💡Use Windows' character map to identify and create foreign symbols Search the Start menu for "character map" and you should find a utility that lets you copy every character imaginable and even provides an Alt + Numpad code for later use. For example, the euro sign (€) can be made with Alt + 0128.
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🗞Windows 10 and Windows 11 downloads blocked in Russia
Using a VPN server located in Russia, BleepingComputer has confirmed that attempting to download the Windows 10 Update Assistant, the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, and the Windows 11 Installation Assistant, Russian users are shown a message stating, "404 - File or Directory not found." When attempting to download Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs, users are shown an error stating, "There was a problem with your request," as shown below.Strangely, it is still possible to download the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool but running it ultimately generates a 0x80072F8F-0x20000 error, saying, "For some unknown reason, this tool failed to run on your computer."Multiple people physically located in Russia have also confirmed with BleepingComputer that they cannot download Windows media. However, they said that once they connected to a VPN server outside of Russia, they could download the files from Microsoft again.
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Using a VPN server located in Russia, BleepingComputer has confirmed that attempting to download the Windows 10 Update Assistant, the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool, and the Windows 11 Installation Assistant, Russian users are shown a message stating, "404 - File or Directory not found." When attempting to download Windows 10 and Windows 11 ISOs, users are shown an error stating, "There was a problem with your request," as shown below.Strangely, it is still possible to download the Windows 11 Media Creation Tool but running it ultimately generates a 0x80072F8F-0x20000 error, saying, "For some unknown reason, this tool failed to run on your computer."Multiple people physically located in Russia have also confirmed with BleepingComputer that they cannot download Windows media. However, they said that once they connected to a VPN server outside of Russia, they could download the files from Microsoft again.
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💡Open the task manager directly If you want to bypass the interrupt that happens when pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del and jump right to the task manager, hitting Ctrl + Shift + Esc will launch it directly.
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🗞Instagram is testing an AI face scanning tool that can verify your age
For the "social vouching" system, Instagram asks three mutual followers of the user to confirm their age. Those followers must be at least 18 and have three days to respond to the request. Users can still verify their age with pictures of ID cards as well. The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS Thomas White Thomas White Reuters Instagram is testing new age verification methods including asking followers to vouch for your age and even using AI that can estimate your age via a video selfie. It's part of a push to ensure users are at least the minimum 13 years old and "to make sure that teens and adults are in the right experience for their age group," it announced. For the "social vouching" system, Instagram asks three mutual followers of the user to confirm their age. Those followers must be at least 18 and have three days to respond to the request.
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For the "social vouching" system, Instagram asks three mutual followers of the user to confirm their age. Those followers must be at least 18 and have three days to respond to the request. Users can still verify their age with pictures of ID cards as well. The Instagram application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS Thomas White Thomas White Reuters Instagram is testing new age verification methods including asking followers to vouch for your age and even using AI that can estimate your age via a video selfie. It's part of a push to ensure users are at least the minimum 13 years old and "to make sure that teens and adults are in the right experience for their age group," it announced. For the "social vouching" system, Instagram asks three mutual followers of the user to confirm their age. Those followers must be at least 18 and have three days to respond to the request.
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💡Use Spotlight Windows built-in search is not useless, but it certainly is unreliable and slow. macOS' Spotlight on the other hand is brilliant. Hit Cmd + Spacebar to open an app by typing just the first 2-3 letters of its name, search for files, or even do calculations.
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Spotify revamps in-app concert discovery with new Live Events Feed
Spotify is introducing a new feature that will allow users to better discover nearby events and concerts. The streaming service today announced it’s replacing its in-app Concert Hub with a new Live Events Feed that will allow you to find favorite artists’ events in your area in a way that’s personalized to your own interests.The update is only the first step toward a reimagined strategy around live events, Spotify says. The company notes it’s aiming to further integrate event discovery into the app in the future, which could see in introducing new search tools, playlist formats and other integrations into the app that will make event discovery an even larger part of the overall Spotify listening experience.The company has been invested in concert discovery features for many years, as it first introduced a concert discovery feature back in 2015. Though Spotify doesn’t sell event tickets directly.
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Spotify is introducing a new feature that will allow users to better discover nearby events and concerts. The streaming service today announced it’s replacing its in-app Concert Hub with a new Live Events Feed that will allow you to find favorite artists’ events in your area in a way that’s personalized to your own interests.The update is only the first step toward a reimagined strategy around live events, Spotify says. The company notes it’s aiming to further integrate event discovery into the app in the future, which could see in introducing new search tools, playlist formats and other integrations into the app that will make event discovery an even larger part of the overall Spotify listening experience.The company has been invested in concert discovery features for many years, as it first introduced a concert discovery feature back in 2015. Though Spotify doesn’t sell event tickets directly.
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💡Interrupt all processes Ctrl + Alt + Delete used to be a common PC shortcut, and one almost all power users are familiar with. The important thing to note is that it interrupts all processes, including the one that is bogging down your system, which can mean the difference between needing to restart or not. In macOS, you can also summon the Force Quit dialog box by using Cmd + Shift + Esc.
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🗞Apple iOS 16 to Bring Message Filter for Dual-SIM iPhones; Reportedly Fixing Edit Message Feature
The iPhone maker Apple is adding a new filter for messages being received by users on dual-SIM iPhones. This filter is part of the new iOS 16 operating system that is currently in its second beta phase. According to Apple's release notes of the Beta 2 iOS 16, “Messages now supports the ability for customers with a dual SIM iPhone to filter their messages based on their SIMs.” The new feature will be available for both, iMessages and SMS services and it will filter messages based on the SIM on which the message is coming through.According to a report from 9To5Mac, Apple is also trying to fix the edit feature for text on iMessage for iOS 16. Currently, the edit feature is not backwards compatible and hence, the edited messages are not visible to the users running iOS 15 or older versions of the operating system.Apple has reportedly figured out a way to display the edited messages.
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The iPhone maker Apple is adding a new filter for messages being received by users on dual-SIM iPhones. This filter is part of the new iOS 16 operating system that is currently in its second beta phase. According to Apple's release notes of the Beta 2 iOS 16, “Messages now supports the ability for customers with a dual SIM iPhone to filter their messages based on their SIMs.” The new feature will be available for both, iMessages and SMS services and it will filter messages based on the SIM on which the message is coming through.According to a report from 9To5Mac, Apple is also trying to fix the edit feature for text on iMessage for iOS 16. Currently, the edit feature is not backwards compatible and hence, the edited messages are not visible to the users running iOS 15 or older versions of the operating system.Apple has reportedly figured out a way to display the edited messages.
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💡Cycle through open windows Pressing Alt + Tab allows you to cycle through currently open windows (Alt + Shift + Tab will cycle backwards). This makes switching back and forth between running processes quick and painless. In macOS the shortcut is Cmd + Tab.
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🗞Micron Unveils World’s First 1.5TB microSD Card and Automotive Functional Safety-Certified Memory to Fuel Data at Intelligent Edge
artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) converge at the edge, the world is experiencing an explosion of devices across autonomous vehicles, video security, smart factories, energy infrastructure, robotics, industrial transport, health care and more. ABI Research estimates 25 billion connected IoT devices by 2026,1 each generating enormous amounts of mission-critical data. This data increasingly needs to be stored, managed and analyzed at the edge where it is created for actionable real-time insights. Facilitating these tasks requires industrial-grade memory and storage capable of processing massive data sets in harsh conditions, from high temperatures to shock and vibrations.“With edge devices generating critical insights for everything from public safety to vehicle autonomy to manufacturing operations.
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artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things (IoT) converge at the edge, the world is experiencing an explosion of devices across autonomous vehicles, video security, smart factories, energy infrastructure, robotics, industrial transport, health care and more. ABI Research estimates 25 billion connected IoT devices by 2026,1 each generating enormous amounts of mission-critical data. This data increasingly needs to be stored, managed and analyzed at the edge where it is created for actionable real-time insights. Facilitating these tasks requires industrial-grade memory and storage capable of processing massive data sets in harsh conditions, from high temperatures to shock and vibrations.“With edge devices generating critical insights for everything from public safety to vehicle autonomy to manufacturing operations.
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💡Launch programs with your own hotkeys Right click the shortcut to any application in Windows, head into the properties and in the shortcut tab you should see a "shortcut key" field where you can type your preferred launch combo. Also of note, if you click the "advanced" options in the shortcut tab, you can set it to run as an Administrator, which is particularly useful for creating a shortcut to an elevated Command Prompt. This could be set to launch with the keys Ctrl + Alt + Numpad 1 for example.
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🗞Qualcomm Might Release the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC Earlier than Expected!
the company is expected to launch its upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor earlier than its usual timeline and unveil it on November 17, 2022. Although the company did not confirm the launch of the chipset, Qualcomm will reveal more details about the event in the coming days.according to the latest report by the reputable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will be released in the market in late December. The Xiaomi 13 series models are expected to be the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones.what are your thoughts about the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and stay tuned for further updates in the coming days.
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the company is expected to launch its upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor earlier than its usual timeline and unveil it on November 17, 2022. Although the company did not confirm the launch of the chipset, Qualcomm will reveal more details about the event in the coming days.according to the latest report by the reputable Chinese tipster Digital Chat Station, smartphones powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC will be released in the market in late December. The Xiaomi 13 series models are expected to be the first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones.what are your thoughts about the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 mobile processor? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, and stay tuned for further updates in the coming days.
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💡Close the current program Typing Alt + F4 will close the program that is running. This is useful as it saves you time mousing over the "X" and clicking. People will often use this as a joke, telling you to press Alt + F4 to fix a problem. Don't fall for it unless you want to close what you are doing.
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