is automatically recorded and sent to a third party without your knowledge. This, in turn, provides the attacker with plenty of access to your personal and financial information....

In computer networking, a bridge joins two networks so that the networks can communicate with each other and serve as a single network. As Wi-Fi and other wireless networks expanded in popularity, the need to link these networks with one another and with older wired networks increased. Bridges make internetwork connections possible. This wireless bridging technology consists of hardware as well as network protocol support. Types of Wireless Bridging Hardware that supports wireless network bridging includes:...

Outside the regular schedule, Microsoft is now making available the update KB5004476 as an optional update for Windows 10 21H1, 20H2, and 2004. The update is minor, and it only includes one fix. According to the documentation, the update KB5004476 fixes a problem in which attempting to install or open an Xbox Game Pass game on Windows 10 redirects you to the Microsoft Store. Additionally, you receive error 0x80073D26 or 0x8007139F....

In addition to the new improvements shipping with the Windows 10 version 1909, November 2019 Update, during the development cycle, it’s also when Microsoft does a house-cleanup to remove features that may be obsolete, no longer useful, or are getting replaced with newer experiences. Usually, the functionalities that are getting removed from Windows 10 are not significant. In the case of version 1909, the system will no longer sync taskbar settings across devices, and Microsoft is also removing the PNRP APIs....

World of Warcraft first launched on PC in 2004 and is one of the world’s most popular massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Developed by Blizzard Entertainment, it’s the fourth released title in the Warcraft universe. As you play the game, you create and level a character, go on quests, defeat various monsters, and explore a vast digital world. But, your character can do more than kill things. Emotes are commands that make your character perform specific movements, such as waving, coughing, dancing, or pointing....