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  Microsoft’s digital assistant Cortana was one of the major additions to Windows 10 when it first came out. But it was launched back in December 2015, and it’s changed quite a bit since then. Over the years, it’s had new features added, and then others taken away. Depending on which version of Windows you’re using, it may be integrated directly into the Windows Search box, or run as an entirely separate app. No matter which version you use, though, it’s a very useful tool and can do a lot for you, including alerting you to upcoming meetings; searching your PC and the web; telling you about the weather, news, and sports; and a lot more. To help you get the most out of Cortana, I’ve put together some of my favorite tips for using it — including using Cortana to manage your Google Calendar, send you reminders, and track packages and flights. [ Related: Cortana explained: How to use Microsoft's virtual assistant for business ] But because Cortana works very differently depending on wh

  I'm gonna go ahead and call it: The reviews for the Surface Duo, Microsoft's long-under-development and finally-ready-for-release first Android phone, aren't gonna be glowing. The Duo, launching Sept. 10 for a cool $1,400, isn't exactly an ordinary device. It may or may not be a product worth buying for most people — that's yet to be seen. What we can say, though, is that the Duo is a first-generation stab at a very different class of gadget. It's intended for a very specific type of tech user. And approaching it with the standard review technique of comparing components and obsessing over specs is going to miss the bigger picture of what it's all about. To wit (brace yourselves, phone nerds): The Duo uses an older-generation processor instead of the latest and greatest high-end chip (gasp!). It lacks near-field communication (gulp!), which means it won't work with most in-person mobile payment systems. And it has but a single camera on the inside of i

  In a major announcement, the Centre on Monday banned 59 Chinese apps in a show of coercive diplomacy with China amid simmering tensions between the two countries. Signalling strong intent, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced the ban, while noting the security threat these apps pose. The list of apps found to be flouting section 69A of the IT Act comprises popular ones like TikTok, WeChat, Helo, UC Browser, Shein, CamScanner, Mi Community, Likee, Bigo Live and Vigo Video. While the move has been hailed by many in support of the 'Boycott China' protest, it may perplex smartphone users with a lot of questions and challenges, especially social media influencers. Also Read: '$100 billion? May be not!': How TikTok ban will impact ByteDance's valuation How will the ban be implemented? The government's notification issued concerning the ban will be followed by instructions to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block these app

Paris St-Germain are through to their first Champions League final courtesy of a deserved victory over RB Leipzig in an entertaining semi-final in Lisbon. One of Europe's biggest spenders, but also one of the continent's most high-profile underachievers on the grandest stage, PSG finally seized their opportunity courtesy of goals from Marquinhos, Angel di Maria and Juan Bernat. The former, who scored the first of two late goals in a comeback win over Atalanta in the last eight, rose to head home a superbly delivered free-kick from Di Maria. The Argentine forward then finished well from close range following an audacious flick from Neymar after Leipzig goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi had relinquished possession with a dire kick. With the fit again Kylian Mbappe and Neymar terrorising the Leipzig backline, the French side should have been out of sight before the break, but the latter twice hit the post - from a clipped finish and then an opportunist free-kick from range -

Microsoft on Monday set dates for nudging Internet Explorer (IE) toward the grave and for ending security support of the original circa-2015 Edge browser. Neither announcement was unexpected. Microsoft reduced IE – notably the final edition, IE11 – to second-rate status more than four years ago, when it halted development of the browser. And once the Redmond, Wash. developer released a stable, production-grade version of its reworked Edge, the one built with technologies from the Google-dominated Chromium open-source project, it was only a matter of time before the company axed the legacy Edge. The earlier version debuted alongside Windows 10 in July 2015. Although Microsoft bundled the announcements into a single post to a company-run blog , each end-of-support decision – one regarding IE11, the other the 2015 Edge – was aimed at separate, if sometimes overlapping, constituencies. One year to IE11's 'degraded experience' with Microsoft 365 Ironically, the hammer will fall

  Is Messi's time at Barcelona coming to an end? 7 Aug 20207 Aug 2020From the section European Football BBC Sport examines the relationship between Barcelona and Lionel Messi, who has put contract talks on hold, and is free to walk away from the Nou Camp at the end of the season.

  For “Touchstones,” ARTnews asks creative figures from different disciplines—writers, musicians, filmmakers, chefs, and so on—about one artwork that has inspired them. Meredith Monk Composer, singer, creator of the opera ATLAS, winner of 2015 National Medal of Arts… …on Ann Hamilton, The Event of a Thread (2012) [pictured above] The Event of a Thread was a huge installation mounted in the Park Avenue Armory in New York. It was multisensory and combined different perceptual modes into one. There was a huge white curtain strung across the Armory and swings that came down from the ceiling; when someone swung, they were attached to pulleys and chains that influenced the movement of this beautiful silk. It was a piece about interdependence and interconnection, and to be able to manifest a philosophical principle like that in an aesthetic way was extraordinary. It was a kind of weaving in real time of objects and language and action.

  The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has initiated a new employment structure that will involve converting all part-time visitor experience positions to full-time ones. “We are converting our existing, front-facing part-time visitor experience positions into full-time associate positions, which means more pay but also health benefits,” MCA director Madeleine Grynsztejn told ARTnews. “We heard our staff, who have been resilient and innovative, and I absolutely want to and have been listening to them. This is a plan of action I believe will help evolve the museum towards being a more equitable institution.” Typically, visitor experience positions at museums are among the most visible ones to the public. Those positions often have relatively little job security, however, and may come with few to no benefits. These inequities have fueled recent unionization efforts that have included visitor experience employees at institutions including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, t

  Serena Williams' bid to finally land a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title may be boosted by the lack of fans at the US Open, says former world number three Pam Shriver. Williams, 38, has lost her past four major finals when aiming to tie the record set by Margaret Court in 1973. She lost the past two US Open finals to Naomi Osaka and Bianca Andreescu. "Without the crowds there, I wouldn't be surprised if she actually feels a little less pressure," said Shriver. Williams, ranked ninth in the world, will be among the favourites to win in New York when the first Grand Slam since the start of the coronavirus pandemic takes place from 31 August. Six of the women's top 10 players, including world number one Ashleigh Barty and reigning champion Andreescu, will not play because of safety and travel concerns. "I don't think it devalues the tournament," said Shriver, who reached the US Open singles final in 1978 and won five doubles titles at Flushing Me

 The Kansas City Chiefs plan to allow fans inside Arrowhead Stadium at 22% capacity when the 2020 NFL season begins. The Chiefs, who won their first Super Bowl in 50 years in February, play the Houston Texans on 10 September. Supporters will be required to wear face masks and will also be separated into grouped pods inside the stadium. The Chicago Bears, however, announced that Soldier Field will be closed to fans when play kicks off. In a statement the Bears said: "After discussing a draft plan with City health officials, the Bears and the City of Chicago agreed the health metrics show that it is not the right time to welcome fans back to Soldier Field." The Kansas City Chiefs said the plans to accommodate fans during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic were made in conjunction with the NFL as well as Kansas City mayor Quinton Lucas. In July, Chiefs offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif became the first player to opt out of the upcoming NFL season because of coronavirus fea

  The opening match of the 2020-21 French top-flight season has been postponed after four positive coronavirus tests at Marseille. Marseille were due to host Saint-Etienne on Friday in the first of eight weekend fixtures in Ligue 1. The 2019-20 campaign  was curtailed in April  because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Paris St-Germain, 12 points clear at the top, awarded the title. Marseille v Saint-Etienne will now be played on either 16 or 17 September. The French league told clubs last week its protocol for dealing with coronavirus meant more than three positive cases at a club was likely to lead to a postponement. Marseille's former Aston Villa defender Jordan Amavi tested positive last week, with another three players following in the latest round. They cancelled a friendly against German side Stuttgart in the wake of Amavi's positive test. Marseille, who are managed by former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas, finished runners-up to PSG in last season's short

 Google Pixel 4 XL smartphone was launched on 15th October 2019. The phone comes with a 6.30-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1440x3040 pixels at a pixel density of 537 pixels per inch (ppi) and an aspect ratio of 19:9. Google Pixel 4 XL is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor. It comes with 6GB of RAM. The Google Pixel 4 XL runs Android 10 and is powered by a 3700mAh non-removable battery. The Google Pixel 4 XL supports proprietary fast charging. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Google Pixel 4 XL on the rear packs a 16-megapixel primary camera with an f/2.4 aperture and a pixel size of 1.0-micron and a second 12.2-megapixel camera with an f/1.7 aperture and a pixel size of 1.4-micron. The rear camera setup has phase detection autofocus. It sports a 8-megapixel camera on the front for selfies, with an f/2.0 aperture and a pixel size of 1.22-micron. Google Pixel 4 XL based on Android 10 and packs 64GB of inbuilt storage. The Google Pixel 4 XL is

  Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4a 5G pre-orders are reportedly tipped to begin from October 8, according to a blog post by Google France. The date has since been removed from the post, but not before screenshots were taken. Google recently announced the Pixel 4a, and along with it said that the 5G version of the device and the flagship Pixel 5, will be launching later this year. The $349 (roughly Rs. 26,300) Pixel 4a is expected to arrive in October in India, but the Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 won't be launching in the country. The Pixel 5 will be Google's flagship offering for 2020 and if the date is indeed accurate, then it's nice to know that it will be arriving on time. A lot of manufacturers, including Apple, have had to delay the product launches due to the ongoing pandemic. Having said that, Google France in its blog post only mentioned that pre-orders would begin from October 8, meaning it could be another period of waiting before the phone actually begins shipping.

  OnePlus Nord is the latest smartphone by the Chinese smartphone maker and a budget friendly one at that. OnePlus has seemingly gone back to its roots of delivering great performance for an affordable price. This trend of delivering relatively budget friendly smartphones with good performance is also followed by Google and Apple. Google recently announced its Pixel 4a while Apple launched the iPhone SE (2020) in April. The Pixel 4a brings a flagship camera to a budget phone and the iPhone SE brings a flagship processor to its budget phone. So, let's compare these three different approaches to a decent budget phone and see how these stack up against each other. OnePlus Nord vs Google Pixel 4a vs iPhone SE (2020): Price in India The  OnePlus Nord  was  launched  in India last month with a starting price of Rs. 24,999 for the 6GB + 64GB variant. However, this variant will go on sale in the country from next month. The 8GB + 128GB variant is priced at Rs. 27,999 and the 12GB + 256GB v

  Google Pixel 5 may only be launched in the XL variant, and we may not see a smaller variant of the next generation of Pixel smartphones, an online report has said. As per a Twitter user, the phone will be launched with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor, and is said to be priced at $699 (roughly Rs. 52,200).The news comes a few days after the Google Pixel 5 was spotted on a benchmarking website with the mid-tier SoC. According to a  tweet  by user @ImjustSayingJC, first spotted by  GSMArena , the Google Pixel 5 is  expected to  come in only an XL variant with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC, and it will be priced at $699, which is $100 less than the starting price of last year's Pixel devices. Google recently announced that it will launch the Pixel 5 as its flagship offering this year, the phone is  expected to debut  in October with pre-orders beginning from October 8. The phone was recently  spotted  on AI-Benchmark website which showed that the AI benchmark score for the Pixel

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