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Dragon riders! Grab your shiniest shield and tighten your braids to take off for the island of Berk – and all the islands in the Barbaric Archipelago. The DreamWorks How to Train Your Dragon downloadable content is now available for Minecraft for Windows 10. You can fly with all the different dragons, but if you want a change of pace or just prefer a stroll, you can explore on foot as well. A free in-game item is also available. Find out more on Minecraft.net. Continue reading...
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Inspired by a thriving creator industry, Dell has debuted new workstations, Windows 10 PCs and accessories designed to help create, play and do more from anywhere – aimed at sound engineers, photographers, animators, architects, fashion curators and those dabbling in VR/AR or 3D printing. [caption id=attachment_175662" align="aligncenter" width="1000]https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2021/05/Dell_Latitude-5421_various-angles_crop-1024x448.jpg Latitude 5421[/caption] Dell’s 2030 Moonshot goal is a commitment to using renewable and recyclable materials across all product lines. With the new Latitude 5421 and 5521, available in early summer, the compa…
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The Lenovo Legion gaming PC family, which runs on Windows 10, has added some new devices that feature NVIDIA’s latest technologies, powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors. Among them are the new 16-inch flagship Lenovo Legion 7i, the 16-inch Lenovo Legion 5i Pro and the new 15-inch and 17-inch Lenovo Legion 5i. Esports players can complete their setup with fast-paced, tear-free gameplay through the new Lenovo Legion Y25g-30 IPS gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate. [caption id=attachment_175651" align="aligncenter" width="1024]https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2021/05/Lenovo-Legion-5i-Pro_Front_Facing_Left_St…
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Dell has launched the brand-new Precision 3450 Small Form Factor and Precision 3650 Tower workstations to help creative users bring more of their big ideas and projects to life. [caption id=attachment_175641" align="alignleft" width="300]https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2021/05/Precision-3650-tower-workstation-300x300.jpeg Dell Precision 3650 workstation tower[/caption] In a blog post, Tom Tobul, vice president of Specialty Client Solutions, Dell Technologies, highlights how Dell Precision workstation users are driving innovation, such as Chris Priddy, owner of Fiveten Giant, which specializes in cutting edge animations, virtual reality models and…
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It has been one year since I shared my personal experience growing up as a Chinese immigrant in a white world and what it meant to me to be an Asian in that world. Early on, I felt a need to try and fit in and gain a sense of belonging, but now I realize it’s more fulfilling to appreciate the value of our differences, cultures and traditions, and the power of uniting in diversity. Since I wrote about my experience, our world has evolved in an unexpected direction, and we are now living in very different circumstances. Many countries are still in an unprecedented health crisis, and against this backdrop, we are also witnessing an alarming rise in unacceptable anti-Asian…
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Microsoft has created a comprehensive set of security measures across its products and services to help keep you and your family safer. These features, outlined in a new post on the Windows Resource Center, are meant to be easy to use and fit your lifestyle. Find out how to use Windows Hello to log on to your device without needing to remember a password – just sign in with your face. Use OneDrive to protect your files even if you lose your device or if it gets hacked. And with the new Kids Mode in Microsoft Edge, protect your children from places on the internet you don’t want them exposed to. Head over to the blog post to find out more. Continue reading...
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Every day, people come to Xbox to play, have fun, relax and for self-care to reduce stress. Sometimes, they need someone to take them from a “hot” moment to a calmer state. Thanks to Xbox’s partnership with Crisis Text Line, they can reach out to a mental health resource, if they need it. Every month, Xbox refers people to this nonprofit organization, which provides free, text-based 24/7 support, connecting those in need to a network that includes more than 27,000 trained, volunteer crisis counselors throughout the U.S. “You could think of us as a mental health emergency room,” says Dena Trujillo, interim chief executive officer at Crisis Text Line and a board member for …
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2021/05/ZohrehChildhood-Graduation.png At left, Zohreh Khademi at 8 years old; at right, graduating from USC. One of the most difficult and exciting challenges in my life was leaving my family in Iran and moving to the U.S. at 18 years old to pursue my dreams of higher education. As a foreign student, I initially struggled to fit in and find my place. I attended English as a Second Language classes at the same time as I was taking my first university classes at USC in Los Angeles pursuing an engineering degree, all while trying to adapt to an unfamiliar culture and start life on my own. Though I was grateful for t…
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“If you were to walk the (virtual) halls at Xbox today, I think you’d find that to us, the idea of the ‘player’ has come to mean someone who plays many kinds of games on many different devices. PC gaming is part of this,” writes Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, on Xbox Wire. In this post, he goes over investments across the PC gaming ecosystem, including the launch of several games over the past 18 months: Age of Empires II and III DE, Gears Tactics, Wasteland 3, Minecraft Dungeons and Microsoft Flight Simulator. Head over to Xbox Wire to read more about those games, multiplayer cross-play, Xbox Cloud Gaming, multiple storefronts and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. Cont…
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In a blog post on the Dell Technologies Blog, Meghana Patwardhan explores a day in the life of a mobile professional working with the new Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable Windows 10 laptop, which comes with a fast charging stylus, Express-Sign-in and up to the latest 11th Gen Intel Core i7 vPro processors. https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/2/2021/04/Latitude-7320-Detachable-Side-View_crop-1024x577.jpg Read the rest of her post to see how the Latitude 7320 Detachable helps her go through a day filled with video meetings, powered by built-in AI software that manages efficiencies like battery life, audio settings and background applications. Continue re…
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In the midst of the pandemic, Z by HP challenged seven of its global Z Ambassadors to collaborate on a mixed-media project that evolved over several months into a film and experiential art piece called “The Living System.” Like many people over the past year, these artists hopped on video calls to discuss their individual contributions. But they always aimed for a cohesive story that reflected how they were all interconnected in the creation process, using Z by HP devices and DreamColor displays. Along the way, they stepped out of their comfort zones, learned new techniques and found inspiration not only in nature and their neighborhoods, but in each other. “I alwa…
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With the Galaxy Book Pro series, partners Samsung and Microsoft embrace open collaboration, building a new approach to mobile computing in which smartphones and PCs work together across operating systems. Samsung has unveiled the Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro and Galaxy Book Pro 360, ultra-thin and light Windows 10 laptops that can turn any location into a mobile office, theater or conference room. Studio mode in these laptops creates ideal video call environments that help you look your best, regardless of lighting or background, akin to Intelligent Noise Cancelling, which eliminates ambient noise from your microphone, you’ll always be heard with superior clarity. Combine…
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https://blogs.microsoft.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/2021/04/Ambition_Image-1-scaled.jpg Photo by Jordan Nicholson is courtesy of Disability:IN and licensed under CC BY-ND 4.0. More than 1 billion people around the world live with a disability, and at some point, most of us likely will face some type of temporary, situational or permanent disability. The practical impacts are huge. Employment and education rates are lower and poverty rates are higher for people with disabilities. And unfortunately, societal inclusion for this critical community has been flat for 30 years. Yet if there is one thing we have learned from 25 years of work on accessibility at Microsoft, it’…
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Regardless of industry, digital transformation and adoption of digital tools at scale are among the most strategic decisions any organization can make and can have lasting impact on business outcomes. At the same time, digital technology must be the servant of business outcomes, allowing organizations to realize efficiencies across their business, harness data to deliver differentiated customer experiences, make collaboration seamless wherever employees are located and thwart emerging security threats. This is the foundation of co-innovation with our customers and partners, and how we work together to ensure their digital strategy is aligned to business outcomes and deliv…
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I often share this quote by the French author and aviator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry: “Your task is not to foresee the future, but to enable it.” Throughout my career at Microsoft I’ve been proud to play a part in enabling a safer, healthier, more sustainable and fairer future for our planet by supporting social entrepreneurship. It has helped me align my personal purpose with the purpose of Microsoft. We only do well when the world does well. Microsoft’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Program was created in early 2020, after we asked ourselves how we could further empower purpose-driven social enterprises that measure success not just by the profit they generate,…
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As people spend more time on their Windows PCs, working, learning, connecting and creating, we’re making it easier to access personalized content that is available at a glance and updated throughout the day. News and interests on the Windows taskbar will begin rolling out to customers over the next several weeks. We are taking a phased and measured approach and broad availability will occur in the coming months. It should be easy to catch up on the things we care about. Yet, we’re often stuck juggling devices, jumping between websites and looking across sources before finally getting what we’re looking for: relevant and high-quality content. News and interests on the …
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“Each year on April 22, Earth Day is observed around the world by people, governments and organizations that acknowledge how important protecting the planet is and commit to creating a more sustainable future,” writes Nick Parker, corporate vice president for Global Partner Solutions, on the Official Microsoft Blog. “In early 2020, Microsoft put a stake in the ground to accelerate our own sustainability journey by announcing our commitment to become carbon negative by 2030 and to reduce our historical emissions by 2050. Since then, we’ve also committed to become water positive, zero waste, build a Planetary Computer, and to protect more land than we use.” In the post, Par…
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Each year on April 22, Earth Day is observed around the world by people, governments and organizations that acknowledge how important protecting the planet is and commit to creating a more sustainable future. In early 2020, Microsoft put a stake in the ground to accelerate our own sustainability journey by announcing our commitment to become carbon negative by 2030 and to reduce our historical emissions by 2050. Since then, we’ve also committed to become water positive, zero waste, build a Planetary Computer, and to protect more land than we use. We know these ambitions are bold, they must be paired with action and achieving them is a journey. . Our Microsoft 2020 Envi…
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Our nation has a long journey ahead before it establishes the justice and equity that Black Americans deserve. The murder of George Floyd is a tragedy and a crime, and no jury can bring him back to life or reverse the pain and trauma experienced by his family and still felt across the country and around the world. Today’s verdict is a step forward in acknowledging painful truths and for the continued cause of defeating racism and fighting discrimination. Our company remains committed to the continued path ahead. The post Microsoft statement on Derek Chauvin verdict appeared first on The Official Microsoft Blog. Continue reading...
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With the free release of Season Two, Sea of Thieves Windows 10 players (as well as those with Xbox Game Pass and across Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Steam) will find new events, ways to play and 100 possible levels of rewards. As in the previous Season, fans work their way up through the levels by living the pirate life, and steadily increasing Renown. Gain extra Renown by completing Trials: themed sets of Deeds. In this update, the Forts of Fortune have arrived, marked by an ominous new Skull Cloud looming in the skies over the Sea of Thieves. These encounters provide an even more rigorous challenge than other Skeleton Forts, with extra explosive potential and ever fier…
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We have lots of news this month to make the most of your time and help keep your family safer online. Today, we’re excited to unveil Microsoft Edge Kids Mode, a safer space for your child to discover the web. You can also learn more about Kids Mode by visiting our website. Along with this news, we also wanted to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Give with Bing along with several new features across our web experiences team that are now generally available that help you make the most of your time online. If you’re running a Windows PC, you already have Microsoft Edge installed, so launch it and check it out. For those of you who haven’t tried Edge yet, download it and le…
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There’s so much to be grateful for about the internet – immediate access to the world’s information at your fingertips, discovering inspiring content like DIY videos, and staying connected with family and friends through social media (I love a good cat meme ). But with all the greatness the web has to offer, there is also a lot of online content that I wouldn’t want my kids to see and websites that aren’t age appropriate. With many of our kids spending so much more time online, and many parents and families sharing devices, we’ve been working on a solution and are excited to announce the general availability of Microsoft Edge Kids Mode! Kids Mode gives parents peace of mi…
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To celebrate the arrival of five Aston Martin cars making their first appearance in Forza Street, players can add them through special limited events. The Aston Martin Series ends on May 10. Each week, from Monday to Friday, you can progress in three separate Events each with their own difficulty and rewards. During the weekend, a smaller special event will be available, featuring different progression paths. Find out more from the Forza Support Team. Continue reading...
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Age of Empires III has debuted a new civilization, which will probably be instantly recognizable to you: The United States. But its features differ from other civilizations in Age of Empires, with a wide array of tools from which to choose and create individual strategies, ensuring no match plays out the same. Units, technologies and Home City cards offer a variety of playstyles, and with Federal Cards, you can adapt and evolve their deck based on the flow of the match. You advance in this civilization by admitting a new federal state to the union vs. picking politicians or council members to transition from Age to Age. Each state has unique, historically salient benefits…
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Dell Technologies has redesigned its Inspiron series to connect you with what matters most to you, with an emphasis on minimalist aesthetics and being environmentally conscious. They’re made to handle everything from connecting with friends and family for virtual happy hour and keeping up with current events in online forums to editing blog entries and bingeing favorite shows. They come stacked with a top-notch visual experience and Dell Mobile Connect, a feature that seamlessly connects Android or iOS devices to the PC, so you never miss a text or call*. [caption id=attachment_175548" align="aligncenter" width="965]https://blogs.windows.com/wp-content/uploads/prod/sites/…
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