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Microsoft enables Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers

The Verge

Microsoft is starting to allow Windows 10 testers to access Linux GUI apps. The first preview of support for GUI applications is available today for Windows Insiders, allowing developers to run GUI editors, tools, and applications to build and test Linux apps. Linux GUI apps running on Windows. Image: Microsoft.

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‘Six Days in Fallujah’ game, developed in Seattle, recreates paranoia of urban conflict zones

GeekWire

It’s not a typical video game; it’s more like an urban combat simulator. It’s forced me to unlearn some habits I’ve developed over decades of playing less realistic games. Any doorway or window in Six Days’ recreation of Fallujah could hold an enemy with a machine gun. As a result, the game is pure paranoia fuel.

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Of Course You Can Run Windows 11 on an Old Windows Phone

Gizmodo

It hasn’t even been a whole week, and Windows 11 has already been successfully ported over to a smartphone. A very committed student of engineering, Gustave Monce , published a video to YouTube showing the latest developer preview of Windows 11 running on an old Windows Phone. Read more.

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Epic v. Apple trial reveals how Microsoft has never made money off Xbox hardware

GeekWire

Epic, the publisher of Fortnite, is accusing Apple of employing anticompetitive business practices, and hopes to force Apple to let developers use their own in-app payment methods for games sold on iOS. in Q3 gaming revenue, 232% growth in hardware sales. Despite Xbox shortages, Microsoft reports $3.6B Apple all week.

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Nvidia now supports DirectX 12 Ultimate and new Windows 10 GPU scheduling feature

The Verge

Nvidia is releasing a new driver update today that will support Microsoft’s DirectX 12 Ultimate and the latest GPU scheduling feature of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update. This new driver support should make it easier for game developers to optimize games for the upcoming Xbox Series X and the latest Nvidia cards. This latest 451.48

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Microsoft says DirectStorage can reduce your CPU usage by 40%

TechSpot

Microsoft senior software engineer Cooper Partin, a developer on the DirectStorage for Windows team, explained in a video how the technology was designed to utilize PC hardware fully, and that's especially true when using Windows 11 alongside an NVMe drive; a setup that could offer a 20% to 40% CPU.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and S7 Plus review: hardware can’t carry it all

The Verge

A lot of that comes down to the software: last year’s Galaxy Tab S6 was beset with bugs, confusing software, and unfinished features that just ruined the experience, despite the S6’s impressive hardware. Hardware and Design. In terms of hardware, there’s very little to complain about with either model.