If you want to watch Netflix, browse the web and send some emails then iPad and iOS will do you fine. But if you want a tiny little PC that runs well, looks great and costs less than an iPad Pro, then the Surface Go is for you. It’s a little too small for some and you can’t edit video on it, but if you want a new laptop and like the Surface form factor then we can thoroughly recommend the Surface Go despite its few shortcomings....
In fact, there’s just one new addition to the Surface family: the Surface Laptop Go 2. Microsoft’s student laptop arrives 20 months after the original, but there aren’t many changes to report. The starting price has changed, but it still just about qualifies as a budget laptop. Here’s everything you need to know about the Laptop Go 2, Microsoft’s latest affordable clamshell laptop. When will the Surface Laptop Go 2 be released?...
Microsoft’s New Gentle Meeting Timer in Teams If you’ve used the free version of Zoom to hold a meeting, you’re probably imagining a familiar scene. Free Zoom meetings can only last 40 minutes, and when the meeting is in its final quarter, the software will show a small but ominous counter to warn everyone when the meeting will automatically close. The timer is both a curse for those with a lot to say and a blessing for those who end up staring toward the ceiling and wondering when it’ll end....
But with that lofty figure overhead, many players grew fearful of Minecraft’s future. How would Microsoft change it? Would they understand and listen to what Minecraft players want or would they disregard them in order to make back what they spent? In truth, we won’t know the full picture for some time as the Xbox maker tries to figure out how to manage or improve one of gaming’s hottest properties....
Michigan has enjoyed success in Harbaugh’s first two seasons, but last year’s 30-27 double-overtime loss to Ohio State kept the Wolverines out of the Big Ten championship game. The Wolverines closed with a 33-32 loss to Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl. Now, Michigan must replace a huge senior class heading into the 2017 season. Of course, that starts with spring practice and a trip to Rome. MORE: Harbaugh needs one last thing to close recruiting gap...
Scenario 1: No. 6 Michigan lost three of their last four games after starting 9-0 and the Jim Harbaugh hype machine is just that: a social media hype train bound to go off the tracks at any time. Scenario 2: Or you could say that the Wolverines (10-3) lost three games by five points — including Friday night’s 33-32 loss to No. 11 Florida State in the Capital One Orange Bowl — and are close to taking that next-level step under Harbaugh....
The Spartans cornerback, who accused Draymond Green of punching him over the weekend — leading to the Warriors forward’s arrest — has been granted his release and will transfer from the school, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said in a statement released Wednesday night. MORE: Disgraced athletes: Where they went wrong “In discussions with Jermaine Edmondson following spring practice and in the weeks thereafter, it became clear that Jermaine wanted to play a larger role on the team,” Dantonio said....
Izzo told Sporting News he'd issued a challenge to Appling: Become a point guard, or there's a very real chance you'll become a spectator. MORE: Is Kansas still a No. 1 seed? | When is Selection Sunday? | Scores Appling listened. He worked absurdly hard to meet his coach's challenge. He worked on his ballhandling, he polished his jump shot, he watched film to gain an understanding of how a point guard should think....
That offered the first look at a program that finished 10-3 in 2017. The Spartans played an offense vs. defense scrimmage for the second straight season, and that showed a talented team in East Lansing heading into Mark Dantonio’s 12th year as head coach. The White team beat Green 32-30. “Everybody competes,” Dantonio said. “At the same time, there’s a standard set and we’re going to try and hold to that standard and I think we have players that understand that and that’s exciting....
Michigan State wide receiver Aaron Burbridge made three impressive plays on a 29-yard touchdown grab — the catch, the broken tackle/spin after the catch, and the even more impressive spin move in the open field. It was like he hit ‘Y’ to make a user catch, then held ‘B’ to make that Madden-like spin. MORE: CFB scoreboard | Week 13 photos | College football’s craziest fans Burbridge’s touchdown gave the Spartans a 27-10 lead....
This setback for Microsoft is not in itself very damaging-most manufacturers are happy to distribute Explorer for free. But the Softies have to be concerned when Judge Jackson scoffs at the idea of Microsoft’s self-proclaimed “unfettered liberty” to include whatever it wants in its operating system, no matter what carnage this does to the bottom line of its competitors. He might be thinking of Windows 98, which, to the detriment of Microsoft foes like Netscape, has browsing built in-thus tilting the playing field in Gates’s favor....
After working for years as a key executive at Microsoft, Stephen Elop joined Nokia three years ago to become its CEO and he made his mark by immediately tossing out the company’s proprietary phone operating systems and switching over to Microsoft’s Windows 7 platforms. For obvious reasons, this resulted in a lot of cynicism, even if Nokia needed to make that sort of change. With his history at Microsoft before becoming the first non-Finnish leader of Nokia, his immediate decision to move the company towards Microsoft’s operating system and the company’s consistent and rapid decline in marketshare, skeptics began to wonder and question whether it’s possible - even in the slightest - that he was prepping Nokia for some sort of Microsoft takeover but he denied such claims, explaining that Nokia’s management was also involved in the operating system change decision....
The book is a collaboration between Xbox, Double Fine, and Indie By Design, a publisher of similar books about the history of video games. In its press release, Microsoft revealed that it will celebrate Double Fine’s 20th anniversary by exploring “the people, ideas, inspirations and goals that have resulted in everything from Psychonauts to Costume Quest, Brutal Legend to Broken Age and stacks more.” RELATED: New Psychonauts 2 Gameplay Revealed By Jack Black...
Saying Sayonara to Flash on Windows 10 Windows Latest discovered the Windows 10 update that’s stripping the operating system of Flash… at least, most of it. The update of Flash’s bane is called Windows 10 KB4577586. It’s marked as an optional update, but when you click on “Check for updates,” it automatically downloads and installs itself. It takes only five minutes and a reboot to get the update on your PC....
Communication between Sony and Microsoft seems to have broken down in recent months, with public statements becoming increasingly more common. Intensifying scrutiny surrounding Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been ostensibly ascribed to Sony, a primary competitor to the tech giant that argues consumers would be harmed if the deal were to go through. Although Saudi Arabia, Brazil, and Serbia have already approved the acquisition, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union remain skeptical, with the Federal Trade Commission allegedly likely to file a lawsuit of some kind....
The developer, named Nicholas Lester, was found strangling his son until the boy’s face was turning red for refusing to stop playing their Nintendo Switch. Luckily, the child was able to call out to their mother for help who came rushing into the bedroom as soon as she heard her child in distress. Based on the mom’s statement, and two other witnesses who were there during the incident, Lester was screaming “I will stop your breathing” as he had his son in a headlock....
Microsoft Edge’s New Sleeping Tabs Resource Tracker Reddit user u/Leopeva64-2 posted information on this development over at the Microsoft Edge subreddit. The user notes that, in the new Canary build of Microsoft Edge, the sleeping tabs feature now reports how many resources it thinks it saved. Sleeping tabs are a great new feature on Microsoft Edge. When you stop using a tab for a little while, the browser “puts it to sleep” so it doesn’t have as big of an impact on your PC’s hardware....
The software giant, of course, hopes Stinger will become as ubiquitous as Windows. At the moment, there’s only a prototype of a Stinger device, previewed by Microsoft representatives yesteraday. It has a large colour screen to display text and images, and a Web browser. Its other built-in applications are a mobile version of Microsoft Outlook, a calendar, and a contacts list. The goal is a device that includes functions of a personal digital assistant but is still primarily a mobile phone, says Ben Waldman, Microsoft vice president in charge of Pocket PC and wireless applications....
Microsoft Edge’s New Security Features As reported by Windows Latest, Microsoft Edge is getting two new security-focused features that will help protect user’s privacy. First up is Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) support for all websites. We originally caught wind of this feature back in late April 2021, and now Microsoft is ready to release it in Edge version 92. HTTPS is important because it encrypts the data that leaves your PC....
Microsoft’s Drive for a 64-Bit OneDrive Microsoft broke the good news on the Microsoft Tech Community website. The feature is currently in public preview, and you can download it for yourself via the link in Microsoft’s announcement. A 64-bit version of OneDrive is “a long awaited and highly requested feature,” according to Microsoft, and now power-users can use the app at its best. So, what’s the big deal with the 64-bit version of OneDrive?...
