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By Abhay V
Google rolling out dark theme for Search on the desktop for some users
by Abhay Venkatesh
Google seems to be rolling out a new dark mode for Search on the desktop for some users. A new pop-up message suggesting that “Dark theme is now available has begun showing up for people, based on user posts on Twitter, which was corroborated by folks over at 9to5Google as well. The feature seems to also be showing up for users when accessing Google Search from the desktop in Incognito mode.
The prompt reportedly redirects users to a setting that lets them choose between light, dark, or system theme. This means that the search engine will adapt to the system theme settings on Windows and macOS, making it a much more streamlined option for those that prefer to switch between themes regularly. However, it is not clear if the rollout is part of an A/B test or an actual staggered release since the feature supposedly gets disabled for some users after a page refresh or when users navigate to image search.
This isn’t the first time that users have been able to spot dark mode for Search on the web. Back in May last year, the company was testing the theming option on mobile browsers via a hidden flag. Early this year, there were reports of a randomized test with an experience similar to what users are reporting today.
As for the theming option itself, the company is keeping the experience in line with its mobile apps, which means that the UI adapts a dark grey background color with white text. From the screenshots posted by users, it does not look like there are too many rough edges, although, the theme is applicable only to a few pages.
The addition of a dark theme for Search on the web will be a welcome addition for those that prefer the theming option, especially when working in dimly lit environments. It will be interesting to see if the Mountain View company expands the rollout of the feature soon or if this is another toe dip in the water to gauge reception from users.
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By indospot
Patch Tuesday: Here's what's new for Windows 7 and 8.1 this month
by João Carrasqueira
Today is the second Tuesday of February, and that means it's also the second patch Tuesday of 2021. As tradition mandates, Microsoft is rolling out a series of cumulative and security updates for all supported versions of Windows, including many versions of Windows 10, as well as Windows 8.1 and, for ESU customers, Windows 7.
As usual, there are two sets of updates for the operating systems, one monthly rollup and one security-only update. The former rolls out to most users automatically, and it can contain non-essential fixes and changes; while the latter has to be downloaded manually and only includes security patches.
Or, at least, that's usually the case. This month, all the updates contian the same changes for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. For Windows 8.1, this month's rollup update is KB4601384 and it can be downloaded manually here. Here's what's new:
THere's a single known issue, and it's the same one we've been seeing for months now:
Symptom Workaround Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege. Do one of the following:
Perform the operation from a process that has administrator privilege. Perform the operation from a node that doesn’t have CSV ownership. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
As for the security-only update, it's KB4601349, and you can download it manually here. It includes the same exact changes and known issue as the update above.
Turning over to Windows 7, as a reminder, you'll need to be paying for extended security updates for your organization to get these updates. If you are, the monthly rollup update is KB4601347 and you can download it manually here. It includes the same changes as the updates above, as well as the same known issue.
Finally, the security-only update for Windows 7 is KB4601363, and you can download it manually here. It includes all the same changes and has the same issue as all the other updates.
As mentioned above, the monthly rollup updates are usually installed automatically, but you may prefer downloading and installing them manually. With the security-only updates, you have no choice but to do it manually. Since this month's updates are the same, you should be fine getting the automatic updates from Windows Update.
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By Abhay V
Alphabet announces Q4 2020 earnings with $56.9B in revenue
by Abhay Venkatesh
Google’s parent company Alphabet today announced its earnings for the fourth quarter of 2020 ending December 31, 2020. The company reported revenues of $56.898 billion, a 23% increase from the same quarter last year. The company made $182.527 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2020, up form $161,857 billion in 2019.
Unsurprisingly, the largest chunk of its quarterly revenues came from Google, which accounted for $52.873 billion, increasing by a little more than 22% over the same quarter last year. This includes Google Search, YouTube advertising, and other services. Google cloud too saw strong growth, growing to $3.831B in Q4, up from $2.614B last quarter.
Our strong fourth quarter performance, with revenues of $56.9 billion, was driven by Search and YouTube, as consumer and business activity recovered from earlier in the year”, said Ruth Porat, CFO of Google and Alphabet in a prepared statement. “Google Cloud revenues were $13.1 billion for 2020, with significant ongoing momentum, and we remain focused on delivering value across the growth opportunities we see.”
As for Alphabet’s other revenue streams, the “Other bets” section brought in $196 million, up from $172 million in the same quarter last year. However, the “Hedging gains” business line accounted for a $2 million loss, dropping by close to $93 million over the same quarter last year.
Overall operating income for Alphabet stood at $15.651 billion, up from $9.266 billion last year. The total net income for the firm was $15.227 billion, for $22.30 diluted earnings per share.
Sudar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said:
As for fiscal year figures, the company saw close to 46% growth in its cloud business, reporting $13.059B in revenue for 2020. Google services brought in $168.635B. The Other bets business almost flatlined, losing $2 million, whereas the “Hedging gains” line item lost $279 million, bringing in $176 million in 2020. Operating income stood at $41.224B for the year.
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By Copernic
Everything 1.4.1.1005
by Razvan Serea
"Everything" is search engine that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything"). You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed.
"Everything" only indexes file and folder names and generally takes a few seconds to build its database. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index. 1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" will run on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 . NTFS indexing requires the Everything service or running "Everything" as administrator.
Everything 1.4.1.1005 changelog:
updated localization "Everything" is Freeware. If you use "Everything" in a commercial environment and find it useful a donation would be appreciated.
Download: Everything 1.4.1.1005 32-bit | Portable | ~1.0 MB (Freeware)
Download: Everything 1.4.1.1005 64-bit | Portable
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View: Everything Website
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By Copernic
Everything 1.4.1 Build 1004
by Razvan Serea
"Everything" is search engine that locates files and folders by filename instantly for Windows. Unlike Windows search "Everything" initially displays every file and folder on your computer (hence the name "Everything"). You type in a search filter to limit what files and folders are displayed.
"Everything" only indexes file and folder names and generally takes a few seconds to build its database. A fresh install of Windows 10 (about 120,000 files) will take about 1 second to index. 1,000,000 files will take about 1 minute.
"Everything" will run on Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10 . NTFS indexing requires the Everything service or running "Everything" as administrator.
Everything 1.4.1.1004 changelog:
added to http server "Everything" is Freeware. If you use "Everything" in a commercial environment and find it useful a donation would be appreciated.
Download: Everything 1.4.1.1004 32-bit | Portable | ~1.0 MB (Freeware)
Download: Everything 1.4.1.1004 64-bit | Portable
Download: Lite 32-bit | Lite 64-bit
View: Everything Website
Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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