Bacteria Programmed to Develop Basic Computing Elements Like Sensors, Memory and Circuits

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_14159" style="background: rgb(241, 241, 241); border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 5px 0px 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 1007px;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18164315/bacteria-program-computer-element-mit-sensor.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="bacteria-program-computer-element-mit-sensor" class="lazy wp-image-14159 size-full data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18164315/bacteria-program-computer-element-mit-sensor.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="567" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18164315/bacteria-program-computer-element-mit-sensor.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="997" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="border: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="border: 0px; color: #666699; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Image: <a data-rel="nofollow lightbox-1" href="http://www.cambridge-illustrators.co.uk/webdev/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jon-heras-bacteria002-calendar.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #666699; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Cambridge Illustrators</a></span></div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have successfully programmed the friendly bacteria inside our body to detect diseases like colon cancer and immune disorder- and treat them. They have unveiled sensors, circuits, and memory switches to be encoded in bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, found in human gut system.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">A</span>group of MIT researchers recently published a research paper in the journal Cell Systems and explained how these basic computing elements could be encoded in the bacteria. This ground-breaking technology allows bacteria to detect the signals in gut, and then respond to them accordingly. They can also memorize the signals and their own behavior.<div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This programmed bacteria could be used in early detection of inflammatory bowel diseases and their treatment. This concept of sensing and detecting diseases can also be used in other parts of the body with suitable bacteria.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “We wanted to work with strains like <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">B. thetaiotaomicron</em> that are present in many people in abundant levels, and can stably colonize the gut for long periods of time,” according to Timothy Lu, an associated professor of biological engineering, electrical engineering, and computer science.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The researchers used CRISPR interface technology to control the bacteria genes by turning on and off. This test was done by providing the bacteria some sort of genetic memory. However, the team didn’t reveal the process of retrieving the information from the bacteria.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> In addition to this development, further progress could be made by making advanced genetic computing circuits.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <img alt="" class="lazy aligncenter data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://newsoffice.mit.edu/sites/mit.edu.newsoffice/files/styles/news_article_image_top_slideshow/public/images/2015/MIT-Engineering-Bacteroides.jpg?itok=vwI1Ll_9" data-lazy-type="image" height="426" loading="lazy" src="http://newsoffice.mit.edu/sites/mit.edu.newsoffice/files/styles/news_article_image_top_slideshow/public/images/2015/MIT-Engineering-Bacteroides.jpg?itok=vwI1Ll_9" style="border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="639" /></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> “Whereas others have developed tools and applications for engineering genetic circuits, or biosensors, in bacteria that are then placed in the gut, this paper stands out from the crowd by first engineering a member of the <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bacteroides</em> genus, the most common type of bacteria found in our guts,” Tom Ellis, group leader of the Centre for Synthetic Biology at Imperial College London, who was not involved in the research, says.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Via</span><span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/basic-computing-for-bacteria-0709" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"> MIT</a></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Did you like this research about the programmed bacteria? Tell us in comments.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Subscribe to <a href="http://allbabouttechbyspr.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">SPR_Tech</a> newsletter for more science and technology news.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

Bacteria Programmed to Develop Basic Computing Elements Like Sensors, Memory and Circuits

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Triple Your Laptop Screen With Sliden’Joy to Make a Badass Workstation

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/SlidenJoy-triple-your-screen.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="SlidenJoy-triple-your-screen" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-13992 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16235150/SlidenJoy-triple-your-screen.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="604" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16235150/SlidenJoy-triple-your-screen.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="1000" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It’s been a long time since Spacebook launched its dual screen laptops. For those who don’t know, these were the huge multi-screen hardware that got as heavy as 10 pounds. Well, for today’s generation, that doesn’t sound much like a carry-around like laptop.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">A</span>Belgian startup working on this project called <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.slidenjoy.com/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Sliden’Joy</a></span> to give you the luxury of 2-extra screens with your existing laptop. The screens are full HD and come in three sizes of 13″, 15″ and 17″ for now. Other sizes will be available soon though.<div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The start-up is seeking funds through <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Kickstarter</span> campaign for its displays that would work for both Mac and PC. Customers can choose from the two models offered by Sliden’Joy. A single screen will cost 199€ and the base price for the twins will be 299€.  The makers have promised that the additional baggage would be light-weight and highly durable.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The displays that are hinged (3D printed hinges for now) at the sides of the main screen can rotate up to 180 degrees. The multi-screens are aimed to provide a super panoramic view to the user, with additional benefits at work, gaming and professional editing.</div> <div class="video-container" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 356.390625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gYVy1EOSWXs?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 356.390625px; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;" width="720"></iframe></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Sliden’Joy screens will magnetically attach to the back of your laptop and can be slid out whenever you wish. The screens will connect to your laptop through either a single USB 3.0 port or two USB 2.0 ports.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The makers provide you with customizable Sliden’Joy screens with wooden, leather, alcantara and many other finishes. The additions would, however, cost you more.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> With enough funds raised, the startup has planned to bring their Sliden’Joy in the markets within few months.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Would You like to own a multi-screen laptop? Tell us in comments below.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> For more updates on Science and Technology, Subscribe to <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a href="http://allbabouttechbyspr.blogspot.in/" target="_blank">SPR_Tech</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Pre-order Windows 10 on a USB drive via Amazon, Available Now

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/17172948/windows-10-usb-amazon.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="windows-10-usb-amazon" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-14064 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/17172948/windows-10-usb-amazon.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="453" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/17172948/windows-10-usb-amazon.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="842" /></a>Windows 10 will be available in a physical media, and no, it won’t be just the DVDs this time. The company has stated that Windows 10 copies will be available on USB drives shortly after the launch.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">A</span>mazon is already showing preorder offers for Microsoft Windows 10 on USB Flash Drives. The weird thing though is that no other major online retail stores including Microsoft Store has offered any details of such sales yet. A spokesperson from Microsoft has confirmed that the retail prices for Windows 10 would be same as Windows 8.1, in the US.<div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Amazon’s preorder offers genuine <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01019T6O0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01019T6O0&linkCode=as2&tag=e2mr-20&linkId=7BDDFD3MAESGYHPQ" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Windows 10 Home</a></span> at $119.99 and <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01019TDJ8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01019TDJ8&linkCode=as2&tag=e2mr-20&linkId=MLW7HGZMSGZCYXGQ" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Windows 10 Pro</a> </span>for $199.99 in English and Spanish. Windows has recently released <span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-brings-a-fully-functional-windows-pc-to-a-stick/" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Splendo</a></span></span>-a fully-functional and PC stick running on Windows8.1</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Windows 10 has generated quite a hype in past few months with its cool features like “<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://fossbytes.com/microsoft-wants-achieve-windows-10-also-continuum-explained/" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Continuum</a></span></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“</span>, that will allow you to have a desktop experience on your smartphone, and the <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://fossbytes.com/satya-nadella-tells-the-reason-why-windows-10-upgrade-is-free-and-more/" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">free upgrades</a> from Windows 8.1, even for the pirated versions.</span></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The shipment date of Windows 10 USB Flash Drives is, however, not understood. Windows 10 is releasing worldwide on July 29. The Flash Drives even on pre-ordering now would take extra two weeks to ship i.e. on August 16, as shown on Amazon’s website.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It is quite possible that Microsoft will issue an official announcement for the retailing of Windows 10 in USB sticks on Microsoft Store and other stores and give an earlier date than August 16.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Also, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has expressed his views and ambitions for the company’s future and “Why and How Microsoft is better than other companies?” during Worldwide Partner Conference.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> So if you want to own Windows 10, you can preorder your Windows 10 USB Stick right now, just follow the links.</div> <div class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle" style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01019T6O0/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01019T6O0&linkCode=as2&tag=e2mr-20&linkId=7BDDFD3MAESGYHPQ" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 10 Home | USB Flash Drive</a></span></div> <div class="a-size-large a-spacing-none" id="title" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle" style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01019TDJ8/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01019TDJ8&linkCode=as2&tag=e2mr-20&linkId=MLW7HGZMSGZCYXGQ" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Microsoft Windows 10 Pro | USB Flash Drive</a></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> For more updates on Gadgets and Tech, Subscribe to SPR_Tech.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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World’s First True Android PC “Remix Mini” Costs Just $20

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112845/remix-mini-pc-android.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="remix-mini-pc-android" class="lazy aligncenter wp-image-14101 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112845/remix-mini-pc-android.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="472" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112845/remix-mini-pc-android.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="847" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The world is changing fast. Not long ago, before buying a computer or a laptop you would go through a rigorous process of choosing the brand, configuration, aesthetics, and the most important of all- budget. Things of past my friends. Just a few days back through a Kickstarter campaign, an upcoming start-up <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Endless computers revealed its own line of Linux-based mini PC.</span>Today, I’m going to tell you about another low-cost PC that is based on Android.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">T</span>his time it is Jide that has announced super cheap Android-based Remix Mini PCs via Kickstarter Campaign. The Jide team has created a product that will allow you to have PC experience on Android and an Android experience on PC. Jide has previously come up with a Remix ultra tablet swhich were highly praised by the users.</div> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">Unlike other mini computers, Remix Mini PC looks way cooler. On the top, there is a capacitive touch power button that gives way for the click on offs.</span><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The Remix Mini PC will be available in two configurations. The base version with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage, and the higher model with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB internal storage. Both the mini PCs come with 64 bit, 1.2 GHz quad core Cortex-A53 processor. The Remix Mini supports 4K videos with an HDMI port, also it has two USB 2.0 ports and an ethernet port.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> It also has an expandable memory slot and is enabled with 802.11g/b/n Wi-Fi and a 4.0 Bluetooth.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Remix Mini PC assures you an incredible Android experience on the desktop with a taskbar, a mouse and supported keyboard, and a multitasking window.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-1" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112838/remix-mini-pc-android-.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="remix-mini-pc-android" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-14100 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112838/remix-mini-pc-android-.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="385" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/18112838/remix-mini-pc-android-.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="677" /></a></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Jide aims to fund $50,000 for the Remix Mini project through the Kickstarter  campaign. With just 4.9 inches long and 1-inch depth, the Remix Mini PC will easily fit in your hands making it super portable and allows you to convert any display into a ready-to-use computer.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> You can own a Remix Mini for just $20 pledge in the campaign, for 1 GB model and $30 for 2 GB version. The company will ship Remix Mini PC around October.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Source: <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://chrome-extension//klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg/suspended.html#uri=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1123481999/remix-mini-the-worlds-first-true-android-pc" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Kickstarter</a></span>.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Comment your views below and for latest tech updates, subscribe to SPR_Tech newsletter.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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It’s Time to Delete Google Chrome, Vivaldi Browser Now Runs Chrome Extension

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rSxszUrUG_kqZPKzVgKpTeDafYuT80T5UC4FAll8NrQN_1vTMqDfCWnwsjYvrS5kKrdmYRgoWbowc1htWd0IlQkforHSLq0O8IsL1ycG5xIDRTo5jW15o_Diq9mBkgXhaNhcQHlEXNQ/s1600/Capture1.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="334" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rSxszUrUG_kqZPKzVgKpTeDafYuT80T5UC4FAll8NrQN_1vTMqDfCWnwsjYvrS5kKrdmYRgoWbowc1htWd0IlQkforHSLq0O8IsL1ycG5xIDRTo5jW15o_Diq9mBkgXhaNhcQHlEXNQ/s640-rw/Capture1.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Jg5c_ZOrwAjze2VXbcOppNzZDOqEmXs0TVPYPiiq6WxAbh6FZIRMf6e9ToxPTaCkzXCtHz9ujvGhBhv8eM8uuABP8lNFovmaoXiCbyBiEVvbS_fW5Pq0uJQZnvJa20KZV-R1MggLlg/s1600/Capture2.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="339" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy_Jg5c_ZOrwAjze2VXbcOppNzZDOqEmXs0TVPYPiiq6WxAbh6FZIRMf6e9ToxPTaCkzXCtHz9ujvGhBhv8eM8uuABP8lNFovmaoXiCbyBiEVvbS_fW5Pq0uJQZnvJa20KZV-R1MggLlg/s640-rw/Capture2.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLebyiZv3MqiC7NOViRDXY993u6LwsRm05VtdtcB0MZ1h4HM5iDFpDPFy_IsJ6ILVsRnJ_a-PDWZUktgBHxfgb0XxaflJGFLx3XqriKBusmlIKWTcAe4Sd7MZnKDI8kXd2uHJsV4AFq8w/s1600/Capture3.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="339" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLebyiZv3MqiC7NOViRDXY993u6LwsRm05VtdtcB0MZ1h4HM5iDFpDPFy_IsJ6ILVsRnJ_a-PDWZUktgBHxfgb0XxaflJGFLx3XqriKBusmlIKWTcAe4Sd7MZnKDI8kXd2uHJsV4AFq8w/s640-rw/Capture3.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hcdCbhueNbIVAZo_-GbKoYoSl_jkz_j-8Vz0m5YAQ1g4jLzcz5QGQaXREOkps9qPcdnyOrXL6xrLmgxbvvbUERr42mCsGrzMwyRWsLt-GD3RYLdENb0T__PXkZLyLe7tXH-bsQnlmNg/s1600/Capture.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="377" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hcdCbhueNbIVAZo_-GbKoYoSl_jkz_j-8Vz0m5YAQ1g4jLzcz5QGQaXREOkps9qPcdnyOrXL6xrLmgxbvvbUERr42mCsGrzMwyRWsLt-GD3RYLdENb0T__PXkZLyLe7tXH-bsQnlmNg/s640-rw/Capture.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweIzRw_uS_WEjwo7F0t3U7yRdQo8tmUQfP0_FhSjnFGdYjQR2eYodvadKWuXgXtVEgvjoDhkPqWLLEmDpe16vDa3m6n_uiaofd1iBu2crZp9gA4-3rWjkXDGQ7AHYtvq75cjuVgS1eZ8/s1600/Capture5.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="332" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjweIzRw_uS_WEjwo7F0t3U7yRdQo8tmUQfP0_FhSjnFGdYjQR2eYodvadKWuXgXtVEgvjoDhkPqWLLEmDpe16vDa3m6n_uiaofd1iBu2crZp9gA4-3rWjkXDGQ7AHYtvq75cjuVgS1eZ8/s640-rw/Capture5.PNG" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you sick and tired of Google Chrome? It’s the right time to ditch it and switch to Vivaldi web browser. For those who don’t know much about Vivaldi, it’s a web browser from ex-Opera CEO Jon von Tetzchner. I’ve been using the browser’s preview for some time, and this power-user targeted browser hasn’t let me down. Today Vivaldi has got an update in form of its fourth preview along with many new features.</span></div> <div class="su-row" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%) rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">V</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">ivaldi browser is now updated to add the Chrome extension option, mouse gesture support, and additional customization options. This fourth preview is expected to be last one before Vivaldi browser enters beta. So, if you’ve been considering ditching Chrome, but you found the world unimaginable without Chrome extensions, now you have the option to make the move.</span><br /> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Recent times haven’t been favorable for Chrome as there is growing dissatisfaction among users due to the increased crashes.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Vivaldi is created on Blink browser engine that forms the basis of Chromium (indirectly in Chrome). Vivaldi browser is perfect for those who love speed and heavy customization options. The team behind Vivaldi claims that now there are more than 155 million ways to customize their browser.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> von Tetzchner says that choices and options are good, “when in doubt, make it an option.” Apprarently, themes and mouse gesture are a part of the same philosophy. He says: “Some people fear choices. But your web browser is something you use throughout your day. Shouldn’t it look, feel and work the way you want it to?”</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> With Chrome extensions, now Vivaldi browser users can take advantage of Chrome’s extension database that has grown over the past years. The team has said that work on extensions isn’t finished yet and this feature is currently with “experimental” tag.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> See some screenshots of Vivaldi browser below:</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-1" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173625/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-2.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-fossbytes-_-" class="lazy aligncenter wp-image-13971 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173625/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-2.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="656" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173625/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-2.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="773" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-2" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173621/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-1.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-fossbytes-_-" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-13970 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173621/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-1.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="582" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173621/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-1.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="773" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-3" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16173616/vivaldi-browser-replace-chrome-.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; 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It’s Time to Delete Google Chrome, Vivaldi Browser Now Runs Chrome Extension

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Facebook Making “Moneypenny” Assistant to Challenge Google, Microsoft and Apple

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="wp-caption aligncenter" id="attachment_13714" style="background: rgb(241, 241, 241); border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px auto 14px; max-width: 100%; padding: 5px 0px 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; width: 853px;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14145727/facebook-moneypenny.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="facebook-moneypenny" class="lazy wp-image-13714 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14145727/facebook-moneypenny.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="491" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14145727/facebook-moneypenny.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="843" /></a><div class="wp-caption-text" style="border: 0px; color: #999999; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; padding: 0px 0px 8px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Moneypenny is named after the James Bond character who serves as his secretary</div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Facebook Messenger is soon getting its very own virtual digital assistant dubbed “Moneypenny.” This means Siri, Google Now and Cortana- Windows 10’s biggest feature- are going to face some competition very soon. The social networking giant is reportedly making a voice-based digital assistant for Facebook Messenger app helping the users get the most of it.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">F</span>acebook’s Moneypenny is expected to bring a human touch to the current digital assistants, reports <a href="https://www.theinformation.com/coming-soon-to-facebook-messenger-moneypenny-assistant" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Information</span>.</a> It should be noted that Moneypenny is named after the James Bond character, Moneypenny, who serves as his secretary. Currently, detailed information is unavailable regarding Facebook’s plans. But, the Information noted that Moneypenny could follow business models found in “concierge” firms like Fetch, Operator and Magic.</div> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /><h2 style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 34px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.7px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> How is Facebook Moneypenny different from Siri, Google Now and Cortana?</h2> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This digital assistant by Facebook is said to be slightly different from other existing personal assistants. Instead of using a digital voice, your queries will be answered by real people. Facebook will hire real people to help the users by answering their questions regarding products and services.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Big companies like Google, Apple and Microsoft already have their own digital assistants that focus on productivity. Google’s assistant has a very generic name Google Now, while Cortana and Siri named were well received. It would be interesting to know if Facebook decides to rename Moneypenny at the time of final release.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit;">As mentioned above, Facebook Moneypenny will bear similarity with apps like Fetch and Operator where you send a message to a ‘person’, and you get the information you needed.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Other details and release date about Facebook Moneypenny are currently unavailable. We’ll keep you updated, stay tuned. Comment your views about Facebook’s plan below.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Subscribe to #SPR_Tech #SPRTech newsletter for more updates.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Google Brings Free Internet to Low Income Families, Partnering With the White House

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16092539/google-fiber-free-internet-white-house-usa.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="google-fiber-free-internet-white-house-usa" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-13894 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16092539/google-fiber-free-internet-white-house-usa.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="540" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16092539/google-fiber-free-internet-white-house-usa.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="893" /></a>Now, this is called a gift. The US Government is seemingly concerned about the children and students from the not-so-prosperous households. Partnering with the White House, <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Google Fiber</span> is bringing free internet to the low-income households in the US.</div> <div class="su-row" style="border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%) rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">A</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">s part of the President Barack Obama’s efforts to maximize the States’ broadband service, the White House has announced that major consumer services like Google Inc, and Internet Service Providers such as Cox, Century Link, with many others, will be offering free internet or minimal cost service to more than 275,000 low-income households.</span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Under the program called “ConnectHome”, the above-mentioned companies and other private firms have vowed to invest $70 million for the upgradation of the broadband system of the country. The government also doesn’t want to be seen lagging in its efforts, so a $50 million fund has been granted to the Choctaw Tribal Nation.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> With all the investment and the grants, White House has shown pretty hard commitment to its plans. According to the official statement from the White House:</div> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0.5em 3em; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> While many middle-class U.S. students go home to Internet access, allowing them to do research, write papers, and communicate digitally with their teachers and other students, too many lower-income children go unplugged every afternoon when school ends.</div> </div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The President has prioritized the broadband expansion in the country and repeated its commitment to provide the students with high-speed free Internet in schools.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px;">The project ConnectHome is planned to be executed for the whole nation, but the Government and the companies would like to have an insight of the output results with a test run in 27 cities and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> According to a study by the Council of Economic Advisors, the households with lower income, have a significant drop in the Internet usage as compared to the affluent societies. This directly affects the children living in these communities, thus, ultimately the nation suffers.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This is a free internet project by the Obama Government is a noble idea and will be of a great help to the citizens of United States of America.</div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> For more updates and interesting stories from <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://fossbytes.com/" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">#</a>SPR_Tech</span>, subscribe to our newsletter.</div> <div> <br /></div> <form action="http://fossbytes.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" class="mymail-form mymail-form-submit mymail-form-1 mymail-ajax-form " method="post" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </form> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Satya Nadella Tells the Reason Why Windows 10 Upgrade is Free (And More)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16105227/windows-10-free-upgrade-free.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="windows-10-free-upgrade-free" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-13904 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16105227/windows-10-free-upgrade-free.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="538" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/16105227/windows-10-free-upgrade-free.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="942" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> In a recent interview, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talked about the company’s future plans in depth. In the interview, he covered topics like the future of Windows Phone, Microsoft’s Universal Windows app platform, and the future of Windows 10.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-default" style="background: linear-gradient(rgb(69, 72, 77) 0%, rgb(0, 0, 0) 100%); border-radius: 50%; border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-shadow: rgb(0, 0, 0) -1px -1px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">T</span>alking to ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley, Satya Nadella went in-depth about his Window Phone strategy. It should be noted that<span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Microsoft recently announced 7,800 layoffs</span> from its phone division. This step made people wonder about the uncertain future of Windows Phone. While Microsoft makes about 95 percent Windows Phone devices in the market, this step would mean that there would be lesser Windows 10 devices in future. This means lesser inspiration for app developers to develop Windows Phone apps- which means the ultimate demise of Windows Phone platform. Right?</div> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /><div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Well, Satya Nadella disagrees. Instead of taking the highway, Microsoft is choosing to make a genuinely new market for Windows Phones. Microsoft doesn’t aim to go one-on-one with iPhone and Android devices; it wants Windows Phone to become an extension of the desktop. Nadella says:</div> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0.5em 3em; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The free upgrade for Windows 10 is meant to improve our phone position.</div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> What exactly does that mean? The answer to this question lies in the meaning of Microsoft’s Universal app. By making Windows 10 free, Microsoft wants to attract more and more Windows users and – app developers. He explains the situation as:</div> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0.5em 3em; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you come to Windows, you are going to be on the phone, too.</div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> He stressed on the fact that Windows 10 doesn’t fit in the old definition of operating system, it’s much more than that. Windows 10 will be on every device, and it wants to be relevant in the future just like any other company. To do that, Microsoft is following the path of innovation by making products like HoloLens, Xbox, Band, Surface Hub, and Continuum. He stresses more on Continuum calling it something any other phone OS can’t do.</div> <h3 style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.5px; line-height: 1.3em; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; word-wrap: break-word;"> <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Exclusive: Windows 10 Coverage by #SPR_Tech</span></h3> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> To grab more share in the phone market, Microsoft decided to change its directions slightly. It doesn’t want to launch one Windows Phone device every alternate day, it doesn’t want to flood every price segment. Nadella says that they are going to focus on Windows Phone devices that can actually capture some market share.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Apart from Windows 10 devices and universal apps, Nadella elaborated his strategy of launching homegrown apps of Microsoft to other platforms like iOS and Android. He says frankly that the “very explicit goal of the company” is to be present on every platform. With Office 365, Skype, Outlook, Wunderlist, Sunrise, OneDrive and other apps, the company is already keeping itself busy.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Today, Satya Nadella is the busiest person on the planet. He doesn’t want Microsoft to replicate Windows 10 for desktops and Windows 10 for phones, he wants a single OS to realize Microsoft’s dream of “One Microsoft.” He says:</div> <div class="su-quote su-quote-style-default" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0.5em 3em; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div class="su-quote-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> We don’t have Chrome versus Android. We are Windows, from Raspberry Pi to HoloLens.</div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Via <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.zdnet.com/article/ceo-nadella-talks-microsofts-mobile-ambitions-windows-10-strategy-hololens-and-more/" rel="nofollow" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">ZDNet</a></span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Did you like Microsoft CEO’s plans and Windows vision? Tell us in comments.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Subscribe to #SPR_Tech to get latest updates and Microsoft stories.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div>

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Microsoft Planning a Big Windows 10 Celebration for Fans in 13 Cities

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a data-rel="lightbox-0" href="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14103048/windows-10-celebration-insider-fossbytes.jpg" style="-webkit-transition-duration: 0.2s; -webkit-transition-timing-function: ease; border: 0px; color: #9a65b2; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-timing-function: ease; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="windows-10-celebration-insider -fossbytes" class="lazy aligncenter size-full wp-image-13686 data-lazy-ready" data-lazy-src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14103048/windows-10-celebration-insider-fossbytes.jpg" data-lazy-type="image" height="768" loading="lazy" src="http://d2brer6wwumtdu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/14103048/windows-10-celebration-insider-fossbytes.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: opacity 0.2s ease; border-radius: 2px; border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: auto; line-height: inherit; margin: 18px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; transition: opacity 0.2s ease; vertical-align: baseline;" width="1326" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Microsoft is going to launch its next-generation operating system,<span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Windows 10, on July 29</span>. Surprisingly, Redmond is still giving the final touches to the OS with new previews every alternate week. For the first time, it is allowing most of the people to<span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> download its flagship operating system for free</span>. Microsoft hopes that this giveaway will boost sales of other homegrown products. So, Microsoft is <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">trying its best to convince the people </span>to download the new OS, and achieve its goal of 1 billion devices running Windows 10 by the end of June 2018.</div> <div class="su-row" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: both; font-family: Ubuntu, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: 28.7999992370605px; margin: 0px 0px 1.5em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"> <div class="su-column su-column-size-1-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 134.390625px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> </div> <div class="su-column su-column-size-4-5" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; float: right; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 0px 32px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;"> <div class="su-column-inner su-clearfix" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span class="su-dropcap su-dropcap-style-flat" style="background: rgb(68, 68, 68); border: 0px; color: white; display: inline-block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1.5em; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 2em; line-height: 2em; margin: 0px 0.5em 0.2em 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: baseline; width: 2em;">I</span>n a news that celebrates fans testing new Windows 10 iteration patiently, Microsoft has announced special Windows 10 celebration events for them. Microsoft has promised to hold special events in 13 cities around the world. In every Windows release, the Insider Testers play a vital role. This time, more than 5 million Windows Insiders are testing Windows 10 builds.<div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </div> <div class="code-block code-block-9" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 8px auto; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <ins class="adsbygoogle" data-ad-client="ca-pub-7669788327297386" data-ad-slot="8473736158" data-adsbygoogle-status="done" style="background: rgb(255, 244, 134); border: 0px; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 280px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 336px;"><ins id="aswift_1_expand" style="background: transparent; border: none; display: inline-table; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 280px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><ins id="aswift_1_anchor" style="background: transparent; border: none; display: block; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 280px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline; visibility: visible; width: 336px;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="280" hspace="0" id="aswift_1" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="aswift_1" scrolling="no" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" vspace="0" width="336"></iframe></ins></ins></ins></div> </div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> These Windows 10 Celebration events will be held in New York City, New Delhi, Sydney, Singapore, Dubai, Nairobi, Berlin, Johannesburg, Madrid, London, Sao Paolo, Tokyo, and Beijing.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Yusuf Mehdi, head of Microsoft’s marketing efforts says that they want to “really focus on fans of Windows.” Previously, he oversaw the responsibility of Xbox promotion and it seems that he’s taking some inspiration from the same and applying it to Windows 10 launch. For previous launches, Microsoft held a glitzy event in a single city. This time, fans from all around the world, will be able to attend the launch event and meet the Windows team members.</div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Apart from the Windows 10 celebration, Microsoft is kicking off its TV ad campaign from July 20. The company is bringing news features like digital assistant Cortana and Microsoft Edge browser for doing things to make the OS more efficient. The company is also donating a total of $10 million in cash investments with 10 global and 100 local non-profit organizations.</div> <div class="video-container" style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 356.390625px; position: relative; vertical-align: baseline;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="405" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1yksa_z8jU8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque" style="border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; height: 356.390625px; left: 0px; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 633.59375px;" width="720"></iframe></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> <br /></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> When Windows 10 will be launched on July 29, the Insider Testers will be the first one to get Windows 10 and <span style="border: 0px; color: #3366ff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">others will have to wait a bit.</span></div> <div style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin-bottom: 1em; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Comment below if you have any doubts regarding Windows 10. 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Microsoft Planning a Big Windows 10 Celebration for Fans in 13 Cities

Microsoft is going to launch its next-generation operating system,  Windows 10, on July 29 . Surprisingly, Redmond is still giving the f...

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