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Microsoft released a new lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS that's probably not for you
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Microsoft released a new lightweight Windows 11 Validation OS that's probably not for you by Sayan Sen Microsoft, without any major announcement, recently released a new lightweight version of Windows 11. However, this new lightweight OS is not meant for the general end user. Based on Command Line and called "Microsoft Validation OS", it has been designed for hardware or software vendors, developers, and technicians to help diagnose and mitigate issues. It will essentially help to build hardware and software around Windows 11 without installing the full thing. Here's how Microsoft defines its new Validation OS: Microsoft Validation OS is a lightweight, fast, and c…
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YouTube makes it easy to issue corrections for including erroneous content in videos
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YouTube makes it easy to issue corrections for including erroneous content in videos by Alap Naik Desai YouTube is gradually offering a way for content creators to issue a correction for erroneous information. Video makers will no longer have to re-shoot or re-edit a video or upload an entirely new video to correct their mistakes. YouTube is introducing a new feature named “Corrections” that lets creators easily add clarifications about mistakes. After a creator uploads a video, they can add Corrections. These will appear as “InfoCards” in the top right-hand corner of a video at the relevant timestamp. Viewers can click on the card to expand the correction notes i…
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Thunderbird set to launch on Android through K-9 Mail
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Thunderbird set to launch on Android through K-9 Mail by Anushe Fawaz Mozilla Thunderbird has announced that it is collaborating with K-9 Mail to bring its email client to Android. The project manager for Thunderbird, Ryan Lee Sipes, had recently publicized that this project was on its way. Now, K-9 Mail's maintainer Christian Ketterer, known as "cketti", has also announced that K-9 Mail will soon become Thunderbird. While only for Android users right now, Mozilla has stated that support for iOS is being considered too. Furthermore, both cketti and Sipes have decided to keep the project open-source; therefore, due to shared funding, any donations sent to K-9 Mail wi…
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Microsoft releases ISO files for the latest 25140 build from Dev channel by Taras Buria Microsoft has just released a new Windows 11 preview build in the Dev channel for insiders to test. You can download build 25140 using Windows Update or the ISO files Microsoft also published on the official website. ISO files let you install the newest Dev update without updating an existing installation. It is a convenient way to get to the bleeding edge of the Windows Insider program on a virtual machine or another PC. You can download Windows 11 build 25140 ISO files from the official website. Note that you need to be a Windows Insider and log in with your Microsoft accoun…
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Winaero Tweaker 1.40
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Winaero Tweaker 1.40 by Razvan Serea Winaero Tweaker is an an all-in-one customization utility that helps you to tweak Windows in just a few simple clicks. The program includes tweaks for every version of operating system from Windows 7 to Windows 11. Winaero Tweaker automatically detects the version of Windows OS you’re running and shows tweaks and customization options accordingly. The software can be installed as a portable app so you can take it with you as you move from one computer to another. Here's a partial features list: Information - View information about your PC hardware and OS. Aero Colors - Change all Windows Aero settings including those which can'…
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Latest Windows 11 Dev build 25140 fixes File Explorer, Task Manager bugs, and more by Sayan Sen Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 Insider build 25140 to the Dev Channel. This is the Sun Valley 3 (Windows 11 23H2) development for Windows Insiders, which will eventually become the version that is released in 2023. The new build adds plenty of new changes and improvements on top of bug fixes. The full changelog for Build 25140 is given below: Changes and Improvements [General] Euphemia typeface covers most languages that use the Canadian Syllabic script including various Cree orthographies, Inuktitut, and the Carrier/Dakelh script (dulkw’ahke). In the late…
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Microsoft PowerToys 0.59.1 fixes FancyZones bugs, PowerToys Run and more by Steven Parker Microsoft has released a patch update for PowerToys 0.59, which was released last week. As such, all of the new features are in the previous release and this one contains a few bugs that the team deemed important to release fixes for. This is a patch release to fix issues in v0.59.0 to fix a few bugs we deemed important for stability based on incoming rates. See v0.59.0 for full release notes. Changelog: #18657: FancyZones not working with windows showing in all desktops is fixed. #18663: Messages showing there was an error updating should no longer appear when PowerTo…
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Dollar Flight Club Premium Plus lifetime subscription now 94% off by Steven Parker Today's highlighted deal comes via our Apps + Software section of the Neowin Deals store, where you can save 93% off Microsoft Office Professional 2021 + Finance Courses from Chris Haroun. Get alerts on the cheapest travel deals with this handy app/email subscription combo. Cross those bucket list destinations off with Dollar Flight Club, the flight deal alert service trusted by over 1 million members across the globe. Dollar Flight Club is helping members and their families save up to $2,000 on every adventure they take. A few past deals the DFC team found for members include: ES Ma…
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The first native ARM64 version of Visual Studio is now available on Windows 11 by Usama Jawad At its Build 2022 conference just a few weeks ago, Microsoft announced Project Volterra, an ARM64 device built on the Snapdragon compute platform that would make it easier for developers to build and test ARM-native apps. The idea behind this initiative is to enable developers to work in an "open hardware ecosystem" using their favorite tools and programming languages including Visual Studio 2022, modern .NET 6, classic .NET Framework, WSL, WSA, Windows Terminal, C++, Java, Python, Node JS, Git, and more. Today, Microsoft has taken a significant step in this direction with th…
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Adobe to make web version of Photoshop free for all
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Adobe to make web version of Photoshop free for all by Alap Naik Desai Adobe Photoshop, one of the most popular image editing and special effects platforms, is being offered for free to anyone who has an Adobe account. Adobe is currently experimenting with a free-to-use version of Photoshop. The trial is limited to Canada, but Adobe could soon extend the trial to other regions. Currently, users in Canada are able to access Photoshop on the web through a free Adobe account. Adobe claims the web version of Photoshop is available under the “Freemium” model. Currently, most of the tools, brushes and other features of Photoshop are available for free. However, Adobe…
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Mozilla Firefox is the "most secure" web browser with Total Cookie Protection on by default
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Mozilla Firefox is the "most secure" web browser with Total Cookie Protection on by default by Alap Naik Desai Mozilla is now offering Total Cookie Protection as a default setting for all desktop users of the Firefox web browser. The company claims this feature makes Firefox “the most secure and private web browser” on Windows, Linux, and Mac PCs. Total Cookie Protection could be Firefox’s most promising and strong privacy protection to date. The feature essentially confines cookies to the site where they were created. This should help prevent tracking companies from using cookies to track an internet user’s browsing patterns as they move from site to site. Moz…
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"DogWalk", another Microsoft-ignored MSDT vulnerability like Follina gets unofficial patch
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"DogWalk", another Microsoft-ignored MSDT vulnerability like Follina gets unofficial patch by Sayan Sen Recently, a Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) zero-day vulnerability dubbed "Follina" came to the surface when security researchers found it and the word got around thanks to the media. Microsoft apparently ignored the vulnerability as a non-security issue initially (via @CrazymanArmy on Twitter), though later, the company acknowledged the remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability and assigned the tracking ID CVE-2022-30190 to it. While there was no official patch provided by Microsoft except for steps to disable the MSDT, a micropatch was released by the 0pat…
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UK antitrust regulators continue to block Meta's $400 million Giphy acquisition by Usama Jawad Back in 2020, Facebook (now Meta) announced that it is acquiring Giphy for a sum of $400 million. The platform is popular for creating and hosting animated GIFs and short videos. Meta claimed that over half of Giphy's traffic already comes from platforms like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. However, this proposed deal has gone through quite a few hurdles in the past couple of years. In August 2021, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) raised concerns about the acquisition, saying that the merger could negatively impact competition between social media platform…
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June Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes Follina vulnerability but not DogWalk by Usama Jawad In this month's Patch Tuesday update for Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and 11, Microsoft released a bunch of improvements and security fixes for its operating systems. Talking about the latter, we have good news and bad news. Starting off with the good news, Microsoft has patched lots of security issues including Follina. The bad news is that its updates apparently don't cover all reported 0-days, as DogWalk remains unpatched. Details about Follina emerged last month when it was revealed that the wonky handling of URL protocols in Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) meant that an ap…
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Intel's new Arc driver 30.0.101.1736 adds A380 support, fixes Far Cry 6 bug, and more
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Intel's new Arc driver 30.0.101.1736 adds A380 support, fixes Far Cry 6 bug, and more by Sayan Sen Intel has released its new Windows DCH driver version 30.0.101.1736 for its Arc discrete GPUs. The new driver brings support for the newly launched Arc A380 discrete graphics card, fixes Far Cry 6 texture corruption bug, and more. The full changelog is given below: GAMING HIGHLIGHTS: Launch driver for Intel® Arc™ A380 Graphics (Codename Alchemist). Intel® Game On Driver support for Redout 2*, Resident Evil 2*, Resident Evil 3*, and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard* on Intel® Arc™ A-Series Graphics. FIXED ISSUES: Far Cry 6* (DX12) may experience texture corruption in wate…
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Cloudflare just stopped the biggest HTTPS DDoS attack on record by Paul Hill Cloudflare has revealed that it detected and mitigated the largest HTTPS DDoS attack on record which was making 26 million requests per second. The target was one of Cloudflare’s customers on a Free plan. The announcement comes just two months after it said it prevented another large HTTPS DDoS attack against another of its customers. Similar to the attack in April, this one mostly came from Cloud Service Providers rather than Residential Internet Service Providers. This means virtual machines and servers were hijacked to carry out the attack rather than Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Th…
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GIMP 2.10.32
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GIMP 2.10.32 by Razvan Serea GIMP is a digital photo manipulation tool for Windows (and many other platforms) that’s considered to be the open source (free) answer to Adobe Photoshop. Like Photoshop, GIMP is suitable for a variety of image manipulation tasks, including photo retouching, image composition, image construction, and has many other capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, and so much more. GIMP is amazingly expandable and extensible – it is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do j…
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Nothing drops the first behind-the-scenes video of the Phone (1) launch by Rahul Naskar Another day, another Nothing Phone (1) leak, but this time it wouldn't be appropriate to label it as a leak since Nothing itself has revealed the information. Today, the Carl Pei-led company has dropped its first teaser, or should we say the behind-the-scenes video of the Phone (1) launch. The video shows some parts from the beginning of Nothing’s existence to how the company ended up making a phone. It talks briefly about the preparation behind the Phone (1) launch, but more importantly, the handset itself shows up quite often in the over 15 minutes long video. Unsurprisingly, i…
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Overwatch 2 will be free-to-play, early access planned for October by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe Yet another shooter franchise is taking the leap into the free-to-play pool. During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase of Microsoft, Blizzard took to the stage to announce Overwatch 2 will be launching without a price tag on October 4. The launch will be in an early-access state, however. Watch the trailer with fresh gameplay above. This will be the five versus five competitive side that's releasing, featuring full cross-play, new content like new heroes and maps, gameplay overhauls, and more over the first release. "This is the beginning of an always-on and always-evolving…
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Starfield protagonist will not be voiced, Bethesda confirms by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe Unlike almost every role-playing game Bethesda Game Studios has put forth so far, Fallout 4 did things a little differently by giving the player character a voice, and even switched the camera to an outside perspective during conversations to show the conversing people in full. These were not very well liked changes by fans. Bethesda today confirmed that Starfield will not be going this route. Only a day after its big gameplay reveal at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, the RPG studio took to Twitter with the answer to many fans' inquiry about the voiced protagonist, firmly sayin…
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Alleged AMD 5nm Zen 4 (Ryzen 7000) details leak early, 5+GHz clocks, 15% IPC boost by Sayan Sen As the AMD keynote at Computex 2022 nears, leaks about some of the upcoming product announcements have been trickling out with a steady flow. Over the last few days, we learned about a new class of chipset dubbed "X670E" which will be superseding the X670 that has generally been the flagship. Additionally there has been more confirmation of a dual-chipset design for X670E and X670 Socket AM5 boards which may help in better signal integrity and conditioning, easier cooling, among other things. And with the announcement now less than a day away, today we have information ab…
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Microsoft and CWA union arrive at a labour neutrality agreement by Paul Hill Microsoft and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) have come to a labour neutrality agreement. The two parties said that the agreement concerns employees at Activision Blizzard and will come into force 60 days after Microsoft completes its acquisition of the firm. The deal will allow employees to “freely and fairly” decide if they want union representation, in line with Microsoft’s recent announcement on workplace organising. The CWA said that the agreement is binding and addresses the concerns it had about the acquisition. It claims that the agreement will give employees a seat at…
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Microsoft acquires Miburo to combat security threats that originate from rogue states
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Microsoft acquires Miburo to combat security threats that originate from rogue states by Alap Naik Desai Microsoft has acquired Miburo, a cybersecurity company. The company specializes in the detection of and response to foreign information operations. Simply put, Miburo attempts to detect and research cybersecurity threats that predominantly originate from hostile countries and rogue states. Milburo's mission statement reads the company has set out to help "protect democracies and the free information environment from malign influence and extremism." Microsoft has indicated it will incorporate Miburo’s personnel, solutions, and products, within the Customer Secur…
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Diablo IV comes out in 2023, Necromancer class revealed
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Diablo IV comes out in 2023, Necromancer class revealed by Pulasthi Ariyasinghe Blizzard Entertainment first announced Diablo IV in 2019, and even though a firm launch date was never revealed, the title got hit by an indefinite delay in 2021. Today, during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, the title finally received a launch window, though it's a rather broad one: sometime in 2023. Catch the latest cinematic trailer above. As can be seen in the trailer, the action RPG's Necromancer class received an official unveiling today at the show. If you want to see some actual gameplay of the scythe-wielding undead raiser, then watch the trailer below. It features loo…
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RocketCake 4.6
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RocketCake 4.6 by Razvan Serea RocketCake is a free web editor for creating responsive websites. For beginners and professional web developers. No programming needed. No need to learn any HTML or CSS. Just click, drag'n'drop or type. But of course, you are still free to mix in your own code, if you like. Edit the website as it appears on your device. Switch at any time to view and editor it as on any other tablet, PC or mobile. Rocket Cake has built in support for all important HTML elements: image galleries, slideshows, resizable containers, stylish buttons, gradients, HTML 5 video, audio, and more. Clean Generated Code The editor spits out clean HTML/CSS code. Yo…
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