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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Oct. 3, 2021

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Windows 11 is here: Key points to know as Microsoft rolls out its new operating system. Tech tools such as video tours have increasingly helped power real estate transactions during the pandemic, decreasing the need for face-to-face interactions. … Read More. … Read More. … Read More.

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Android ‘12.1’ could be a big foldable-focused update

The Verge

XDA ’s analysis suggests this update may deliver a host of improvements for how the operating system handles large foldable-sized screens, including offering a better split-screen UI, a lockscreen that makes better use of horizontal space, and a new taskbar that makes it easier to use multiple apps at once.

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OnePlus Watch review: big, basic, and boring

The Verge

runs its own proprietary software, based on a real-time operating system. It’s similar to the software on the budget smartwatches you can get on Amazon; if you’ve ever used an Amazfit , Umidigi , or Wyze watch , you’ve used a real-time operating system. The OnePlus Watch, on the other hand (or wrist?),

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Amazon gives developers access to Alexa device home screens, aiming to revitalize market for skills

GeekWire

Amazon will offer independent software developers a slice of the most important real estate on Alexa devices, giving users the option to see and interact with content from third-party Alexa skills on their home screens for the first time. Amazon Photo). Alexa debuted on Amazon’s first Echo speaker in 2014.

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How much longer can Google own the internet?

Vox

In mobile operating systems, Google’s Android has about 70 percent worldwide (in the United States, Android is just 40 percent , and Apple’s iOS has almost all of the rest). Google wouldn’t provide its own numbers, but in search engines, it’s estimated to have about 90 percent of the global market.

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Understanding Cloud Computing for Your Business

CTOvision

Since servers were generally located in one or two locations, catastrophic events like floods or power outages could completely take down a company's operation and lead to enormous costs. Companies offering public and hybrid cloud solutions addressed these problems by fundamentally changing the pricing structure of computing power.

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2015 Predictions: Enterprise Software Heats Up and the Office Landscape Changes Dramatically

CTOvision

Webapps are increasing in their complexity, in part, because they require closer and closer access to the operating system – for better presence, access to peripherals, and better performance. Most of the screen real estate will be for reading, with a huddle of controls in the lower left.