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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the business of Windows

The Verge

Microsoft wants to make Windows 11 more flexible and open We’ve got a special episode of Decoder today — I’m talking to Satya Nadella, the CEO and chairman of Microsoft. And I definitely wanted to know about the decision to run Android apps on Windows. Nadella also mentions “aggregators” in the context of the Windows store.

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What Is An ePUB Book, And How Does It Work?

Kitaboo

Benefits Of Using ePUB Books Over Other eBook Formats ePUB books offer several benefits in comparison to other eBook formats. These two Windows systems have a pre-installed browser called Microsoft Edge, which works great with ePUB books. This will enable you to bring alive your ePUB book on your Windows PC.

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HP Elite Folio review: style over substance

The Verge

The Elite Folio is a lightweight, leather-covered, convertible Windows laptop powered by a Snapdragon processor with Arm architecture. Arm for Windows has certainly improved since we first reviewed the Surface Pro X in 2019. I remember trying out the first Surface Pro X in 2019, when Windows on Arm was painfully slow.

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Acer Chromebook Spin 513 review: a chip off a new block

The Verge

I’m picky about touchpads, but this one is quite roomy, with a smooth Gorilla Glass surface — I’d choose it over plenty of touchpads I’ve used on multi-thousand dollar Windows laptops. Resizing a window or sending it to fullscreen, for example, takes just a bit longer than it does on $600 devices. But some of them were glitchy.

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New App Store rules from Apple, same old concerns for developers

Dataconomy

Here is a quick rundown: Alphabet (Google) Customers will have upfront options to select their preferred search engine and web browser on their Android devices Google Search will include more prominent links to comparison websites when customers look for things like flights or hotels Customers will have clearer choices about how their data is shared (..)

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Cloak your photos with this AI privacy tool to fool facial recognition

The Verge

But late last month they also released Fawkes as free software for Windows and Macs that anyone can download and use. To date they say it’s been downloaded more than 100,000 times. Comparisons of uncloaked and cloaked faces using Fawkes. Zhao — published a paper on the algorithm earlier this year.

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Microsoft reveals new campaign trailer for ‘Halo Infinite’ with open-ended approach to gameplay

GeekWire

Infinite, by comparison, is closer in spirit to the original 2001 Halo: Combat Evolved. 8 for Windows PC, Xbox Series X|S, and the Xbox Game Pass. The franchise as a whole has been notoriously dense for a while now, with dozens of novels, comics, and short films to its credit. Halo Infinite is planned for release on Dec.

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