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How to bail out of noisy Twitter conversations using mute

How to bail out of noisy Twitter conversations using mute While you can drop out of aTwitter group DM,  you’re still stuck in any public Twitter conversation that include your user name. This phenom is also referred to as a canoe (because they’re long boats filled with people?). Sometimes these conversations go for hours – even

Twitter may bring autoplaying video ads to your timeline

Twitter may bring autoplaying video ads to your timeline IT seems like everyone wants to shove autoplaying videos in your face and now Twitter wants to join the ranks of Facebook and Instagram in the fight for your eyeballs. According to Advertising Age, Twitter is now testing video advertisements that automatically play in your feed.

Windows 10 will make dual booting harder by requiring UEFI Secure Boot

Windows 10 will make dual booting harder by requiring UEFI Secure Boot Once again, Microsoft is striking fear into the hearts of dual booters by bringing back the the concept of UEFI. For those who forgot this was a big deal with Windows 8. Back in the day, in order for hardware manufacturers to get

Microsoft Explains New Licensing Model For Windows 10

Microsoft Explains New Licensing Model For Windows 10 Windows 10 comes with a substantial number of changes, not just in how the operating system functions, but how it will be made available to users and businesses. The new OS will be offered free of charge within the first year, to consumers that are running either

Microsoft Pens Deal To Preinstall Its Apps On Android Devices

Microsoft Pens Deal To Preinstall Its Apps On Android Devices A glimpse into the future? Microsoft have outlined a partnership with a number of hardware vendors to put a slate of it apps on Android smartphones and tablets. The companyannounced its deal with Samsung earlier today to preinstall Office on select Android tablets from the

Microsoft Finally Releases Developer Tools For Windows 10

Microsoft Finally Releases Developer Tools For Windows 10 Developer tools for Windows 10 are here, folks! Microsoft’s next OS may be the most important release of Windows ever, but the company knows that it needs developersto make it a raging success. When it comes to development, the new platform offers a lot. And for the

New Tutorial Videos For Windows 10 App Developers

New Tutorial Videos For Windows 10 App Developers Along with releasing the new SDK tools for Windows 10 appdevelopers, Microsoft has also posted a series of instructional videos on how to code for the platform. You can read up on the anticipated release of these developer tools here. These allow Windows 10 Technical Preview users

Windows 10 will support 8k ultra high displays

Windows 10 will support 8k ultra high displays   Years before there is any content or hardware for it, Microsoft is going radical with Windows 10 graphics support. Microsoft is bringing 8K support to Windows 10, years before TVs, monitors and content for that display resolution become widely available. According to a slide presented at

Windows 10 Expected To Be A Hit On Rugged Tablets

Windows 10 Expected To Be A Hit On Rugged Tablets Is there any other way? Windows 8.1 found good success on rugged mobile hardware, and Windows 10 is very much sure to carry on this tradition. Build upon it, even. Microsoft’s newest is all set to power a wide array of device, in all form

Microsoft Preparing A Lower End Surface Tablet?

Microsoft Preparing A Lower End Surface Tablet? If you wondered why the rumor milled slowed down for reports regarding a new Surface tablets, then wonder no more. A fairly reliable report claims that there is some action on that front. Microsoft is actually said to be developing a lower end Surface tablet. No, it’s not