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Is there a new Xbox One elite controller coming out? The FPO website includes a Nov. 13, 2018, patent PDF from Microsoft. The patent shows us a gamepad with a similar design to the Xbox One Elite. It is officially titled “Game controller with removable controller accessory,” and the patent abstract states: The patent provides a glimpse of a gamepad that is more customizable than the original Elite. The mounting platform enables players to configure the gamepad by replacing removable parts, such as its D-pad, trigger and button components....

Such competition comes in different shapes and forms, with each browser company unleashing its most effective weapon to expand its market share. A perfect case in point is the ongoing Google Chrome ad campaign targeted at Gmail account owners using Microsoft Edge. Gmail alerts recommend Chrome to Microsoft Edge users Google has been pushing Chrome ads to Gmail accounts accessed via Edge for a while now. Probably, after signing into your Gmail account in Microsoft Edge for the first time, you’ve encountered this notification from Google: This particular recommendation gives you the option to not switch to Chrome....

Turner said the following, when asked by Phil Winslow whether they ‘are going to start losing money on Windows‘: So, as we can see it from Microsoft’s COO itself, we will find out through the course of the summer and spring what that new Windows business model will look like. This could mean that Nadella and his team has already decided which path to take. There have been previous rumors that have already pointed toward the creation of Windows subscriptions, and Turner’s intervention also points at some kind of subscription system for the world’s most popular operating system....

The Payment Request API preview was released a couple of days ago. The preview version of the API will enable developers to integrate the service into their platforms for an seamless payment experience. The stable builds of Windows 10 will be rolled out with support for tthe feature in early 2017. The Payment Request API will be accessible on both Windows 10 desktop and mobile using Edge HTML5. With this venture, Microsoft is aiming to make checkouts easier and more reliable for its users with the use of Microsoft Wallet....

This move is a part of Microsoft’s Safe Harbor drive as the company wants hackers to spot the existing Azure vulnerabilities. The tech giant revealed its plans to launch more bug bounty programs or other rewards for the participants. The researchers will work on detecting security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s cloud platform. The big M already launched such initiatives in the past. Microsoft says the researchers will be safe from any type of legal actions....

All the symbols are in an Azure-based symbol store Here’s what Microsoft said in the official release notes: Symchk is packed in Windows 10 SDK Users can now benefit from symchk.exe which is packed in the Windows 10 SDK. This tool examines an executable file and confirms whether the correct symbols are available on the system. In order to get the tool, you have to install the Windows 10 SDK and select to install the Debugging Tools for Windows package....

Low-cost laptops designed for classrooms can now join in on the bandwagon as they can now readily access Windows 11 SE. However, it is impossible for users to install Windows XE onto your Dell XP3 13 or Surface Laptop 4. The updated Windows 11 SE has now incorporated a more streamlined design of the full-fat version. It has completely set aside distractions such as widgets, ultimately simplifying the Snap layouts feature....

AT&T just announced that the Lumia 950 is once again available on its website, but the listing for the white model can’t be found anywhere. This is strange because the white model is listed on the Microsoft Store with plenty units in stock. AT&T is one of the three carriers that sell a Windows Phone, the Lumia 735 is available at Verizon Wireless, and Cricket is selling two-year-old Lumia 640 and the three-year old Nokia Lumia 635....

According to Microsoft, the company is all about empowering its users to do more in their personal and academic life, and the new Photos app with Sway integration should help with that aspect. With this update, it should be easier for users to share polished photos and videos of their friends or family adventures. For those who are unaware, Microsoft Photos is designed to bring your photos and videos together under a single banner....

The feature was announced in build 22538, which rolled out to the Windows Insider Program a few hours ago. It is still incomplete. The early build of the new Task Manager app suggests that Microsoft may be following Google’s lead in consolidating various system-monitoring tools in one place. The Windows 11 app looks like other Windows 11 apps, using WinUI design components, including the Mica blur effect. New interface The app’s interface has been overhauled....

This shift to ODSP will, of course, unlock some much-anticipated features, among which are retention policy application, external and guest sharing, GoLocal support, as well as BYOK support for customers. Microsoft moves feature release date to August The tech giant was initially planning to make this change mandatory on the 7th of July 2021, but recently announced that the move would be delayed to the 16th of August. This happened because Microsoft wants to ensure the availability of transcript driven captions, together with the ability to also block downloads....

“We’re continually working on making the OneDrive experience on Windows 10 even better. Today, we’re releasing an update that brings the OneDrive app to your Windows 10 PC and the Surface Hub─a top requested feature on our UserVoice forum.” Unlike other Microsoft services, like the Skype UWP Preview, OneDrive for Windows 10 is available to all users of Windows 10, regardless of a system version. If you’re familiar with Microsoft’s cloud service, you can probably already tell what this app brings to the table....

The Windows 10 “Anniversary Update” version 1607 comes with the modern dialog with a grey color scheme, which is way bigger than the classic one and it looks optimized for touch. You can enable the classic “Windows 7-like” UAC prompt on it by making some changes in the registry of the operating system. If you want to enable the classic UAC prompt, you will have to do the following:...

Microsoft is the next in the line of companies that try to fight this danger for their users. They try to implement a similar technology in their most recent operating system, the Windows 10. The latest build, the 14915, found on the Fast Ring in Windows Insider, there have been some files spotted which might hint to a Blue Light Reduction feature. Core noticed this change and it posted on Twitter that the build has a toggle for Quick Actions that could not be accessed in the rs_prerelease....

As far as accuracy is concerned, sometimes the description is fairly accurate while sometimes CaptionBot offers descriptions that have nothing to do with what is being depicted. There are also cases when the app cannot provide a description at all, owing to its rough-around-the-edges state. Microsoft designed CaptionBot to learn with more experience, with the expectation that its captions will become more accurate over time. The more pictures users upload, the better the app becomes, as CaptionBot describes itself: CaptionBot uses three technologies to describe what is being depicted in a picture: Microsoft’s Computer Vision, Emotion and Bing Image....

As a matter of fact, Teams has to be one of the Microsoft trademark apps that received the most upgrades and new additions, out of all of them. Recently, the Redmond tech company also faced some backlash from its competitors, for deciding to bundle Teams with Windows 11. New music mode feature for Teams desktop users After all the new features that they’ve already added to Teams, the tech company will soon roll out a music mode for this application....

The main issue with irrepairable Surface devices According to a professional assessment by iFixit, Laptop Surface 3 predecessors are not designed to be opened or fixed. These devices have a zero repairability rating on the website. With Surface laptops facing stiff competition from devices like MacBook Air, Dell XPS 13, and HP Spectre x360, Microsoft had to do something to remain competitive. The company had to find the perfect balance between elegant design, performance, and repairability....

Microsoft released the latest media to Windows Update for Business, Windows Server Update Services, and MSDN Subscriptions. The software giant now plans to post the files on the Volume Licensing Service Center on January 26. Microsoft explains in a blog announcing the media release: The Redmond company will kick off the 60-day countdown toward the end of support for Windows 10 version 1507 once it rolls out the media to VLSC....

However, a Windows 10 SDK in recent Windows Insider builds includes references to Lite, which might be Microsoft’s first WCOS platform. The Twitter user Mr. Alhonen spotted the Windows 10 SDK references to Lite. He posted a snapshot of SDK 18282 that lists Product_LITE, among other codenames, on his Twitter page. The renowned journalist Mr. Sams has now stated that Lite is a new version of Windows that Microsoft has under wraps to take on Chrome OS....

The machine translator was developed over 20 years ago and the systems have been evolving over time with numerous upgrades. New entrants Dhivehi, Mongolian (Cyrillic and Traditional), Tibetan, Bashkir, Georgian, Macedonian, tatar, Turkmen, Uzbek, Krygyz and Uyghur are some of the latest entrants that made this milestone possible. Microsoft received a new update that brings support for 12 new languages and dialects. Microsoft has announced that its AI-based text translation service can now offer real-time translation in more than 100 languages, and it has 5....