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​What are Meltdown And Spectre Flaws/vulnerabilities? ​The two serious security flaws discovered by Google’s Project Zero team caused by “Speculative Execution”. Speculative Execution is a technique used by most modern processors to optimize performance. According to Jann Horn, a Google Project Zero researcher, an attacker can read the sensitive information from memory using speculative execution technique. The sensitive information may include passwords, encryption keys and sensitive information running on the user’s machine....

The British series Midsomer Murders was first broadcast in 1998. Fast forward to today, the series has gained popularity across the globe on popular streaming sites. Surviving for over twenty years is quite an accomplishment in TV land. What makes the show so special? Well, there are the over-the-top (almost comic) murders, the snappy banter between Detective Chief Inspector Barnaby and his sidekick Sergeant, and an idyllic English village setting in fictional Midsomer County....

Mike Colter is best known as the star of Marvel’s Luke Cage, but which other TV shows and movies has the actor been in? With Luke Cage, Mike Colter made history playing the first black superhero with his own TV show. His role as Luke Cage extended beyond his title series too, with Colter also appearing in character in other Marvel TV shows including Jessica Jones and The Defenders. Although those shows – alongside Luke Cage – have since come to an end, Colter was nominated for a handful of accolades including nods from the NAACP Image Awards and the Black Reel Awards....

Today, the company is chalking out how — and when — exactly people in different echelons will be able to snag a copy of Windows 10 for themselves. Terry Myerson, who heads Windows operating system, in a blog post mentioned a number of new things that anyone who wants to purchase Windows 10 would want to know. The company, as you may remember, began to allow Windows 7 and up users to reserve a copy of Windows 10 last month....

Update: And one more: [tweet https://twitter.com/MSFTnews/status/172098558017810432] Microsoft attempted to kibosh the news surrounding its Microsoft Office app for the iPad started by The Daily earlier today. It told The New York Times: It also told Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet: She later added this communication from Hickey: A Microsoft employee released a third statement to the MacObserver: It sounds like Microsoft is doing a non-denial denial. But wait, Hickey has more:...

New Windows 11 Ad from Microsoft According to Microsoft: “Microsoft launched an international ad campaign on Thursday to raise awareness and excitement around Windows 11. The campaign is centered on the 60-second ad you can watch below.” The new version of Windows 11 features a new elegant UI with rounded corners. As well as new features — including a revamped user interface, a new Start menu, Taskbar, Snap Layouts for Windows management, new Widgets feature Microsoft Teams Chat, new Virtual Desktops, and a lot more....

Here is the list of fixes included in today’s latest new build: We’ve fixed an issue where some Microsoft Store games protected by Easy Anti-Cheat failed to launch. Some games may still need to release an update to fully resolve the issue.We fixed an issue where the IME mode indicator in the taskbar was indicating that the IME was enabled when it was actually in disabled state.We fixed an issue in the last few flights resulting in HDR monitors appearing black when HDR was enabled....

Windows 10 Redstone 5 Preview Build 17746 Here is a look the new changes, fixes, and improvements included in today’s latest build: We fixed an issue where Narrator would incorrectly report some standard combo boxes as “editable combo box” instead of “combo box”.We fixed an issue in Windows Mixed Reality causing motion controllers to need to be re-paired after initial setup before appearing in the headset. If you still experience this, please file feedback in Feedback Hub....

It seems things are going from flirty to serious between The Bachelorette alum Mike Johnson and pop star Demi Lovato. He claims that Demi is the one he “texts before going to bed” at night. A lot has happened between these two between their flirty Instagram comments, their first date, and now texts before bed. Johnson was a contestant on the most recent season of The Bachelorette and though he didn’t win the heart of Hannah Brown, he won the heart of Bachelor Nation fans - and he attracted the attention of Demi....

The Crown’s Helena Bonham Carter gave the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle some royal advice amid public scrutiny. On a recent episode of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, Helena gave the Duchess some advice on the best way to deal with the intrusive British tabloids. Markle began her relationship with Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, back in June 2016, when she was set up on a blind date by a mutual friend....

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eyazVwm0oY] Microsoft Studios is today releasing a new top-down shooter set in the Halo universe for iPhones and iPads (in addition to Windows mobile devices and Steam for PC). The game, developed by Microsoft Studios, 343 Industries, and Vanguard Games, is set during the timeline of Halo 2 and follows a Spartan supersolider on “30 challenging missions while leading UNSC troops through cities and jungles with an all new arsenal of weapons, abilities and vehicles....

Windows 11 Preview Build 22000.100 If you are an Insider in the Dev Channel you will find the update by going to Start > Settings > Windows Update and check for updates. Note that a restart will be required to complete the installation. One of the new features you’ll notice is the hidden icons flyout on the lower-right of the taskbar has been updated visually. Here is the list of other changes and improvements you can expect in today’s release:...

Microsoft this week updated its Remote Desktop client for macOS, which allows users to access their computer through another device remotely. The latest update brought native support for the M1 chip, as well as some new features. With native support for the Apple Silicon platform and the M1 chip, the app runs with better performance and more energy efficiency, which means that it should consume less battery power when running on a MacBook....

Office 2013 Support Ending for Office 365 Business Subscriptions on February 28th Users should note that this explicitly affects the Office 365 releases of Office 2013. Perpetual versions of Office 2013 such as Professional Plus, Professional, and Standard editions will continue to be available for one-time purchases. (Mainstream support for Office 2013 with Service Pack 1 will extend to April 2018 for perpetual versions of Office 2013.) Unlike Office 365 versions of the suite, perpetual versions are rarely updated....

Microsoft officially launched its Word Flow keyboard on iOS earlier this year, and today the app has received a significant update, bringing its version number to 2.0. The update includes a host of new features, including some that rival what Apple is bringing to the Messages app keyboard with iOS 10. First, the update brings built-in support for GIF, image, and emoji search directly from the keyboard itself. Additionally, Word Flow will now make suggestions for things like GIFs while the user is typing....

What is Microsoft Visio? History of Microsoft Visio Visio File Types Download and Install Visio Important components of Visio How to use Microsoft Visio Applications of Microsoft Visio Best practices of using Microsoft Visio Benefits of Microsoft Visio Disadvantages of Visio History of Microsoft Visio Visio File Types Now in this MS Visio tutorial, we will learn about different Visio File Types. Following are important file types available with Visio software:...

Apple seems to have inadvertently referenced a new model of Mac mini on an Apple Support page. The page was last modified yesterday, presumably to include information on the new MacBook Pro’s but instead lists “Mac mini (Mid 2014)” as a supported machine. There is a possibility that this is simply a human error on Apple’s part, of course, confusing the MacBook Pro and the Mac mini updates. There haven’t really been rumors of a new Mac mini being in the works, but due to the relative unimportance of the product in the Mac lineup, it is not of the question for it to have slid under the radar....

Marvel’s Wandavision recently gave fans a glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming Disney+ show - and it’s fair to say people were impressed. The footage shown at the Super Bowl but was brief but tantalizing, certainly doing enough to whip up hype and excitement for the show starring two of everybody’s favorite MCU people. Vision will be making a return and we’re curious to see how, particularly given his death in Infinity War....

Whether Apple has plans to expand Apple TV+ with live sports has been a common debate over the last two years. A new report from the Athletic today rounds up commentary from top media analysts on the potential for Apple TV+ to add NFL content. The report explains that the NFL is on the verge of having to renew “most if not all of its media contracts.” While it appears that the Monday Night Football package is likely to remain with ESPN, there are other deals to consider, including NFL Sunday Ticket and Thursday Night Football....

People have been talking about the Golden Age of Television for so long and the many streaming services have made it even easier to watch more content than ever before. While the latest crop are shiny and new and all offer different content, we’ll never break up with Netflix. From the original series that make us laugh and cry (and wait impatiently for more) to the old shows that we watch again and again, there’s always something entertaining....