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“Customer response to iPhone 5 in China has been incredible, setting a new record with the best first weekend sales ever in China,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook. “China is a very important market for us and customers there cannot wait to get their hands on Apple products.” The iPhone 5 wasn’t the only iOS device to be made available for sale in China as the iPad Mini went on sale on December 7th, although Apple has yet to share sales figures for that particular device even after ten days of being on sale....

On the chopping block are: Google Apps for teams – Will be converted to personal Google accounts Sep. 4, 2012.Google Listen – Replaced by Google Play and Google Reader subscriptions.Google Video for Business – Shutdown and videos moved to Google Drive.Multiple Google Blogspot Blogs – Google has 150+ product and service blogs, it decided to downsize the ones that aren’t updated frequently. None of these services are going away immediately; sunset is schedule for this upcoming fall....

Android 5.0 Lollipop Screen Pinning We’ve all been in a situation where a co-worker, friend, or family member needs to borrow your Android phone “for a minute” to access an app because they don’t have their phone or it’s charging. Or this can be used to pull up a game for your kid to play while you’re working on something else. Whatever the case is, Screen Pinning makes it fast and easy to allow them to use an app, and locks your phone down to that app only....

Contents of the box: Illuminated Living-Room KeyboardUnifying receiverUSB Recharge CableUSB Range extenderUser documentation For media, it has various Function keys that let you control playback, and it also includes a built-in touchpad for controlling the desktop in Windows. It’s very responsive and accurate, and you can actually get a lot of work done if you’re using the living-room HDTV as a secondary display. Of course, it comes in handy while giving a presentation at the office as well....

You can have Windows Mobile 10 automatically back up texts, photos, app content, and device settings like the smart screen layout, passwords, and accounts. Enable Automatic Windows 10 Mobile Backup On your phone go to Settings > Update & Security > Backup. From there, flip the switches on to backup app data and your system settings. If you want to do a manual backup, tap More options at the bottom of the list and tap Back up now....

Marvel Studios Drops New “Loki” Trailer Marvel tweeted out the new trailer today which you can view below. Loki is set to debut exclusively on Disney Plus on June 11th. — Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) April 5, 2021 This is the first new look at the show after we saw the exclusive Disney Plus clip for the show in February. Loki takes place following the events of Avengers: Endgame. In the new trailer, we see that Loki has been taken prisoner by the Time Variance Authority (TVA)....

The latest example of Microsoft’s openness is the PowerShell command line tool. The software firm announced it would bring the software to platforms such as OS X and Linux for the first time. PowerShell is a command-line and scripting tool used for system administration of Windows based network environments. PowerShell is deeply integrated throughout many of Microsoft’s server-based products such as Windows Server and Exchange Server. Microsoft came to the realization that many of its customers were running heterogeneous environments that contained a mix of Linux and Windows based systems....

With these discounts, you can score the latest De11 XPS 13 with an Intel Core i5, 128 GB SSD, and 8 GB or RAM for only $685.31 instead of $999. These discounts are available at the online Microsoft Store, and the best part is they are Signature Editions, which come without any third-party crapware. For more on the program, read our article: When Buying a New PC, Check Out Microsoft Signature Editions....

Windows 10 News and Interests Feature The News and Interests feature is a widget that lives on the notification area of the taskbar near the system clock. By default, when your mouse hovers over the button on the taskbar, the widget launches. It displays local weather, news, finance, traffic conditions, and more. Microsoft uses its Microsoft News network to bring news and other content from more than 4,500 sources. The company also will use AI to learn what news is relevant to you and when you dismiss or like stories in the feed....

Note: This March’s Patch Tuesday created a printing issue for some users. If you are having problems check out our article: How to Fix APC_INDEX_MISMATCH Printer Error on Windows 10. Cumulative Update KB50000842 for Windows 10 20H2 and 2004 This update includes improvements for OneDrive sync, multiple monitor rigs, and more. After installing the update version 2004 will be bumped to build 19041.906 and version 20H2 bumped to build 19042....

In its announcement, the company also said that it is not releasing Build 10130 to Windows Insiders who are part of the Slow ring due to several bug fixes that are in the works. Microsoft’s Gabe Aul said in the statement: “I know we said we would only release ISOs if we push a build to the Slow ring but we’re making a special exception today. We know that a bunch of Windows Insiders on the Fast ring are currently blocked getting to the latest build due a 0x80146017 error....

The main thing this update patch addresses is a security vulnerability Microsoft Server 2003, 2008 (R2), etc. While client systems – Windows 7, Vista, Windows 8 are listed, according to the bulletin, severity ratings don’t apply to desktop version of Windows. Defense-in-depth is essentially an approach to use multiple layers of defense to help prevent attackers compromise a network or system. So even though the found vulnerabilities don’t affect Windows desktops directly, it’s recommended that you download this out-of-band patch for good measure....

Windows 10 Preview Build 19619 It does include a new COVID-19 banner in Search Home as well as more improvements to the Your Phone app. Here is the general changes and improvements: If the Sync button under Settings > Time & Language > Time fails due to network connectivity, the error now tells you that’s the issue. Here is the list of fixes contained in today’s build: We fixed an issue resulting in some Insiders experiencing bugchecks with error DPC WATCHDOG VIOLATION in the last few builds....

Personally, I think this ad is rather funny since Steven Sinofsky first debuted the Surface earlier this year. He seemed to make a big deal about how the keyboard “clicks” to the tablet. What’s your take? Are you excited for the Microsoft Surface launch? It looked like they hired out Marmalade studios to do it, which does some freaking awesome videography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk6C0qfhT_4 Comment Name * Email * Δ Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post....

According to an article on MIT Technology Review, the most power is used both in smartphones and base stations by the power amplifiers. These are those things that turn electricity into radio signals and imagine that powering base stations worldwide will cost $36 billion to power just this year. Current power amplifiers, both in base stations and smartphones, waste lots of energy by having a tendency to maintain standby power at a high level....

The real seller that pulled me in was the idea of 1 Click -no upload required- file sharing. Tonido has many other features, but the file sharing has to be the keystone that really makes it shine. How 1-Click Sharing Works After you’ve installed Tonido, it adds a 1-Click Share option to your context menu in Windows. To share something, just Right-Click the item and Select Tonido 1-Click Share....

New Netflix Parental Control Options The company already offers a robust set of parental controls like the ability to create a kids user account as well as a Just for Kids section. When a parent makes an account for their child, they can choose content that offers programs that are suitable for their age. The parent chooses the type of programming based on the standard rating system we’re all used to, i....

Fortunately, with Excel 2013, there’s no need to fuss around in the View ribbon. Simply open two Excel spreadsheets and snap them to either side of the screen. Easy! The View ribbon is still available, as is the View Side by Side option. To use it, open two spreadsheets, then click View –> View Side by Side. By default, this will arrange your windows horizontally. You may want to collapse the ribbon (CTRL + F1) to get a little bit more viewing space....

For those of you with Windows Mobile phones & Microsoft LCS implemented, today Microsoft released a new update to their Office Communicator Mobile 2007 Client. Previously released in 2007, this November release includes several update fixes. Interesting enough to warrant an Honorable “Groovy” Mention. ;) You can find the Update here – Microsoft Office Communicator Mobile Download Link Is anyone out there using this on their Smartphone? Tags: kb954767, office communicator mobile, update, lcs Comment Name * Email *...

Tuesday morning Google unveiled it’s highly anticipated SmartPhone, the Nexus One. It was just a matter of time before Google entered into the cell phone hardware domain if you consider all of their core mobile software development. In a technical sense, the hardware is manufactured by HTC, but Google is the brains of the operation (obviously.) The phone runs on the Android mobile operating system and is launching as a $529....